Scouting for Girls is the eponymous debut album by London-based indie pop group Scouting For Girls. It was released on 17 September 2007 and has been certified 3 times platinum in the United Kingdom since its release. It contains the hit singles "She's So Lovely" and "Elvis Ain't Dead" as well as their song "It's Not About You", which was only released as a limited-copy EP in June 2007. The album had a two-week run as the UK Album Chart 'Number 1 album' on 20 January 2008 after taking over from Amy Macdonald's debut album This Is The Life. It was replaced on 3 February 2008 by Adele's debut album 19.
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| Released | 17 September 2007 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Andy Green | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Drowned in Sound |   [2] |
| NME | [3] |
Singles
edit- "It's Not About You" was released as the first single on 25 June 2007. It peaked at #31 on the UK Singles Chart.
- "She's So Lovely" was released as the second single on 27 August 2007. It peaked at #7 on the UK Singles Chart as the most successful single on the album.
- "Elvis Ain't Dead" was released as the third single on 17 December 2007. It peaked at #8 on the UK Singles Chart.
- "Heartbeat" was released as the fourth single on 7 April 2008. It peaked at #10 on the UK Singles Chart.
- "I Wish I Was James Bond" was released as the fifth single on 7 November 2008. It peaked at #40 on the UK Singles Chart.
- "Keep on Walking" was originally set for release as the fifth single, yet instead it was released as a promotional single on 9 March 2009. It peaked at #78 on the UK Singles Chart.
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Roy Stride
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Keep on Walking" | 3:37 |
| 2. | "She's So Lovely" | 3:43 |
| 3. | "It's Not About You" | 4:12 |
| 4. | "The Aeroplane Song" | 4:20 |
| 5. | "Heartbeat" | 2:55 |
| 6. | "Elvis Ain't Dead" | 3:49 |
| 7. | "I'm Not Over You" | 3:24 |
| 8. | "I Need a Holiday" | 3:21 |
| 9. | "The Mountains of Navaho" | 3:21 |
| 10. | "I Wish I Was James Bond" | 3:15 |
Bonus tracks
editAll tracks are written by Roy Stride
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 11. | "Michaela Strachan You Broke My Heart (When I Was 12)" (Begins 3 minutes 47 seconds into the song "I Wish I Was James Bond" on the standard album) | 3:09 |
Chart performance
editWhen it was first released in September 2007, Scouting for Girls debuted at No.12.[4] The next week it fell down 8 places and then fell out of the top 40 in October 2007. It started to climb back up the chart in January 2008 until it reached its new peak of No.4 on 13 January. The next week it climbed to No.1 after 18 weeks of falling and climbing then it remained there for two weeks.
On 28 December 2008, it was announced as the 10th biggest selling album of 2008 after 60 weeks on the chart.[5] The album has sold 952,303 copies as of October 2015.[6]
Charts
editCertifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Ireland (IRMA)[13] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[14] | 3× Platinum | 900,000^ |
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Personnel
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References
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2008.
- ^ NME review
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Radio 1 - Chart - The Official UK Top 40 Albums Chart". BBC. 1 January 2012. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ Jones, Alan (23 October 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: 20,351 sales sees Jamie Lawson top the albums chart". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Scouting For Girls". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "UK Year-End Charts 2007" (PDF). Official Charts Company. ChartsPlus. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "UK Year-End 2009" (PDF). Charts Plus. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - 2008 Certification Awards - Platinum". Irish Recorded Music Association.
- ^ "British album certifications – Scouting for Girls – Scouting For Girls". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 February 2022.