Who Needs Guitars Anyway?

Who Needs Guitars Anyway?
Studio album by Alice Deejay
Released	28 March 2000
Recorded	1997–2000
Genre	Eurotrance Eurodance pop [1]
Length	52:22
Label	Violent Universal/Republic (US) Positiva (UK)
Producer	Pronti & Kalmani DJ Jurgen Svenson & Gielen Danski & Delmundo
Singles from Who Needs Guitars Anyway?
"Better Off Alone" Released: December 1998 [2] "Back in My Life" Released: 22 November 1999 [3] "Will I Ever" Released: 29 May 2000 "The Lonely One" Released: September 2000 "Celebrate Our Love" Released: March 2001 "Who Needs Guitars Anyway?" Released: November 2001

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Baltimore Sun	(favorable) [4]
The Village Voice	[5]

Who Needs Guitars Anyway? is the debut studio album by Dutch electronic group Alice Deejay, released on 28 March 2000. ^[6] It includes the hit singles "Back in My Life", "Better Off Alone", "Will I Ever", "The Lonely One" and "Celebrate Our Love". The songs "The Lonely One", "Will I Ever" and "Celebrate Our Love" are different versions from the single versions and video versions that were released.^{[ citation needed ]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Back in My Life"	3:30
2.	"Better Off Alone"	3:36
3.	"Celebrate Our Love"	3:26
4.	"The Lonely One"	3:19
5.	"Who Needs Guitars Anyway?"	4:17
6.	"Will I Ever"	3:28
7.	"Elements of Life"	3:34
8.	"Fairytales"	4:15
9.	"Waiting for Your Love"	3:45
10.	"No More Lies"	3:36
11.	"I Can See (See It in Your Eyes)"	3:45
12.	"Everything Begins with an E"	4:19
13.	"Got to Get Away"	3:41
14.	"Alice Deejay"	3:58
Total length:		52:22

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [7]	83
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [8]	29
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [9]	27
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [10]	7
French Albums (SNEP) [11]	45
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12]	28
Irish Albums (IRMA) [13]	8
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [14]	14
Scottish Albums (OCC) [15]	6
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [16]	24
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [17]	12
UK Albums (OCC) [18]	8
US Billboard 200 [19]	76

Certifications

Certifications for Who Needs Guitars Anyway?

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [20]	Gold	10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [21]	Gold	100,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r470492
2. "DJ Jurgen Music". djjurgen.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2001. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
3. "New Releases – For Week Starting 22 November, 1999: Singles". Music Week . 20 November 1999. p. 29.
4. Considine, J.D. (2000-04-21). "New On Record". The Baltimore Sun . p. 16 Scene. Retrieved 2023-01-07– via Gainesville Sun.
5. Christgau, Robert (2000-12-05). "Getting Bizzy". The Village Voice .
6. "Alice Deejay – Who Needs Guitars Anyway?". Discogs . discogs.com. 28 March 2000. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
7. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
8. "Listen - Danmarks Officielle Hitliste - Udarbejdet af AIM Nielsen for IFPI Danmark - Uge 24". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Copenhagen. 2000-06-18.
9. "Dutchcharts.nl – Alice Deejay – Who Needs Guitars Anyway?" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
10. "Alice Deejay: Who Needs Guitars Anyway?" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
11. "Lescharts.com – Alice Deejay – Who Needs Guitars Anyway?". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
12. "Offiziellecharts.de – Alice Deejay – Who Needs Guitars Anyway?" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
13. "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 30, 2000". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
14. "Norwegiancharts.com – Alice Deejay – Who Needs Guitars Anyway?". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
15. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
16. "Swedishcharts.com – Alice Deejay – Who Needs Guitars Anyway?". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
17. "Swisscharts.com – Alice Deejay – Who Needs Guitars Anyway?". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
18. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
19. "Alice Deejay Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
20. "Danish album certifications – Alice Deejay – Who Needs Guitars Anyway?". IFPI Danmark . Retrieved 22 November 2022.
21. "British album certifications – Alice Deejay – Who Needs Guitars Anyway?". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 18 June 2017.