Primary (album)

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Primary
Rubicon 2002 album Primary.jpg
Studio album by
Released1 August 2002 (2002-08-01)
Recorded2000–2002, Auckland, New Zealand
Genre Pop punk
Label Wildside
Rubicon chronology
Primary
(2002)
The Way It Was Meant To Be
(2005)
Singles from Primary
  1. "The Captain"
    Released: 2000
  2. "Funny Boy"
    Released: 2001
  3. "Bruce"
    Released: 2002
  4. "Happy Song"
    Released: 2002
  5. "Yeah Yeah (Rockstar)"
    Released: 2002
  6. "Energy Levels"
    Released: 2003
  7. "Rubicon City"
    Released: 2003

Primary is the 2002 debut from New Zealand pop punk band Rubicon. [1] The album was released on 1 August 2002 and peaked at #16 in the New Zealand pop charts. [2] Seven singles were released off the album, including "Bruce" and "Funny Boy". [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Rubicon City"2.30
2."Funnyboy"1.79
3."Yeah Yeah (Rockstar)"2.07
4."Happy Song"3.14
5."All or Nothing"4.08
6."Hey!"1.59
7."Yr Own Good"3.21
8."Energy Levels"3.48
9."The Captain"2.21
10."Bruce"2.04
11."Been Around"3.51
12."In My Mind"3.46
13."U Dunno"2.45
14."Blackkbird"2.17

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