Teen Spirit (album)

Teen Spirit
Teen Spirit
Studio album by A-Teens
Released	26 February 2001
Recorded	August–December 2000
Genre	Pop
Length	43:29
Label	Stockholm
Producer	Grizzly; Tysper; RedOne; J. Boogie; Flame; Fredrick Thomander; Anders Wikström; Tobias Lindell; Peter Björklund; Thomas & Hugo; Thomas Jansson; Jan Kask; Peter Manson; Sir Martin; Huma; D. Papalexis; Taysir;
A-Teens chronology
Teen Spirit (US edition)
	US edition
Teen Spirit (Thailand edition)
	Thailand edition
Singles from Teen Spirit
	"Upside Down"; Released: 20 November 2000; "Halfway Around the World"; Released: 12 March 2001; "Sugar Rush"; Released: 18 June 2001;

Teen Spirit is the second studio album by the Swedish pop group A-Teens. It was released on 26 February 2001 by Stockholm Records. It was the group's first album of original material.

Three singles were released from the album, "Upside Down", "Halfway Around the World" and "Sugar Rush". A new version of the album including bonus tracks was released on 21 January 2002 in Scandinavia, Germany and Mexico. While not repeating the same level of success as their first album, the album went on to sell over 1.5 million copies, despite receiving poor reviews from critics.

Reception

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Billboard	(Mixed)^[3]
Laut	^[4]
Robert Christgau	^[5]
Rolling Stone	(Negative)^[6]
Sonicnet	^[7]
Wall of Sound	(40/100)^[8]

In a mixed review of the album, Billboard said that the album's tracks "range in quality from guilty pleasures to already-dated clunkers". The review was positive towards the tracks "Bouncing Off the Ceiling (Upside Down)" and "…To the Music" but overall described the album "a collection of more misses than hits".^[3] Writing for AllMusic, Jon Azpiri gave the album two out of five stars, and wrote: "instead of blatantly ripping off ABBA, they choose to imitate the trademark sound of ubiquitous Swedish pop super-producer Max Martin".^[2] Laut gave the album two out of five stars, criticizing the music’s similarities to recent hits by 'NSync, the Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears, but said, "At least the happy mood is still reminiscent of ABBA."^[4]

In a negative review, J.R. Griffin of Rolling Stone said that "without the nostalgic ABBA tunes on their side, the A-Teens have demoted themselves to the level of S Club 7, a younger Ace of Base and god-forbid, Aqua." He wrote that the music would only appeal to very young listeners.^[6] Writing for Sonicnet, Paul Gaita gave the album two and a half out of five stars, and said that if the group "intend to make good on the threat of their final track and come "Back for More," they'll need to work twice as hard to dispel both the ghosts of ABBA and this new straight-outta-IKEA personality as well."^[7] Writing for Wall of Sound, Gary Graff also criticized the similarities between the album's production and recent Max Martin produced efforts and gave the album a score of 40 out of 100. He praised group members Amit and Dhani for taking a more prominent role on the album.^[8]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 2 in Sweden on the Sverigetopplistan Albums Top 60 chart, No. 18 in Austria on the Ö3 Austria Top 40 Top Albums chart, No. 33 in Finland on the Official Finnish Charts Top 50 Albums chart, No. 5 in Germany on the GfK Entertainment Top 100 Albums chart, No. 5 in the Netherlands on the Dutch Top 40, No. 37 in Norway on the VG-lista Top 40 Albums chart, No. 13 in Switzerland on the Swiss Hitparade Top 100 Albums chart, and No. 50 in the United States on the Billboard 200.

The album was certified Gold in Sweden and the United States.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Upside Down"	Gustav Jonsson, Markus Reza Sepehrmanesh, Tommy Tysper	3:14
2.	"...To the Music"	Flame (David Clewett), Rebecca Hortlund, J. Boogie (Calanit Ledani), Nadir Khayat	3:22
3.	"Halfway Around the World"	Jonsson, Sepehrmanesh, Tysper	3:41
4.	"Firefly"	Fredrik Thomander, Anders Wikström	3:07
5.	"Sugar Rush"	Thomander, Wikström	3:03
6.	"Rockin'"	Sigurd Rosnes	3:27
7.	"Around the Corner of Your Eye"	Thomander, Wikström	4:12
8.	"Slammin' Kinda Love"	Jan Kask, Peter Mansson	3:04
9.	"All My Love"	Leif Sundin, Thomas Jansson	3:17
10.	"For All That I Am"	Andreas Claeson, John Hjalmarsson, Johan Folke Norberg	3:19
11.	"That's What (It's All About)"	Stefan Nee, Tysper	3:17
12.	"Morning Light"	Martin Eriksson, Kristian Lundin, Johan Ekdahl	3:10
13.	"Back for More"	Thomander, Wikström	3:13

Europe and UK edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Mamma Mia"	Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus	3:47
15.	"Super Trouper"	Andersson, Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson	3:52

Japan edition bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Can't Stop the Pop"	LaMuerte, Sepehrmanesh, Degiorgio	3:00

North America Target and Walmart edition bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Don't Even Know Your Name"	Thomander, Wikström	3:46

Thailand edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Upside Down" (Grzzly/Tysper Radio Remix)	Jonsson, Sepehrmanesh, Tysper	3:50
15.	"Halfway Around the World" (M12 Massive Club Mix)	Jonsson, Sepehrmanesh, Tysper	6:56
16.	"Sugar Rush" (M12 Remix)	Thomander, Wikström	6:25
17.	"Give It Up"	RedOne, Nanna	3:42

*Teen Spirit - New Version* bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Heartbreak Lullaby" (Ray Hedges 7" Mix)	Jan Kask, Peter Mansson, Cathy Dennis	4:06
15.	"Don't Even Know Your Name"	Thomander, Wikström	3:46
16.	"Can't Stop the Pop"	LaMuerte, Sepehrmanesh, Degiorgio	3:00
17.	"Give It Up"	RedOne, Nanna	3:42

The track "Upside Down" was renamed "Bouncing Off the Ceiling (Upside Down)" on North American pressings of the album.
The track "Morning Light" is a cover of a song by E-Type from the album Last Man Standing.^[9]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[10]	18
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[11]	30
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[12]	42
European Top 100 Albums^[13]	13
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[14]	33
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[15]	5
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[16]	37
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[17]	2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[18]	13
US Billboard 200^[19]	50

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[20]	68

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)^[21]	Gold	20,000^{^}
Chile^[22]	Gold	15,000^[22]
Sweden (GLF)^[23]	Gold	40,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[24]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Date	Region	Format	Label
21 February 2001	Japan	CD	Stockholm
26 February 2001	Sweden	CD	Stockholm
27 February 2001	North America	CD cassette	Stockholm MCA
29 October 2001	United Kingdom	CD cassette	Stockholm

References

^ "Post-Gazette.com". Nl.newsbank.com. 2000-08-24. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
^ ^a ^b Teen Spirit at AllMusic
^ ^a ^b "A*TEENS, Teen Spirit". Billboard. 24 February 2001. Archived from the original on 21 April 2001. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b Zumindest die fröhliche Stimmung erinnert noch an ABBA, "Zumindest die fröhliche Stimmung erinnert noch an ABBA", Laut, (in German)
^ Robert Christgau, A*Teens
^ ^a ^b J.R. Griffin. "A*Teens - Teen Spirit". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 30 June 2003. Retrieved 2013-01-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ ^a ^b Gaita, Paul (14 March 2001). "Teen Spirit, A*Teens: The Name Of The Game". Sonicnet. Archived from the original on 17 April 2001. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
^ ^a ^b "A*Teens: Teen Spirit". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on 29 May 2001. Retrieved 2013-01-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "A*Teens - Morning Light".
^ "Austriancharts.at – A*Teens – Teen Spirit" (in German). Hung Medien.
^ "Danishcharts.dk – A*Teens – Teen Spirit". Hung Medien.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – A*Teens – Teen Spirit" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. 2001-03-17. p. 16. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
^ "A*Teens: Teen Spirit" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – A*Teens – Teen Spirit" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – A*Teens – Teen Spirit". Hung Medien.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – A*Teens – Teen Spirit". Hung Medien.
^ "Swisscharts.com – A*Teens – Teen Spirit". Hung Medien.
^ "A*Teens Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
^ "Årslista Album – År 2001" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
^ "Gold & Platinum Certifications". CAPIF (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 20, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Los Discos de Oro y Platino Ahora Pesan Menos". El Mercurio (in Spanish). 9 June 2001. Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2001" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17.
^ "American album certifications – A*Teens – Teen Spirit". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

Rate Your Music Review
Teen Spirit at Metacritic

[1] "Post-Gazette.com". Nl.newsbank.com. 2000-08-24. Retrieved 2012-01-12.

[AM-2] Teen Spirit at AllMusic

[Billboard-3] "A*TEENS, Teen Spirit". Billboard. 24 February 2001. Archived from the original on 21 April 2001. Retrieved 21 August 2024.

[LAUT-4] Zumindest die fröhliche Stimmung erinnert noch an ABBA, "Zumindest die fröhliche Stimmung erinnert noch an ABBA", Laut, (in German)

[5] Robert Christgau, A*Teens

[RS-6] J.R. Griffin. "A*Teens - Teen Spirit". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 30 June 2003. Retrieved 2013-01-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[sonicnet-7] Gaita, Paul (14 March 2001). "Teen Spirit, A*Teens: The Name Of The Game". Sonicnet. Archived from the original on 17 April 2001. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

[WOS-8] "A*Teens: Teen Spirit". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on 29 May 2001. Retrieved 2013-01-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[9] "A*Teens - Morning Light".

[ac_Austria_A*Teens-10] "Austriancharts.at – A*Teens – Teen Spirit" (in German). Hung Medien.

[ac_Denmark_A*Teens-11] "Danishcharts.dk – A*Teens – Teen Spirit". Hung Medien.

[ac_Netherlands_A*Teens-12] "Dutchcharts.nl – A*Teens – Teen Spirit" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.

[13] "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. 2001-03-17. p. 16. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

[ac_Finland_A*Teens-14] "A*Teens: Teen Spirit" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.

[ac_Germany4_A*Teens-15] "Offiziellecharts.de – A*Teens – Teen Spirit" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.

[ac_Norway_A*Teens-16] "Norwegiancharts.com – A*Teens – Teen Spirit". Hung Medien.

[ac_Sweden_A*Teens-17] "Swedishcharts.com – A*Teens – Teen Spirit". Hung Medien.

[ac_Switzerland_A*Teens-18] "Swisscharts.com – A*Teens – Teen Spirit". Hung Medien.

[ac_Billboard200_A*Teens-19] "A*Teens Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.

[20] "Årslista Album – År 2001" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 12 July 2020.

[21] "Gold & Platinum Certifications". CAPIF (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 20, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

[chilesales-22] "Los Discos de Oro y Platino Ahora Pesan Menos". El Mercurio (in Spanish). 9 June 2001. Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.

[SwedenA*TeensTeen_SpiritalbumCertRef-23] "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2001" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17.

[United_StatesA*TeensTeen_SpiritalbumCertRef-24] "American album certifications – A*Teens – Teen Spirit". Recording Industry Association of America.

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A-Teens
Marie Serneholt Amit Paul Dhani Lennevald Sara Lumholdt
Studio albums	The ABBA Generation Pop 'til You Drop! (New Arrival)
Extended plays	Extr-A-Teens
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits
Remix albums	The ABBA Generation Remix
Singles	"Mamma Mia" "Super Trouper" "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" "Happy New Year" "Dancing Queen" "Upside Down" "Halfway Around the World" "Sugar Rush" "Heartbreak Lullaby" "Can't Help Falling in Love" "Floorfiller" "A Perfect Match" "I Promised Myself"
Related articles	Discography Songs