This Desert Life

This Desert Life
A painting of a man wearing a suit and bowler with a fishbowl containing two goldfish for a head. The album and artist names are written on the cover in black.
Studio album by Counting Crows
Released November 2, 1999 (1999-11-02)
Recorded 1998 in a house in California
Genre Alternative rock
Length 59:46
Language English
Label Geffen
Producer David Lowery, Dennis Herring
Counting Crows chronology
Across a Wire: Live in New York City
(1998)Across a Wire: Live in New York City1998		 This Desert Life
(1999)		 Hard Candy
(2002)Hard Candy2002
Singles from This Desert Life
  1. "Hanginaround"
    Released: October 18, 1999
  2. "Mrs. Potter's Lullaby"
    Released: August 15, 2000
  3. "All My Friends"
    Released: 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[3]
Q[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
Spin6/10[4]
The Village Voice[6]

This Desert Life is the third studio album from Counting Crows. The cover art is by noted comic book artist Dave McKean, best known for his work with Neil Gaiman, and was adapted from the cover art McKean did for Gaiman's picture book The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish.

Track listing

All songs written by Adam Duritz except as indicated.

  1. "Hanginaround" (Duritz, Dan Vickrey, Ben Mize, David Bryson) – 4:07
  2. "Mrs. Potter's Lullaby"  – 7:46
  3. "Amy Hit the Atmosphere" (Duritz, Matt Malley) – 4:36
  4. "Four Days" – 3:28
  5. "All My Friends" – 4:49
  6. "High Life" (Duritz, Vickrey) – 6:20
  7. "Colorblind" (Duritz, Charlie Gillingham) – 3:23
  8. "I Wish I Was a Girl" (Duritz, Gillingham) – 5:53
  9. "Speedway" (Duritz, Vickrey) – 3:44
  10. "St. Robinson in His Cadillac Dream" – 15:40
  11. "Kid Things" (hidden track)

The CD cover lists tracks one through five as "side one" and tracks six through ten as "side two". "Kid Things" is a hidden track as part of "St. Robinson in His Cadillac Dream". The vinyl release of this album also contains "Kid Things" as a hidden track along with another hidden track called "Baby I'm a Big Star Now", which is featured in the film Rounders. They are both on the side D with a text asking you not to play that side.

"Colorblind" was featured in the 1999 movie Cruel Intentions and the 2014 film Mommy.

Personnel

Counting Crows
Additional musicians

Release history

Country Date
United Kingdom November 1, 1999
United States November 2, 1999

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1999 Billboard 200 8
Billboard Top Canadian Albums 8
Billboard Top Internet Albums 3/18
UK Albums Chart 19
Australian Albums Chart 20

Single

Year Single Chart Position
1999 "Hanginaround" Billboard Adult Top 40 5
Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 37
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 17
The Billboard Hot 100 22
Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 21
Billboard Top 40 Tracks 19
2000 Billboard Top 40 Recurrents 3
"Mrs. Potter's Lullaby" Billboard Adult Top 40 40

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[7] Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[9] Platinum 1,100,000[10]

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

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "This Desert Life". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
  3. ↑ Bautz, Mark (1999-11-05). "This Desert Life". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  4. 1 2 "This Desert Life CD Album". CDUniverse. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  5. ↑ Hunter, James (1999-11-25). "Counting Crows: This Desert Life". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-24.
  6. ↑ Christgau, Robert (2000-03-07). "Cleanup Time". The Village Voice.
  7. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Counting Crows – This Desert life". Music Canada.
  8. ↑ "British album certifications – Counting Crows – This Desert Life". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type This Desert Life in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  9. ↑ "American album certifications – Counting Crows – This Desert Life". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  10. ↑ "Counting Crows Content In 'Candy' Land". Billboard. 15 March 2002. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
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