Rockin' the Suburbs

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Rockin' the Suburbs
Studio album by Ben Folds
Released	September 11, 2001
Genre	Alternative rock, piano rock
Length	48:42
Label	Epic
Producer(s)	Ben Folds, Ben Grosse
Professional reviews
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Ben Folds chronology
(Ben Folds Five) The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner (1999)	Rockin' the Suburbs (2001)	Ben Folds Live (2002)

Rockin' the Suburbs is an alternative rock album by singer/songwriter Ben Folds, released on September 11, 2001 (see 2001 in music). His first solo album after leaving his band Ben Folds Five (not including the 1998 collaboration with William Shatner, widely seen as a largely experimental album and released while still a part of BFF), Rockin' the Suburbs is also Folds' most popular LP to date, and includes the well-known title track.

"Rockin' the Suburbs" peaked at #28 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart. The album peaked at #42 on the Billboard 200 chart, and at #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 a possum named Ozzie.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Credits 3 Production 4 Charts

[edit] Track listing

1. "Annie Waits" – 4:17
2. "Zak and Sara" – 3:11
3. "Still Fighting It" – 4:25
4. "Gone" – 3:22
5. "Fred Jones, Pt. 2" – 3:45
6. "The Ascent of Stan" – 4:14
7. "Losing Lisa" – 4:10
8. "Carrying Cathy" – 3:49
9. "Not the Same" – 4:17
10. "Rockin' the Suburbs" – 4:58
11. "Fired" – 3:49
12. "The Luckiest" – 4:25

Japanese versions contain the bonus track "Hiro's Song".

All songs written by Ben Folds.

[edit] Credits

• Ben Folds - piano, vocals, drums, bass guitar
• Larry Corbett - cello
• DJ Swamp - beats
• Richard Fortus - guitar
• John McCrea - vocals ("Fred Jones, Pt. 2")
• John Mark Painter - conductor
• Cameron Webb - Engineer

[edit] Production

• Producers: Ben Folds, Ben Grosse
• Engineers: Blumpy, Ben Grosse, Cameron Webb
• Mixing: Ben Grosse
• Mastering: Ted Jensen
• Assistants: Chuck Bailey, Rick Behrens, Aaron Lepley, Ulysses Noriega, Justin Pynes
• Programming: John Vitale
• Arranger: John Mark Painter
• Package design: Ben Folds

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2001	The Billboard 200	42
2001	Top Internet Albums	11

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2001	"Rockin' the Suburbs"	Modern Rock Tracks	28