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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = Hi-Fi Serious | type = [[Album]] | artist = [[A (band)|A]] | cover = A - Hi-Fi Serious.jpg | alt = | released = 4 March 2002 | recorded = AugustβDecember 2001 | venue = | studio = | genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[post-grunge]], [[hard rock]], [[pop rock]] | length = 45:36 | label = [[London Records|London]] | producer = Ken Andrews, Al Clay | prev_title = [[Exit Stage Right]] | prev_year = 2000 | next_title = [[Teen Dance Ordinance (album)|Teen Dance Ordinance]] | next_year = 2005 }} {{Album ratings | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r588815|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref> | rev2 = ''[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]'' | rev2Score = 6/10<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Harvilla |first=Rob |date=August 2002 |title=Music Reviews |magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |volume=17 |issue=169 |page=68}}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' | rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=Blenderreview>{{cite web|url=http://www.blender.com/reviews/review_435.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040813192711/http://www.blender.com/reviews/review_435.html|title=A Hi-Fi Serious|work=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]|author=Mitchell, Ben|archivedate=13 August 2004|accessdate=7 December 2021}}</ref> | rev4 = [[Drowned in Sound]] | rev4score = 9/10<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/2859/reviews/3303- |title=Drowned in Sound review |access-date=2019-12-11 |archive-date=2019-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211093842/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/2859/reviews/3303- |url-status=dead }}</ref> | rev5 = [[laut.de]] | rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.laut.de/A/Alben/Hi-Fi-Serious-3242|title=Hi-Fi Serious|publisher=[[laut.de]]|author=Cordas, Alexander|accessdate=3 November 2021|language=de}}</ref> | rev6 = [[NME]] | rev6score = 7/10<ref>[https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-6126-333437 NME review]</ref> | rev7 = ''Nude as the News'' | rev7score = (Positive)<ref>[http://www.nudeasthenews.com/reviews/1027 Nude as the News review] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040816095643/http://www.nudeasthenews.com/reviews/1027 |date=2004-08-16 }}</ref> | rev8 = ''[[Ox-Fanzine]]'' | rev8score = Favourable<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ox-fanzine.de/web/rev/28265/reviews.207.html|title=Reviews: A / Hi-Fi Serious CD|work=Ox-Fanzine|author=Hiller, Joachim|date=MarchβMay 2002|accessdate=27 May 2019|language=DE}}</ref> | rev9 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' | rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Silver |first=Dan |date=March 2002 |title=A: Hi-Fi Serious |department=Q Review |magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |language=en-GB |issue=188 |page=117 |issn=0955-4955}}</ref> }}<!-- Automatically generated by DASHBot--> '''''Hi-Fi Serious''''' is the third studio album by British [[alternative rock]] band [[A (band)|A]], released in 2002. The name "Hi-Fi Serious" was derived from that of a fictional electronics store, from which [[Alan Partridge]] purchased a [[Bang & Olufsen]] stereo system in the final episode of the first series of [[British sitcom]], ''[[I'm Alan Partridge]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=A, Wheatus and InMe are heading out on this 2002 AF UK tour |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/wheatus-inme-heading-2002-af-uk-tour-hi-fi-serious-2337007 |website=NME |access-date=18 February 2025}}</ref> The tour in support of the album's release was named the "Inner City Sumo Tour"<ref>{{cite web |title=SkaCore, Goldfinger and more |url=https://www.punktastic.com/news/skacore-goldfinger-and-more/ |website=Punktastic |access-date=18 February 2025}}</ref> β another nod to ''Partridge'', this time referencing a line in the show's very first episode.<ref>{{cite web |title="I'm Alan Partridge" A Room with an Alan (1997) |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0609596/characters/nm0773768/?ref_=tt_cl_c_7 |website=IMDB |access-date=18 February 2025}}</ref> ==Charts, sales and legacy== The album is certified Silver in the U.K., having sold over 60,000 copies.<ref>[http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=30079 ] {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> First single, "Nothing", made it to {{abbr|No.|Number}} 9 in the UK singles chart before the album's release, propelling the band higher up the ladder - the album peaked at No. 18 in the UK album charts - and although they were still not seen as a mainstream artist, the album still won them "Best British Band" at the [[The Kerrang! Awards|''Kerrang!'' Awards]]. In 2005, readers of ''[[Kerrang!]]'' magazine voted ''Hi-Fi Serious'' the 57th best British rock album ever.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20080327025925/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/kerrang.html Kerrang! The 100 Best British Rock Albums Ever!]}} (at the bottom of the page)</ref> ==Track listing== # "[[Nothing (A song)|Nothing]]" β 3:43 # "[[Something's Going On (song)|Something's Going On]]" β 2:58 # "6 o'Clock on a Tube Stop" β 3:14 # "Going Down" β 4:09 # "Took It Away" β 3:29 # "[[Starbucks (song)|Starbucks]]" β 3:18 # "The Springs" β 4:28 # "Shut Yer Face" β 3:43 # "Pacific Ocean Blue" β 3:27 # "The Distance" β 3:37 # "W.D.Y.C.A.I." (Why Don't You Cry About It) β 3:27 # "Hi-Fi Serious" β 5:57 ==B Sides== The album featured many B Sides across the singles that were released as part of the "Hi-Fi Serious" album cycle. * "Asshole" (Japanese album bonus track) β 4:45 * "T-Shirt Money" (B Side to "Nothing") β 3:27 * "Everybody In" (B Side to "Nothing") β 4:16 * "Getting Me Off" (B Side to "Nothing") β 3:10 * "Some People" (B Side to "Starbucks") β 2:05 * "Champions of Endings" (B Side to "Starbucks" / U.S. album bonus track) β 4:47 * "Monterey" (B Side to "Starbucks") β 2:52 * "Coming Around" (B Side to "Starbucks") β 3:30 * "Rock" (B Side to "Something's Going On") β 4:05 * "Human Condition" (B Side to "Something's Going On") β 4:03 * "Sorry But" (B Side to "Something's Going On") β 4:04 * "Just Like Paradise" (B Side to "Something's Going On") β 4:07 ==DVD features== ''Hi-Fi Serious'' was later [[re-release]]d with an additional DVD of live footage and other video clips of the band. This included music videos for "Nothing", "The Distance" & "Old Folks" (From Monkey Kong), a 12-minute documentary, UK TV commercials for Hi-Fi Serious, and 20 minutes of "Live at Reading 2002" footage. ==2018 Re-Release== ''Hi-Fi Serious'' was re-released again in 2018, including a release on CD and Vinyl. This included a bonus CD entitled "The B Sides", which contained a collection of many hard-to-find songs from their back catalogue. # "Good Idea" (B Side to "No. 1") - 2:18 # "Radio Lebanon" (Previously Unreleased from "Teen Dance Ordinance" sessions) - 3:20 # "Im Over It" (B Side to "Sing-A-Long") - 1:49 # "Owner Of a Lonely Heart" (YES Cover, B Side to "Summer On The Underground") - 4:37 # "Champions Of Endings" (B Side to "Starbucks" / U.S. Bonus Track to "Hi-Fi Serious") - 4:47 # "Alright" (B Side to "No. 1") - 2:41 # "I Cant Wait Until The Morning" (B Side to "Summer On The Underground") - 3:24 # "Last Girl" (B Side to "Foghorn") - 4:24 # "French Kiss" (B Side to "Rush Song" / Japanese Bonus Track to "Teen Dance Ordinance") - 3:14 # "Look What You Made Me Do" (B Side to "Bad Idea") - 3:13 # "Sorry But" (B Side to "Something's Going On") - 4:04 # "Have The Night" (B Side to "Rush Song") - 3:41 # "Coming Around" (B Side to "Starbucks") - 3:30 ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20040711050510/http://www.lyricz.net/A/A Lyrics] {{A (band)}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:A (band) albums]] [[Category:2002 albums]]
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