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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic64/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[3]
IM[4]
The Observer(favorable)[5]
Okayplayer[6]
PopMatters[7]
Q[1]
Rolling Stone[8]
Slant[9]
Uncut[1]

System is the fifth studio album by British soul/R&B singer Seal, released on 12 November 2007. In his online blog, Seal described the album as a return to his dance roots and his best album since his debut.[10] However, it is his lowest-selling album to date in the US, selling 155,000 copies in the first year of its release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[11]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Seal

No.TitleMusicLength
1."If It's in My Mind, It's on My Face"Seal, Eric Schermerhorn, Stuart Price5:11
2."Amazing" (Thin White Duke Edit)Seal3:27
3."Just Like Before"Seal, Schermerhorn, Price4:42
4."Loaded"Seal, Bill Bottrell, Price5:20
5."Wedding Day" (Duet with Heidi Klum)Seal, Schermerhorn, Price3:57
6."System"Seal, Schermerhorn3:48
7."Dumb"Seal, Christopher Bruce, Schermerhorn4:12
8."The Right Life"Seal, Price5:09
9."Rolling"Seal, Schermerhorn4:30
10."Immaculate"Seal4:04
11."Amazing"Seal3:02
UK iTunes Store bonus tracks[12] / Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Amazing" (Kaskade Remix)6:33
13."Amazing" (Bill Hamel Vocal Mix)9:07
US iTunes Store bonus tracks[13]
No.TitleLength
12."The Right Life" (Eddie Amador's Backroom Stripped Mix)8:21
13."Amazing" (Bill Hamel Vocal Edit)5:02
14."Amazing" (Kaskade Remix)6:34
15."Killer" (Live in Germany)6:32
16."Crazy" (Live in Germany)5:25
17."Get It Together" (Live in Germany)5:20
18."Amazing" (Bill Hamel Stripped Mix)8:39
19."Interview: The Making of System" (Pre-order bonus track)5:00

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[14] 5
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) 56
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) 51
Czech Albums Chart[15] 6
Dutch Albums Chart[16] 42
French Albums Chart[17] 33
German Albums Chart 13
Italian Albums Chart[18] 44
Portuguese Albums Chart[19] 27
Spanish Albums Chart 71
Swedish Albums Chart[20] 37
Swiss Albums Chart[21] 3
UK Album Chart[22] 37
US Billboard 200[23] 35

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[24] Gold 75,000*
Germany (BVMI)[25] Gold 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[26] Gold 15,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Critic reviews from". Metacritic.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Neil Drumming (9 November 2007). "Entertainment Weekly review". Ew.com.
  4. ^ IM review[dead link‍]
  5. ^ Paul Flynn (10 November 2007). "The Observer review". The Guardian. London.
  6. ^ "Okayplayer review". Web.archive.org. 15 December 2007. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Joseph, Mike. "PopMatters review". Popmatters.com.
  8. ^ Seal (29 November 2007). "Album reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 23 November 2007.
  9. ^ "Slant review". Slantmagazine.com. 10 November 2007.
  10. ^ "Blog Archive » SEAL-REPORT". Seal. 5 June 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  11. ^ "Seal Sings From His "Soul" On New Album". Billboard. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  12. ^ "iTunes – Music – System by Seal". iTunes Store. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  13. ^ "iTunes – Music – System (Bonus Track Version) by Seal". iTunes Store. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  14. ^ Steffen Hung. "Austrian Top 75 Albums". Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  15. ^ "ČNS IFPI". Hitparáda – TOP50 Prodejní (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  16. ^ Steffen Hung. "Dutch Mega Top 100 Albums". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  17. ^ Steffen Hung. "French Top 200 Albums". Lescharts.com. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  18. ^ Italy Top 100 Albums Archived 10 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  19. ^ Steffen Hung. "Top Portuguese Position". Portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  20. ^ Steffen Hung. "Swedish Chart Position". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  21. ^ Steffen Hung. "Swiss Top 100 Albums". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  22. ^ "UK Chart Stats". Chartstats.com. 24 November 2007. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  23. ^ Jonathan Cohen, "Keys Storms Chart With Mega-Selling 'As I Am'", Billboard, 21 November 2007.
  24. ^ "Les Certifications 2007" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  25. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Seal; 'System')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  26. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('System')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
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