Super Extra Gravity

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Super Extra Gravity
The Cardigans Super Extra Gravity.jpg
Studio album by
Released14 October 2005
Recorded2005
Genre
Length40:03
Label Stockholm
Producer Tore Johansson
the Cardigans chronology
Long Gone Before Daylight
(2003)
Super Extra Gravity
(2005)
Best Of
(2008)
Singles from Super Extra Gravity
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 64/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
BBC Music (positive) [6]
The Music BoxStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [2]
PopMatters 7/10 [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Spin 4/10 [9]
The Times
  • Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg by Bob Stanley [10]
  • Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg by Martin Aston [11]
  • 3rd place by Pete Paphides [12]
Yahoo! Music UK Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]

Super Extra Gravity is the sixth and final studio album by Swedish band the Cardigans. It was produced by Tore Johansson, who last worked with the Cardigans on Gran Turismo and later with the band Franz Ferdinand. The album was released in Germany and Ireland on 14 October 2005 and in the UK on 17 October 2005. A Japanese edition was later released. The first single released was "I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer". The second single was "Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)". It was said that "Godspell"—the lyrics of which reference a conservative religious mentality common to the band's hometown of Jönköping—was to be the third single, but plans for its release fell through.

Contents

Singles

  1. "I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer" (8 October 2005)
  2. "Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)" (6 February 2006)

Track listing

All music by Peter Svensson; all lyrics by Nina Persson and Nathan Larson, except where noted.

  1. "Losing a Friend" (Persson) – 3:44
  2. "Godspell" – 3:29
  3. "Drip Drop Teardrop" (Persson) – 3:15
  4. "Overload" – 3:18
  5. "I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer" – 3:33
  6. "Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)" – 3:37
  7. "Little Black Cloud" (Persson) – 3:26
  8. "In the Round" – 4:17
  9. "Holy Love" – 4:07
  10. "Good Morning Joan" – 3:37
  11. "And Then You Kissed Me II" – 4:01

Japanese and French editions bonus tracks

  1. "Bonus Track" – 0:22
  2. "Slowdown Town" – 4:09

UK edition bonus tracks

  1. "Bonus Tracks" – 0:22
  2. "Give Me Your Eyes" (Persson) – 3:23
  3. "Slow" – 4:03
"Godspell" German promotional single cover Cardigans godspell.jpg
"Godspell" German promotional single cover

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Super Extra Gravity
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF) [26] Gold30,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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