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Length
  
39:01

First Band on the Moon (1996)
  
Gran Turismo (1998)

Release date
  
12 August 1996

Label
  
Stockholm Records

Producer
  
Tore Johansson

Artist
  
The Cardigans

Genre
  
Pop

Released
  
September 17, 1996 (1996-09-17)

Recorded
  
September 1995 – June 1996

Awards
  
Grammis Award for Pop/Rock Group of the Year

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First Band on the Moon is the third studio album by The Cardigans. It features the international single "Lovefool". It was first released on August 12, 1996 and later internationally on September 9, 1996.

Contents

The album was a major breakthrough for the band, both in their native Sweden and internationally. It is their best-selling album in the United States, having sold around 664,000 copies there as of September 2010.

The cardigans your new cuckoo official video


Track listing

"Happy Meal II" is a re-recording of "Happy Meal", a song that was originally a bonus track on the US edition of Life.

Personnel

  • Lars-Olof Johansson – keyboards, piano
  • Bengt Lagerberg – drums, percussion
  • Nina Persson – lead vocals
  • Magnus Sveningsson – bass, vocals
  • Peter Svensson – guitar, vocals

    • Singles

  • "Lovefool" (first release 14 September 1996, #21 UK)
  • "Been It" (30 November 1996, #56 UK)
  • "Lovefool" (re-release 24 February 1997, #2 UK)
  • "Your New Cuckoo" (31 August 1997, #35 UK)

    • Release dates refer to UK single releases. In Europe and Japan, "Your New Cuckoo" was released much earlier than in the UK, where the release was delayed due to the continued success of "Lovefool" and also to commission new remixes for the single release.

    "Been It" and "Your New Cuckoo" were both slightly shortened for single release; the former also had the word "whore" obscured by a guitar lick to make it more palatable for radio play.

    Singles

    United States
  • Billboard Hot 100 Airplay: "Lovefool"; #1
  • Billboard Adult Top 40: "Lovefool"; #2
  • Billboard Modern Rock Tracks: "Lovefool"; #9
  • Billboard Top 40 Mainstream: "Lovefool"; #1
  • Billboard Adult Contemporary: "Lovefool"; #23
  • Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play: "Lovefool"; #5
  • Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxisingle Sales: "Lovefool; #24
  • Billboard Rhythmic Top 40: "Lovefool"; #18
  • Billboard Top 40 Adult Recurrents: "Lovefool" #1
    • UK
  • UK Radio Airplay: "Lovefool"; #1
  • UK Top 75 Singles: "Lovefool"; #21, "Been It"; #56, "Lovefool" (Re-issue); #2, "Your New Cuckoo"; #35
    • Australia
  • ARIA Top 100 Singles 1997 Year-End Chart: "Lovefool"; #52
    • Sweden
  • Swedish Top 100 Singles 1996 Year-end Chart: "Lovefool"; #60

    • Songs

    1Your New Cuckoo3:56
    2Been It4:04
    3Heartbreaker3:42

    References

    First Band on the Moon Wikipedia
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