American Hi-Fi (album)

American Hi-Fi

Studio album by American Hi-Fi

Released

February 27, 2001

Genre

Pop punk^[1]

Length

48:48

American Hi-Fi chronology

American Hi-Fi
(2001)

The Art of Losing
(2003)

Singles from American Hi-Fi

"Flavor of the Weak"
Released: August 7, 2001
"Another Perfect Day"
Released: 2001

American Hi-Fi is the self-titled debut studio album by American rock band American Hi-Fi. It was released on February 27, 2001, by Island Records. It features the successful single "Flavor of the Weak." The album peaked at #81 on the US Billboard 200 and stayed on the charts for 25 weeks. The album went on to sell over 750,000^[1] copies that year and the band toured with artists like Elvis Costello, Matchbox Twenty, Sum 41, and Bon Jovi and was followed by a worldwide tour.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Melodic	^[3]
Rolling Stone	^[4]

NME listed the album as one of "20 Pop Punk Albums Which Will Make You Nostalgic".^[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Stacy Jones.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Surround"	3:11
2.	"Flavor of the Weak"	3:08
3.	"A Bigger Mood"	3:38
4.	"Safer on the Outside"	4:01
5.	"I'm a Fool"	4:00
6.	"Hi-Fi Killer"	3:05
7.	"Blue Day"	3:33
8.	"My Only Enemy"	3:28
9.	"Don't Wait for the Sun"	3:50
10.	"Another Perfect Day"	3:38
11.	"Scar"	4:03
12.	"What About Today"	3:34
13.	"Wall of Sound"	5:18
Total length:		48:48

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Black Satellite"	3:10

Japan edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
15.	"Still Sideways"

United Kingdom edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Black Satellite"	3:10

Personnel

American Hi-Fi

Stacy Jones – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Jamie Arentzen – lead guitar, backing vocals
Drew Parsons – bass guitar, backing vocals
Brian Nolan – drums

Production

Bob Rock – producer
Brian Joseph Dobbs - engineer
David Campbell — string arrangements, conducting
C. Taylor Crothers - back cover, photography
Zoren Gold - Photography
Rick Patrick - creative director
Mick Gillies - digital editing
Randy Staub - mixing

References

Citations

1 2 3 "20 Pop Punk Albums Which Will Make You Nostalgic". NME.com. June 9, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
↑ Ruhlmann, William. American Hi-Fi at AllMusic
↑ Wippsson, Johan. "American Hi-Fi - American Hi-Fi". Melodic. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
↑ Walters, Barry (April 16, 2001). "American Hi-Fi: American Hi-Fi : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved January 11, 2017.

Sources

Sayce, Rob (June 2014). Bird, Ryan, ed. "Hall of Fame: A Place in the Sun". Rock Sound. London: Freeway Press Inc. (187). ISSN 1465-0185.

American Hi-Fi
Stacy Jones Jamie Arentzen Drew Parsons Brian Nolan Jason Sutter
Studio Albums	American Hi-Fi The Art of Losing Hearts on Parade Fight the Frequency Blood & Lemonade
Live Albums	Live in Milwaukee
Singles	"Flavor of the Weak" "Another Perfect Day" "The Art of Losing" "The Breakup Song" "The Rescue"
Record Labels	Original Sound Island Maverick Universal Rude Records

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