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Superfiction (album)

2011 studio album by Cold From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Superfiction is the fifth album by the American rock band Cold. It was released on July 19, 2011 in the US and in the UK. This is Cold's first album since their reunion and six years since their previous release. Two singles were released; "Wicked World" and "American Dream".

ReleasedJuly 19, 2011
Recorded2010
StudioSonicstar Studios (Jacksonville Beach, Florida)
Quick facts Studio album by Cold, Released ...
Superfiction
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 19, 2011
Recorded2010
StudioSonicstar Studios (Jacksonville Beach, Florida)
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Length45:51
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Producers
Cold chronology
A Different Kind of Pain
(2005)
Superfiction
(2011)
The Things We Can't Stop
(2019)
Singles from Superfiction
  1. "Wicked World"
    Released: May 10, 2011
  2. "American Dream"
    Released: January 1, 2012
  3. "Emily"
    Released: May 12, 2012
  4. "Delivering the Saint"
    Released: September 18, 2012
  5. "Flight of the Superstar"
    Released: December 13, 2012
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Background

While touring the band announced that at every show they would be recording their new song "Snowblind" and that the best performance would be included as a hidden track on the new album, this however turned out to be untrue as the retail versions only contain the original twelve songs proposed for the release. "The Crossroads" was originally titled "My Religion" during Cold's live shows before the album's release.[3][4] "What Happens Now?" was written for a new Spider-Man movie and was initially titled "The Web". To the band's dismay, it was ultimately not chosen to be featured in the film.

This is Cold's first album to be released on vinyl, the first album the band recorded as a four-piece since their 1998 debut, and their last album with members Jeremy Marshall, Zach Gilbert and Sam McCandless.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at #37 on the Billboard 200, selling 11,000 copies in its first week.[5] It dropped off the chart after two weeks.[6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Scooter Ward; all music is composed by Scooter Ward, except where noted; all drum beats created by Sam McCandless[7]

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No.TitleMusicLength
1."Wicked World"
3:36
2."What Happens Now" 3:42
3."American Dream"
  • Ward
  • Khandwala
3:38
4."The Break" 3:45
5."Welcome2MyWorld" 3:30
6."Emily" 3:36
7."The Crossroads" 4:18
8."Delivering the Saint"
  • Ward
  • Zac Gilbert
  • McCandless
  • Jeremy Marshall
4:24
9."So Long June"
  • Ward
  • Gilbert
  • McCandless
  • Marshall
4:41
10."The Park" 3:40
11."Flight of the Superstar" 3:30
12."The Ballad of the Nameless" 3:29
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iTunes exclusive
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Dream On"Steven Tyler3:34
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Personnel

Cold

  • Scooter Ward – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
  • Zach Gilbert – lead guitar
  • Jeremy Marshall – bass, backing vocals
  • Sam McCandless – drums

Additional personnel

  • Jeremy Parker – co-producer
  • Kato Khandwala – co-producer, mixing, additional engineering
  • Nathan James – mastering
  • Christopher Flowers – assistant and additional engineer
  • Brian Robbins – assistant engineer
  • Michael "Mutoh" Milan – guitar tech, digital editing
  • Terrence Deutsch – digital editing
  • John Bender – additional background vocals
  • Philipa Ruben – voice of news personality (track 9)
  • Trevor Niemann – art direction and design

Charts

More information Charts, Peak position ...
Charts Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 20037
U.S. Billboard Rock Albums10
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums5
U.S. Billboard Alternative Albums10
U.S. Billboard Hard Rock Albums4
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