Bass Generation

Bass Generation
Studio album by Basshunter
Released	28 September 2009 (see release history)
Recorded	2009
Genre	Eurodance
Length	46:13
Label	Hard2Beat, Warner Sweden Ultra (United States)
Producer	Basshunter
Basshunter chronology
Now You're Gone – The Album (2008) Bass Generation (2009) The Early Bedroom Sessions (2012)
Singles from Bass Generation
"Every Morning" Released: 21 September 2009 "I Promised Myself" Released: 30 November 2009

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Bass Generation is the third studio album by Swedish singer-songwriter Basshunter. It was first released on 28 September 2009, a week after the album's lead single "Every Morning". The album reached No. 2 in New Zealand and No. 7 in South Africa.

Background

In early 2009, Basshunter started the process of recording the album. A comment was posted on his official website in April that he was "back in the studio to do some work on the new album."^[2] On July 1, 2009, it was announced that Basshunter would be releasing a brand new single titled "Every Morning" on 21 September with the new album, "Bass Generation", being released one week later on 28 September.^[3] On 1 September 2009, the official album artwork and track listing was posted on Hard2Beat.com.^[4] On 15 September, it was revealed on Basshunter's official Bebo profile that the album would also be released as a two-disc set.^[5]

Release

In early September 2009, before the album was released the song "Numbers" was released to the public as a free download via Basshunter's official Bebo profile. The album release date was eventually moved up a week for unknown reasons to September 28, 2009, along with the single "Every Morning", which was released on September 21, 2009.^[6]

Promotion

In order to promote the album, the Basshunter Album Artwork Competition was set up on August 10, 2009 in which fans could design and upload their own cover art for the "Bass Generation" album to Basshunters Bebo profile. The winners artwork would be signed, framed and presented to them by Basshunter at the Bass Generation tour.^[7] The winning entry was revealed on 11 September 2009.

Bass Generation Tour

Basshunter also set out on the Bass Generation Tour in October 2009 in support of the album. The 10 date UK tour was announced on July 1, 2009.^[3] Tickets went on sale 3 July 2009.

Tour dates

Date	City	Venue
United Kingdom
Oct 14, 2009	Bristol	O2 Academy Bristol
Oct 15, 2009	Manchester	Manchester Apollo
Oct 16, 2009	Birmingham	O2 Academy Birmingham
Oct 17, 2009	Sheffield	O2 Academy Sheffield
Oct 19, 2009	Edinburgh	Edinburgh Picture House
Oct 20, 2009	Aberdeen	The Music Hall
Oct 21, 2009	Glasgow	O2 Academy Glasgow
Oct 22, 2009	Newcastle	O2 Academy Newcastle
Oct 24, 2009	London	O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
Oct 25, 2009	Norwich	University of East Anglia
Ireland
Dec 26, 2009	Castlebar	Royal Theatre & Event Centre
Dec 27, 2009	Dublin	The Academy

• Source:^[3]

Singles

• "Every Morning", was the first single released from the album. It was released on September 21, 2009. The song was first performed at the UK Dance Nation Tour in April, 2009. The first radio play of the track was on the BBC Radio 1 Switch program on July 19, 2009.^[8] The song is about a former girlfriend of Basshunter's.^[9] It has so far reached the top 20 in the UK and New Zealand. Its accompanying music video was filmed on location in Majorca. It premiered on August 12, 2009.
• Before the album release, "Numbers" was confirmed to be the second single. But in November it was changed. "I Promised Myself", is the second single released from the album. The single was released on November 30, the music video has already been released.
• According to a commercial from Hard2Beat, "Why" is set to be the third single. But in April 2010 "Day & Night" was added to radio stations across the UK. In May 2010 it was announced that there will not be a third single from Bass Generation and that a new song named "Saturday" would be released in July.

Track listing

Bass Generation
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Every Morning"	Jonas Altberg, Scott Simons	3:18
2.	"I Promised Myself"	Nick Karmen	2:37
3.	"Why"	Jonas Altberg	3:11
4.	"I Will Learn to Love Again" (featuring Stunt)	Diane Warren	3:06
5.	"Don't Walk Away"	Jonas Altberg	3:01
6.	"I Still Love"	Jonas Altberg, Francis Hill	3:33
7.	"Day & Night"	Jonas Altberg, Scott Simons	2:55
8.	"I Can't Deny" (featuring Lauren)	Jonas Altberg, Scott Simons	3:07
9.	"Far From Home"	Jonas Altberg	4:10
10.	"I Know U Know"	Jonas Altberg	2:45
11.	"On Our Side"	Jonas Altberg, Scott Simons	3:54
12.	"Can You"	Jonas Altberg, Scott Simons, Francis Hill	2:24
13.	"Plane to Spain"	Jonas Altberg	3:41
14.	"Every Morning" (Michael Mind Edit)	Jonas Altberg, Scott Simons	11:17
15.	"Numbers" (hidden track)	Jonas Altberg, Scott Simons

Bass Generation – Bonus disc
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Now You're Gone" (featuring DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz) (DJ Alex Extended Mix)	Altberg Theo Nabuurs	5:43
2.	"Angel in the Night" (Headhunters Remix)	D. Le Roy J.C. Belval S. Damian	5:33
3.	"I Miss You" (Hyperzone Remix)	Altberg	5:35
4.	"Please Don't Go" (Bad Behaviour Remix)	Rami Jacobi Jacob Schulze	6:45
5.	"Walk on Water" (Ultra DJ's Remix)	H.W. Casey R. Finch	5:19
6.	"Every Morning" (Raindropz! Remix)	Altberg	4:54
7.	"Camilla" (Swedish version)	Altberg	3:22
8.	"Without Stars" (Swedish version)	Altberg	3:51

Bass Generation – iTunes bonus video
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Director(s)	Length
24.	"Every Morning" (music video)	Altberg Simons		3:33

Notes

• "Numbers" is not included on digital versions.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart	Peak position
Denmark Album Chart	39
French Album Chart	41
Irish Albums Chart	16
New Zealand Album Chart	2
Swiss Album Chart	73
South African Albums Chart[10]	7
UK Albums Chart	16
US Top Heatseekers Albums[11]	34
US Dance/Electronic Albums[12]	15

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[13]	Silver	60,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date
New Zealand	September 28, 2009
United Kingdom	September 28, 2009
World Release	October 6, 2009

References

1. Jeffries, David. "Review: Bass Generation". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
2. Basshunter's Official News Section Archived September 18, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
3. HARD2BEAT - Bass Generation Archived January 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
4. Bass Generation Album Cover Revealed Archived October 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
5. Basshunter Official Bebo Blog Entry - Bass Generation just got BIGGER!
6. HARD2BEAT - Basshunter - The Perfect Holiday...? Archived October 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
7. HARD2BEAT - Basshunter Artwork Competition Archived August 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
8. HARD2BEAT - First Ever Play Of ‘Every Morning’! Archived September 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
9. Every Morning Songfacts
10. "Musiek Top 20". RSG. Archived from the original on 19 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
11. "US Top Heatseekers History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
12. "US Dance/Electronic History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
13. "British album certifications – Basshunter – Bass Generation". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 October 2015. Enter Bass Generation in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search

External links

• Official website