Scouting for Girls (album)
Scouting for Girls is the eponymous debut album by London-based indie pop group Scouting For Girls. It was released on September 17, 2007 and has sold over 700,000 copies, as of January 31, 2008, achieving platinum status. It contains the hit singles "She's So Lovely" and "Elvis Ain't Dead" as well as their song "It's Not About You", which was only released as a limited-copy EP in June 2007. The album had a two-week run as the UK Album Chart 'Number 1 album' on 20 January 2008 after taking over from Amy Macdonald's debut album This Is The Life. It was replaced on February 3, 2008 by another debut album, this time 19 by Adele.
Singles
- "It's Not About You" was released as the first single on 25 June 2007. It peaked at #17 on the UK Singles Chart.
- "She's So Lovely" was released as the second single on 27 August 2007. It peaked at #7 on the UK Singles Chart as the most successful single on the album.
- "Elvis Ain't Dead" was released as the third single on 17 December 2007. It peaked at #8 on the UK Singles Chart.
- "Heartbeat" was released as the fourth single on 7 April 2008. It peaked at #10 on the UK Singles Chart.
- "I Wish I Was James Bond" was released as the fifth single on 7 November 2008. It peaked at #21 on the UK Singles Chart.
- "Keep on Walking" was originally set for release as the fifth single, yet instead it was released as a promotional single on 9 March 2009. It peaked at #78 on the UK Singles Chart.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Roy Stride, all music composed by Scouting for Girls.
Bonus tracks
All lyrics written by Roy Stride, all music composed by Scouting for Girls.
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"Sob Story" |
3:14 |
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"Michaela Strachan You Broke My Heart (When I Was 12)" (Begins 3 minutes 47 seconds into the song "James Bond" on the standard album) |
3:09 |
Chart positions
When it was first released in September 2007 it debuted at No.12.[4] The next week it fell down 8 places and then fell out of the top 40 in October 2007. It started to climb back up the chart in January 2008 until it reached its new peak of No.4 on 13 January. The next week it climbed to No.1 after 18 weeks of falling and climbing then it remained there for 2 weeks.
On 28 December 2008 it was announced as the 10th biggest selling album of 2008 after 60 weeks on the chart.[5]
Personnel
- Performance credits
- Technical credits
References
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- Roy Stride
- Greg Churchouse
- Pete Ellard
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