''Tamo Aí na Atividade'' ( Portuguese for "''Here We Are, Up to Something''") is the sixth studio album by

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, released in December 2004 through

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. The band's first album since 1999's '' Preço Curto... Prazo Longo'' to be produced by

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, it spawned the

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s "Champanhe e Água Benta" and the titular "Tamo Aí na Atividade". Also notable is "Todos Iguais", the only credited work of bassist

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as a drummer in all of his career. The music video for "Champanhe e Água Benta" received nominations for the

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award in the "Video of the Year", "Best Rock Video" and "Best Editing in a Video" categories in 2005; directors Roberto Oliveira and Alex Miranda were nominated in the "Best Direction in a Video" category. It received positive reviews upon its release, awarding the band a

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nomination and a

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; the first one to be won by Charlie Brown Jr. after their previous works '' Nadando com os Tubarões'' and ''

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'' received nominations. Selling over 100,000 copies, it received a Platinum certification by

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. The recording sessions of ''Tamo Aí na Atividade'' were plagued by creative divergences and clashes between vocalist

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and his bandmates, which led to a deterioration of the relationship between them. In 2005, shortly after the album's release, Champignon, guitarist Marcão and drummer

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all left Charlie Brown Jr., and Chorão put the band on hold for a brief period of time before reactivating it with a new line-up. Champignon and Marcão would only return to the group in 2011.

Critical reception

Anderson Nascimento of Galeria Musical gave the album a positive rating of 4 out of 5 stars, praising the inclusion of

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beats and interludes and

's "competent production".

Track listing

Personnel

; Charlie Brown Jr. *

– vocals, programming (1, 7, 13), scratches (1, 7) *

– bass guitar, guitar and programming (on "Di-SK8 Eu Vou"), drums (on "Todos Iguais") * Marcão – acoustic and electric guitars *

– drums (2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 12–14), percussion (on "Cheirando Cola") ; Additional musicians * Alexandre Ciaglia – programming (1, 7, 13) * Rick Bonadio – programming and Moog keyboard (on "Eu Vim de Santos, Sou Chaflie Brown") * DJ Cia – scratches (on "Eu Vim de Santos, Sou Charlie Brown") * José Simoniam – flute (on "Di-SK8 Eu Vou")

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tamo Ai Na Atividade 2004 albums EMI Records albums Charlie Brown Jr. albums Albums produced by Rick Bonadio Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album