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Fancy Footwork is the second studio album by Canadian electro-funk duo Chromeo, released on May 8, 2007, by Turbo Recordings and Last Gang Records. The album spawned three singles: "Fancy Footwork", "Tenderoni", and "Bonafied Lovin". In the United States, Fancy Footwork reached number eleven on the Top Electronic Albums chart and number twenty-five on the Top Heatseekers chart.

A deluxe edition of the album was released in July 2008, containing a bonus disc of remixes and bonus tracks, as well as music videos. A special edition titled Fancier Footwork was released digitally in June 2008, consisting of three bonus tracks and fifteen remixes.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chromeo.

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"1:08
2."Tenderoni"4:14
3."Fancy Footwork"3:18
4."Bonafied Lovin (Tough Guys)"4:32
5."My Girl Is Calling Me (A Liar)"2:20
6."Outta Sight"2:36
7."Opening Up (Ce soir on danse)"4:58
8."Momma's Boy"2:49
9."Call Me Up"4:11
10."Waiting 4 U"3:47
11."100%"6:00
Deluxe edition bonus music videos
No.TitleLength
12."Fancy Footwork"3:22
13."Bonafied Lovin"3:50
14."Tenderoni"3:34
15."Needy Girl"3:59
16."I Am Somebody" (DJ Mehdi featuring Chromeo)3:20
Deluxe edition bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Needy Girl"4:17
2."Rage!"4:35
3."You're So Gangsta"4:03
4."I Am Somebody" (DJ Mehdi featuring Chromeo)3:10
5."Tenderoni" (MSTRKRFT Remix)4:45
6."Fancy Footwork" (Crookers Remix)5:28
7."Needy Girl" (Lifelike Remix)7:05
8."Bonafied Lovin" (Yuksek Remix)4:25
9."Me & My Man" (Whitey vs. Chromeo Fly Whitey Remix)4:03
10."You're So Gangsta" (Playgroup Remix)5:48
11."Destination: Overdrive" (DFA Remix)5:37
12."Fancy Footwork" (Laidback Luke Remix)6:37
13."Bonafied Lovin" (Jori Hulkkonen Remix)9:02
Fancier Footwork
No.TitleLength
1."Needy Girl"4:17
2."Rage!"4:34
3."You're So Gangsta"4:01
4."Needy Girl" (Lifelike Remix)7:04
5."Me & My Man" (Whitey Remix)4:08
6."You're So Gangsta" (Playgroup Remix)5:58
7."Destination: Overdrive" (DFA Remix)5:48
8."Bonafied Lovin" (Jori Hulkkonen Remix)9:07
9."Bonafied Lovin" (Riot in Belgium & Ooh Ee Remix)4:55
10."Bonafied Lovin" (Les Petits Pilous Remix)3:37
11."Bonafied Lovin" (Sweetlight Remix)6:32
12."Tenderoni" (MSTRKRFT Remix)4:46
13."Tenderoni" (Étienne de Crécy Remix)6:00
14."Tenderoni" (Proxy Distort Mix)4:15
15."Tenderoni" (Sinden Remix)4:43
16."Fancy Footwork" (D.I.M. Remix)6:31
17."Fancy Footwork" (Tomas Barfod Remix)6:29
18."Fancy Footwork" (Surkin Rogue Teens Remix)5:04

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Fancy Footwork.

Chromeo – executive producer, instruments, production, recording, vocals Coralie Bailleuil – image manipulation Adrien Blanchat – image manipulation Jean-Charles de Castelbajac – shoes Coco – additional female vocals (tracks 1, 4) Simon Davey – mastering Charlotte Delarue – art direction Sébastien Gerbi – mixing assistance Adrian "A-Dogg" Harpham – percussion, rototoms (track 3) Craig Hodgson – saxophone (track 11) Kevin Kocher – management Roxane Lagache – modelFarah Malick – additional female vocals (track 5) Santiago Marotto – art direction Mart One – percussion (track 2) Samy Osta – recording (tracks 4, 6, 8, 9) Ozzie – additional female vocals (track 3) Harry Peccinotti – photography Jérémie Rozan – art direction Oliver Sasse – project coordinator for Turbo Recordings Greg Smith – recording (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 10, 11) Tiga – executive producer Melisa Young – additional vocals (track 9) Philippe Zdar – mixing

Charts

Chart performance for Fancy Footwork
Chart (2007)Peak position
US Top Dance Albums (Billboard)11
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)25

Release history

RegionDateFormatEditionLabelRef.
CanadaMay 8, 2007CD digital downloadStandardTurbo Last Gang
AustraliaMay 26, 2007Modular
United StatesJune 19, 2007Vice
GermanyJune 22, 2007CDV2 Turbo
JapanJuly 4, 2007CD digital downloadKSR
United KingdomJuly 22, 2007Digital downloadBack Yard
July 30, 2007CD
CanadaJune 3, 2008Digital downloadFancier FootworkTurbo Last Gang
July 3, 2008CDDeluxeVice
United StatesJuly 8, 2008CD LP digital download