Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase) is the debut extended play (EP) by American recording artist Janelle Monáe, released August 24, 2007 on Bad Boy Records. The EP debuted at number 115 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 5,200 copies in its first week.
Metropolis, Suite I: The Chase. Inspired by Fritz Lang's 1927 science fiction classic, Metropolis, Suite 1: The Chase is the first of four planned releases designed as easily processible EPs detailing the life of a rebellious soul-equipped android who risks disassembly by falling in love with a human
Metropolis: The Chase Suite is a brilliant debut from newcomer Janelle Monae. By now, most of you have probably heard "Tightrope (featuring Bad Boy)" off of her second album, "The ArchAndroid. That catchy tune that sounds quasi James Brown and quasi Martha and the Vandellas, with a pinch of post apocalyptic soul thrown in for good measure. This album is how it all got started.
Metropolis: The Chase Suite Janelle Monáe. Listen on Apple Music. Metropolis: Suite I - The Chase - EP. 2007. Sincerely, Jane (Live At the Blender Theater) - Single.
Complete your Janelle Monáe collection. Bad Boy Entertainment, Wondaland.
Play full-length songs from Metropolis: The Chase Suite by Janelle Monae on your phone, computer and home audio system with Napster. Metropolis: The Chase Suite. Label: Bad Boy Records. On her debut Bad Boy EP, Janelle Monae plays Cindi Mayweather, an alien android from the future who's on the run because she's in love with a human, which is illegal. Along the way, she fills us in on her feelings: She just wants to be free to love who she wants, she says on the Outkast-stanky "Many Moons" (Big Boi produced). She implores the president to get his head out of his hiney on the e-Lo-Green old-soul groove "Dear Mr. President. Latest albums by Janelle Monae.
Janelle Monáe Robinson (/dʒəˈnɛl moʊˈneɪ/; born December 1, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, actress, and producer who is signed to Atlantic Records, as well as her own imprint, the Wondaland Arts Society. Monáe's musical career began in 2003 when she released an unofficial demo album titled The Audition. In 2007, she publicly debuted with a conceptual EP titled Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase)
| I | The March Of The WolfmastersArranged By [Militant Music Arrangement] – Nate "Rocket" WonderMastered By – Bernie GrundmanRecorded By, Mixed By – Control Z Snare [Snare Drums] – Droid ControlStrings [Galactic Strings] – Wondaland String Ensemble*Voice [Spastic Voiceover] – Janelle MonáeWritten-By – Charles Joseph II, Nathaniel Irvin IIIWritten-By [Official Bounty Hunter Broadcast Written By] – Chuck Lightning |
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| II | Violet Stars Happy Hunting!!!Bass [Swedish Bass] – SweetfishComposed By, Arranged By – Nate "Rocket" WonderFeaturing – The SkunksGuitar [Guitar Solo, Additional Guitar Thrashing] – Kellis Parker Jr.Instruments [Additional Instruments & Magic Wanderings] – Wolfmaster ZLead Vocals [Lead], Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Janelle MonáeLyrics By [Breathless Lyrics] – Chuck Lightning, Janelle MonáeMixed By, Mastered By – Control Z , Lord MitchellOrgan [Hammond B-3 Solo] – Janelle MonáePercussion [Sticks & Stones] – Ba-Rock! Oh!-Bam!-Ah!*Performer [Sass], Finger Snaps [Snaps], Vocals [Cyberfreaky Doo Wop] – The SkunksRecorded By – Control Z Scratches [Needle], Guitar [Angry Guitars] – Wolfmaster ZStrings [Galactic Strings] – The Wondaland String EnsembleVocals [Additional Evil Vocals], Other [Hi-Speed Pod Chase] – Wolfmaster Lightning, Wolfmaster ZVoice [Midnight "Cyboys & Cybergirls" Sermon] – Father Nathaniel*Written-By – Charles Joseph II, Janelle Monáe Robinson, Nathaniel Irvin III |
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| III | Many MoonsArranged By [Additional Guitar Arrangement] – Kellis Parker Jr.Composed By, Arranged By – Nate "Rocket" WonderGuitar [Guitar Howls] – Kellis Parker Jr.Lead Vocals [Lead], Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Janelle MonáeLyrics By [Rebel Underground Lyrics] – Chuck Lightning, Janelle MonáeMellotron, Organ [Pipe Organ, Hammond B-3 Organ], Whistling, Synthesizer [Moog], Bells [Tubular Bells], Percussion [Nuclear Drumming] – Wolfmaster ZMixed By, Mastered By – Control Z , Lord MitchellPiano [Phantom Piano] – Terrence Brown*Recorded By – Control Z Strings [Vincent Price Stirngs] – The Wondaland String EnsembleVocals [Voodoo Doo Wopping] – The SkunksWritten-By – Charles Joseph II, Janelle Monáe Robinson, Nathaniel Irvin III, Walt Kramer* |
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| IV | Cybertronic PurgatoryComposed By, Arranged By – Nate "Rocket" WonderGuitar [Dreaming Guitar], Organ [Sleeping Organ], Piano [Sinking Piano] – Wolfmaster ZInstruments [Additional Magic Instruments] – Wolfmaster ZLead Vocals [Soaring Lead], Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Janelle MonáeLyrics By [Electro-Existential Lyrics] – Chuck LightningRecorded By, Mixed By, Mastered By – Control Z Written-By – Charles Joseph II, Janelle Monáe Robinson, Nathaniel Irvin III |
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| V | Sincerely, Jane.Alto Saxophone [Alto Sax], Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax], Trumpet – Jaspects Horn Section*Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Nate "Rocket" WonderBacking Vocals [Wizards of AHHS] – The SkunksCello, Bass, Violin, Viola – The Wondaland String EnsembleClarinet, Oboe, French Horn, Tuba, Trombone – The Wondaland WoodwindsComposed By, Arranged By – Nate "Rocket" WonderCowbell – Janelle MonáeGuitar – Kellis Parker Jr.Lead Vocals [Terrified Lead], Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Janelle MonáeLyrics By [Escape From KC Lyrics] – Chuck Lightning, Janelle MonáeMixed By, Mastered By – Control Z , Lord MitchellPiano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer [Moog], Percussion – Wolfmaster ZProgrammed By [Additional Programming] – Terrence Brown*Recorded By – Control Z Scratches [Monster Scrateches & Cuts] – Cutmaster SwiffWritten-By – Charles Joseph II, Janelle Monáe Robinson, Nathaniel Irvin III |
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| VI | Mr. PresidentArranged By [Horn Arrangement] – Nate "Rocket" WonderBass Guitar, Organ [School Organ, Hammond B-3 Organ], Harpsichord [Floating Harpsichord] – Wolfmaster ZChorus [Vocal Cabinet Members] – The SkunksComposed By, Arranged By – Nate "Rocket" WonderDrums – Ba-Rock! Oh-Bam-Ah!Guitar [Inner City Strumming] – Wolfmaster ZGuitar [Solo Guitar Shrieks], Electric Guitar [Additional Electric Tears] – Kellis Parker Jr.Horns [Secret Service Horns] – Jaspects Horn Section*Lead Vocals [Lead], Backing Vocals [Background Wails] – Janelle MonáeLyrics By [State Of The Union Lyrics] – Chuck Lightning, Janelle Monáe, Nate Wonder*Mixed By, Mastered By – Control Z , Lord MitchellRecorded By – Control Z Strings [Inaugural Strings] – The Wondaland String EnsembleWritten-By – Charles Joseph II, Janelle Monáe Robinson, Nathaniel Irvin III |
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| VII | SmileArranged By – Nate "Rocket" WonderComposed By – Charlie ChaplinGuitar – Kellis Parker Jr.Harpsichord, Organ [School Organ] – Wolfmaster ZLyrics By – Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner Mixed By, Mastered By – Control Z Recorded By – Control Z Vocals – Janelle MonáeWritten-By – Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner |
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| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| none | Janelle Monáe | Metropolis, Suite I Of IV: The Chase (CD, EP) | Wondaland | none | US | 2007 |
| none | Janelle Monáe | Metropolis: The Chase Suite (8xFile, MP3 + 3xFile, MPEG-4 Video + RE, Fan) | Wondaland | none | US | 2008 |
| 511234-1, 511234-2 | Janelle Monáe | Metropolis: The Chase Suite (12", EP, Ltd, Che + CD, EP, Bon + RE, S/Edition) | Bad Boy Entertainment, Bad Boy Entertainment, Wondaland, Wondaland | 511234-1, 511234-2 | US | 2008 |
| 511234-1, none | Janelle Monáe | Metropolis: The Chase Suite (12", EP, RE, RP, S/Edition) | Bad Boy Entertainment, Wondaland | 511234-1, none | US | 2013 |
| 7567876307 | Janelle Monáe | Metropolis: The Chase Suite (CD, EP, RE, S/Edition) | Bad Boy Entertainment, Wondaland | 7567876307 | Australia | 2008 |
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