Aqualung | ||||
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Studio album by Aqualung | ||||
Released | 30 September 2002 | |||
Genre | Piano rock | |||
Length | 46:38 | |||
Label | B-Unique | |||
Producer | Aqualung (Matt Hales) | |||
Aqualung chronology | ||||
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Aqualung is the eponymous debut album by Aqualung, released on 30 September 2002 on the B-Unique label. It reached #15 in the UK albums chart and went gold in December 2002.
The first single from the album, "Strange & Beautiful (I'll Put A Spell On You)", was released on September 16, 2002 and reached #7 on the CIN chart.
The second single from the album, "Good Times Gonna Come", was released on December 2, 2002 and reached #71 on the UK singles chart. The single version of "Good Times Gonna Come" was mixed by Matt Hales and Marius De Vries. The song is played in the background in the British Television programme Skins, in Sketch's first episode.
According to the sleeve notes, the album was recorded entirely in Matt Hales' hallway. On its release, the album was promoted on the back of the use of "Strange And Beautiful (I'll Put A Spell On You)" as the soundtrack to an advert for the new Volkswagen Beetle.