Something Dangerous is the fifth album by Belgian world music singer Natacha Atlas

Natacha Atlas

Natacha Atlas is a Belgian singer known for her fusion of Arabic and Western electronic music, particularly hip-hop. She once termed her music "cha'abi moderne" . Her music has been influenced by many styles including Arabic, hip hop, drum 'n' bass and reggae.Atlas began her career as part of...

. It was released in 2003. The album's title refers to the 2003 invasion of Iraq

2003 invasion of Iraq

The 2003 invasion of Iraq , was the start of the conflict known as the Iraq War, or Operation Iraqi Freedom, in which a combined force of troops from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Poland invaded Iraq and toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein in 21 days of major combat operations...

 and the title track includes audio clips of a 2003 anti-war protest

February 15, 2003 anti-war protest

The February 15, 2003 anti-war protest was a coordinated day of protests across the world expressing opposition to the then-imminent Iraq War. It was part of a series of protests and political events that had begun in 2002 and continued as the war took place....

 march. The French edition of the album features a bonus track - a version of the single "When I Close My Eyes" sung in French. The song is titled, "Quand Je Ferme Les Yeux".

Track listing

1. "Adam’s Lullaby" (Jocelyn Pook; Natacha Atlas)
2. "Eye Of The Duck" featuring Princess Julianna and T.U.U.P. (G. Duncan; Julie Higgins; Mike Neilsen; Natacha Atlas)
3. "Something Dangerous" featuring Princess Julianna (Julie Higgins; Mike Neilsen; Natacha Atlas)
4. "Janamaan" featuring James Kaliardos (Count Dubulah; H. Mantou; I. Matharu; Natacha Atlas; T. Whelan)
5. "Just Like A Dream" featuring Princess Julianna (Abdullah Chhadeh; Julie Higgins; Mike Nielsen; Natacha Atlas)
6. "Man’s World
   It's a Man's Man's Man's World
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   " (Betty Newcombe; James Brown
   James Brown
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   )
7. "Layali" (M. Nichol; Mike Nielsen; Natacha Atlas)
8. "Simple Heart" featuring Sinéad O'Connor
   Sinéad O'Connor
   Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor is an Irish singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album The Lion and the Cobra and achieved worldwide success in 1990 with a cover of the song "Nothing Compares 2 U"....
   
    (John Reynolds
   John Reynolds (musician)
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   ; Natacha Atlas)
9. "Daymalhum" (Andy Gray
   Andy Gray (musician)
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   ; Natacha Atlas)
10. "Who’s My Baby" featuring Niara Scarlett
    Niara Scarlett
    Niara Scarlett is a British born singer-songwriter, perhaps most famous for her work with British production house Xenomania. Scarlett appeared on a number of dub, garage, grime, and house singles in the latter half of the 1990s and the 2000s.-Background:...
    
     (B. Higgins; Gerard Logan; Lisa Cowling; Natacha Atlas; Niara Scarlett; Sean Lee; Tim Powell)
11. "When I Close My Eyes" featuring Myra Boyle (B. Higgins; Lisa Cowling; Natacha Atlas)
12. "This Realm" (Andy Gray; Jah Wobble
    Jah Wobble
    Jah Wobble is an English bass guitarist, singer, poet and composer. He became known to a wider audience as the original bass player in Public Image Ltd in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but left the band after two albums...
    
    ; Natacha Atlas)
13. "Le Printemps (For Mona)" (Natacha Atlas; Paul Castle)
14. "Like The Last Drop" (Andy Gray; Natacha Atlas)

Bonus tracks

1. "Quand Je Ferme Les Yeux (When I Close My Eyes French Version)" featuring Myra Boyle (B. Higgins; Lisa Cowling; Natacha Atlas)

Charts

Charts (2003)	Peak position
French Albums Chart	98
US United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...  Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Top World Music Albums Chart	13

External links

• Official website