Scouting for Girls (album)
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| Studio album by Scouting for Girls | ||||
| Released | 17 September 2007 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Andy Green | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Drowned in Sound | [2] |
| NME | [3] |
Scouting for Girls is the eponymous debut album by London-based indie pop group Scouting For Girls. It was released on 17 September 2007 and has sold over 700,000 copies, as of 31 January 2008, achieving platinum status. It contains the hit singles "She's So Lovely" and "Elvis Ain't Dead" as well as their song "It's Not About You", which was only released as a limited-copy EP in June 2007. The album had a two-week run as the UK Album Chart 'Number 1 album' on 20 January 2008 after taking over from Amy Macdonald's debut album This Is The Life. It was replaced on 3 February 2008 by Adele's debut album 19.
Singles
- "It's Not About You" was released as the first single on 25 June 2007. It peaked at #17 on the UK Singles Chart.
- "She's So Lovely" was released as the second single on 27 August 2007. It peaked at #7 on the UK Singles Chart as the most successful single on the album.
- "Elvis Ain't Dead" was released as the third single on 17 December 2007. It peaked at #8 on the UK Singles Chart.
- "Heartbeat" was released as the fourth single on 7 April 2008. It peaked at #10 on the UK Singles Chart.
- "I Wish I Was James Bond" was released as the fifth single on 7 November 2008. It peaked at #21 on the UK Singles Chart.
- "Keep on Walking" was originally set for release as the fifth single, yet instead it was released as a promotional single on 9 March 2009. It peaked at #78 on the UK Singles Chart.
Track listing
All tracks written by Roy Stride.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Keep on Walking" | 3:37 |
| 2. | "She's So Lovely" | 3:43 |
| 3. | "It's Not About You" | 4:12 |
| 4. | "The Aeroplane Song" | 4:20 |
| 5. | "Heartbeat" | 2:55 |
| 6. | "Elvis Ain't Dead" | 3:49 |
| 7. | "I'm Not Over You" | 3:24 |
| 8. | "I Need a Holiday" | 3:21 |
| 9. | "The Mountains of Navaho" | 3:21 |
| 10. | "I Wish I Was James Bond" | 3:15 |
Bonus tracks
All tracks written by Roy Stride.
| iTunes version | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 11. | "Michaela Strachan You Broke My Heart (When I Was 12)" (Begins 3 minutes 47 seconds into the song "James Bond" on the standard album) | 3:09 |
Chart performance
When it was first released in September 2007, Scouting for Girls debuted at No.12.[4] The next week it fell down 8 places and then fell out of the top 40 in October 2007. It started to climb back up the chart in January 2008 until it reached its new peak of No.4 on 13 January. The next week it climbed to No.1 after 18 weeks of falling and climbing then it remained there for two weeks.
On 28 December 2008, it was announced as the 10th biggest selling album of 2008 after 60 weeks on the chart.[5] The album has sold 952,303 copies as of October 2015.[6]
Charts
| Chart (2007–09) | Peak position |
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| Irish Albums Chart | 11 |
| UK Albums Chart[7] | 1 |
| Preceded by This Is The Life by Amy McDonald |
UK number-one album 20 January 2008 – 3 February 2008 |
Succeeded by 19 by Adele |
Personnel
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References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Drowned in Sound review
- ↑ NME review
- ↑
- ↑ "Radio 1 - Chart - The Official UK Top 40 Albums Chart". BBC. 2012-01-01. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
- ↑ Jones, Alan (23 October 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: 20,351 sales sees Jamie Lawson top the albums chart". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 23 October 2015. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ Scouting For Girls - Scouting For Girls - Music Charts