Backyard Babies (2008 album)

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Backyard Babies
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Studio album by
Released2008
RecordedBig Island Sound, Stockholm,
Studio Replokal, Solna, Sweden
Genre Hard rock, glam punk
Length44:37
Label BMG Sweden AB
Producer Jacob Hellner
Backyard Babies chronology
People Like People Like People Like Us
(2006)
Backyard Babies
(2008)
Them XX
(2009)
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Backyard Babies is the sixth studio album by the Swedish rock band Backyard Babies. The album was released on 13 August 2008 and reached number 1 on the Swedish albums chart, [1] and debuted on the UK rock chart at number 29. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Recording

The album was recorded in the beginning of 2008 during 90 intensive days.[ citation needed ] It was produced by Swedish producer Jacob Hellner, who also worked with Rammstein and Apocalyptica.

Singles

The first single from the album was "Fuck Off and Die" and a video was made for the song. "Degenerated" was the second single by the band, and an animated music video was made for the song. "Nomadic" is the third single for the album.

Track listing

  1. "Fuck Off and Die" – 3:48
  2. "Degenerated" – 3:39
  3. "Come Undone" – 3:41
  4. "Drool" – 3:25
  5. "Abandon" – 4:21 (Backyard Babies, Thomander, Wikström)
  6. "Voodoo Love Bow" – 3:23
  7. "Idiots" – 3:07
  8. "The Ship" – 3:08
  9. "Nomadic" – 3:51 (Backyard Babies, Thomander, Wikström)
  10. "Back on the Juice" – 3:37
  11. "Where Were You?" – 3:19
  12. "Zoe Is a Weirdo" – 1:55
  13. "Saved by the Bell" – 3:55

All songs are written by Backyard Babies, except where noted.

Personnel

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