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The Cardigans First Band on the Moon Review

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1996 studio anthology past the Cardigans

Outset Ring on the Moon
Album cover: a photo of people at a concert with the album and band name superimposed at the top
Studio album by

the Cardigans
Released 17 September 1996 (1996-09-17)
Recorded September 1995 – June 1996
Genre
  • Pop stone
  • alternative rock
Length 39:01
Characterization Stockholm·Mercury
Producer Tore Johansson
The Cardigans chronology
Life
(1995) 		First Band on the Moon
(1996) 		The Other Side of the Moon
(1997)
Singles from First Band on the Moon
  1. "Lovefool"
    Released: fourteen September 1996
  2. "Been It"
    Released: November 1996
  3. "Your New Cuckoo"
    Released: August 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly B+[2]
The Guardian [three]
Los Angeles Times [four]
NME 8/10[5]
Pitchfork viii.1/10[6]
Q [7]
Rolling Stone [8]
Spin 7/x[9]
The Village Voice B+[10]

First Ring on the Moon is the 3rd studio album by the Cardigans. It features the international single "Lovefool". It was start released on 12 August 1996 and internationally on 9 September 1996.

The album was a major breakthrough for the band, both in their native Sweden and internationally. It is their best-selling album in the United states, having sold effectually 664,000 copies at that place as of September 2010.[xi]

Track listing [edit]

No. Title Writer(s) Length
one. "Your New Cuckoo" Nina Persson, Peter Svensson 3:57
ii. "Been It" Persson, Svensson iv:06
3. "Heartbreaker" Persson, Svensson 3:42
4. "Happy Meal 2" Lynette Koyana, Persson, Magnus Sveningsson, Svensson two:37
5. "Never Recover" Sveningsson, Svensson 3:21
vi. "Step on Me" Sveningsson, Svensson 3:48
7. "Lovefool" Persson, Svensson three:21
eight. "Losers" Persson, Svensson three:06
9. "Iron Homo" (Black Sabbath cover from Paranoid) Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward 4:20
10. "Peachy Divide" Sveningsson, Svensson iii:17
11. "Choke" Sveningsson, Svensson 3:26
Full length: 39:01

"Happy Meal Ii" is a re-recording of "Happy Repast", a song that was originally a bonus rail on the United states edition of Life, with some minor lyric changes.

Black Sabbath connections [edit]

At least 2 songs on the album directly reference Black Sabbath textile. In improver to the cover "Iron Man", "Heartbreaker" begins and ends with a quotation of the master material from the vocal "Black Sabbath", the first rail on Black Sabbath's debut album.[12]

Personnel [edit]

  • Lars-Olof Johansson – keyboards, piano
  • Bengt Lagerberg – drums, percussion
  • Nina Persson – lead vocals
  • Magnus Sveningsson – bass, vocals
  • Peter Svensson – guitar, vocals

Singles [edit]

  • "Lovefool" (start release 14 September 1996, #21 UK)
  • "Been It" (30 November 1996, #56 UK)
  • "Lovefool" (re-release 24 February 1997, #ii UK)
  • "Your New Cuckoo" (31 August 1997, #35 Uk)

Release dates refer to UK single releases. In Europe and Japan, "Your New Cuckoo" was released much earlier than in the Uk, where the release was delayed due to the continued success of "Lovefool" and too to committee new remixes for the single release.

"Been Information technology" and "Your New Cuckoo" were both slightly shortened for single release; the former besides had the give-and-take "whore" obscured by a guitar lick to make information technology more palatable for radio play.

Charts [edit]

Unmarried charts [edit]

U.s.

  • Billboard Hot 100 Airplay: "Lovefool"; #ane
  • Billboard Adult Meridian 40: "Lovefool"; #2
  • Billboard Modern Rock Tracks: "Lovefool"; #9
  • Billboard Height xl Mainstream: "Lovefool"; #1
  • Billboard Developed Contemporary: "Lovefool"; #23
  • Billboard Hot Dance Music/Order Play: "Lovefool"; #5
  • Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxisingle Sales: "Lovefool; #24
  • Billboard Rhythmic Meridian 40: "Lovefool"; #18
  • Billboard Top xl Adult Recurrents: "Lovefool" #1

U.k.

  • U.k. Radio Airplay: "Lovefool"; #1
  • U.k. Top 100 Singles: "Lovefool"; #21, "Been It"; #56, "Lovefool" (Re-issue); #2, "Your New Cuckoo"; #35

Australia

  • ARIA Superlative 100 Singles 1997 Year-End Chart: "Lovefool"; #52[24]

Sweden

  • Swedish Peak 100 Singles 1996 Year-end Chart: "Lovefool"; #sixty

Certifications [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Bush-league, John. "Starting time Band on the Moon – The Cardigans". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  2. ^ Romero, Michele (20 September 1996). "First Band on the Moon". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  3. ^ Wollaston, Sam (27 September 1996). "Shiny happy people laughing". The Guardian.
  4. ^ Scribner, Sara (12 January 1997). "The Cardigans, 'First Ring on the Moon,' Mercury". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on half-dozen March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  5. ^ Sutherland, Mark (28 September 1996). "The Cardigans – The First Band On The Moon". NME. p. 57. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 21 Apr 2018.
  6. ^ Wisdom, James P. "Cardigans: First Band on the Moon". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 12 March 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  7. ^ "The Cardigans: Outset Band on the Moon". Q. No. 121. October 1996. p. 158.
  8. ^ Cohen, Jason (fourteen November 1996). "The Cardigans: First Band On The Moon". Rolling Stone. No. 747. pp. 112–14. Archived from the original on 20 November 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  9. ^ Christgau, Robert (December 1996). "The Cardigans: First Band on the Moon". Spin. Vol. 12, no. 9. pp. 144–45. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  10. ^ Christgau, Robert (8 October 1996). "Consumer Guide". The Hamlet Vocalism . Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Week Ending Sept. 26, 2010: Moving Forward, Falling Back - Chart Watch". New.music.yahoo.com. 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2011-04-15 .
  12. ^ "Week 309: "Heartbreaker" by the Cardigans". 11 April 2016.
  13. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia'south Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Commonwealth of australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  14. ^ "Top Albums/CDs - Book 64, No. 25: Feb 24, 1997". RPM. RPM Library and Archives. 24 February 1997. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  15. ^ "The Cardigans: First Band On The Moon" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  16. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Cardigans – First Ring On The Moon" (in High german). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  17. ^ "Hits Of The World - First Band On The Moon - Japan". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 37. 14 September 1996. p. 62. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  18. ^ "Charts.nz – The Cardigans – Offset Band On The Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved seven June 2017.
  19. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – The Cardigans – First Band On The Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved seven June 2017.
  20. ^ "Cardigans | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  21. ^ "The Cardigans Nautical chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  22. ^ Billboard'due south Heatseekers Album Chart. Billboard. Vol. 109. eleven Jan 1997. p. 17. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  23. ^ "Billboard 200 Yr End 1997". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved vii June 2017.
  24. ^ "ARIA Cease Of Year Singles 1997 | Tiptop 100 Singles Nautical chart". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved one June 2017.
  25. ^ "Canadian album certifications – The Cardigans – First Band On The Moon". Music Canada. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  26. ^ "Japanese album certifications – カーディガンズ – ファースト・バンド・オン・ザ・ムーン" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Nippon. Select 1997年4月 on the drop-down menu
  27. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  28. ^ "British anthology certifications – The Cardigans – First Band On The Moon". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved seven June 2017. Select albums in the Format field.Select Gold in the Certification field.Type Beginning Ring On The Moon in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then printing Enter.
  29. ^ "American album certifications – The Cardigans – First Ring On The Moon". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved vii June 2017.

External links [edit]

  • Starting time Band on the Moon microsite
  • The Cardigans' discography on Rolling Stone website
  • IFPI Sweden
  • Polyhex United kingdom nautical chart information

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Band_on_the_Moon

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