Fool Bar is the third studio album by Dutch singer-songwriter Douwe Bob. It was released in the Netherlands on 6 May 2016, through Universal Music Group.[1] The album peaked at number 2 on the Dutch Albums Chart. The album includes the single "Slow Down", the song represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. The album was produced by Matthijs van Duijvenbode and Kasper Frenkel.
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| Released | 6 May 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
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| Label | Universal Music Group | |||
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Reception
editCommercial performance
editOn 14 May 2016 the album debuted at number 4 on the Dutch Albums Chart in its first week of release, later peaking at number 2.
Singles
edit"Slow Down" was released as the lead single from the album on 5 March 2016. Douwe Bob was announced as the Dutch entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 by Dutch media on 20 September 2015.[2][3] Two days later, he confirmed the news during the Dutch talk show De Wereld Draait Door.[4] The song was revealed as his Eurovision entry on 4 March 2016 during a press conference in Amsterdam.[5] He performed in the first half of the semi-final.[6] He got through the semi-final and performed in the Final on 14 May 2016, coming in 11th place with 153 points.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Slow Down" |
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| 2:46 |
| 2. | "How Lucky We Are" |
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| 3:17 |
| 3. | "History" |
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| 3:03 |
| 4. | "Settle Down" |
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| 4:21 |
| 5. | "It Ain't Easy" |
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| 3:06 |
| 6. | "Get Real" |
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| 3:36 |
| 7. | "Jacob's Song" |
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| 5:19 |
| 8. | "Cynic" |
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| 4:21 |
| 9. | "A Damn Good Time" |
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| 2:28 |
| 10. | "Take It Off" |
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| 4:04 |
| 11. | "Black Jolene" |
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| 3:13 |
| 12. | "Love on the Rocks" |
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| 4:28 |
| 13. | "Wrote a Song for You" (bonus track) |
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| 2:43 |
Chart performance
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] | 191 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] | 2 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2016) | Position |
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| Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[9] | 41 |
Release history
edit| Region | Release date | Format | Label |
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| Netherlands | 6 May 2016[1] | Universal Music Group |
References
edit- ^ a b 'Fool Bar' van Douwe Bob in iTunes
- ^ van Amstel, Constance (20 September 2015). "'Douwe Bob voor Nederland naar Songfestival'". metronieuws.nl (in Dutch). Metro. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ Laufer, Gil (20 September 2015). "The Netherlands: AVROTROS in touch with Douwe Bob for Eurovision 2016". esctoday.com. ESCToday.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ Escudero, Victor M. (22 September 2015). "The Netherlands: Douwe Bob To Represent The Netherlands". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Douwe Bob naar Stockholm met Slow Down". avrotros.nl (in Dutch). AVROTROS. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ Jordan, Paul (25 January 2016). "Allocation Draw: The results!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Douwe Bob – Fool Bar" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Douwe Bob – Fool Bar" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten - Album 2016". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 December 2016.