t.A.T.u. - 200 km/h In The Wrong Lane (2002)

t.A.T.u. was a Russian dance music duo composed of Lena Katina and Yulia Volkova.

t.A.T.u. gained mainstream recognition when they released their first English single "All the Things She Said", which topped the charts in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Switzerland and other European countries. The music video stirred much controversy, showing the girls kissing and caressing each other in soaking wet school uniforms.

"200 KM/H In The Wrong Lane" is the debut studio album by Russian duo t.A.T.u., released on December 10, 2002 by Interscope Records and Universal Russia. While the group did not write any songs to the album, it was primarily written and produced by Trevor Horn, Martin Kierszenbaum, Robert Orton and Ivan Shapovalov. The music of "200 KM/H in the Wrong Lane" is derived a wide variety of pop and dance genres while heavily incorporating different musical styles and not being present on their previous Russian record. It encompasses a broad variety of genres, such as electronic, rock, jazz, R&B, Hi-NRG and eurodance. The lyrical content of the album is a broad diversity of many events including love, friendship between the members, fun and more. The albums themes have been broad with such accusations of homosexuality, exampling "Malchik Gay". The album received mixed reviews from music critics; with many praising the musical content and structure of the album along with its catchiness, while some denounced the lyrical content and image. "200 KM/H in the Wrong Lane" and its singles, along with the band have received many awards and accolades, including Best International Album and Best Rock Album.

 

01.  "Not Gonna Get Us"   (Galoyan, Horn, Shapovalov, Kiper, Polienko)  - 4:21

02.  "All The Things She Said"   (Galoyan, Horn, Kierszenbaum, Kiper, Polienko)  - 3:34

03.  "Show Me Love"   (Galoyan, Kierszenbaum, Polienko)  - 4:15

04.  "30 Minutes"   (Galoyan, Kierzszenbaum, Shapovalov, Polienko)  - 3:17

05.  "How Soon Is Now?"   (Marr, Morrissey)  - 3:15

06.  "Clowns (Can You See Me Now?)"   (Shapovalov, Kuritsin, Horn, Polienko)  - 3:12

07.  "Malchik Gay"   (Galoyan, Kierszenbaum, Karaseva, Stepandsov)  - 3:09

08.  "Stars"   (Voitinskiy, Kierszenbaum, Vulih, Shapovalov, Polienko)  - 4:08

09.  "Ya Soshla S Uma"   (Galoyan, Kiper, Polienko)  - 3:34

10.  "Nas Ne Dagonyat"   (Galoyan, Kiper, Polienko)   4:22

11.  "Show Me Love" (Extended version) (Galoyan, Kierszenbaum, Polienko)  - 5:10

Released:  10 December 2002

Genre:  Pop, electronic

Length:  48:17

Label:  Interscope, Polydor

Producer:  Trevor Horn, Martin Kierszenbaum, Robert Orton, Ivan Shapovalov

Personnel

Lena Katina - vocals

Yulia Volkova - vocals