Push the Beat for This Jam (The Second Chapter)

Push the Beat for This Jam (The Second Chapter), alternatively titled Push the Beat for This Jam (The Singles '94–'02) in the UK and Australia and Pushing the Beat (The Best of Scooter) in the US, is the second singles compilation from the German techno band Scooter, released on 7 January 2002. It collects all the singles from 1998 to 2002 including the hit single "Ramp! (The Logical Song)" plus three new tracks "Habanera", "No Pain, No Gain", "Loud and Clear", some live tracks, B-sides and remixes. The title is a lyric from the single "Call Me Mañana". The song "Habanera" was also scheduled to be released as a single but there is only a promo release as it was dropped in favour of a new song, "Nessaja".

Push the Beat for This Jam
(The Second Chapter)
Compilation album by
Released7 January 2002
Recorded1998–2002
StudioLoop Dance Constructions Studios (Hamburg, Germany)
Genre
Length147:51
LabelSheffield Tunes
ProducerScooter
Scooter chronology
We Bring the Noise!
(2001)
Push the Beat for This Jam
(The Second Chapter)

(2002)
Encore: Live and Direct
(2002)
Singles from Push the Beat for This Jam
(The Second Chapter)
  1. "Ramp! (The Logical Song)"
    Released: 10 December 2001

Track listing edit

International version edit

Original release
Disc 1[1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ramp! (The Logical Song)"Rick Davies, Roger Hodgson3:55
2."Aiii Shot the DJ"H.P. Baxxter, Rick J. Jordan, Axel Coon, Jens Thele3:31
3."Posse (I Need You on the Floor)"Baxxter, Jordan, Coon, Thele3:52
4."She's the Sun"Baxxter, Jordan, Coon, Thele3:47
5."I'm Your Pusher"Baxxter, Jordan, Coon, Thele, Allan Gray, Walter Reisch4:01
6."Fuck the Millennium"Baxxter, Jordan, Coon, Thele, Norman Petty, Richard Stephens, Jimmy Torres4:14
7."Faster Harder Scooter"Baxxter, Jordan, Coon, Thele3:47
8."Call Me Mañana"Baxxter, Jordan, Coon, Thele3:49
9."We Are the Greatest"Baxxter, Jordan, Coon, Thele3:29
10."I Was Made for Lovin' You"Paul Stanley, Desmond Child, Vini Poncia3:33
11."How Much Is the Fish?"Baxxter, Jordan, Coon, Thele3:48
12."Sputnik"Baxxter, Jordan, Coon, Thele3:08
13."Greatest Beats"Baxxter, Jordan, Coon, Thele3:07
14."Bramfeld"Baxxter, Jordan, Coon, Thele5:21
15."Monolake"Baxxter, Jordan, Coon, Thele4:30
16."New Years Day"Baxxter, Jordan, Coon, Thele6:41
17."Firth of Forth"Baxxter, Jordan, Coon, Thele3:42
18."Sunrise (Ratty's Inferno)"Baxxter, Jordan, Coon, Thele5:41
19."Siberia"Baxxter, Jordan, Coon, Thele2:53
Total length:76:51
Disc 2[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Habanera" (Big Room Mix)Baxxter, Jordan, Coon, Thele6:02
2."No Pain, No Gain"Baxxter, Jordan, Coon, Thele5:54
3."Loud and Clear"Baxxter, Jordan, Coon, Thele4:18
4."Am Fenster"Emil Bogdanow, Georgi Gogow, Fritz Puppel, Klaus Selmke, Hildegard Maria Rauchfuß4:18
5."Ramp! (The Logical Song)" (The Original Club Mix)Davies, Hodgson7:27
6."I'm Your Pusher" (Airscape Mix)Baxxter, Jordan, Coon, Thele, Gray, Reisch7:59
7."Faster Harder Scooter" (Signum Remix)Baxxter, Jordan, Coon, Thele7:44
8."Ramp! (The Logical Song)" (Starsplash Mix)Davies, Hodgson7:19
9."Posse (I Need You on the Floor)" (live)Baxxter, Jordan, Coon, Thele4:13
10."Faster Harder Scooter" (live)Baxxter, Jordan, Coon, Thele3:50
11."Aiii Shot the DJ" (live)Baxxter, Jordan, Coon, Thele3:32
12."Call Me Mañana" (live)Baxxter, Jordan, Coon, Thele3:42
13."How Much Is the Fish?" (live)Baxxter, Jordan, Coon, Thele4:42
Total length:71:00

UK version edit

To capitalise on the success of "The Logical Song" in the UK, a different version of the album was released there titled Push the Beat for This Jam (The Singles '94–'02). Released on 29 July 2002, it was certified Gold by the BPI on 23 August 2002,[3] reaching a high of number six on the UK Albums Chart.[4] The album contains singles spanning the group's whole career up to that point, with the following track listing.[5]

  1. "Hyper Hyper"
  2. "Move Your Ass"
  3. "Friends"
  4. "Endless Summer"
  5. "Back in the UK"
  6. "Let Me Be Your Valentine"
  7. "Rebel Yell"
  8. "I'm Raving"
  9. "How Much Is the Fish?"
  10. "Fire"
  11. "The Age of Love"
  12. "No Fate"
  13. "The Logical Song"
  14. "Posse (I Need You on the Floor)"
  15. "Call Me Mañana"
  16. "Fuck the Millennium"
  17. "Aiii Shot the DJ"
  18. "Faster Harder Scooter"
  19. "Nessaja"

US version edit

In the United States, a version titled Pushing the Beat (The Best of Scooter) was released on 17 September 2002, with the following track listing.[6]

  1. "Nessaja"
  2. "Aiii Shot the DJ"
  3. "Posse (I Need You On The Floor)"
  4. "I'm Your Pusher"
  5. "Fuck the Millennium"
  6. "Faster Harder Scooter"
  7. "Call Me Mañana"
  8. "We Are the Greatest"
  9. "How Much Is the Fish?"
  10. "Greatest Beats"
  11. "New Year's Day"
  12. "Sunrise (Ratty's Inferno)"
  13. "Habanera – Big Room Mix"
  14. "No Pain, No Gain"
  15. "Loud and Clear"
  16. "Monolake"
  17. "Firth of Forth"
  18. "Ramp! (The Logical Song)"

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Certifications for Push the Beat for This Jam (The Second Chapter)
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway)[19] Gold 25,000*
Sweden (GLF)[20] Gold 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Gold 100,000^

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

References edit

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  2. ^ Push The Beat For This Jam CD2 Amazon.de
  3. ^ Scooter Push The Beat For This Jam BPI.co.uk
  4. ^ EveryHit.com Search "Scooter"
  5. ^ Push The Beat For This Jam: The Singles 1994-2002 Amazon.co.uk
  6. ^ Pushing The Beat: The Best Of Scooter Amazon.com
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  14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Scooter – Push The Beat For This Jam (The Singles 98-02)". Hung Medien.
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  16. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Årslista Album – År 2002" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  18. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2002". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  19. ^ "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  20. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2003" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  21. ^ "British album certifications – Scooter – Push the Beat for This Jam – The Singles". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 February 2023.