So Dark the Con of Man is the second album by the Norwegian urban music duo Madcon, released in December 2007. Its title is an anagram used in The Da Vinci Code, a 2003 novel by Dan Brown.[1]
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| Released | 3 December 2007 (NOR) 18 August 2008 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 52:58 | |||
| Label | RCA Records (UK) | |||
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| Singles from So Dark the Con of Man | ||||
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Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Beggin'" | Bob Gaudio, Peggy Farina | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Back on the Road" (feat. Paperboys) | Tshawe Baqwa, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, Vagabond | 3:35 |
| 3. | "Liar" | 3:08 | |
| 4. | "Hard to Read" (feat. Noora) | Tshawe Baqwa, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, Noora, Eigil Gjerstad Berntsen, Hans Marius Skifjeld | 3:02 |
| 5. | "Life's Too Short" | 3:19 | |
| 6. | "The Way We Do Thangs" (feat. Timbuktu) | Tshawe Baqwa, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, 3Elementz, Timbuktu | 3:58 |
| 7. | "Blessed" | Tshawe Baqwa, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, Eigil Gjerstad Berntsen, Hans Marius Skifjeld | 2:57 |
| 8. | "Süda Süda" (feat. El Axel) | Tshawe Baqwa, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, Eigil Gjerstad Berntsen, Hans Marius Skifjeld, El Axel | 3:29 |
| 9. | "Let It Be Known" | Tshawe Baqwa, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, Eigil Gjerstad Berntsen, Hans Marius Skifjeld | 3:36 |
| 10. | "Let's Dance Instead" | Tshawe Baqwa, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, Eigil Gjerstad Berntsen, Hans Marius Skifjeld | 2:45 |
| 11. | "Dandelion" | Tshawe Baqwa, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, 3Elementz | 3:57 |
| 12. | "Pride & Prejudice" (feat. Sofian) | Tshawe Baqwa, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, Eigil Gjerstad Berntsen, Hans Marius Skifjeld, Sofjan | 3:03 |
| 13. | "Me & My Brother" | 5:20 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 14. | "Loose" | 3:30 | |
| 15. | "Doo Woop" | Tshawe Baqwa, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, 3Elementz | 3:38 |
Charts
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| France (SNEP)[8] | Gold | 75,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
edit| Region | Release date | Format | Label |
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| United Kingdom | 18 August 2008 | CD, digital download[9] | RCA Records |
References
edit- ^ Angus Batey. "Pop review: Madcon, So Dark the Con of Man". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Madcon – So Dark The Con Of Man" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Madcon – So Dark The Con Of Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Madcon – So Dark The Con Of Man" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Madcon – So Dark The Con Of Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Madcon – So Dark The Con Of Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 2008" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "French album certifications – Madcon – So Dark the Con of Man" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- ^ "So Dark The Con Of Man: Madcon: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
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