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| Studio album by Jeffree Star | ||||
| Released | September 22, 2009[1] (see release history) |
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| Recorded | 2007–June 2009 | |||
| Genre | Electropop, synthpop, electronic rock | |||
| Length | 41:40 | |||
| Label | Popsicle Records | |||
| Producer | Nathaniel Motte, Lester Mendez, Gods Paparazzi, Oh, Hush!, Smile Future, Oligee, FUTRLVRS, Simon Wilcox, Tommy Coops, Heather Peggs | |||
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Beauty Killer[2][3][4] is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Jeffree Star. It was released on September 22, 2009[1] under Popsicle Records through Warner Music's Independent Label Group.[3]
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Background
It was announced that recording was underway for Star's first studio album in late 2007.[5] He stated that the new songs "are more sexy, some are more "guy"ish and some are me screaming my heart out. I'm still finding what "Jeffree Star" really is. And I think I'm almost there..."[6] Star also said that with this album he "embraced a lot of rock elements, mixed it with dance and kind of made something really unique that no one's ever heard before," and "I've just never really made music that I guess I've been 100-percent proud of, you know? It was time for me to take myself more seriously. It's like my big, 'How are you?' to the world."[4]
| “ | Beauty Killer is my way of saying 'fuck you' to what everyone’s idea of what beauty stands for.[7] | ” |
The album is produced by Lester Mendez, 3OH!3's Nathaniel Motte, Luke Walker (commonly known as his alias God's Paparazzi)[3], Simon Wilcox, and Oh, Hush!.
Artwork design
The album cover photo was taken by tattoo artist and friend, Kat Von D including all photos in the album booklet, excluding two taken by Austin Young. The layout and design was created by Sons of Nero.
Working titles
- The track "Fame & Riches, Rehab Bitches" had the working title of "Demonically Broken".
- The track "Get Physical" had the working title of "Physical".
- The track "Prisoner" had the working title of "Delicately Destroyed".
Release and promotion
The first announcement of Beauty Killer mentioned a scheduled release in spring 2008.[5] However, the album's release date was later pushed back to summer 2009, which in the meantime Star released his second extended play Cupcakes Taste Like Violence.[8] In an interview with OrangeCounty.com regarding the release date of the album, Star explained that the repetitive postponing was due to him doing "a bit of community service because of a felony weapons charge".[2]
To promote the new album and "tide fans over" until the first single from the album was released, on April 21, 2009, Star released a remix cover of Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow" which was made available for free download.[4] "Bitch, Please!" was also made available for stream on Star's MySpace page in late August. This was shortly followed by "Fame & Riches, Rehab Bitches" making its stream debut on Star's PureVolume account in September. The next day, Star posted "Louis Vuitton Body Bag" onto his YouTube account. Star performed at Warped Tour 2009 followed by the America leg of his "I'm Pregnant, Let's Party" tour for the rest of the summer. A music video for "Prisoner" was originally planned in September 2009. It has since been replaced with "Get Away With Murder" which was filmed on November 7, 2009. The entire album was available for streaming on his MySpace homepage on September 19, 2009.
Shortly after the album was released, Star announced a two week winter "I'm Cold, Keep Me Warm... Bitch!" tour in North America. However, due to "personal things [that] have gotten out of hand in [his] family" the tour was cancelled. Star will be embarking on an 2010 tour where he says he will "be going everywhere...and yes that means Europe and Australia". This will be his first headlining tour supporting the album.
Singles
- "Prisoner" is the first single from the album produced by Gods Paparazzi. The song was premiered live on Star's I'm Pregnant, Let's Party! European Tour, 2009 in the United Kingdom.[9] It was then later released onto his MySpace profile on May 1, 2009 which received nearly 1,000,000 plays over the weekend.[3] It was released for digital download the next day.[6] A music video for the song, directed by Robert Hales, was originally planned.[10] However, it has been suggested that it has now been cancelled.
- "Love Rhymes With Fuck You" is the second single from the album produced by Gods Paparazzi. The song was premiered on Star's YouTube account and was released for digital download on June 30, 2009.[11]
Formats and track listings
Standard edition
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Get Away With Murder" | Jeffree Star, Luke Walker, Ollie Goldstein | God’s Paparazzi | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Prisoner" | Jeffree Star, Luke Walker | God’s Paparazzi, Oligee | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Louis Vuitton Body Bag" (featuring Matt Skiba) | Jeffree Star, Luke Walker | God’s Paparazzi | 3:14 |
| 4. | "Beauty Killer" | Jeffree Star, Sami Diament, Sarah Hudson | FUTRLVRS | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Electric Sugar Pop" | Jeffree Star, Oh, Hush! | Oh, Hush!, God’s Paparazzi | 3:17 |
| 6. | "Love Rhymes With Fuck You" | Jeffree Star, Luke Walker, Robert Amaru III, Amanda Amaru | God’s Paparazzi | 4:01 |
| 7. | "Bitch, Please!" | Jeffree Star, Nathaniel Motte, Simon Wilcox | Nathaniel Motte, Simon Wilcox | 3:16 |
| 8. | "Lollipop Luxury" (featuring Nicki Minaj) | Jeffree Star, Nico Hartikainen, Nicki Minaji | Smile Future | 3:37 |
| 9. | "Get Physical" | Jeffree Star, Lester Mendez, Simon Wilcox | Lester Mendez | 3:08 |
| 10. | "Fame & Riches, Rehab Bitches" (featuring Breathe Carolina) | Jeffree Star, Tommy Coops, Andrew Pour | Tommy Coops, God’s Paparazzi, Heather Peggs | 3:08 |
| 11. | "Fresh Meat" | Jeffree Star, Nathaniel Motte, Simon Wilcox | Nathaniel Motte, Simon Wilcox | 2:56 |
| 12. | "Queen of the Club Scene" | Jeffree Star, P. Meese | God's Paparazzi | 3:46 |
Special edition
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| # | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |||||
| 13. | "Gorgeous" | Jeffree Star, Lester Mendez, Simon Wilcox | Lester Mendez | 2:42 | |||||
| 14. | "Party Crusher" | Jeffree Star, Luke Walker | God’s Paparazzi | 3:46 | |||||
| 15. | "God Hates Your Outfit" | Jeffree Star, Nathaniel Motte, Simon Wilcox | Nathaniel Motte, Simon Wilcox | 3:14 | |||||
Outtakes
- "Blush"
- "Size Of Your Boat"
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format |
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| United States | September 22, 2009 | Popsicle Records | CD, Digital download |
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Popsicle Records | Digital download |
| Australia | Popsicle Records | Digital download | |
| Asia | Popsicle Records | Digital download |
Chart performance
The album debuted at #122 in the US Billboard 200 Chart. It also debuted at #7 in the US Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums Chart and fell to #12 in its second week.
| Chart (2009) | Peak Position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200[12] | 122 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers[12] | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums[12] | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard Independent Albums[12] | 22 |
Personnel
- Additional musicians[3]
- Breathe Carolina — additional vocals on "Fame & Riches, Rehab Bitches"
- Kyle Castellani — additional vocals on "Fresh Meat"
- Sarah Hudson — additional vocals on "Bitch, Please!"
- Nicki Minaj — additional vocals on "Lollipop Luxury"
- Oh, Hush! — additional vocals on "Electric Sugar Pop"
- Matt Skiba — additional vocals on "Louis Vuitton Body Bag"
- Simon Wilcox — additional vocals on "Bitch, Please!", "Get Physical" and "Fresh Meat"
- Other
- Phil Margaziotis — engineer on "Bitch, Please!", "Get Physical" and "Fresh Meat"
Recording locations
- "Get Away With Murder", "Prisoner" and "Louis Vuitton Body Bag" were recorded at Mad Dog Studios in Burbank, California.
- "Beauty Killer" was recorded at UVS Labs in Los Angeles, California.
- "Electric Sugar Pop" was recorded at Pulse Recording in Silverlake, California and Chicago, Illinois
- "Love Rhymes With Fuck You", "Fame & Riches, Rehab Bitches" and "Queen Of The Club Scene" were recorded at Pulse Recording in Silverlake, California.
- "Bitch, Please!" "Get Physical" and "Fresh Meat" were recorded at EMI Publishing Studios in Santa Monica, California.
- "Lollipop Luxury" was recorded at The Tree Fort and Sound City in Los Angeles, California and Hot Beats in Atlanta, Georgia.
References
- ^ a b Star, Jeffree (24 July, 2009)"Jeffree Star Beauty Killer Out Sept. 22nd". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rGPiev4dyY. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^ a b Skye Fadrosko,Kelli (26 June 2009). "Interview: Jeffree Star gets Warped", OrangeCounty.com. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^ a b c d e (5 May, 2009)"Jeffree Star to release debut “Beauty Killer” this summer". Hip Online. http://www.hiponline.com/music/news/jeffree-star-to-release-full-length-debut-beauty-killer-this-summer/. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ a b c Guerra, Joey (July 1, 2009) "JEFFREE STAR TAKES NO PRISONERS". 29-95.com. http://www.29-95.com/music/story/jeffree-star-takes-no-prisoners. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^ a b "Jeffree Star's Recording a New Album -- 2 New Song Titles So Far". http://jeffreestar.buzznet.com/user/links/297741/jeffree-stars-recording-new-album/. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ a b Star, Jeffree (2 May, 2009)"the road to PRISONER.". http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=71676&blogId=486651244. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ Star, Jeffree (1 June 2009). ""BEAUTY KILLER" ARTWORK & TRACK LISTING!!!" Retrieved 2009-07-27.
- ^ JEFFREE STAR 'CUPCAKES TASTE LIKE VIOLENCE' IN STORES TODAY | Skope Entertainment Inc.
- ^ "Jeffree Star: Delicately Destroyed / Prisoner video". NME.com. http://www.nme.com/video/id/Ag4sb-Ps_I/search/jeffree.
- ^ (7 September, 2009)"'Prisoner' Music Video Update". http://jeffreecuntstar.wordpress.com/2009/09/07/prisoner-music-video-update/. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ^ Star, Jeffree (5 June, 2009) Jeffree Star announces his second single from 'Beauty Killer'.
- ^ a b c d Billboard.com Beauty Killer - Jeffree Star(2009)
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