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1 Track listing  


1.1  Original Swedish version  




1.2  American version  






2 Charts  


2.1  Weekly charts  




2.2  Year-end charts  






3 References  













Living in America (album)






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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]
Drowned in Sound5/10[2]
Laut.de[3]
Pitchfork Media5.9/10[4]

Living in America is the debut album in EnglishbySwedish 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.[5]

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.

Track listing[edit]

Original Swedish version[edit]

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[edit]

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. [Bonus Track]"3:07
Total length:40:50

Charts[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Living in AmericaatAllMusic
  • ^ Starfucker, Stacey (16 May 2003). "Album Review: The Sounds - Living in America / Releases". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  • ^ Laut.de review
  • ^ Pitchfork Media review
  • ^ "IFPI Certifications" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
  • ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Sounds – Living in America". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  • ^ "Swedishcharts.com – The Sounds – Living in America". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  • ^ "The Sounds Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  • ^ "Årslista Album – År 2002" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  • ^ "Årslista Album – År 2003" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

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