Hi-Fi Serious

Hi-Fi Serious is the third studio album by British band A, released in 2002.

Hi-Fi Serious
Studio album by
A
Released4 March 2002
GenreAlternative rock, post-grunge, hard rock, pop rock
Length45:36
LabelLondon
ProducerKen Andrews, Al Clay
A chronology
Exit Stage Right
(2000)		 Hi-Fi Serious
(2002)		 Teen Dance Ordinance
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Artist Direct[2]
Drowned in Sound[3]
NME[4]
Nude as the News(Positive)[5]
Ox-FanzineFavourable[6]

The name "Hi-Fi Serious" was derived from the name of the hi-fi electronics store Alan Partridge buys a Bang & Olufsen stereo from in the last episode of I'm Alan Partridge series 1. The tour in support of this album's release was called the 'Inner City Sumo' tour - another reference to I'm Alan Partridge (Season 1 Episode 1).

Charts and sales

The album is certified Silver in the U.K., having sold over 60,000 copies.[7]

First single, "Nothing", made it to No. 9 in the UK singles chart before the album's release, propelling the band higher up the ladder - the album peaked at No. 18 in the UK album charts - and although they were still not seen as a mainstream artist, the album still won them "Best British Band" at the "Kerrang! awards".

Track listing
  1. "Nothing" – 3:43
  2. "Something's Going On" – 2:58
  3. "6 o'Clock on a Tube Stop" – 3:14
  4. "Going Down" – 4:09
  5. "Took It Away" – 3:29
  6. "Starbucks" – 3:18
  7. "The Springs" – 4:28
  8. "Shut Yer Face" – 3:43
  9. "Pacific Ocean Blue" – 3:27
  10. "The Distance" – 3:37
  11. "W.D.Y.C.A.I." (Why Don't You Cry About It) – 3:27
  12. "Hi-Fi Serious" – 5:57
  13. "Champions of Endings" (U.S. bonus track) - 4:25

B-Sides

  • "Asshole" - 4:45
  • "T-Shirt Money" – 3:27
  • "Everybody In" – 4:16
  • "Getting Me Off" - 3:10
  • "Some People" - 2:05
  • "Monterey" - 2:52
  • "Coming Around" - 3:31
  • "Rock" - 4:05
  • "Human Condition" - 4:03
  • "Sorry But..."
  • "Just Like Paradise"

DVD features

Hi-Fi Serious was later re-released with an additional DVD of live footage and other video clips of the band. This included music videos for "Nothing", "The Distance" & "Old Folks" (From Monkey Kong), a 12-minute documentary, UK TV commercials for Hi-Fi Serious, and 20 minutes of "Live at Reading 2002" footage.

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Artist Direct review
  3. Drowned in Sound review
  4. NME review
  5. Nude as the News review Archived 2004-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Hiller, Joachim (March–May 2002). "Reviews: A / Hi-Fi Serious CD". Ox-Fanzine (in German). Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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