Strike! (album)

Strike! is the debut album released by The Baseballs, a German rock 'n' roll cover band, in 2009.

Strike!
Studio album by The Baseballs
Released	15 May 2009
Genre	Rock and roll[1] rockabilly
Label	Warner Music Group
The Baseballs chronology
Strike! (2009) Strings 'n' Stripes (2011)
Alternative cover
Cover for Strike! Back
Singles from Strike! and Strike! Back
"Umbrella" Released: 1 May 2009 "Hot n Cold" Released: 2009 "Last in Line" Released: 2010 "Chasing Cars" Released: 2010

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Their debut album Strike! was released in May 2009 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria^[2] and in October 2009 in Finland.^[3] It reached number six in Germany, number two in the Swiss and number one in the Finnish album charts.^[4][5][6] In Finland Strike! was the best-selling album of 2009 with sales of 73,626 units (triple platinum),^[7][8] with total sales of over 96,000 units (quadruple platinum) to date.^[9]

In April 2010, the album was re-released as Strike! Back, with a cover version of Nylon Beat's song "Last in Line" as an extra.

Track listing

Strike!

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Umbrella"	(Rihanna cover)	3:07
2.	"Love in This Club"	(Usher cover)	3:20
3.	"Hey There Delilah"	(Plain White T's cover)	3:43
4.	"Bleeding Love"	(Leona Lewis cover)	3:52
5.	"Hot n Cold"	(Katy Perry cover)	3:37
6.	"I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"	(Scissor Sisters cover)	4:06
7.	"Don't Cha"	(Pussycat Dolls cover)	4:07
8.	"Let's Get Loud"	(Jennifer Lopez cover)	3:30
9.	"Angels"	(Robbie Williams cover)	3:18
10.	"Crazy in Love"	(Beyoncé cover)	3:16
11.	"This Love"	(Maroon 5 cover)	3:24
12.	"The Look" (bonus track)	(Roxette cover)	3:24

Strike! Back

CD1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Umbrella"	(Rihanna cover)	3:07
2.	"Love in This Club"	(Usher cover)	3:20
3.	"Hey There Delilah"	(Plain White T's cover)	3:43
4.	"Bleeding Love"	(Leona Lewis cover)	3:52
5.	"Hot n Cold"	(Katy Perry cover)	3:37
6.	"I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"	(Scissor Sisters cover)	4:06
7.	"Don't Cha"	(Pussycat Dolls cover)	4:07
8.	"Let's Get Loud"	(Jennifer Lopez cover)	3:30
9.	"Angels"	(Robbie Williams cover)	3:18
10.	"Crazy in Love"	(Beyoncé cover)	3:16
11.	"This Love"	(Maroon 5 cover)	3:24
12.	"The Look" (bonus track)	(Roxette cover)	3:24

CD2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"No One"	(Alicia Keys cover)	3:38
2.	"Chasing Cars"	(Snow Patrol cover)	2:51
3.	"Monday Morning"	(Melanie Fiona cover)	3:55
4.	"Poker Face"	(Lady Gaga cover)	2:23
5.	"Jungle Drum"	(Emilíana Torrini cover)	2:28
6.	"A Day on Tour with The Baseballs" (video)		19:43
7.	"The Baseballs in Finland" (video)		25:33

Chart performance

Weekly charts Strike! Chart (2009–10) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 37 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 5 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 52 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[14] 5 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 2 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] 1 French Albums (SNEP)[17] 24 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] 6 Greek Albums (IFPI)[19] 36 Irish Albums (IRMA)[20] 21 Italian Albums (FIMI)[21] 55 Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[22] 47 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[23] 1 Scottish Albums (OCC)[24] 3 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[25] 29 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 2 UK Albums (OCC)[28] 4 UK Album Downloads (OCC)[29] 2 Strike! Back Chart (2010) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[30] 19 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[31] 43 Year-end charts Strike! Chart (2009) Position Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[32] 1 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[33] 54 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[34] 4 Chart (2010) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[35] 24 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[36] 6 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[37] 6 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[38] 29 Strike! Back Chart (2010) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[39] 73

Certifications Strike! Region Certification Certified units/sales Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[9] 3× Platinum 96,977[9] Germany (BVMI)[40] Platinum 200,000^ Netherlands (NVPI)[41] Platinum 50,000[41] Norway (IFPI Norway)[42] Platinum 30,000* Sweden (GLF)[43] Platinum 40,000‡ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[44] Platinum 30,000^ United Kingdom (BPI)[45] Gold 100,000* * Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Strike! Back Region Certification Certified units/sales Austria (IFPI Austria)[46] Platinum 20,000* * Sales figures based on certification alone.