''Victory'' is the second studio album by Irish pop duo

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. The album was released on 5 August 2011 in

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and on 15 August 2011 in the

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. It was the 18th best selling album in Ireland in the year 2011. It was also certified double platinum in Ireland that year, thus becoming the duo's second consecutive album to receive that certification in their home country.

Background

Jedward began recording tracks for the album in January 2011. In February 2011, it was announced that the pair would be representing

at the 2011

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, after winning a nationwide competition against four other acts. The pair announced the song they would representing with would be "

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", a song recorded for their upcoming second studio album. "Lipstick" was subsequently released as the album's lead single in February 2011. In the final of the competition, Jedward scored 119 points and finished 8th, giving Ireland its best result in eleven years. The single was released across Europe following the final, and three months after its release, it peaked at #1 on the

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. In March 2011, a 30-second preview of a song entitled "Bad Behaviour" was posted on the twins' official YouTube channel. A further clip was posted in May, this time of a song entitled "Distortion". Both songs were previewed on tour dates for the ''Planet Jedward Tour''. In June 2011, Jedward announced that recording on the album had been completed, and the album was scheduled for release in August. In July 2011, the track listing for the album was announced via Digital Spy. On 1 July, Jedward announced that the title of the album would be ''Victory''. On the same day, the album's second single, "Bad Behaviour", was released via iTunes, and on 8 July, the song became the duo's third single to peak at #1 in

. Upon its release in August 2011, the album peaked at #1 on the

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. Following Jedward's success in Eurovision, a new version of their album ''

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'' was released in Europe. Despite its name, it was based around songs recorded for ''Victory'', using seven previously unreleased tracks from the as yet unreleased album. In September 2011, the album was released across Europe and Asia, complete with three bonus tracks that did not appear on the original version. In November 2011, the album's third single, " Wow Oh Wow", was released. "Everyday Superstar" was released as a promotional single in August 2011.

Track listing

Chart performance

References

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