Teen Spirit (album)

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Teen Spirit
Studio album by A*Teens
Released 26 February 2001 (2001-02-26)
Recorded August—December 2000[1] in Sweden
Genre Pop
Length 43:29
Label Stockholm Records
MCA Records
Producer Grizzly, Tysper, RedOne, J. Boogie, Flame, Fredrick Thomander, Anders Wikström, Tobias Lindell, Peter Björklund, Thomas & Hugo, Thomas Jansson, Jan Kask, Peter Manson, Sir Martin, Huma, D. Papalexis, Taysir
A*Teens chronology
The ABBA Generation Remix
(2001)		 Teen Spirit
(2001)		 Pop 'til You Drop!
(2002)
Alternative covers
US edition
Thai edition/2001 re-issue
Singles from Teen Spirit
  1. "Upside Down"
    Released: 23 October 2000 (radio), 22 November 2000 (Sweden), 4 December 2000 (US)
  2. "Halfway Around the World"
    Released: 26 March 2001
  3. "Sugar Rush"
    Released: 31 July 2001
  4. "Heartbreak Lullaby"
    Released: 10 December 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Billboard(unfavorable)[3]
laut.de[4]
Plugged In(average)[5]
Robert Christgau[6]
Rolling Stone(unfavorable)[7]
Sonic.net[8]
Wall of Sound(40/100)[9]

Teen Spirit is the second studio album by Swedish pop group A-Teens, released in 2001 by Stockholm Records in Sweden and MCA Records in the US. It is also their first studio album consisting of original new songs in contrast to their ABBA cover concept debut album The ABBA Generation, except one cover called "Morning Light", which was originally recorded by fellow Swedish singer, E-Type.

Its thirteen tracks were recorded in Sweden with new producers and hitmakers Grizzly and Tysper, among others. While musically it is generally perceived to be more American-driven than the Europop sound of their first record, it does include a varied mix of styles including bass, soul, Latin music, and others. Also, the boys from the band (Amit Paul and Dhani Lennevald) collaborated more on the vocals.

Teen Spirit spawned four singles, including the #1 hit and signature song "Upside Down". This song was renamed for the US and Canadian market as "Bouncing off the Ceiling (Upside Down)". A new version of the album with bonus tracks was released on 21 January 2002 in Scandinavia, Germany and Mexico including bonus tracks and the single used to promote the Disney movie The Princess Diaries, "Heartbreak Lullaby".

Teen Spirit was certified Gold in the US and Poland as well as Platinum in Sweden and many other countries. While not repeating the same level of success as their debut album, the album went on to sell over 1.5 million copies, despite poor reviews from critics.

The songs "Halfway Around the World", "Heartbreak Lullaby" and "Upside Down" were played frequently on Radio Disney.

Track listing

International

  1. "Upside Down" – 3:14 (Gustav Jonsson, Markus Reza Sepehrmanesh, Tommy Tysper)
  2. "...to the Music" – 3:22 (Flame, Rebecca Hortlund, J. Boogie, RedOne)
  3. "Halfway Around the World" – 3:41 (Jonsson, Sepehrmanesh, Tysper)
  4. "Firefly" – 3:07 (Fredrik Thomander, Anders Wikström)
  5. "Sugar Rush" – 3:03 (Thomander, Wikström)
  6. "Rockin'" – 3:27 (Sigurd Rosnes)
  7. "Around the Corner of Your Eye" – 4:12 (Thomander, Wikström)
  8. "Slammin' Kinda Love" – 3:04 (Jan Kask, Peter Mansson)
  9. "All My Love" – 3:17 (Leif Sundin, Thomas Jansson)
  10. "For All That I Am" – 3:19 (Andreas Claeson, John Hjalmarsson, Johan Folke Norberg)
  11. "That's What (It's All About)" – 3:17 (Stefan Nee, Tysper)
  12. "Morning Light" – 3:10 (E-Type, Kristian Lundin, Mud)
  13. "Back for More" – 3:13 (Thomander, Wikström)

Scandinavia and Germany

  1. "Heartbreak Lullaby" (Cathy Dennis, Jan Kask, Peter Mansson)

United States and Canada

Japan

United Kingdom

Re-releases

Thailand

In Thailand, Teen Spirit was a verifiable smash hit, so Universal Music re-issued the album there with new artwork, bonus remixes and music videos.

  1. "Upside Down" – 3:14
  2. "...to the Music" – 3:22
  3. "Halfway Around the World" – 3:41
  4. "Firefly" – 3:07
  5. "Sugar Rush" – 3:03
  6. "Rockin'" – 3:27
  7. "Around the Corner of Your Eye" – 4:12
  8. "Slammin' Kinda Love" – 3:04
  9. "All My Love" – 3:17
  10. "For All That I Am" – 3:19
  11. "That's What (It's All About)" – 3:17
  12. "Morning Light" – 3:10
  13. "Back for More" – 3:13
  14. "Give It Up" – 3:42
  15. "Upside Down" (Almighty Radio mix) - 4:15
  16. "Halfway Around the World" (M12 Massive Remix) – 6:57

Music videos: "Upside Down" and "Halfway Around the World"

Teen Spirit - New Version

After the success of Teen Spirit in 2001 and the single "Heartbreak Lullaby" Universal Music chose to re-release the album in the Scandinavia, Germany and Mexico, where the album sold relatively well. The re-issue was released on 21 January 2002 with the title Teen Spirit - New Version.

  1. "Upside Down" – 3:14
  2. "...To the Music" – 3:22
  3. "Halfway Around the World" – 3:41
  4. "Firefly" – 3:07
  5. "Sugar Rush" – 3:03
  6. "Rockin'" – 3:27
  7. "Around the Corner of Your Eye" – 4:12
  8. "Slammin' Kinda Love" – 3:04
  9. "All My Love" – 3:17
  10. "For All That I Am" – 3:19
  11. "That's What (It's All About)" – 3:17
  12. "Morning Light" – 3:10
  13. "Back for More" – 3:13
  14. "Heartbreak Lullaby" (Ray Hedges 7" Mix) – 4:07
  15. "Don't Even Know Your Name" – 3:46
  16. "Can't Stop the Pop" – 3:00
  17. "Give It Up" – 3:42

Singles

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 18
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[11] 30
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[12] 42
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 33
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 5
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15] 37
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 13
US Billboard 200[18] 50

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Sweden (GLF)[19] Gold 40,000^
United States (RIAA)[20] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "Post-Gazette.com". Nl.newsbank.com. 2000-08-24. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ Billboard review at the Wayback Machine (archived April 21, 2001)
  4. ↑ Laut.de review
  5. ↑ Plugged In review
  6. ↑ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  7. ↑ Rolling Stone review at the Wayback Machine (archived June 30, 2003)
  8. ↑ Gaita, Paul (14 March 2001). "Teen Spirit, A*Teens: The Name Of The Game". Sonic.net. Archived from the original on April 17, 2001. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  9. ↑ Wall of Sound review at the Wayback Machine (archived May 29, 2001)
  10. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – A*Teens – Teen Spirit" (in German). Hung Medien.
  11. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – A*Teens – Teen Spirit". Hung Medien.
  12. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – A*Teens – Teen Spirit" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  13. ↑ "A*Teens: Teen Spirit" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  14. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – A*Teens – Teen Spirit" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  15. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – A*Teens – Teen Spirit". Hung Medien.
  16. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – A*Teens – Teen Spirit". Hung Medien.
  17. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – A*Teens – Teen Spirit". Hung Medien.
  18. ↑ "A*Teens – Chart history" Billboard 200 for A*Teens.
  19. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2001" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
  20. ↑ "American album certifications – A*Teens – Teen Spirit". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

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