''Punk Goes Pop Volume Two'' is the eighth

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in the '' Punk Goes...'' series created by Fearless Records and the second installment in the ''

Punk Goes Pop ''Punk Goes Pop'' is the second album in the '' Punk Goes...'' series and the first installment in the long running ''Punk Goes Pop'' series created by Fearless Records. It contains a collection of songs by various artists performing covers of p ...

'' franchise to feature bands covering mainstream pop songs. It was released on March 9, 2009, in the United Kingdom and March 10, 2009, in the United States. The album debuted at number 15 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 21,000 copies in its first week. The album's release was originally slated for February. However, due to the inclusion of the cover by

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, the release date was pushed back a month. Those who pre-ordered the album from certain retailers received a free copy of the original ''

''. Curiously, the song " ...Baby One More Time" was covered by Nicotine in the first ''Punk Goes Pop'' and by

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in this album. The album was posted on MTV's The Leak on March 3, 2009, where the full album was available for streaming.

Track listing

A list of confirmed songs was released on December 17, 2008, revealing most of the artists that would appear on the compilation. On January 8, 2009, the official track listing was released.

References

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