Hi-Fi Serious

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Hi-Fi Serious
Studio album by A
Released	March 4, 2002
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	45:36
Label	London Records
Producer	Ken Andrews, Al Clay
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Nude as the News (Positive) link Artist Direct link
A chronology
Exit Stage Right (2000) Hi-Fi Serious (2002) Teen Dance Ordinance (2005)

Hi-Fi Serious is an album released in 2002 by a British alternative rock band called A.

It charted at #18 in the UK album charts. The first single lifted from the album, "Nothing", made it to #9 in the UK singles chart, shortly before the album's release. It propelled the band high up the ladder and won them "Best British Band" at the "Kerrang! awards". The album was later re-released with an additional DVD of live footage and other video clips of the band.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Singles 3 Trivia 4 External links

[edit] Track listing

1. "Nothing" – 3:43
2. "Something's Going On" – 2:58
3. "6 O'Clock on a Tube Stop" – 3:14
4. "Going Down" – 4:09
5. "Took It Away" – 3:29
6. "Starbucks" – 3:18
7. "The Springs" – 4:28
8. "Shut Yer Face" – 3:43
9. "Pacific Ocean Blue" – 3:27
10. "The Distance" – 3:37
11. "W.D.Y.C.A.I." (Why Don't You Cry About It) – 3:27
12. "Hi-Fi Serious" – 5:57
13. "Champions of Endings" (U.S. version only - available on iTunes)
14. "Asshole" (Japanese version only)

[edit] Singles

Nothing

• CD1:

1. "Nothing" – 3:44
2. "T-Shirt Money" – 3:27
3. "Everybody In" – 4:16
4. "Nothing" (Video)

• CD2:

1. "Nothing" – 3:45
2. "Getting Me Off" – 3:10
3. "The Distance" – 3:33
4. "The Distance" (Video)

Starbucks

• CD1:

1. "Starbucks" – 3:20
2. "Some People" – 2:05
3. "Champions of Endings" – 4:48
4. "Starbucks" (video)

• CD2:

1. "Starbucks" – 3:19
2. "Monterey" – 2:52
3. "Coming Around" – 3:31
4. "Coming Around" (Video)

Something's Going On

• CD1:

1. "Something's Going On" – 3:02
2. "Rock" – 4:05
3. "Human Condition" – 4:03
4. "Something's Going On" (Video)

• CD2:

1. "Something's Going On"
2. "Sorry But..."
3. "Just Like Paradise"
4. "Just Like Paradise" (Film)

Also released were DVD Singles of Nothing and Starbucks featuring on the road and studio film

[edit] Trivia

Trivia sections are discouraged under Wikipedia guidelines. The article could be improved by integrating relevant items and removing inappropriate ones.

• The name of the album and the following tour with Goldfinger, the Inner City Sumo Tour, were both taken from lines in the British sitcom I'm Alan Partridge.

[edit] External links

• Lyrics

v • d • e A Jason Perry · Mark Chapman · Daniel P Carter · Giles Perry · Adam Perry Albums How Ace Are Buildings · A vs. Monkey Kong · Hi-Fi Serious · Teen Dance Ordinance Live albums Rockin' Like Dokken · Exit Stage Right Singles "5 in the Morning" · "House Under the Ground" · "Bad Idea" · "Foghorn" · "Number One" · "Sing-A-Long" · "Summer on the Underground" · "Old Folks" · "I Love Lake Tahoe" · "A" · "Nothing" · "Starbucks" · "Something's Going On" · "Good Time" · "Rush Song" · "Better Off With Him" Related articles B-sides and rare tracks