Pop 'til You Drop!
Pop 'til You Drop! is the third studio album by Swedish pop group A-Teens, released in 2002 exclusively for the U.S. market. Recorded between 2001 and 2002 in Stockholm, Sweden, Pop 'til You Drop! provide a more American-driven sound rather than just Europop. For the first time, the A-Teens participated on the writing of the tracks and the design of the album and image. It was released as an American only release on June 18, 2002, in the hype of the promotion of the first single, a cover of Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling in Love", which was part of Lilo & Stitch's soundtrack. The album also consists of five new previously unreleased songs, along with six songs later released on their third full-length studio album New Arrival, with School's Out having an early altered version with a lightly different ending on this album in contrast to the New Arrival version. The group's cover of "This Year" by Chantal Kreviazuk later appeared on the Kim Possible's soundtrack.[3]
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| Released | June 18, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2001–2002 in Sweden | |||
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| Length | 40:32 | |||
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| Plugged In | (favorable)[2] |
The album peaked at #45 on the Billboard charts after their first headlining tour in the United States.
Soon after, the album was released in Mexico, Argentina and other countries in Asia and Latin-America.
The album spawned one more hit single "Floorfiller". Both "Floorfiller" and "Can't Help Falling in Love" were released in Europe despite that the album was never released there (although many import copies were available). Some promo copies of the album that were released in the United States included the bonus track "Have a Little Faith in Me" but this track was never commercially released until 2003 when their fourth (and final) album New Arrival was released.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Floorfiller" | Gustav Jonsson, Markus Sepehrmanesh, Tommy Tysper | 3:13 |
| 2. | "Can't Help Falling in Love" | George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Let Your Heart Do All the Talking" | Johnson, Sepehrmanesh, Tysper | 3:24 |
| 4. | "Closer to Perfection" | Alexandra Talomaa | 3:11 |
| 5. | "Hi and Goodbye" | Anders Wikström, Fredrik Thomander | 4:13 |
| 6. | "This Year" | Billy Steinberg, Leah Andreone, Marti Frederiksen | 2:52 |
| 7. | "Slam" | AJ Junior, Dhani Lennevald, RedOne, Sara Lumholdt, Savan Kotecha, ShawnDark | 3:04 |
| 8. | "Cross My Heart" | Johnson, Sepehrmanesh, Tysper, Marie Serneholt | 3:35 |
| 9. | "Singled Out" | AJ Junior, Lennevald, RedOne, Kotecha, ShawnDark | 4:13 |
| 10. | "Oh, Oh...Yeah" | David Eriksen, Tom Nichols | 3:04 |
| 11. | "In the Blink of an Eye" | Tremolo, Serneholt | 3:30 |
| 12. | "School's Out" (featuring Alice Cooper) | Alice Cooper, Dennis Dunaway, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Neal Smith | 3:02 |
Credits
- A*Teens
- Marie Serneholt - vocals
- Sara Lumholdt - vocals
- Dhani Lennevald - vocals
- Amit Paul - vocals
- Guest/session musicians
- Mats Berntoft - guitar
- Peter Björklund - backing vocals
- Melody Chambers - backing vocals
- Alice Cooper - guest vocals (12)
- David Eriksen - keyboards
- Uno Forsberg - trumpet
- Johan Håkansson - saxophone (alto, baritone)
- Mats Johansson - guitar
- Kristina Johnsson - backing vocals
- Thomas Lindberg - bass
- Tobias Lindell - beats
- Esbjörn Öhrwall - guitar
- Jeanette Olsson - backing vocals
- Børge Petersen-Øverlier - guitar
- Andrew Ramsey - guitar (acoustic, electric)
- RedOne - guitar, multi-instruments, backing vocals
- Anna Sahlin - backing vocals
- Markus Sigvardsson - bass
- Tomas Sjögren - trumpet
- Magnus Strömberg - piano
- Odile Tuniche - percussion
- Tysper - backing vocals
- Crew
- Stefan Åberg - mixing
- Leah Andreone - composer
- Peter Björklund - arranger, mixing, producer
- Peter Boström - engineer, mixing, producer
- Michael Bruce - composer (12)
- Glen Buxton - composer (12)
- Melody Chambers - vocal arrangement
- Alice Cooper - composer (12)
- Becky Corcoran - vocal arrangement
- Luigi Creatore - composer
- Dave Dillbeck - (digital) editing
- Dennis Dunaway - composer (12)
- Bjorn Engelmann - mastering
- David Eriksen - arranger, composer, engineer, producer, programming
- Marti Frederiksen - composer
- Grizzly - composer
- Mark Hammond - arranger, producer, programming, vocal arrangement
- Patrik Henzel - mixing
- Bill Importico - mixing
- Anders Johansson & Nuthouse - A&R
- Raz Kennedy - vocal producer, vocal production assistance
- Tobias Lindell - arranger, mixing, producer
- Tomas Ljung - vocal engineer
- Christer Mellstrom - production coordination
- Chris Nelson - engineer, mixing, producer
- Tom Nichols - composer (10)
- Bridgett Evans O'Lannerghty - production coordination
- Mats Oscarsson - photography
- Hugo Peretti - composer
- RedOne - composer, engineer, producer
- Rob 'n' Raz - engineer
- Dan Shike - assistant
- F. Reid Shippen - mixing
- Neal Smith - composer (12)
- Billy Steinberg - composer (5)
- Magnus Strömberg - string arrangements
- Fredrik Thomander - composer
- The Tremolo Beer Gut - composer
- Tysper - arranger, engineer, horn arrangements, mixing, multi-instruments, producer
- George David Weiss - composer
Weekly charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[4] | 45 |
References
- Henderson, Alex. "A*Teens - Pop 'Til You Drop! Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- "Pop 'Til You Drop". Plugged In. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- Phares, Heather. "Original TV Soundtrack - Kim Possible [Original TV Soundtrack] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- "A*Teens Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.