Startin' Somethin' is the first and only album by Scandal'us, the winners of the second series of the Australian version of the talent program Popstars. It was released on 7 May 2001 and reached number two on the Australian Albums Chart.

Startin' Somethin'
Studio album by
Released7 May 2001[1]
RecordedSydney, 2001
GenrePop
Label
ProducerPaul Gray
Singles from Scandal'us
  1. "Me, Myself & I"
    Released: 16 April 2001
  2. "Make Me Crazy"
    Released: 2 July 2001

History

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Startin' Somethin' was recorded in early 2001 while the Popstars program was airing on the Seven Network, and the show included footage of the group in the recording studio, laying down vocals for songs. It was the group's only album before disbanding.

Track listing

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Startin' Somethin' track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Me, Myself & I"Fred Johansson3:06
2."History"Janski, Lars Johansen3:43
3."Think Again"Adam Anders, Pamela Sheyne3:37
4."Make Me Crazy"Barbara Griffin, Dinesh Wicks, Rupert Wingate2:57
5."Be That Way"Gary Baker, George Teren, Jerry Williams3:20
6."You Bring Me Love"Griffin, Wicks, Wingate2:56
7."Startin' Somethin'"Keith Beauvais4:12
8."High on Your Love"Waermo3:38
9."Love You To (Be My Baby)"Paul Gray3:16
10."Hand on Your Heart"Jon Albrink, James Day, James Gately3:14
11."I'm Not Gonna Cry (Na Na Na)"John Keller, Gordon Pogoda3:15
12."Now That You're Gone"King, Lehtonen3:32

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 2

Year-end charts

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Chart (2001) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 83

Certification

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Startin' Somethin' - Scandal'Us". Sanity. Archived from the original on 8 May 2001. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Scandal'us – Startin' Somethin'". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  3. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 244.
  4. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 24 November 2021.