America Town

America Town
Studio album by Five for Fighting
Released September 26, 2000 (2000-09-26)
Recorded Late 1998–May 2000
Genre
Length 45:39
Label
Producer Gregg Wattenberg
Five for Fighting chronology
Message for Albert
(1997)		 America Town
(2000)		 The Battle for Everything
(2004)
Singles from America Town
  1. "Easy Tonight"
    Released: September 2000
  2. "Superman (It's Not Easy)"
    Released: April 2001
  3. "America Town"
    Released: 2002
  4. "Something About You"
    Released: 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Melodic[2]
Q[3]

America Town is the second studio album by American band Five for Fighting. It was released by Aware Records, a Columbia Records subsidiary, in 2000. It contains two of his most well-known songs, "Easy Tonight" and "Superman (It's Not Easy)". The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 1, 2001, and Platinum on October 22, 2004.[4] The album has sold over 966,000 copies in the United States as of November 2009.[5]

Track listing

All songs written by John Ondrasik.

No.TitleLength
1."Easy Tonight"4:09
2."Bloody Mary (A Note on Apathy)"3:46
3."Superman (It's Not Easy)"3:45
4."America Town"3:52
5."Something About You"4:02
6."Jainy"3:53
7."Michael Jordan"3:04
8."Out of Love"3:53
9."The Last Great American"3:00
10."Love Song"3:41
11."Boat Parade"2:50
12."Alright" (Includes hidden song "Do You Mind?", at the 3:34 mark on "Alright".)5:39

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 30
Irish Albums (IRMA)[7] 72
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] 24
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[9] 20
US Billboard 200[10] 54

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[11] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[4] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone


References

  1. ↑ America Town at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Wippsson, Johan (2000). "Five For Fighting - America Town". Melodic.net. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  3. ↑ "Five For Fighting - America Town CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  4. 1 2 "American album certifications – Five for Fighting – America Town". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  5. ↑ Gary Trust (November 6, 2009). "Ask Billboard: Swift's Latest 'Fearless' Feat". Billboard.
  6. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Five for Fighting – America Town". Hung Medien.
  7. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 28, 2002". Chart-Track. IRMA.
  8. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Five for Fighting – America Town". Hung Medien.
  9. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Five for Fighting – America Town". Hung Medien.
  10. ↑ "Five for Fighting Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  11. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Five for Fighting – America Town". Music Canada.
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