First Band on the Moon
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First Band on the Moon is the third studio album by The Cardigans
. It features the international single "Lovefool
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It was first released on August 12, 1996 and later internationally on September 9, 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 around 664,000 copies there as of September 2010.
1Originally released on the band's first album Emmerdale
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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 also to commission new remixes for the single release.
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The Cardigans
The Cardigans are a Swedish rock band formed in the town of Jönköping in October 1992.Their debut album Emmerdale gave them a solid base in their home country and enjoyed some success abroad, especially in Japan. It was not until their second album Life that an international reputation was secured...
. It features the international single "Lovefool
Lovefool
"Lovefool" is a pop rock song written by Peter Svensson and Nina Persson for The Cardigans' third studio album First Band on the Moon, released as a single on 14 September 1996, in the United Kingdom and internationally on 5 October 1996...
".
It was first released on August 12, 1996 and later internationally on September 9, 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 around 664,000 copies there as of September 2010.
Track listing
- "Your New Cuckoo" (Nina PerssonNina Perssonis the lead singer and lyricist for the Swedish pop group The Cardigans. She has also worked as a solo artist, releasing two albums as A Camp and appearing on the tribute album to Serge Gainsbourg entitled Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited...
, Peter SvenssonPeter SvenssonAnders Peter Svensson is a guitarist with the band, The Cardigans.His role in the group is as a guitarist and composer, but he also plays keyboard, vibraphone, and bass guitar, plus he provides some backing vocals...
) – 3:57 - "Been It" (Persson, Svensson) – 4:06
- "Heartbreaker" (Persson, Svensson) – 3:42
- "Happy Meal II" (Lynette Koyana, Persson, Magnus SveningssonMagnus SveningssonMagnus Sveningsson is best known as the bassist in the Swedish rock band, The Cardigans, and has also recorded under a solo project entitled Righteous Boy....
, Svensson) – 2:37 - "Never Recover "(Sveningsson, Svensson) – 3:21
- "Step on Me" (Sveningsson, Svensson) – 3:48
- "LovefoolLovefool"Lovefool" is a pop rock song written by Peter Svensson and Nina Persson for The Cardigans' third studio album First Band on the Moon, released as a single on 14 September 1996, in the United Kingdom and internationally on 5 October 1996...
" (Persson, Svensson) – 3:21 - "Losers" (Persson, Svensson) – 3:06
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" (Geezer ButlerGeezer ButlerGeezer Butler is an English musician and songwriter. Butler is best known as the bassist and lyricist of heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He was also involved in Heaven & Hell from 2006 to 2010.-Career:Butler formed his first band, Rare Breed, with old friend John "Ozzy" Osbourne in the autumn of...
, Tony IommiTony IommiAnthony Frank "Tony" Iommi is an English guitarist and songwriter best known as the founding member of pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and its sole continual member through multiple personnel changes.Iommi is widely recognised as one of the most important and influential guitarists in...
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album.
- originally recorded by Black Sabbath
- "Great Divide" (Sveningsson, Svensson) – 3:17
- "Choke" (Sveningsson, Svensson) – 3:26
- Japanese Edition
- "Country Hell" (Svensson) - 2:48
- Second Japanese Edition
- "Blah Blah Blah" (Svensson) - 3:00
- French Edition
- "Sick & Tired" (Svensson, Sveningsson)1
1Originally released on the band's first album Emmerdale
Emmerdale (album)
Emmerdale is Swedish band The Cardigans' debut album from 1994. It was originally released in Sweden on February 18, 1994 and on September 24, 1994 in Japan. It was later reissued in Europe in January 1999 and in Canada in May the same year. A special U.S...
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Personnel
- Peter SvenssonPeter SvenssonAnders Peter Svensson is a guitarist with the band, The Cardigans.His role in the group is as a guitarist and composer, but he also plays keyboard, vibraphone, and bass guitar, plus he provides some backing vocals...
- guitar, vocals - Magnus SveningssonMagnus SveningssonMagnus Sveningsson is best known as the bassist in the Swedish rock band, The Cardigans, and has also recorded under a solo project entitled Righteous Boy....
- bass, vocals - Bengt LagerbergBengt LagerbergBengt Lagerberg, , is best known as the drummer in the Swedish rock band The Cardigans. He is currently living in Malmö.The band The Cardigans has toured worldwide and has become very famous for their acclaimed albums Life and First Band on the Moon...
- drums, percussion - Lars-Olof JohanssonLars-Olof JohanssonLars-Olof Johansson is best known as a member of the alternative rock band The Cardigans. Johansson's role in the band is keyboardist and guitarist. Johansson grew up in the Swedish town of Jönköping. He is also a member of acoustic/country band Up The Mountain.-References:...
- keyboards, piano - Nina PerssonNina Perssonis the lead singer and lyricist for the Swedish pop group The Cardigans. She has also worked as a solo artist, releasing two albums as A Camp and appearing on the tribute album to Serge Gainsbourg entitled Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited...
- lead vocals
Singles
- Lovefool (first release 14 September 1996, #21 UK)
- Been It (30 November 1996, #56 UK)
- Lovefool (re-release 24 February 1997, #2 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 also to commission new remixes for the single release.
Album
- Billboard Heatseekers: #3
- Billboard Top 200 Albums: #35
- UK Top 200 Albums: #18 with 41 weeks in the Top 200
- Swedish Top 100 Albums: #2
- Swedish Top 100 Albums 1996 Year-end Chart: #60
- GrammisGrammisThe Grammis Awards are the Swedish equivalent of the Grammy Awards. The awards ceremony is generally held each year in February in Stockholm.The awards were established in 1969 and awarded until 1972 when they were cancelled....
Awards 1996: Best Pop/Rock Group of the Year and Swedish Government's Music Export Award. - Certified Gold in Sweden and the UK
- Certified Platinum in the U.S. and Japan
- Certified 2.5 million albums sold worldwide
Singles
(US)- Billboard Hot 100 Airplay: "Lovefool"; #1
- Billboard Adult Top 40: "Lovefool"; #2
- Billboard Modern Rock Tracks: "Lovefool"; #9
- Billboard Top 40 Mainstream: "Lovefool"; #1
- Billboard Adult Contemporary: "Lovefool"; #23
- Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play: "Lovefool"; #5
- Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxisingle Sales: "Lovefool; #24
- Billboard Rhythmic Top 40: "Lovefool"; #18
- Billboard Top 40 Adult Recurrents: "Lovefool" #1
(UK)
- UK Radio Airplay: "Lovefool"; #1
- UK Top 75 Singles: "Lovefool"; #21, "Been It"; #56, "Lovefool" (Re-issue); #2, "Your New Cuckoo"; #35
(Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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- ARIAAustralian Recording Industry AssociationThe Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
Top 100 Singles 1997 Year-End Chart: "Lovefool"; #52
(Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
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- Swedish Top 100 Singles 1996 Year-end Chart: "Lovefool"; #60
External links
- First Band on the Moon microsite
- The Cardigans' Complete Discography @ Marvelhill
- The Cardigans' discography on Rolling StoneRolling StoneRolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
website - IFPI Sweden
- Polyhex UK chart information