Rockin' the Suburbs
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Rockin' the Suburbs is an alternative rock album by singer/songwriter Ben Folds, released on September 11, 2001 (see 2001 in music). His first solo album after leaving his band Ben Folds Five (not including the 1998 collaboration with William Shatner, widely seen as a largely experimental album and released while still a part of BFF), Rockin' the Suburbs is also Folds' most popular LP to date, and includes the well-known title track, notable for its usage of the word 'fuck'.
"Rockin' the Suburbs" peaked at #28 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart. The album peaked at #42 on the Billboard 200 chart, and at #11 on the Top Internet Albums chart.
Contents |
Track listing
- "Annie Waits" - 4:17
- "Zak and Sara" - 3:11
- "Still Fighting It" - 4:25
- "Gone" - 3:22
- "Fred Jones, Pt. 2" - 3:45
- "The Ascent of Stan" - 4:14
- "Losing Lisa" - 4:10
- "Carrying Cathy" - 3:49
- "Not the Same" - 4:17
- "Rockin' the Suburbs" - 4:58
- "Fired" - 3:49
- "The Luckiest" - 4:25
All songs written by Ben Folds.
Credits
- Ben Folds - piano, vocals, drums, bass guitar
- Larry Corbett - cello
- DJ Swamp - beats
- Richard Fortus - guitar
- John McCrea - vocals ("Fred Jones, Pt. 2")
- John Mark Painter - conductor
Production
- Producers: Ben Folds, Ben Grosse
- Engineers: Blumpy, Ben Grosse, Cameron Webb
- Mixing: Ben Grosse
- Mastering: Ted Jensen
- Assistants: Chuck Bailey, Rick Behrens, Aaron Lepley, Ulysses Noriega, Justin Pynes
- Programming: John Vitale
- Arranger: John Mark Painter
- Package design: Ben Folds
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Year | Chart | Position |
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2001 | The Billboard 200 | 42 |
2001 | Top Internet Albums | 11 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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2001 | "Rockin' the Suburbs" | Modern Rock Tracks | 28 |