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Before I'll Die...

{{Infobox album

| name = Before I'll Die...

| type = studio

| artist = Blog 27

| cover = Blog27 okladka Before Ill 2456695.jpg

| alt =

| released = 18 April 2008

| recorded = 2007–2008

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Pop punk, electropop

| length = 79:24

| label = Magic Records

| producer = Agnieszka Burcan, Paweł Radziszewski, Tola Szlagowska

| prev_title = LOL

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title =

| next_year =

}}

Before I'll Die... is the second and final studio album by Polish band Blog 27, released in 2008 by Magic Records, a subsidiary of Universal Music.

Album information

All songs on the album were written and co-produced by the singer and co-founder of the band, Tola Szlagowska.{{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg0n-H8vUr0| title = Tola wyjeżdża z Polski| accessdate = 2018-06-24| publisher = YouTube| language = Polish}} Following Ala Boratyn's departure from the band in 2006, Tola was now the only lead singer on the album. The material was recorded in various studios in Warsaw, but mixed in Hollywood, California. Tola had the album's title tattooed on her wrist shortly before its release, even though it contains a grammatical error (it should have been Before I Die). The incorrect title was heavily criticised on celebrity gossip websites, and eventually an ironic warning in Polish was added on the album's cover, which read: "Parental Advisory. Contains grammatical and orthographical errors :)".

"Cute (I'm Not Cute)" preceded the album as the lead single. Its music video received a four-star review from the American music magazine Blender.{{cite web|url=http://www.blender.com/blender-blog/42314/blog27cuteimnotcutevideo.html |title=Watch: The Polish Ashlee Simpson |date=2008-04-10 |author=Ryan Dombal |work=Blender |accessdate=2018-06-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090529090739/http://www.blender.com/blender-blog/42314/blog27cuteimnotcutevideo.html |archivedate=2009-05-29 }} The second and final single was "Fuck U!", accompanied by a video filmed in Los Angeles.{{cite web |url=http://muzyka.interia.pl/wiadomosci/news-tola-pokazuje-srodkowy-palec,nId,1639430 |title=Tola pokazuje środkowy palec! |date=2008-09-05 |publisher=interia.pl |accessdate=2018-06-24}} A number of songs from the album was featured in the popular Polish TV series 39 i pół in which the band appeared as B27 and Tola played the part of a character named Ola.

Contrarily to the band's debut album, Before I'll Die... did not receive international release. In Poland, it did not sell as well as LOL, but still managed to reached no. 3 in the chart and was eventually certified gold.{{cite web| url = http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/wyroznienia/zloteplyty/cd/archiwum.php?year=2008| title = ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Złote płyty CD - Archiwum| accessdate = 2018-06-23| publisher = zpav.pl}} Several months after the release of the album, Tola relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a degree in music and as a result, Blog 27 ceased activity.

Track listing

  1. "Cute (I'm Not Cute)" – 3:08
  2. "That Lady" – 2:34
  3. "Cry and Die!" – 3:49
  4. "Finally (Outta' Ma Life!)" – 3:21
  5. "Fuck U!" – 3:19
  6. "Do U Care?!" – 3:16
  7. "2 Fast 2 Live" – 2:59
  8. "Nothing's Gonna Change..." – 4:25
  9. "Whoever Whatever" – 3:18
  10. "Feel It, Shout It!" – 3:30
  11. "Tell Me Y" – 3:08
  12. "Where's Ma Place?" – 3:30

:+ all songs in instrumental karaoke versions

Chart positions

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! Chart (2008)

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position

Polish Albums (OLiS){{cite web| url = http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=453&lang=en| title = Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart| accessdate = 2011-05-30| publisher = olis.onyx.pl}}

| style="text-align:center;"|3

European Top 100 Albums{{cite web| url = http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/blog-27/chart-history/744977| title = Blog 27 Album & Song Chart History| accessdate = 2011-05-31| publisher = www.billboard.com}}

| style="text-align:center;"|90

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=Year-end charts=

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! Chart (2008)

! Peak
position

Poland{{cite web|url=http://zpav.pl/top50.asp |title=TOP 50 - ROK 2008 |publisher=zpav.pl |accessdate=2018-06-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216054327/http://zpav.pl/top50.asp |archivedate=2009-02-16 }}

| style="text-align:center;"|47

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Certifications

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References

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External links

  • [http://www.discogs.com/Blog-27-Before-Ill-Die/release/1413245 Before I'll Die...] on Discogs

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Category:2008 albums

Category:Blog 27 albums