Living in America (album)
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| Studio album by The Sounds | ||||
| Released | 11 November 2002 | |||
| Genre | New wave, post-punk revival | |||
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44:28 (US) 41:21 (Original) |
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| Label | New Line | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Laut.de | |
| Pitchfork Media | (5.9/10) |
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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.
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 titled FIFA 2005.
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".
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