Massive Luxury Overdose

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Massive Luxury Overdose
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 26, 1991
March 13, 1992
Genre Pop, dance, euro house
Label Ton Son Ton
Stockholm Records (1992)
Producer Alexander Bard, Anders Wollbeck, Per Adebratt, Emil Hellman, Ola Håkansson (also exec.), Anders Hansson, Tim Norell
Army of Lovers chronology
Disco Extravaganza
(1990)
Massive Luxury Overdose
(1991)
The Gods of Earth and Heaven
(1993)
Singles from Massive Luxury Overdose
  1. "Crucified"
    Released: May 1991
  2. "Obsession"
    Released: September 1991
  3. "Candyman Messiah"
    Released: November 1991
  4. "Ride the Bullet (rerelease)"
    Released: January 1992
  5. "Judgment Day"
    Released: June 1992
Standard edition
No.TitleLength
1."We Stand United"3:44
2."Crucified"3:32
3."Candyman Messiah"3:24
4."Obsession"3:39
5."I Cross the Rubicon"4:01
6."Supernatural (1991 remix)"3:54
7."Ride the Bullet (1991 remix)"3:42
8."Say Goodbye to Babylon"4:26
9."Flying High"3:39
10."Walking with a Zombie"4:09
11."My Army of Lovers"3:27
1992 rerelease [note 1]
No.TitleLength
1."Dynasty of Planet Chromada"3:54
2."Crucified"3:32
3."Candyman Messiah"3:24
4."Obsession"3:39
5."We Stand United"3:44
6."Say Goodbye to Babylon"4:26
7."Ride the Bullet"3:27
8."The Particle Song"3:26
9."Someone Somewhere"3:18
10."I Cross the Rubicon"4:01
11."Flying High"3:39
12."Walking with a Zombie"4:09
13."Judgement Day"3:58

Charts

Chart performance for Massive Luxury Overdose
Chart (1991–92)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] 126
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [11] 7
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [12] 28
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [13] 13
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [14] 9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 21

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF) [16] Platinum100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Notes

    1. Track 7 "Ride the Bullet" was not released on copies of the album sold in the United States.

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