Pop 'til You Drop!
| Pop 'til You Drop! | ||||
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| Studio album by A-Teens | ||||
| Released | June 18, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2001–2002 in Sweden | |||
| Genre | Pop, Europop | |||
| Length | 40:32 | |||
| Label |
Stockholm Records MCA Records | |||
| Producer | Grizzly, Tysper, Mark Hammond, Chris Nelson, Tobias Lindell, Peter Böstrom, RedOne, David Eriksen, Peter Björklund | |||
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| Singles from Pop 'til You Drop! | ||||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Plugged In | (favorable)[2] |
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, the Elvis Presley cover "Can't Help Falling in Love", which was part of the soundtrack of Disney's movie Lilo & Stitch. The album also consists of six songs later released on their third full-length studio album New Arrival, with "Let Your Heart Do All the Talking" having an early altered version with a slightly different ending on this album in contrast to the New Arrival version, the song "This Year" from the Kim Possible soundtrack, along with four new previously unreleased songs. Despite the fact that their third studio album New Arrival hasn't been released in the U.S., this compilation album is considered as the third studio album there.
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 third album New Arrival was released.
Composition
"Floorfiller" is the first track and second single of the album. It is a heavy synth-pop club anthem with powerful dance lyrics and empowering beats. "Can't Help Falling in Love" is originally an Elvis Presley cover remade by the A-Teens. "Let Your Heart Do All the Talking" is a heavy horn power anthem of letting your heart talk to your lover. "Closer to Perfection" is described as a power ballad of perfecting yourself after a break-up. "Hi and Goodbye" is another ballad of two people's attitudes towards one another after they break-up. "This Year", a cover originally sung by Chantal Kreviazuk, is a pop song which had influences from the band's previous album Teen Spirit especially from songs such as "Back for More" and "For All That I Am". "Slam" is a dance song with heavy, earthshattering synths and a groovy beat. Critics praised the track for its easy-to-dance-to beat. Cross My Heart is a love song about making promises. It was a huge success in Latin America and some parts of Northern Asia. "Singled Out" is another ballad. It is about being alone and watching other couples walk by as you wait for your own lover. "Oh, Oh... Yeah" is a bubble-gum pop song which has heavy influences from Britney Spears' ...Baby One More Time track "Soda Pop". "In the Blink of An Eye" is a power ballad of fighting your problems as fast as blinking your eyes. "School's Out" is a pop-rock song which takes a slightly different path from the rest of the album, featuring Alice Cooper. The track was meant to originally be the second single of the album but "Floorfiller" was chosen instead.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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, Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley | 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" | The Tremolo Beer Gut, Serneholt | 3:30 |
| 12. | "School's Out" (feat. Alice Cooper) | Alice Cooper, Dennis Dunaway, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Neal Smith | 3:02 |
Weekly charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[3] | 45 |
References
- ↑ Henderson, Alex Pop 'til You Drop! - Allmusic review AllMusic.com. Retrieved 26, 2016.
- ↑ Waliszewski, Bob Pop 'til You Drop! - Plugged In review Pluggedin.com. Retrieved 26, 2016.
- ↑ "A*Teens Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.