Feeling Strangely Fine

Feeling Strangely Fine
Studio album by Semisonic
Released March 24, 1998
Recorded April–August 1997
Genre Alternative rock, power pop
Length 50:31
Label MCA
Producer Nick Launay
Semisonic chronology

Great Divide
(1996)		 Feeling Strangely Fine
(1998)		 All About Chemistry
(2001)
Singles from Feeling Strangely Fine
  1. "Closing Time"
    Released: March 10, 1998
  2. "Singing in My Sleep"
    Released: 1998
  3. "Secret Smile"
    Released: June 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly B[2]
Q [3]
Robert Christgau [4]
Rolling Stone [5]

Feeling Strangely Fine is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Semisonic. It is the follow up to the band's debut album Great Divide recorded at Seedy Underbelly Studio, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The band had over 60 new songs in mind as they went into the recording process and had three specific requirements when they decided they wanted to record a new album. First, they didn't want to record any demotapes beyond simple guitar and vocal basement sketches meaning the album versions would be the first band recordings of the songs. Second, they wanted no deadline for the finished masters. Third, the trio wanted to create tracks for the album in various hi- and lo-tech settings around Minneapolis, and use their computers to meld the different sounds together. Nick Launay was brought in to produce the album and the band recorded twenty songs over the course of four months. They pared those down to sixteen, mixed them, and used the best twelve for the finished record.

Track listing

All tracks written by Dan Wilson unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Closing Time" – 4:33
  2. "Singing in My Sleep" – 4:30
  3. "Made to Last" – 5:02
  4. "Never You Mind" (Wilson, Jacob Slichter) – 4:24
  5. "Secret Smile" – 4:39
  6. "DND" – 4:11
  7. "Completely Pleased" – 3:19
  8. "This Will Be My Year" (Slichter) – 4:32
  9. "All Worked Out" – 2:52
  10. "California" – 5:29
  11. "She Spreads Her Wings" (John Munson) – 3:06
  12. "Gone to the Movies" – 3:52
Bonus track (Japanese edition)
  1. "Sculpture Garden"

Personnel

Semisonic
Additional personnel

Certifications

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Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[6] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Platinum 350,000[8]
United States (RIAA)[9] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Charts

Chart positions

Chart (1998–99) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Albums Chart[10] 55
New Zealand Albums Chart[11] 17
UK Albums Chart[12] 16
U.S. Billboard 200 [13] 43

Year-end charts

Chart (1998) Position
U.S. Billboard 200[14] 114
Chart (1999) Position
UK Albums Chart[8] 69
Chart (2000) Position
UK Albums Chart[8] 161

References

  1. ↑ Childers, David M.. Feeling Strangely Fine at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  2. ↑ Bautz, Mark (1998-04-10). "Feeling Strangely Fine Review". ew.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  3. ↑ Blake, Mark. "Review: Semisonic – Feeling Strangely Fine". Q (EMAP Metro Ltd) (July 1999): 146.
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Semisonic". Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  5. ↑ Tarnow, Noah (1998-03-23). "Semisonic: Feeling Strangely Fine : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  6. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Semisonic – Feeling Strangely Fine". Music Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  7. ↑ "British album certifications – Semisonic – Feeling Strangely Fine". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2012-02-16. Enter Feeling Strangely Fine in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  9. ↑ "American album certifications – Semisonic – Feeling Strangely Fine". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2012-02-16. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  10. ↑ Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2011-02-02
  11. ↑ "charts.org.nz Semisonic - Feeling Strangely Fine" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  12. ↑ "Chart Stats - Semisonic - Feeling Strangely Fine" (PHP). UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  13. ↑ "allmusic ((( Feeling Strangely Fine > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  14. ↑ "Billboard.BIZ - Year-end Charts - Billboard 200 - 1998". billboard.biz. Retrieved 2012-02-16.