Don't Kill the Magic

Don't Kill the Magic
Studio album by Magic!
Released	30 June 2014
Recorded	2012–2014
Studio	Swing House Recording, Hollywood, California The Ox, North Hollywood, California
Genre	Pop reggae fusion[1]
Length	42:10[2]
Label	Latium RCA
Producer	Adam Messinger Nasri Atweh Mark Pellizzer Alex Tanas
Magic! chronology
Don't Kill the Magic (2014) Primary Colours (2016)
Singles from Don't Kill the Magic
"Rude" Released: 11 October 2013 "Don't Kill the Magic" Released: 4 April 2014 "Let Your Hair Down" Released: 7 October 2014 "No Way No" Released: 3 March 2015

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Herald-Tribune Online	(B+)[3]
Renowned for Sound	[4]
AllMusic	[5]
UMusicians	[6]
100% Rock	[7]

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 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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rude"	Nasri Atweh Mark Pellizzer Adam Messinger Alex Tanas Ben Spivak	Messinger	3:44
2.	"No Evil"	Atweh Pellizzer Tanas Messinger	Messinger Atweh Pellizzer Tanas	3:22
3.	"Let Your Hair Down"	Atweh Pellizzer Tanas	Messinger Pellizzer Tanas Atweh	4:25
4.	"Stupid Me"	Atweh Pellizzer Tanas Messinger	Messinger Tanas Pellizzer Atweh	3:44
5.	"No Way No"	Atweh Pellizzer Tanas Spivak	Messinger Tanas Atweh	3:51
6.	"Paradise"	Atweh Messinger Pellizzer	Messinger	3:55
7.	"Don't Kill the Magic"	Atweh Pellizzer Tanas Messinger	Messinger Pellizzer^[a] Tanas^[a] Atweh^[a]	3:37
8.	"One Woman One Man"	Atweh	Messinger Atweh	3:59
9.	"Little Girl Big World"	Atweh Messinger	Messinger	3:23
10.	"Mama Didn't Raise No Fool"	Atweh Messinger	Messinger	4:07
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"I Would"	Atweh Messinger Pellizzer Spivak Tanas	Messinger Atweh	2:53
13.	"Rude (Acoustic)"	Atweh Pellizzer Messinger Tanas Spivak	Messinger	3:43
Total length:				48:46

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Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2014) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 66 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14] 5 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[18] 70 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[19] 30 Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] 43 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 25 UK Albums (OCC)[22] 19 US Billboard 200[23] 6

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position US Billboard 200[24] 190

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified 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

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