Living in America (album)

Living in America is the debut album in English by Swedish new wave band The Sounds, produced in 2002 under the Warner Sweden record label. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry awarded the album a platinum certification in 2003, denoting sales in excess of 40,000 copies.[4]

Living in America
Studio album by
The Sounds
Released11 November 2002
GenreNew wave, post-punk revival
Length44:28 (US)
41:21 (Original)
LabelNew Line
The Sounds chronology
Living in America
(2002)		 Dying to Say This to You
(2006)
Alternative cover
Singles from Living In America
  1. "Fire"/"Hit Me!"
  2. "Living in America"
  3. "Seven Days a Week"
  4. "Dance with Me"
  5. "Rock & Roll"
    Released: 18 July 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Laut.de[2]
Pitchfork Media5.9/10[3]
Rolling Stone

The album received mixed to positive reviews, AllMusic writer Andy Kellman gave it 3/5 stars and wrote "But the thing you cannot take away from the members of this Swedish group is that they know how to write and play songs". The album spawned five singles; the second single, "Living in America", reached #3 on the Swedish single charts and is featured in the 2010 video game, Rock Band 3, and "Seven Days a Week" was featured in the 2004 video game FIFA 2005.

Track listing

Original Swedish version
No.TitleLength
1."Dance with Me"3:16
2."Living in America"3:28
3."Mine For Life"4:42
4."Reggie"3:20
5."Like a Lady"3:31
6."Hit Me!"2:19
7."Rock & Roll"3:55
8."Fire"3:17
9."Hope You're Happy Now"4:06
10."Seven Days a Week"3:03
11."Riot"2:58
Total length:37:55

American version

The American version was released on 6 May 2003. It featured a different song order, alternate artwork and the hidden bonus track "S.O.U.N.D.S".

No.TitleLength
1."Seven Days a Week"3:01
2."Dance with Me"3:14
3."Living in America"3:26
4."Hit Me!"2:19
5."Mine for Life"4:41
6."Rock & Roll"3:52
7."Like a Lady"3:29
8."Reggie"3:21
9."Fire"3:14
10."Hope You're Happy Now"4:06
11."Riot"2:57
12."S.O.U.N.D.S." (Hidden track)3:07
Total length:44:28

Charts

Album
Charts Peak position
Swedish Albums Chart 4[5]
Norway Top 40 23[5]
US Top Independent Album 31

References
  1. Living in America at AllMusic
  2. Laut.de review
  3. Pitchfork Media review
  4. "IFPI Certifications" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
  5. "The Sounds – Living in America (album)". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
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