Past:Present:Future is a two-part album series by Ch!pz. In the Netherlands, Part 1 was released on June 23, 2006, and Part 2 was released on November 17 of the same year. The first album spawned two singles, "Gangstertown" and "Waikiki Beach", of which "Gangstertown" peaked at #5 in the Dutch Top 40 and "Waikiki Beach" wasn't officially released on single, just shooting a music video for it. In November 2006, the first album was certified Gold in the Netherlands for sales over 35,000.[1][permanent dead link] The second album came with a Bonus DVD in some stores like Free Record Shop and Van Leest. The official first single, "One Day When I Grow Up", was released in September and charted in the Dutch Top 40 at #29, and moved up to #7 in its second, third and fourth week. The second single, the Christmas track "Christmas Time Is Here," debuted at #8 in the Dutch Top 40 and remained there for two weeks.

Past:Present:Future
EP series by
ReleasedNetherlands June 23 & November 17, 2006
Recorded2006
GenrePart 1
Pop, Children's music
Part 2
Eurodance, Dance music
Length19:52 & 21:07
LabelUniversal Music
Ch!pz chronology
The World of Ch!pz
(2005/2006)
Past:Present:Future
(2006)
The H!tz Collection
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Free Record Shopnot rated link (in Dutch)

Part 1

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Track listing

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  1. "Gangstertown" – 3:13
  2. "Waikiki Beach" – 3:23
  3. "High School Love" – 3:16
  4. "A Little Bit" – 3:14
  5. "Olympia" – 3:33
  6. "Veni Vidi Vici" – 3:13

Singles

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Name Released Chart position Tracks
"Gangstertown" April 28, 2006 #5 (Netherlands), #38 (Belgium), #22 (Austria), #34 (Germany), #58 (Switzerland)
  1. "Gangstertown" – 3:13
  2. "Gangstertown" (Instrumental) – 3:14
After being away for almost a year, Ch!pz returned with "Gangstertown" as the EP's first single. It's the only single from the EP that was released on CD.
"Waikiki Beach" 2006
The song was a promotional single only. It was not released on CD like all former singles by Ch!pz. A music video was shot for it though.

Year-end positions

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Year Country Peak
"Gangstertown"
2006 Netherlands 70

Part 2

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Track listing

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Disc 1 (CD)

  1. "Studio 54" – 3:28
  2. "One Day When I Grow Up" – 3:17
  3. "Mama" – 3:46
  4. "1929" – 3:29
  5. "Walking on the Moon" – 3:14
  6. "Christmas Time Is Here" – 3:53

Disc 2 (DVD)

  1. "Gangstertown" [Video]
  2. "Waikiki Beach" [Video]
  3. "One Day When I Grow Up" [Video]
  4. The Making Of "Gangstertown" [Video]
  5. Photo Gallery
  6. Photo Gallery

Singles

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Name Released Writer Producer Chart position
"One Day When I Grow Up" September 22, 2006 Eddy Zoëy, Ilona van Gelder, Jay Vandenberg Jay Vandenberg #7 (Netherlands)
The single was only released in the Netherlands. There, it was the first single off the EP.
"Christmas Time Is Here" December 8, 2006 Nick Manic, Tom Nichols, Ziggy Nick Manic, Ziggy #8 (Netherlands), #46 (Austria), #56 (Switzerland), #73 (Germany)
In the rest of Europe, the song was released as the EP's first single. In the Netherlands, it was the second single.

Year-end positions

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Year Country Peak
"One Day When I Grow Up"
2006 Netherlands 89