''55'' is the debut studio album written and produced by New York City-based electronic music duo

the Knocks The Knocks is an American electronic music duo consisting of Ben "B-Roc" Ruttner and James "JPatt" Patterson. They have released 3 full length albums Big Beat Records, Neon Gold">Big Beat Records (American record label)">Big Beat Records, Neon ...

and was released via

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and

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on March 4, 2016. It features vocals and collaborations from the likes of

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Cam'ron Cameron Ezike Giles (born February 4, 1976), better known by his stage name Cam'ron, is an American rapper, record executive, and actor from Harlem, New York City. Beginning his career in the mid-1990s as Killa Cam, Giles signed to Lance "Un" ...

Wyclef Jean Nel Ust Wyclef Jean (; born October 17, 1969) is a Haitian rapper, musician, and actor. At the age of nine, Jean immigrated to the United States with his family. He first achieved fame as a member of the New Jersey hip hop group the Fugees, a ...

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Matthew Koma Matthew Bair (born June 2, 1987), known professionally as Matthew Koma, is an American singer, songwriter, DJ and record producer. Songs written by Koma include "Spectrum" and Grammy Award-winner "Clarity", both performed by Zedd. Koma has colla ...

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, POWERS,

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, and

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Reception

''Spin'' rated the album 8 out of 10.

55.5 (The Knocks VIP Mix)

55.5 (The Knocks VIP Mix) is the fourth extended play produced by New York City based electronic music duo

, which was released on 8 July 2016. The extended play is set as a remixed spin-off to the duo's debut album ''55'', containing remixes of five songs from the album. Around the time the duo embarked on their American tour, they began to record the remixed versions of the songs and began teasing the extended play. The EP was initially planned to be released on 29 April 2016, but was ultimately pushed back to 8 July 2016. In its place on that date, the duo released the EP's lead single, a remixed of their track "Classic" featuring vocals from alt-pop duo POWERS. The second single from the EP, which was a remix of the song "Love Me Like That" featuring vocals from

, was released 26 May 2016. This was during the duo's tour with

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and

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. The third single, a remix of "Tied To You" featuring vocals from pop songwriter

, was released on 6 June 2016. Whilst the duo were embarking on another American tour serving as guest performers for

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, the fourth single, a remix of "Best for Last" featuring vocals from American electronic band

, was released on 24 June 2016. On 7 July 2016, the Knocks announced the release date of 8 July 2016, and revealed that the EP was to include the official release of their last remix from the EP of the song "Time".

Track listing

Notes * signifies a vocal producer

Personnel

* Benjamin Ruttner – producer (all tracks), lyrics (all tracks), programming (all tracks) *

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– producer (all tracks), lyrics (all tracks), programming (all tracks), vocals (tracks 2, 5 and 9), background vocals (tracks 3 and 4) * Justin Pilbrow – mixer (track 1) * John Horesco – mastering (all tracks) * Miles Walker – mixer (tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15) * Ryan Jumper – assistant mixing engineer (tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15) * Wes Edmonds – recording engineer (track 4) * David Perlik Molinari – mixer (track 6) * Alex De Turk – mastering (track 6) * Josh Gudwin – additional recording engineer, mixer, vocal producer (track 11) *

– vocals, lyrics (track 1) *

Mike Del Rio Michael Francis Gonzalez (born March 8, 1988), also known by his stage name Mike Del Rio, is a musical artist, producer, and songwriter from New York, NY now based in Los Angeles, CA. He is the co creator and lead member of the alternative group ...

– producer (tracks 2 and 5), lyrics (tracks 2, 3, 5 and 15) * Leon's Inner voice (LIV) Gospel Choir – backing vocals (tracks 1, 2, 8) * Julia Tepper – additional vocals (track 1) * Deva Mahal – vocals (track 2), additional vocals (tracks 1) *

Bernard Fowler Bernard Fowler (born January 2, 1960) is an American musician. He is known for a long association with The Rolling Stones, providing backing vocals since 1989 and on their studio recordings and live tours. Fowler has been a featured guest vocali ...

– lyrics (track 2) * Lawrence Philpot – lyrics (track 2) * Michael de Benedictus – lyrics (track 2) * Cristia Ru – vocals, lyrics (track 3 and 15) *

– vocals, lyrics (track 15) *

– vocals, (track 13), background vocals (tracks 4, 9), lyrics (tracks 9, 13) * Ryan McMahon – producer, lyrics (track 16), vocal producer (track 4) * Benjamin Berger – producer, lyrics (track 16) * Madeline Nelson – lyrics (track 4) * Ross Clark – lyrics (tracks 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12), guitar (tracks 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13) *

– vocals, lyrics (track 4) * Sophie Hawley – background vocals (track 5) * Thomas John Eichmann – lyrics (track 5) * Sam Nelson Harris – vocals/background vocals (track 6), lyrics (tracks 6, 12) *

– vocals, lyrics, vocal producer (track 7) *

Autumn Rowe Autumn Rowe (born May 25, 1981), is an American singer-songwriter, TV personality, DJ and activist from South Bronx, New York, United States. In 2010, she helped write the song "Happiness" by Alexis Jordan, with producers Stargate and Deadmau5, w ...

– lyrics (track 8) * Christopher Paul Caswell – lyrics (track 8, 11), strings (track 11) *

Rozzi Crane Rosalind Elizabeth "Rozzi" Crane (born May 2, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter from San Francisco. At 19 years old, Crane made her name known by being discovered by Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine. Soon after she was touring the country ...

– lyrics (track 8) *

– vocals (track 8) *

Cole Whittle DNCE is an American dance-rock band consisting of lead singer Joe Jonas, drummer Jack Lawless, and guitarist JinJoo Lee. Bassist and keyboardist Cole Whittle was a part of the band from when it started in 2015 to when it went on hiatus in 201 ...

– lyrics (track 10) * Somi – background vocals (track 10) * Benny Benack III – horn (track 10) * Jake Goldbas – percussion (track 10) *

– vocals, lyrics (track 10) *

Martina Sorbara Martina Sorbara (born November 13, 1978) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and frontwoman of the band Dragonette."Naughty sounds from the minister's daughter; DRAGONETTE Singer-songwriter moves to London and gets her groove on". ''Toronto Star'', M ...

– background vocals, lyrics (track 11) *

Hannah Robinson Hannah Robinson (born in Derbyshire) is a British songwriter. Her best-known compositions include Rachel Stevens's UK No. 2 hit "Some Girls", Ladyhawke's " My Delirium" and Annie's "Chewing Gum". Robinson began her career as a vocalist and in ...

– lyrics (track 11) *

Richard X Richard Philips, better known by his stage name Richard X, is a British songwriter and music producer. Gaining attention as a pioneer of the bootleg craze, Richard X has earned success as a producer and remixer. He has helmed hit singles for arti ...

– lyrics (track 11) *

– vocals, lyrics (track 11) *

Alex Caplow Magic Man was a two-piece American major label electronic rock band from Boston, formed in 2010 by Alex Caplow (vocals) and Sam Lee (guitars and keyboard). They later added high school friend Gabe Goodman (bass) and college friends Justine Bowe (k ...

– vocals, lyrics (track 12) * Sam Lee – lyrics (track 12) *

Nicholas Petricca Walk the Moon (stylized as WALK THE MOON) is an American rock band based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Lead singer Nicholas Petricca started the band in 2006, while a student at Kenyon College, deriving the band's name from the song "Walking on the ...

– vocals, lyrics (track 14) * Alexander Drury – lyrics (track 16) *

Sneaky Sound System Sneaky Sound System is an Australian dance music group formed in late 2001 by Angus McDonald on guitar, MC Double D (Daimon Downey) on vocoder and vocals, Damien Hesse (DJ) and Nick Broadhurst on saxophone. They were joined in 2004 by Connie M ...

– vocals, lyrics (track 17) * Adeline Michele – vocals, lyrics (track 18) * Styalz Fuego – producer, lyrics (track 18)

References

{{Authority control 2016 debut albums The Knocks albums Big Beat Records (American record label) albums