I Thought I Was an Alien
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I Thought I Was an Alien is the debut studio album by French singer Soko, released in February 2012.
Release and promotion
Stereogum premiered I Thought I Was an Alien for online streaming on 13 February 2012.[1] The album was issued to Belgian, British, Dutch, German, Italian, Irish, Luxembourgish, Polish and Swiss music stores on 17 February.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 68/100[12] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [13] |
The Fly | [14] |
The Independent | [15] |
Loud and Quiet | (7/10)[16] |
NME | (7/10)[17] |
The Stool Pigeon | [18] |
Uncut | (6/10)[19] |
Tracklist
- "I Just Want to Make It New with You" (2:19)
- "I Thought I Was an Alien" (2:18)
- "People Always Look Better in the Sun" (2:18)
- "We Might Be Dead by Tomorrow" (2:41)
- "No More Home, No More Love..." (2:36)
- "For Marlon" (3:23)
- "First Love Never Die" (4:22)
- "Treat Your Woman Right" (4:19)
- "How Are You??" (3:46)
- "Don't You Touch Me" (3:23)
- "Destruction of the Disgusting Ugly Hate" (3:55)
- "Happy Hippie Birthday" (4:01)
- "I've Been Alone Too Long" (4:44)
- "Why Don't You Eat Me Now, You Can" (1:28)
- "You Have a Power on Me" (2:49)
Chart positions
Year | Chart | Peak position |
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2012 | Belgian Heatseekers (Ultratop Flanders)[20] | 3 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] | 35 | |
French Albums (SNEP)[22] | 53 | |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] | 74 | |
2014 | Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] | 76 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] | 107 | |
UK Independent Albums Breakers (OCC)[24] | 12 | |
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[25] | 15 |
References
- ↑ Singh, Amrit (13 February 2012). "Stream SoKo I Thought I Was An Alien (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ "I Thought I Was an Alien von Soko" (in German). iTunes Austria. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ "I Thought I Was An Alien by Soko". iTunes Belgium. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ "I Thought I Was an Alien von Soko" (in German). iTunes Germany. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ "I Thought I Was an Alien di Soko" (in Italian). iTunes Italy. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ "I Thought I Was An Alien by Soko". iTunes Ireland. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ "I Thought I Was An Alien by Soko". iTunes Luxembourg. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ "'I Thought I Was an Alien' van Soko" (in Dutch). iTunes Netherlands. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ "I Thought I Was an Alien by Soko". iTunes Poland. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ "I Thought I Was an Alien von Soko" (in German). iTunes Switzerland. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ "I Thought I Was An Alien by Soko". iTunes UK. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ "I Thought I Was An Alien Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ O'Brien, Jon. "I Thought I Was an Alien - Soko". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ Pia, Camilla (17 February 2012). "Soko ‘I Thought I Was An Alien’ (Because Music)". The Fly. MAMA & Company. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ Richman, Simmy (19 February 2012). "Album: Soko, I Thought I Was an Alien (Because Music)". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ Little, Sam. "SOKO - I THOUGHT I WAS AN ALIEN". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ T. Donahue, Anne (15 February 2012). "Soko - 'I Thought I Was An Alien'". NME. IPC Media – Inspire (Time Inc.). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ "Soko – I Thought I Was An Alien". The Stool Pigeon. Junko Partners Publishing. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ "Music Reviews". Uncut (IPC Media): 98. March 2012.
- 1 2 "Ultratop.be – Soko – I Thought I Was An Alien" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- 1 2 "Ultratop.be – Soko – I Thought I Was An Alien" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Soko – I Thought I Was An Alien". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Soko – I Thought I Was An Alien". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ "15-03-2014 Top 40 Independent Albums Breakers Archive | Official Charts". UK Indie Breakers Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ "Soko – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Soko. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
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