Released 12 June 2009 Artist Hilltop Hoods Label Golden Era Records | Producer Hilltop Hoods Release date 12 June 2009 Genre Australian hip hop | |
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State of the Art
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Hilltop hoods the return
State of the Art is the fifth studio album released by Australian hip hop trio, Hilltop Hoods, on 12 June 2009.
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Background
State of the Art is the first release by their newly founded record label, Golden Era Records. It is the first release to be made by the group since their ARIA Award winning album, The Hard Road, in 2006, and its remix album, The Hard Road: Restrung, which was released in 2007. The first track on the album, "The Return" is about how long it had been since they last released an album. The first single, "Chase that Feeling", was released on 5 May 2009.
The album debuted at number one on the Australian ARIA Charts and has been certified double platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments exceeding 140,000 copies.
Hilltop Hoods have also been nominated for various ARIA Awards for the album, including 'Single of the Year' ("Chase That Feeling"), 'Best Urban Release', 'Engineer of the Year' (DJ Debris) and 'Producer of the Year' (Suffa).
Track listing
All tracks written by Hilltop Hoods.
Songs
1The Return3:57
2Super Official4:10
3Chase That Feeling3:29