Fancy Footwork

Fancy Footwork is the second studio album by Canadian electro-funk duo Chromeo, released on May 8, 2007 by Turbo Recordings and Last Gang Records. The album spawned three singles: "Fancy Footwork", "Tenderoni", and "Bonafied Lovin". In the United States, Fancy Footwork reached number eleven on the Top Electronic Albums chart and number twenty-five on the Top Heatseekers chart.

Fancy Footwork
Studio album by Chromeo
Released	May 8, 2007 (2007-5-8)
Studio	DNA Productions, Mixart Studios (Montreal) Third Side Studios (Paris)
Genre	Electro-funk nu-disco
Length	39:53
Label	Turbo Last Gang
Producer	Chromeo
Chromeo chronology
She's in Control (2004) Fancy Footwork (2007) Business Casual (2010)
Singles from Fancy Footwork
"Fancy Footwork" Released: April 12, 2007 "Tenderoni" Released: June 10, 2007 "Bonafied Lovin" Released: November 1, 2007

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A−[2]
DIY	[3]
musicOMH	[4]
The Phoenix	[5]
Pitchfork Media	7.9/10[6]
PopMatters	6/10[7]
Slant Magazine	[8]
Stylus Magazine	B[9]

A deluxe edition of the album was released in July 2008, containing a bonus disc of remixes and bonus tracks, as well as music videos. A special edition titled Fancier Footwork was released digitally in June 2008, consisting of three bonus tracks and fifteen remixes.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	1:08
2.	"Tenderoni"	4:14
3.	"Fancy Footwork"	3:18
4.	"Bonafied Lovin (Tough Guys)"	4:32
5.	"My Girl Is Calling Me (A Liar)"	2:20
6.	"Outta Sight"	2:36
7.	"Opening Up (Ce soir on danse)"	4:58
8.	"Momma's Boy"	2:49
9.	"Call Me Up"	4:11
10.	"Waiting 4 U"	3:47
11.	"100%"	6:00

All tracks are written by Chromeo

Deluxe edition bonus music videos^[10]

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Fancy Footwork"	3:22
13.	"Bonafied Lovin"	3:50
14.	"Tenderoni"	3:34
15.	"Needy Girl"	3:59
16.	"I Am Somebody" (DJ Mehdi featuring Chromeo)	3:20

Deluxe edition bonus disc^[11]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Needy Girl"	4:17
2.	"Rage!"	4:35
3.	"You're So Gangsta"	4:03
4.	"I Am Somebody" (DJ Mehdi featuring Chromeo)	3:10
5.	"Tenderoni" (MSTRKRFT Remix)	4:45
6.	"Fancy Footwork" (Crookers Remix)	5:28
7.	"Needy Girl" (Lifelike Remix)	7:05
8.	"Bonafied Lovin" (Yuksek Remix)	4:25
9.	"Me & My Man" (Whitey vs. Chromeo Fly Whitey Remix)	4:03
10.	"You're So Gangsta" (Playgroup Remix)	5:48
11.	"Destination: Overdrive" (DFA Remix)	5:37
12.	"Fancy Footwork" (Laidback Luke Remix)	6:37
13.	"Bonafied Lovin" (Jori Hulkkonen Remix)	9:02

Fancier Footwork^[12]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Needy Girl"	4:17
2.	"Rage!"	4:34
3.	"You're So Gangsta"	4:01
4.	"Needy Girl" (Lifelike Remix)	7:04
5.	"Me & My Man" (Whitey Remix)	4:08
6.	"You're So Gangsta" (Playgroup Remix)	5:58
7.	"Destination: Overdrive" (DFA Remix)	5:48
8.	"Bonafied Lovin" (Jori Hulkkonen Remix)	9:07
9.	"Bonafied Lovin" (Riot in Belgium & Ooh Ee Remix)	4:55
10.	"Bonafied Lovin" (Les Petits Pilous Remix)	3:37
11.	"Bonafied Lovin" (Sweetlight Remix)	6:32
12.	"Tenderoni" (MSTRKRFT Remix)	4:46
13.	"Tenderoni" (Étienne de Crécy Remix)	6:00
14.	"Tenderoni" (Proxy Distort Mix)	4:15
15.	"Tenderoni" (Sinden Remix)	4:43
16.	"Fancy Footwork" (D.I.M. Remix)	6:31
17.	"Fancy Footwork" (Tomas Barfod Remix)	6:29
18.	"Fancy Footwork" (Surkin Rogue Teens Remix)	5:04

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Fancy Footwork.^[13]

Chromeo – executive producer, instruments, production, recording, vocals Coralie Bailleuil – image manipulation Adrien Blanchat – image manipulation Jean-Charles de Castelbajac – shoes Coco – additional female vocals (tracks 1, 4) Simon Davey – mastering Charlotte Delarue – art direction Sébastien Gerbi – mixing assistance Adrian "A-Dogg" Harpham – percussion, rototoms (track 3) Craig Hodgson – saxophone (track 11) Kevin Kocher – management Roxane Lagache – model

Farah Malick – additional female vocals (track 5) Santiago Marotto – art direction Mart One – percussion (track 2) Samy Osta – recording (tracks 4, 6, 8, 9) Ozzie – additional female vocals (track 3) Harry Peccinotti – photography Jérémie Rozan – art direction Oliver Sasse – project coordinator for Turbo Recordings Greg Smith – recording (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 10, 11) Tiga – executive producer Melisa Young – additional vocals (track 9) Philippe Zdar – mixing

Charts

Chart performance for Fancy Footwork

Chart (2007)	Peak position
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[14]	11
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[15]	25

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Edition	Label	Ref.
Canada	May 8, 2007	CD digital download	Standard	Turbo Last Gang	[16][17]
Australia	May 26, 2007			Modular	[18][19]
United States	June 19, 2007			Vice	[20][21]
Germany	June 22, 2007	CD		V2 Turbo	[22]
Japan	July 4, 2007	CD digital download		KSR	[23][24]
United Kingdom	July 22, 2007	Digital download		Back Yard	[25]
	July 30, 2007	CD			[26]
Canada	June 3, 2008	Digital download	Fancier Footwork	Turbo Last Gang	[12]
	July 3, 2008	CD	Deluxe	Vice	[27]
United States	July 8, 2008	CD LP digital download			[11][28][29]