Superfiction (album)

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Superfiction
Superfiction cover.jpg
Studio album by
Cold
ReleasedJuly 19, 2011
Recorded2010
StudioSonicstar Studios (Jacksonville Beach, Florida)
Genre
Length45:51
Label
Producer
Cold chronology
A Different Kind of Pain
(2005)		Superfiction
(2011)		 The Things We Can't Stop
(2019)
Singles from Superfiction
  1. "Wicked World"
    Released: May 10, 2011
  2. "American Dream"
    Released: January 1, 2012
  3. "Emily"
    Released: May 12, 2012
  4. "Delivering the Saint"
    Released: September 18, 2012
  5. "Flight of the Superstar"
    Released: December 13, 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Superfiction is the fifth album by American rock band Cold. It was released on July 19, 2011 in the US and in the UK. This is Cold's first album since their reunion and six years since their previous release. Two singles were released; "Wicked World" and "American Dream".

Contents

Background

While touring the band announced that at every show they would be recording their new song "Snowblind" and that the best performance would be included as a hidden track on the new album, this however turned out to be untrue as the retail versions only contain the original twelve songs proposed for the release. "The Crossroads" was originally titled "My Religion" during Cold's live shows before the album's release. [3] [4] "What Happens Now?" was written for a new Spider-Man movie and was initially titled "The Web". To the band's dismay, it was ultimately not chosen to be featured in the film.

This is Cold's first album to be released on vinyl, the first album the band recorded as a four-piece since their 1998 debut, and their last album with members Jeremy Marshall and Zach Gilbert.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at #37 on the Billboard 200, selling 11,000 copies in its first week. [5] It dropped off the chart after two weeks. [6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Scooter Ward; all music is composed by Scooter Ward, except where noted; all drum beats created by Sam McCandless [7]

Standard edition
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Wicked World"
3:36
2."What Happens Now" 3:42
3."American Dream"
  • Ward
  • Khandwala
3:38
4."The Break" 3:45
5."Welcome2MyWorld" 3:30
6."Emily" 3:36
7."The Crossroads" 4:18
8."Delivering the Saint"
  • Ward
  • Zac Gilbert
  • McCandless
  • Jeremy Marshall
4:24
9."So Long June"
  • Ward
  • Gilbert
  • McCandless
  • Marshall
4:41
10."The Park" 3:40
11."Flight of the Superstar" 3:30
12."The Ballad of the Nameless" 3:29
iTunes exclusive
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Dream On" Steven Tyler 3:34

Personnel

Cold

Additional personnel

Charts

ChartsPeak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 37
U.S. Billboard Rock Albums 10
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums 5
U.S. Billboard Alternative Albums 10
U.S. Billboard Hard Rock Albums 4

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Superfiction review. Allmusic
  2. ↑ Davis, Kyzer. "Cold - Superfiction". Bracket and Bracket. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  3. ↑ "COLD: "SnowBlind" - Live @ Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ (3/24/11)" . Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  4. ↑ "COLD Official Music Store". Archived from the original on 2013-03-28.
  5. ↑ Blabbermouth (2011-07-27). "COLD's 'Superfiction' Cracks U.S. Top 40". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  6. ↑ "Cold". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  7. ↑ Superfiction (booklet). SonicStar, Eleven Seven Music. 2011.
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