Superfiction (album)
Superfiction is the fifth album by 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".
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| Released | July 19, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, post-grunge[1] | |||
| Length | 45:51 | |||
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| Sputnikmusic |  [3] |
| [&].com | [4] |
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.[5][6] "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 and Zach Gilbert.
Commercial performance
The album debuted at #37 on the Billboard 200, selling 11,000 copies in its first week.[7] It dropped off the chart after two weeks.[8]
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[9]
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Wicked World" |
| 3:36 |
| 2. | "What Happens Now" | 3:42 | |
| 3. | "American Dream" |
| 3:38 |
| 4. | "The Break" | 3:45 | |
| 5. | "Welcome2MyWorld" | 3:30 | |
| 6. | "Emily" | 3:36 | |
| 7. | "The Crossroads" | 4:18 | |
| 8. | "Delivering the Saint" |
| 4:24 |
| 9. | "So Long June" |
| 4:41 |
| 10. | "The Park" | 3:40 | |
| 11. | "Flight of the Superstar" | 3:30 | |
| 12. | "The Ballad of the Nameless" | 3:29 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "Dream On" | Steven Tyler | 3:34 |
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
| Charts | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 37 |
| U.S. Billboard Rock Albums | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard Independent Albums | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Alternative Albums | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard Hard Rock Albums | 4 |
References
- https://www.allmusic.com/album/r2218919
- Superfiction review. Allmusic
- Superfiction review. Sputnikmusic
- Davis, Kyzer. "Cold - Superfiction". Bracket and Bracket. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
- "COLD: "SnowBlind" - Live @ Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ (3/24/11)". Retrieved 2011-07-20.
- "COLD Official Music Store". Archived from the original on 2013-03-28.
- Blabbermouth (2011-07-27). "COLD's 'Superfiction' Cracks U.S. Top 40". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- "Cold". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- Superfiction (booklet). SonicStar, Eleven Seven Music. 2011.