Is There Love in Space?

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Is There Love in Space?
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 13, 2004 (2004-04-13) [1]
RecordedLate 2003–early 2004 [2] at The Plant Studios in Sausalito, California; Studio 21 in San Francisco
Genre Instrumental rock, hard rock
Length58:08
Label Epic
Producer Joe Satriani
Joe Satriani chronology
G3: Rockin' in the Free World
(2004)
Is There Love in Space?
(2004)
G3: Live in Tokyo
(2005)
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Is There Love in Space? is the tenth studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released on April 13, 2004, through Epic Records. The album reached No. 80 on the U.S. Billboard 200 [3] and remained on that chart for two weeks, [4] as well as reaching the top 100 in three other countries. [5]

Contents

Overview

Recording for Is There Love in Space? took place from late 2003 to early 2004 [2] and the title was announced on March 22, 2004. [6] Notably, Satriani sings for the first time since his self-titled 1995 album, Joe Satriani , on the songs "Lifestyle" and "I Like the Rain".

Coldplay plagiarism allegation

On December 4, 2008, a lawsuit was filed by Satriani accusing the band Coldplay of plagiarizing "substantial original portions" of his song "If I Could Fly" on their 2008 song "Viva la Vida". [7] [8] The case was dismissed by the California Central District Court on September 14, 2009, with both parties allegedly agreeing to an undisclosed settlement. [9] [10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joe Satriani.

No.TitleLength
1."Gnaahh"3:33
2."Up in Flames"4:33
3."Hands in the Air"4:27
4."Lifestyle"4:34
5."Is There Love in Space?"4:50
6."If I Could Fly"6:31
7."The Souls of Distortion"4:58
8."Just Look Up"4:50
9."I Like the Rain"4:00
10."Searching"10:07
11."Bamboo"5:45
Total length:58:08
iTunes edition bonus track [11]
No.TitleLength
12."Tumble"3:44
Japanese edition bonus track [11]
No.TitleLength
12."Dog with Crown & Earring"4:32

Personnel

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [12] 97
French Albums (SNEP) [13] 45
Greek Albums (IFPI) [14] 11
Italian Albums (FIMI) [15] 53
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [16] 83
US Billboard 200 [17] 80
US Top Internet Albums (Billboard) [3] 80

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