A Very StarKid Album
A Very StarKid Album[1][2][3][4][5][6] contains several songs from the musical A Very Potter Sequel,[1] sequel to the Harry Potter parody musical A Very Potter Musical,[1][7] produced by StarKid Productions[1][6][7][8][9] with music and lyrics by Darren Criss[8][10] (who also starred in both musicals as Harry Potter[11]),[1][6] and book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, and Brian Holden.[12] The album features seven of the twelve songs from A Very Potter Sequel as well as tracks from others members of the group. Songs from the musical that were absent from the album were later released as the A Very Potter Sequel soundtrack. The album was released digitally through iTunes and Amazon.com on July 22, 2010,[3][4] and was made available on the StarKid Productions Bandcamp page on August 3, 2010.[5] The album reached No. 14 on the iTunes Pop Charts and No. 27 out of all Top Albums officially topping Lady Gaga (#29) and Glee (#31) on the charts.[1] The album also reached No. 19 on Top Compilations.[2][6]
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Released | July 22, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2010 | |||
Genre | Showtunes | |||
Length | 33:19 | |||
Label | StarKid Productions | |||
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Track listing
All tracks are written by Darren Criss.
No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Days of Summer" (from a A Very Potter Sequel) | Darren Criss, Joey Richter, Bonnie Gruesen, Lauren Lopez, StarKid Company | 2:08 |
2. | "To Have a Home" (from A Very Potter Sequel) | Darren Criss | 3:55 |
3. | "The Coolest Girl" (from A Very Potter Sequel) | Bonnie Gruesen | 3:16 |
4. | "Let the Games Begin" (from A Very Potter Sequel) | StarKid Company | 2:59 |
5. | "Those Voices" (from A Very Potter Sequel) | Darren Criss, Nicholas Joseph Strauss-Matathia, Brian Rosenthal, Arielle Goldman | 3:14 |
6. | "Stutter" (from A Very Potter Sequel) | Joe Walker | 2:47 |
7. | "No Way" (from A Very Potter Sequel) | Darren Criss, Lauren Lopez, Joey Richter, Bonnie Gruesen | 2:02 |
8. | "Not Alone" (re-recorded version of a song from A Very Potter Musical) | Darren Criss | 4:19 |
9. | "Sami" (from Little White Lie, similar to "Harry" from A Very Potter Musical) | Darren Criss | 3:42 |
10. | "Ready to Go" (from Me and My Dick) | Darren Criss | 1:25 |
11. | "Even Though" (from Me and My Dick) | Darren Criss | 2:16 |
12. | "Sango, Sango, Sango" | StarKid Company | 0:24 |
13. | "Liam's Got a Phone Call" | The Liams! | 0:52 |
Personnel
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Chart performance
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Top Compilation Albums[2][6] | 19 |
Other appearances
- "Sami" was previously released as part of the web-series Little White Lie (2009),[6] and was re-written as "Harry" for the A Very Potter Musical.[6]
- "Not Alone" is a re-recorded version of a song from A Very Potter Musical.
- "Not Alone" and "Sami" were also released on Darren Criss' Human EP.[6][13]
- "Ready to Go" and "Even Though" were also released on the Me and My Dick soundtrack.
References
- Milam, Whitney (July 24, 2010). Team StarKid tops Glee and Gaga on iTunes, talks new projects. HollywoodNews. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- Donahue, Ann (November 13, 2010). "'Glee' Newcomer Darren Criss Reflects on His 'Dream' Week". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- "A Very StarKid Album bs Various Artists – Download A Very StarKid Album on iTunes". iTunes. July 22, 2010. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- "Amazon.com: A Very StarKid Album: Various Artists: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. July 22, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- "A Very StarKid Album – StarKid". Bandcamp. August 3, 2010. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- Smith, Grady (July 30, 2010). "'A Very Potter Musical' star Darren Criss talks about his new EP and the future for Team StarKid". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- Caulfield, Keith. "'My Dick' Rises to Become First Charting Student Musical" Billboard.com, March 18, 2010. Retrieved on July 30, 2011.
- Davenport, Misha (February 2011). "Darren Criss from 'Glee,' Starkid launch Chicago home with 'Starship'". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- Austrone, Xavier. "StarKid Interview: Starship Coverage & A VERY POTTER THREEQUEL!?" Archived August 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Wizardinglife.com, November 22, 2010. Retrieved on July 30, 2011.
- McKee, Jenn (October 25, 2010). "Darren Criss, U-M grad and 'Very Potter Musical' star, will be a new face on "Glee"". AnnArbor.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- "Glee Star Darren Criss Confirmed to Succeed Daniel Radcliffe on Broadway". Broadway.com. August 1, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
- Team StarKid's Home Page for "A Very Potter Sequel" Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- "Human – EP by Darren Criss – Download Human – EP on iTunes". iTunes. July 20, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
External links
- StarKid Productions official website
- Star Kid Productions on YouTube