System (album)

System is the fifth studio album by British soul/R&B singer Seal, released on 12 November 2007. In his online blog, Seal described the album as a return to his dance roots and his best album since his debut.[11] However, it is his lowest-selling album to date in the US, selling 155,000 copies in the first year of its release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[12]

System
Studio album by
Seal
Released12 November 2007
Genre
Length47:22
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerStuart Price
Seal chronology
One Night to Remember
(2006)		 System
(2007)		 Soul
(2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic64/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[3]
IM[4]
The Observer(favorable)[5]
Okayplayer[6]
PopMatters[7]
Q[1]
Rolling Stone[8]
Slant[9]
Uncut[1]
Sputnikmusic3/5[10]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Seal.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."If It's in My Mind, It's on My Face"Seal, Eric Schermerhorn, Stuart Price5:11
2."Amazing" (Thin White Duke Edit)Seal3:27
3."Just Like Before"Seal, Schermerhorn, Price4:42
4."Loaded"Seal, Bill Bottrell, Price5:20
5."Wedding Day" (Duet with Heidi Klum)Seal, Schermerhorn, Price3:57
6."System"Seal, Schermerhorn3:48
7."Dumb"Seal, Christopher Bruce, Schermerhorn4:12
8."The Right Life"Seal, Price5:09
9."Rolling"Seal, Schermerhorn4:30
10."Immaculate"Seal4:04
11."Amazing"Seal3:02
UK iTunes Store bonus tracks[13] / Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Amazing" (Kaskade Remix)6:33
13."Amazing" (Bill Hamel Vocal Mix)9:07
US iTunes Store bonus tracks[14]
No.TitleLength
12."The Right Life" (Eddie Amador's Backroom Stripped Mix)8:21
13."Amazing" (Bill Hamel Vocal Edit)5:02
14."Amazing" (Kaskade Remix)6:34
15."Killer" (Live in Germany)6:32
16."Crazy" (Live in Germany)5:25
17."Get It Together" (Live in Germany)5:20
18."Amazing" (Bill Hamel Stripped Mix)8:39
19."Interview: The Making of System" (Pre-order bonus track)5:00

Charts and certifications

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[32] Gold 75,000*
Germany (BVMI)[33] Gold 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[34] Gold 15,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
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  2. Allmusic review
  3. Neil Drumming (9 November 2007). "Entertainment Weekly review". Ew.com.
  4. IM review
  5. Paul Flynn (10 November 2007). "The Observer review". The Guardian. London.
  6. "Okayplayer review". Web.archive.org. 15 December 2007. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007.
  7. Joseph, Mike. "PopMatters review". Popmatters.com.
  8. Seal (29 November 2007). "Album reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 23 November 2007.
  9. "Slant review". Slantmagazine.com. 10 November 2007.
  10. "Seal: System". Sputnikmusic. sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  11. "Blog Archive » SEAL-REPORT". Seal. 5 June 2007. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  12. "Seal Sings From His "Soul" On New Album". Billboard. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  13. "iTunes – Music – System by Seal". iTunes Store. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  14. "iTunes – Music – System (Bonus Track Version) by Seal". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
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  32. "Les Certifications 2007" (in French). InfoDisc. Archived from the original on 23 December 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  33. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Seal; 'System')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  34. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Seal; 'System')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
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