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Life is the second studio album by Swedish pop rock band the Cardigans. It was released worldwide in 1995 and was an international success, especially in Japan, where it achieved platinum status. Outside of Sweden and Japan (where debut Emmerdale had been released in 1994), it was released as their first album: a compilation of tracks from both Emmerdale and Life. It was released on 20 February 1996 in the United States under the label Minty Fresh Records.[17]

Released24 March 1995[1]
Recorded1994
StudiosTambourine Studios (Malmö, Sweden)[2]
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Life
Studio album by
the Cardigans
Released24 March 1995[1]
Recorded1994
StudiosTambourine Studios (Malmö, Sweden)[2]
Genres
Length45:22 (original version)
47:04 (UK)
47:59 (US)
LabelStockholm
ProducerTore Johansson
The Cardigans chronology
Emmerdale
(1994)		 Life
(1995)		 First Band on the Moon
(1996)
Singles from Life
  1. "Carnival"
    Released: March 1995
  2. "Hey! Get Out of My Way"
    Released: 1995
  3. "Sick & Tired"
    Released: September 1995[6]
  4. "Rise & Shine"
    Released: February 1996[7]
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More information Initial reviews (in 1995/1996), Review scores ...
Professional ratings
Initial reviews (in 1995/1996)
Review scores
SourceRating
Alternative PressStarStar[8]
Chicago TribuneStarStarStar[9]
Entertainment WeeklyA[10]
NME8/10[11]
SelectStarStarStar[12]
Smash HitsStarStarStarStarStar[13]
Sunday News8/10[14]
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More information Retrospective reviews (after 1995/1996), Review scores ...
Professional ratings
Retrospective reviews (after 1995/1996)
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar[15]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStarStar[16]
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Track listing

All music composed by Peter Svensson, except "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" by Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne

Swedish edition

  1. "Carnival" (Lyrics: Nina Persson, Svensson, Sveningsson) – 3:37
  2. "Gordon's Gardenparty" (Lyrics: Persson, Svensson) – 3:22
  3. "Daddy's Car" (Lyrics: Sveningsson, Bengt Lagerberg) – 3:35
  4. "Pikebubbles" (Lyrics: Sveningsson, Svensson) – 3:05
  5. "Tomorrow" (Lyrics: Sveningsson) – 3:05
  6. "Beautiful One" (Lyrics: Sveningsson) – 3:28
  7. "Travelling with Charley" (Lyrics: Sveningsson, Svensson) – 4:09
  8. "Fine" (Lyrics: Sveningsson) – 3:11
  9. "Sunday Circus Song" (Lyrics: Sveningsson, Svensson) – 3:56
  10. "Hey! Get Out of My Way" (Lyrics: Persson, Svensson) – 3:30
  11. "Closing Time" (Lyrics: Lars-Olof Johansson, Sveningsson, Svensson) – 10:22

UK, French, Canadian and Brazilian version

  1. "Carnival" – 3:37
  2. "Gordon's Gardenparty" – 3:22
  3. "Daddy's Car" – 3:35
  4. "Sick & Tired" (Lyrics: Sveningsson) – 3:24
  5. "Tomorrow" – 3:05
  6. "Rise & Shine" (Lyrics: Sveningsson) – 3:30
  7. "Beautiful One" – 3:28
  8. "Travelling with Charley" – 4:09
  9. "Fine" – 3:11
  10. "Celia Inside" (Lyrics: Sveningsson) – 4:42
  11. "Hey! Get Out of My Way" – 3:32
  12. "After All..." (Lyrics: Sveningsson) – 2:57
  13. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" (Lyrics: Butler) – 4:32[18]

This version omits "Pikebubbles", "Sunday Circus Song" and "Closing Time", replacing them with "Sick & Tired", "Rise & Shine", "Celia Inside", "After All..." and "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" from Emmerdale. "Celia Inside" is a longer edit, and "Rise & Shine" is a new recording, while the others are taken directly from the previous album. The omitted song "Pikebubbles" was released internationally as the B-side to the 1995 "Rise & Shine" single. Additionally, "Hey! Get Out Of My Way" is the single version.

US edition

  1. "Carnival" – 3:36
  2. "Daddy's Car" – 3:35
  3. "Fine" – 3:09
  4. "Rise & Shine" – 3:28
  5. "Our Space" – 3:29
  6. "Celia Inside" – 4:40
  7. "Over the Water" – 2:13
  8. "Tomorrow" – 3:03
  9. "Sick & Tired" – 3:23
  10. "Beautiful One" – 3:27
  11. "Gordon's Gardenparty" – 3:19
  12. "Hey! Get Out of My Way" – 3:30
  13. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" – 4:30[18]
  14. "Happy Meal" – 2:36

This version omits "Pikebubbles", "Travelling with Charley", "Sunday Circus Song" and "Closing Time", replacing them with "Rise & Shine", "Our Space", "Celia Inside", "Over the Water", "Sick & Tired" and "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" from Emmerdale and exclusive US bonus track "Happy Meal". The four omitted tracks were included as a bonus disc with the US version of Emmerdale, released in 1997.

Personnel

Other appearance

"Carnival" was featured on the soundtracks of the 1997 film Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery and the 1996 Australian film Love and Other Catastrophes, and it also appeared in an episode of the MTV animated series Daria.

Singles

Continental Europe/UK

  • "Sick & Tired" (March 1995, #96 UK)
  • "Carnival" (May 1995, #72 UK)[19]
  • "Sick & Tired" (re-release, September 1995, #34 UK)
  • "Carnival" (re-release, November 1995, #35 UK)
  • "Rise & Shine" (February 1996, #29 UK)

Japan/Sweden

  • "Carnival"
  • "Hey! Get Out of My Way"
  • "Rise & Shine" (Japan only re-release)

Charts

More information Chart (1995–96), German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) ...
Chart (1995–96)
  • Peak
  • position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20]50
Icelandic Albums (Plötur og Diskar)[21] 1
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[22] 13
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[23]69
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[24]20
UK Albums (Official Charts)[25]51
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Certifications

More information Region, Certification ...
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[26] 2× Platinum 500,000[27]
Sweden (GLF)[28] Platinum 191,000[29]
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] Gold 100,000*
Summaries
Worldwide — 1,500,000[27]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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