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Sleep Through the Static

Sleep Through the Static
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Studio album by Jack Johnson
Released February 5, 2008
Recorded 2007
Genre Folk rock, soft rock
Length 51:27
Label Brushfire Records, Universal Records
Producer J.P. Plunier
Jack Johnson chronology
Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George
(2006)
Sleep Through the Static
(2008)
To the Sea (2010)
Singles from Sleep Through the Static
  1. "If I Had Eyes"
    Released: December 17, 2007
  2. "Sleep Through the Static"
    Released: December 2007
  3. "Same Girl"
    Released: February 2008 (Brazil-exclusive)
  4. "Hope"
    Released: May 2008
  5. "Go On"
    Released: November 2008 (Radio-exclusive single)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3/5 stars
Billboard (positive)
Blender 3.5/5 stars
The Boston Globe (mixed)
Entertainment Weekly (B+)
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars
The Guardian 2/5 stars
The Observer 4/5 stars
Slant Magazine 2/5 stars
Yahoo! Music UK 7/10 stars
Sleep Through the Static: Remixed
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Remix album by Jack Johnson
Released September 23, 2008
Recorded 2008
Genre Folk rock

Sleep Through the Static is the fourth studio album by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson, released in the United States on February 5, 2008. The effort was announced on Johnson's personal website as renovation began for the release of the album. It was recorded at the Los Angeles Solar Powered Plastic Plant, which makes it Johnson's first album not made in Hawaii. It was produced by JP Plunier.

The album was played live for the first time at the BBC in December for a select number of fans. Despite having been reviewed mostly unenthusiastically by professional music critics, worldwide sales of the album were on par with Johnson's previous albums.

The first single, "If I Had Eyes", was released via Johnson's MySpace page on December 17, 2007. The second single from the album was "Hope" and was released on September, peaking at number #30 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks.

The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling about 375,000 copies in its first week, including 139,000 digital downloads. This was a record high for weekly digital album sales. It also debuted at number one on the Worldwide chart with sales of 577,000. It held the record at iTunes for most digital downloads in a single day, until Coldplay's Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends set a new record.

Sleep Through the Static remained at number one on the Billboard 200 in its second week of release, by which time it had sold over 180,000 copies, as well as its third week, in which it sold 105,000 copies. It fell from the number one spot in its fourth week, in which it placed third with about 92,000 copies sold. The album was made #45 in Q's 50 Best Albums of the Year 2008.

All songs written by Jack Johnson, except where noted.

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Sleep Through the Static: Remixed is a 2008 remix album of songs from Sleep Through the Static.


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