I Am Chipmunk

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I Am Chipmunk is the debut album by British rapper Chipmunk, released on 9 October 2009 by Columbia Records. Unknown to many, the album was originally scheduled to have been released the year before: one being 4 May and the other release date being October. It produced four consecutive top 10 singles, including one chart-topper. The album was deemed a success after it debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart In-line with its record sales, a new platinum edition of the album was released on 3 May 2010 featuring four new songs, including the single "Until You Were Gone" featuring Dutch singer-songwriter Esmée Denters.

Singles

Unknown to many, "Muhammad Ali" was also meant to be a single off his album back when it was recorded in 2008. A video was also shot to support the song; whilst the visuals feature other UK artists such as Ghetts, Frisco, Scorcher and many others.

Commercial performance

I Am Chipmunk debuted on the UK Albums Chart at No. 2 on 18 October 2009 behind Editors. In its second week on the chart, the album fell 6 places to No. 8. The album spent 8 weeks in the Top 40 albums, before falling to No. 41 on 22 December 2009. Chipmunk chose to re-release the album with four extra tracks, including "Until You Were Gone", the lead single from the re-release. The album re-entered the Top 40 on 9 May 2010 at No. 11, before falling out of the top 40 on 2 July the next month.

Track listing

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

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