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So Dark the Con of Man

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Studio album by

Madcon

Released

3 December 2007 (NOR)
18 August 2008 (UK)

Recorded

2007

Genre

Hip hop

Length

52:58

Label

RCA Records (UK)

Madcon chronology

It's All a Madcon
(2004)

So Dark the Con of Man
(2007)

An InCONvenient Truth
(2008)

Singles from So Dark the Con of Man

"Beggin'"
Released: 26 October 2007
"Back on the Road"
Released: 2008

So Dark the Con of Man is the second album by the Norwegian urban music duo Madcon, released in December 2007. Its title is an anagram used in The Da Vinci Code, a 2003 novel by Dan Brown.^[1]

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Beggin'"	Bob Gaudio, Peggy Farina	3:36
2.	"Back on the Road" (feat. Paperboys)	Tshawe Baqwa, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, Vagabond	3:35
3.	"Liar"		3:08
4.	"Hard to Read" (feat. Noora)	Tshawe Baqwa, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, Noora, Eigil Gjerstad Berntsen, Hans Marius Skifjeld	3:02
5.	"Life's Too Short"		3:19
6.	"The Way We Do Thangs" (feat. Timbuktu)	Tshawe Baqwa, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, 3Elementz, Timbuktu	3:58
7.	"Blessed"	Tshawe Baqwa, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, Eigil Gjerstad Berntsen, Hans Marius Skifjeld	2:57
8.	"Süda Süda" (feat. El Axel)	Tshawe Baqwa, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, Eigil Gjerstad Berntsen, Hans Marius Skifjeld, El Axel	3:29
9.	"Let It Be Known"	Tshawe Baqwa, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, Eigil Gjerstad Berntsen, Hans Marius Skifjeld	3:36
10.	"Let's Dance Instead"	Tshawe Baqwa, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, Eigil Gjerstad Berntsen, Hans Marius Skifjeld	2:45
11.	"Dandelion"	Tshawe Baqwa, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, 3Elementz	3:57
12.	"Pride & Prejudice" (feat. Sofian)	Tshawe Baqwa, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, Eigil Gjerstad Berntsen, Hans Marius Skifjeld, Sofjan	3:03
13.	"Me & My Brother"		5:20

UK Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Loose"		3:30
15.	"Doo Woop"	Tshawe Baqwa, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, 3Elementz	3:38

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (2007–2009)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[2]	30
French Albums (SNEP)^[3]	11
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[4]	45
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[5]	3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[6]	59
UK Albums (OCC)	137

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2008)	Position
French Albums (SNEP)^[7]	119

Certifications[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)^[8]	Gold	75,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history[edit]

Region	Release date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	18 August 2008	CD, digital download^[9]	RCA Records

References[edit]

^ Angus Batey. "Pop review: Madcon, So Dark the Con of Man". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

^ "Ultratop.be – Madcon – So Dark The Con Of Man" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

^ "Lescharts.com – Madcon – So Dark The Con Of Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Madcon – So Dark The Con Of Man" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Madcon – So Dark The Con Of Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

^ "Swisscharts.com – Madcon – So Dark The Con Of Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 2008" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

^ "French album certifications – Madcon – So Dark the Con of Man" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.

^ "So Dark The Con Of Man: Madcon: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2012.

v t e Madcon
Discography
Studio albums	So Dark the Con of Man (2007) An InCONvenient Truth (2008) Contraband (2010) Contakt (2012) Icon (2013)
Singles	"Beggin'" "Back on the Road" "Liar" "Glow" "Freaky Like Me" "Outrun the Sun" "Helluva Nite" "Kjører på" "Fest på Smedstad vest" "In My Head" "One Life" "Don't Worry" "Got a Little Drunk"
Featured singles	"Sunrise" "Girls"
Related articles	Paperboys

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