Rockin' the Suburbs
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| Studio album by Ben Folds | ||||
| Released | September 11, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 48:42 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Ben Folds, Ben Grosse | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Alternative Press | 8/10 |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− |
| The Guardian |  |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.3/10 |
| Q | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Spin | 7/10 |
Rockin’ the Suburbs is the debut studio album by American alternative rock singer-songwriter Ben Folds. His first solo album after leaving his band Ben Folds Five, Rockin' the Suburbs was recorded in Adelaide, Australia, where Folds was living at the time.
"Rockin' the Suburbs" is Folds' only single to make Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart, peaking there at number 28. The album peaked at number 42 on the Billboard 200 chart, and at number 11 on the Top Internet Albums chart. A remake of the title track featuring William Shatner appeared in the soundtrack for the 2006 film Over the Hedge, which stars Shatner as an opossum named Ozzie.
All tracks written by Ben Folds, except where noted..
According to Folds, "Not the Same" is based on a true story of a person he knew who, under the influence of LSD, climbed a tree at a party hosted by Darren Jessee (not Robert Sledge, as the song states), stayed in the tree overnight, and when he came down the next morning was a born-again Christian. As for why he chose Robert's name to be used, instead of Darren's, he stated "it sounded better".
Folds performed "Gone" with Street Corner Symphony on the finale of Season 2 of The Sing-Off and performed "Not the Same" with the Dartmouth Aires on the finale of Season 3.
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