America Town

America Town
Studio album by Five for Fighting
Released September 26, 2000
Recorded Late 1998 – May 2000
Genre
Length 45:39
Label
Producer Gregg Wattenberg
Five for Fighting chronology
Message for Albert
(1997)Message for Albert1997		 America Town
(2000)		 The Battle for Everything
(2004)The Battle for Everything2004
Singles from America Town
  1. "Easy Tonight"
    Released: September 2000
  2. "Superman (It's Not Easy)"
    Released: April 2001
  3. "America Town"
    Released: 2002
  4. "Something About You"
    Released: 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Melodic[2]
Q[3]

America Town is the second studio album by American band Five for Fighting. It was released by Aware Records, a Columbia Records subsidiary, in 2000. It contains two of his most well-known songs, "Easy Tonight" and "Superman (It's Not Easy)". The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 1, 2001, and Platinum on October 22, 2004.[4] The album has sold over 966,000 copies in the United States as of November 2009.[5]

Track listing

All songs written by John Ondrasik.

No.TitleLength
1."Easy Tonight"4:09
2."Bloody Mary (A Note on Apathy)"3:46
3."Superman (It's Not Easy)"3:45
4."America Town"3:52
5."Something About You"4:02
6."Jainy"3:53
7."Michael Jordan"3:04
8."Out of Love"3:53
9."The Last Great American"3:00
10."Love Song"3:41
11."Boat Parade"2:50
12."Alright" (Includes hidden song "Do You Mind?", at the 3:34 mark on "Alright".)5:39

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 30
Irish Albums (IRMA)[7] 72
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] 24
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[9] 20
US Billboard 200[10] 54

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[11] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[4] Platinum 1,000,000^

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


References

  1. ↑ America Town at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Wippsson, Johan (2000). "Five For Fighting - America Town". Melodic.net. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  3. ↑ "Five For Fighting - America Town CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  4. 1 2 "American album certifications – Five for Fighting – America Town". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  5. ↑ Gary Trust (November 6, 2009). "Ask Billboard: Swift's Latest 'Fearless' Feat". Billboard.
  6. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Five for Fighting – America Town". Hung Medien.
  7. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 28, 2002". Chart-Track. IRMA.
  8. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Five for Fighting – America Town". Hung Medien.
  9. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Five for Fighting – America Town". Hung Medien.
  10. ↑ "Five for Fighting – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Five for Fighting.
  11. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Five for Fighting – America Town". Music Canada.
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