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Don't Kill the Magic is the debut studio album by Canadian reggae fusion band Magic!.[8] It was released on June 30, 2014 through Latium Entertainment and RCA Records.[9] The production on the album was primarily handled by Adam Messinger along with the other members of the band. The album was preceded by the single "Rude" which peaked at number six in Canada and became a chart-topper in the United States and the United Kingdom and top ten hit in Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden.

Don't Kill the Magic
Studio album by
Magic!
Released30 June 2014
Studio
Genre
  • Pop
  • reggae fusion[1]
Length42:10[2]
Label
  • Latium
  • RCA
Producer
Magic! chronology
Don't Kill the Magic
(2014)		 Primary Colours
(2016)
Singles from Don't Kill the Magic
  1. "Rude"
    Released: 11 October 2013
  2. "Don't Kill the Magic"
    Released: 4 April 2014
  3. "Let Your Hair Down"
    Released: 7 October 2014
  4. "No Way No"
    Released: 3 March 2015
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Herald-Tribune Online(B+)[3]
Renowned for Sound[4]
AllMusic[5]
UMusicians[6]
100% Rock[7]

Don't Kill the Magic also spawned three other singles: "Don't Kill the Magic", "Let Your Hair Down" and "No Way No". The album received generally positive reviews from music critics and was a moderate commercial success. It debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 36,000 copies in its first week.[10]


Singles


Don't Kill the Magic was spawned by four singles from its songs. The lead single, "Rude" was originally released as promotional single on October 11, 2013.[11] It was eventually re-released as the lead single from the album on February 24, 2014. The single peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming MAGIC!'s most successful single in the US to date.[12]

"Don't Kill the Magic" was released as the second (international) single from the album.

"Let Your Hair Down" was released as the third (second, in the US) single from the album.

"No Way No" was released as the fourth (third, in the US) single from the album.


Commercial performance


Don't Kill the Magic debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 36,000 copies in its first week.[10] This became the group's first US top-ten debut on the chart.[10] As of July 2016, the album has sold 156,000 copies in the United States.[13]

In their home country of Canada, the album debuted at number five on the Canadian Albums Chart.[14]


Track listing


Credits adapted from album liner notes.[15]

Standard version[1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Rude"
Messinger3:44
2."No Evil"
  • Atweh
  • Messinger
  • Pellizzer
  • Tanas
  • Messinger
  • Atweh
  • Pellizzer
  • Tanas
3:22
3."Let Your Hair Down"
  • Atweh
  • Messinger
  • Tanas
  • Messinger
  • Atweh
  • Pellizzer
  • Tanas
4:25
4."Stupid Me"
  • Atweh
  • Messinger
  • Pellizzer
  • Tanas
  • Messinger
  • Atweh
  • Pellizzer
  • Tanas
3:44
5."No Way No"
  • Atweh
  • Pellizzer
  • Tanas
  • Spivak
  • Messinger
  • Atweh
  • Tanas
3:51
6."Paradise"
  • Atweh
  • Messinger
  • Pellizzer
Messinger3:55
7."Don't Kill the Magic"
  • Atweh
  • Messinger
  • Pellizzer
3:37
8."One Woman One Man"Atweh
  • Messinger
  • Atweh
3:59
9."Little Girl Big World"
  • Atweh
  • Messinger
Messinger3:23
10."Mama Didn't Raise No Fool"
  • Atweh
  • Messinger
Messinger4:07
11."How Do You Want to Be Remembered"
  • Atweh
  • Messinger
  • Pellizzer
  • Spivak
  • Tanas
  • Messinger
  • Atweh
4:03
Total length:42:10
Don't Kill the Magic — Japanese Version (bonus tracks)[16]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."I Would"
  • Atweh
  • Messinger
  • Pellizzer
  • Spivak
  • Tanas
  • Messinger
  • Atweh
2:53
13."Rude (Acoustic)"
  • Atweh
  • Messinger
  • Pellizzer
  • Spivak
  • Tanas
Messinger3:43
Total length:48:46

Charts



Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[25] Gold 30,000
Poland (ZPAV)[26] Platinum 20,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.


Release history


Country Date Format Label
Canada[9] 30 June 2014
  • CD
  • vinyl
  • digital download
  • Latium Entertainment
  • RCA Records
  • Sony Music
United States[27] 1 July 2014
Australia[28] 4 July 2014
United Kingdom[29] 4 August 2014
Japan[16] 24 September 2014
  • CD
  • digital download
Germany[30] 17 October 2014
  • CD
  • vinyl
  • digital download

References


  1. "Don't Kill the Magic". iTunes. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  2. "Don't Kill the Magic". Amazon. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  3. Galipault, Gerry. "Cd Reviews". Herald Tribune Online. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  4. Floyd, Marcus. "Album Review: MAGIC! – Don't Kill The Magic". Renowned for Sound. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  5. "Don't Kill the Magic". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  6. "UM Review: MAGIC! – "Don't' Kill The Magic"". UMusicians. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  7. "MAGIC! - Don't Kill the Magic Review". 100% Rock. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  8. Wass, Mike. "MAGIC! Unveil The Cover And Tracklist Of Debut LP 'Don't Kill The Magic". Idolator. Idolator. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  9. "HMV Canada - Don't Kill the Magic". HMV Canada. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  10. Caulfield, Keith (9 July 2014). "Trey Songz Scores Second No. 1 Album With 'Trigga'". Billboard. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  11. "Rude by Magic!". United States: 7digital. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  12. "MAGIC!". Billboard.
  13. "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016.
  14. "Magic! Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
  15. Don't Kill the Magic (booklet). Magic!. Latium Entertainment, RCA Records, Sony Music. 2014. 88843-09553-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  16. "iTunes – ミュージック – Don't Kill the Magic(Japan Version) MAGIC!" (in Japanese). iTunes Store (JP). Apple Inc. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  17. Ryan, Gavin (12 July 2014). "Sia Debuts At Top Of ARIA Albums". Noise11. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  18. "Magic! on Oricon" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  19. "Charts.nz – Magic! – Don't Kill The Magic". Hung Medien.
  20. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  21. "Swedishcharts.com – Magic! – Don't Kill The Magic". Hung Medien.
  22. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  23. "Magic! Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  24. "2014 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  25. "Certificados Musicales Amprofon (in Spanish)". Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  26. "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2016 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  27. "Don't Kill the Magic - MAGIC! - Amazon US". Amazon. Amazon US. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  28. "JBHiFi - Don't Kill The Magic". JBHiFi. JBHiFi. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  29. "Don't Kill the Magic - MAGIC! - Amazon UK". Amazon. Amazon UK. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  30. "Don't Kill the Magic - MAGIC! - Amazon Germany". Amazon. Amazon Germany. Retrieved 18 July 2014.

На других языках

- [en] Don't Kill the Magic

[es] Don't Kill the Magic

Don’t kill the magic es el álbum de estudio debut de la banda estadounidense MAGIC!, publicado el 30 de junio de 2014.[1]


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