American Hi-Fi (album)

American Hi-Fi
Studio album by American Hi-Fi
Released	February 27, 2001
Genre	Pop punk[1]
Length	48:48
Label	Island
Producer	Bob Rock
American Hi-Fi chronology
American Hi-Fi (2001) The Art of Losing (2003)
Singles from American Hi-Fi
"Flavor of the Weak" Released: August 7, 2001 "Another Perfect Day" Released: 2001

American Hi-Fi is the self-titled debut studio album by American alternative rock band American Hi-Fi. The album was influenced by Lit's A Place in the Sun (1999).^[2] It features the successful single "Flavor of the Weak." The album peaked at #81 on the Billboard 200 and stayed on the 200 charts for 25 weeks. The album went on to sell over 750,000^[1] copies that year and the band toured with artists like Elvis Costello, Matchbox Twenty, Sum 41 and Bon Jovi and was followed by a worldwide tour.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

NME listed the album as one of "20 Pop Punk Albums Which Will Make You Nostalgic".^[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Stacy Jones. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Surround"	3:11
2.	"Flavor of the Weak"	3:08
3.	"A Bigger Mood"	3:38
4.	"Safer on the Outside"	4:01
5.	"I'm a Fool"	4:00
6.	"Hi-Fi Killer"	3:05
7.	"Blue Day"	3:33
8.	"My Only Enemy"	3:28
9.	"Don't Wait for the Sun"	3:50
10.	"Another Perfect Day"	3:38
11.	"Scar"	4:03
12.	"What About Today"	3:34
13.	"Wall of Sound"	5:18
Total length:		48:48

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Black Satellite"	3:10

Japan edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
15.	"Still Sideways"

United Kingdom edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Black Satellite"	3:10

Personnel

American Hi-Fi

• Stacy Jones – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Jamie Arentzen – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Drew Parsons – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Brian Nolan – drums

Production

• Produced by Bob Rock
• Brian Joseph Dobbs - Engineer
• David Campbell — string arrangements, conducting
• C. Taylor Crothers - Back Cover, Photography
• Zoren Gold - Photography
• Rick Patrick - Creative Director
• Mick Gillies - Digital Editing
• Randy Staub - Mixing

References

Citations

1. "20 Pop Punk Albums Which Will Make You Nostalgic". NME.com. June 9, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
2. Sayce 2014, p. 36
3. Ruhlmann, William. American Hi-Fi at AllMusic
4. Rolling Stone review

Sources

• Sayce, Rob (June 2014). Bird, Ryan, ed. "Hall of Fame: A Place in the Sun". Rock Sound. London: Freeway Press Inc. (187). ISSN 1465-0185.