Floored

Floored
Studio album by Sugar Ray
Released June 24, 1997
Recorded 1996–1997
Genre
Length 43:05
Label
Producer David Kahne
Sugar Ray chronology
Lemonade and Brownies
(1995)Lemonade and Brownies1995		 Floored
(1997)		 14:59
(1999)14:591999
Singles from Floored
  1. "Fly"
    Released: June 17, 1997
  2. "RPM"
    Released: March 18, 1998

Floored is the second studio album by American rock band Sugar Ray, released on June 24, 1997. It includes the hit song "Fly", and another moderately successful single, "RPM". Two versions of "Fly" are found on the album, one of them featuring reggae artist Super Cat.

Music

The album Floored fuses metal, funk, reggae, punk rock and rap. Due to the massive amounts of strong language in the songs "Cash" and "American Pig", some copies of the album contain the "Parental Advisory" label. It contains the early label that can be peeled off the case. It is their last album to do so and their last heavy album before they moved toward a more pop friendly approach.[1]

Commercial performance

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Los Angeles Times[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]
The Village VoiceB−[4]

Floored went to number 12 on the Billboard 200 on August 30, 1997.[5] Floored's song "Fly" was extremely popular; it went to number 1 on the Radio Songs chart,[6] number 1 on the Pop Songs chart,[7] and number 1 on the Alternative Songs chart.[8] "Fly" was on the Radio Songs chart for 59 weeks.[6] In September 1997, 510,000 copies of Floored were sold.[9] In December 1997, 1,200,000 copies of Floored were sold.[10] In February 1998, Floored was certified 2x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling 2,000,000 copies in the United States.[11]

Track listing

All tracks written by Sugar Ray, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."RPM"3:21
2."Breathe"3:24
3."Anyone"3:29
4."Fly" (Featuring Super Cat)4:52
5."Speed Home California"2:42
6."High Anxiety"3:31
7."Tap, Twist, Snap"3:12
8."American Pig"4:01
9."Stand and Deliver" (Adam Ant, Marco Pirroni)2:58
10."Cash"1:35
11."Invisible"3:09
12."Right Direction"2:53
13."Fly"4:04
Total length:43:05

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Floored – Sugar Ray". AllMusic. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  2. ↑ Boehm, Mike (June 28, 1997). "Sugar Ray, 'Floored,' Lava/Atlantic.". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert (December 2, 1997). "Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Sugar Ray - Chart history". Billboard.
  6. 1 2 "Sugar Ray - Chart history". Billboard.
  7. ↑ "Sugar Ray - Chart history (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  8. ↑ "Sugar Ray - Chart history (Alternative Songs)". Billboard.
  9. ↑ Reece, Doug (September 20, 1997). "Lava/Atlantic's Sugar Ray Flying High With 'Floored'". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 11. ISSN 0006-2510.
  10. ↑ Boehm, Mike (December 26, 1997). "Favorites From Orange County, Beyond Fall Outside Charted Territory". Los Angeles Times.
  11. ↑ "American album certifications – Sugar Ray – Floored". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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