''Don't Kill the Magic'' is the debut
studio album
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by Canadian
reggae fusion
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band
Magic!.
It was released on June 30, 2014, through Latium Entertainment and
RCA Records
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.
The production on the album was primarily handled by
Adam Messinger along with the other members of the band. The album was preceded by the single "
Rude" which peaked at number six in Canada and became a chart-topper in the United States and the United Kingdom and top ten hit in Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden.
''Don't Kill the Magic'' also spawned three other singles: "
Don't Kill the Magic", "
Let Your Hair Down" and "
No Way No". The album received generally positive reviews from
music critics
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and was a moderate commercial success. It debuted at number six on the US
''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 36,000 copies in its first week.
Singles
''Don't Kill the Magic'' was spawned by four
singles from its songs. The lead single, "
Rude" was originally released as
promotional single
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on October 11, 2013. It was eventually re-released as the lead single from the album on February 24, 2014. The single peaked at number one on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming MAGIC!'s most successful single in the US to date.
"
Don't Kill the Magic" was released as the second (international) single from the album.
"
Let Your Hair Down" was released as the third (second, in the US) single from the album.
"No Way No" was released as the fourth (third, in the US) single from the album.
Commercial performance
''Don't Kill the Magic'' debuted at number six on the US
''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 36,000 copies in its first week.
This became the group's first US top-ten debut on the chart.
As of July 2016, the album has sold 156,000 copies in the United States.
In their home country of Canada, the album debuted at number five on the
Canadian Albums Chart
The ''Billboard'' Canadian Albums is the official record chart
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.
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Track listing
Credits adapted from album liner notes.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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2014 debut albums
Magic! albums
RCA Records albums
Reggae fusion albums