Timbaland Presents Shock Value is the second solo studio album, and fifth album overall, by record producer and rapper Timbaland. It is his second album without partner Magoo (who is featured on one song), and Timbaland's first release on his own imprint, the Interscope Records-distributed Mosley Music Group. Shock Value features a long list of guest artists, among them Justin Timberlake, Fall Out Boy, Keri Hilson, Nelly Furtado, Missy Elliott, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, OneRepublic, the singer and pianist Elton John, Nicole Scherzinger and more. The disc will be followed by Shock Value II which will be released in 2009. It will have guest appearances by Justin Timberlake, Madonna, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Usher, Jonas Brothers, 50 Cent of G-Unit, Beyoncé and other rappers and R&B singers. The album was being supported by a Shock Value 2008 Tour. The tour was to begin in Australia and continue on to New Zealand but was postponed and then cancelled for unknown reasons.

Background

"Release" is featured in the EA Sports game Madden NFL 08. On April 16, the unreleased song "Laugh at 'Em" was leaked to the Internet. It was originally supposed to be on the album but was not completed in time. It features Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake. The song is now surnamed as the "Give It to Me" remix. Another unreleased track called "I See U", featuring Attitude and D.O.E., was also leaked to the internet.

An instrumental version of the album was released July 31, 2007 on the iTunes Music Store.

Sales and certifications

The album debuted at number five on the U.S. Billboard 200, with 138,000 copies sold. It debuted at number ten in the U.K. and on the week of July 22 climbed to number five. The album has since reached number two in the UK and number thirteen in France.

As of April 10, 2008, Shock Value has sold 1,125,327 copies in the U.S. and is at #193 on the charts. The album was certified Platinum in Canada (100,000 units) by the CRIA in August 2007. On the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, Shock Value has also been certified 3x Platinum with sales of 210,000+ copies. It reached the top of the album chart on the week beginning 31st December 2007.

In BBC Radio 1's end of year chart for 2007, Shock Value was the ninth most bought album in the UK.

Track listing

1. "Oh Timbaland" (Timbaland, Nina Simone) - 3:30 (samples "Sinnerman" by Nina Simone)
2. "Give It to Me" (featuring Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake ) (Timbaland, co-produced by Danja) - 3:54
3. "Release" (featuring Justin Timberlake) (Timbaland) - 3:25
4. "The Way I Are" (featuring Keri Hilson and D.O.E.) (Timbaland, co-produced by Danja) - 2:59 (samples "Push It" by Salt-N-Pepa)
5. "Bounce" (featuring Dr. Dre, Missy Elliott, and Justin Timberlake) (Timbaland) - 4:04
6. "Come and Get Me" (featuring 50 Cent, Tony Yayo, Jim Beanz and Mira Craig) (Timbaland, co-produced by Danja) - 3:45
7. "Kill Yourself" (featuring Sebastian and Attitude) (Timbaland) - 4:06 (interpolates "Bring Me Down" by Kanye West feat. Brandy and uses uncredited quotes from the "Red Queen" in the film Resident Evil)
8. "Boardmeeting" (featuring Magoo) (Timbaland, co-produced by Danja) - 2:29 (interpolates "Get Down on It" by Kool and the Gang and replayed elements of "The Breaks" by Kurtis Blow)
9. "Fantasy" (all vocals by Money) (Walter "Lil Walt" Millsap III, co-produced by Boss Beats) - 4:11
10. "Scream" (featuring Keri Hilson and Nicole Scherzinger) (Timbaland, co-produced by Danja) - 5:41
11. "Miscommunication" (featuring Keri Hilson and Sebastian) (Danja) - 3:19
12. "Bombay" (featuring Amar and Jim Beanz) (Timbaland) - 3:00
13. "Throw It on Me" (featuring The Hives) (Timbaland) - 2:10
14. "Time" (featuring She Wants Revenge) (Timbaland) - 3:58
15. "One and Only" (featuring Fall Out Boy) (Timbaland, co-produced by Hannon Lane) - 4:16
16. "Apologize" (Remix) (featuring OneRepublic) (Greg Wells and Ryan Tedder, co-produced by Timbaland) - 3:04
17. "2 Man Show" (featuring Elton John) (contains elements from the chorus on Shaffer Smith's "Killin It" - 4:25

Bonus tracks:

18. "Hello" (featuring Keri Hilson and Attitude) [International Bonus Track] - 4:35
19. "Come Around" (featuring M.I.A.) [UK Bonus Track] - 3:57 (samples "Let the Music Play" by Shamur)

Re-release Deluxe Edition

There was a re-release of Shock Value, which included a second disc with these tracks:

1. "Give It To Me" (Laugh at 'Em Remix) (featuring Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake) - 3:20
2. "The Way I Are" (Timbaland vs. Nephew Remix) - 3:49
3. "The Way I Are" (OneRepublic Remix) - 3:33
4. "The Way I Are" (Jatin's Desi Remix) - 3:30
5. "Come Around" (featuring M.I.A.) - 3:57
6. "Give It to Me" (Music video) - 3:59
7. "The Way I Are" (Music video) - 3:33
8. "Throw It on Me" (Music video) - 2:47

Chart positions

Chart (2007-2008)	Peak position	Certification	Sales/Shipped
Australia	1	3× Platinum	210,000
Austria	1	Gold	15,000
Belgium (Flanders)	9	Gold	20,000
Brazil	11
Canada	2	Platinum	100,000
Denmark	4
France	13
Germany	5	Platinum	200,000
Italy	12	Gold	50,000
Greece (International)	8
Hungary	21	Gold	3,000
Ireland	1
Japan	40		11,000
Netherlands	9
New Zealand	4	2× Platinum	30,000
Norway	18
Poland	4	2× Platinum	40,000
Sweden	10	Gold	20,000
Switzerland	5	Platinum	30,000
United Kingdom	2	2× Platinum	600,000
United States Billboard 200	5	Platinum	1,121,500
United States Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	3
United World Chart	3	2× Platinum	4,175,600

Release history

Region	Date
Japan	March 30, 2007
Italy
United Kingdom	April 2, 2007
France
Germany
United States	April 3, 2007
Canada
Spain	November 6, 2007

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