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''The Preview'' is the second
extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.
by American hip hop duo
Chiddy Bang Chidera Anamege, now known by his stage name Chiddy Bang, is an American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Prior to its breakup, Chiddy Bang was an American hip hop duo consisting of Anamege, under the stage name Chiddy, and Noah Beresin, ...
. It was released in early October 2010 and did very well in sales, ranking at #2 in iTunes sales for the hip-hop/rap category. It also debuted at #76 on the ''Billboard'' 200 with 6,000 copies sold in the first week released. Alongside positive sales figures, ''The Preview'' received generally positive reviews from both critics and fans alike, with some dubbing Chiddy Bang as "Philadelphia's Next Big Thing".


Singles

*"
Opposite of Adults "Opposite of Adults" is a song by American hip hop duo Chiddy Bang. It was released in the United Kingdom on February 21, 2010. The song contains Sampling (music), samples of "Kids (MGMT song), Kids" by MGMT. It was released in the United States ...
" was released on 21 February 2010 as the lead single from the EP and samples "
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" by
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. It became a top 10 hit in Australia, Ireland and New Zealand; and became a top 20 hit in Belgium and the UK, as well as a top 40 hit in Switzerland. It was also featured on
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" is the second single from the EP, released via digital download on 17 May 2010, and samples " Better Things" by Passion Pit. Truth only managed to chart in the United Kingdom, however missed out on the top 40, only managing to peak at 50. However it became a top 20 hit on the UK R&B Chart. *"The Good Life" is the third single from the EP, released via digital download 8 October 2010. This song was featured in a
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commercial in 2011. *"Old Ways" was featured on the soundtrack of the
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'' video game in 2011 and samples " My Old Ways" by
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. *"Here We Go" was featured on the soundtrack for the
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''. It was also featured in ''The Sims 3: Late Night'', recorded in Simlish.


Track listing

# "The Good Life" (co-produced and co-written by
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) -- 2:56 # "
Truth Truth is the property of being in accord with fact or reality.Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionarytruth 2005 In everyday language, truth is typically ascribed to things that aim to represent reality or otherwise correspond to it, such as beliefs ...
"—2:53 # "
Opposite of Adults "Opposite of Adults" is a song by American hip hop duo Chiddy Bang. It was released in the United Kingdom on February 21, 2010. The song contains Sampling (music), samples of "Kids (MGMT song), Kids" by MGMT. It was released in the United States ...
"—3:13 # "Here We Go" (featuring Q-Tip) -- 3:21 # "All Things Go"—3:09 # "Nothing on We"—3:28 # "Bad Day" (featuring
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& Theodore Grams) -- 3:23 # "Old Ways"—2:31 # "Neighborhood" (featuring
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) (iTunes bonus track)


Charts


Personnel

;Main vocals * Chidera "Chiddy" Anamege ;Guest Vocals * Q-Tip * Mike Bigga ;Technicians and musicians *Pharrell Williams - Producer & Writer *Noah "Xaphoon Jones" Beresin - Producer *Smith Carlson - Engineer


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Preview, The Chiddy Bang albums Albums produced by Pharrell Williams 2010 compilation albums 2010 EPs