I Thought I Was an Alien

I Thought I Was an Alien
Studio album by
Soko
Released13 February 2012
Label
Producer
Soko chronology
Not Sokute
(2007) 		I Thought I Was an Alien
(2012) 		My Dreams Dictate My Reality
(2015)
Singles from I Thought I Was an Alien

I Thought I Was an Alien is the debut studio album by French singer Soko, released in February 2012.

Release and promotion

Stereogum premiered I Thought I Was an Alien for online streaming on 13 February 2012.[1] The album was issued to Belgian, British, Dutch, German, Italian, Irish, Luxembourgish, Polish and Swiss music stores on 17 February.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[12]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[13]
The Fly[14]
The Independent[15]
Loud and Quiet(7/10)[16]
NME(7/10)[17]
The Stool Pigeon[18]
Uncut(6/10)[19]

Track listing

  1. "I Just Want to Make It New with You" - 2:19
  2. "I Thought I Was an Alien" - 2:18
  3. "People Always Look Better in the Sun" - 2:18
  4. "We Might Be Dead by Tomorrow" - 2:41
  5. "No More Home, No More Love..." - 2:36
  6. "For Marlon" - 3:23
  7. "First Love Never Die" - 4:22
  8. "Treat Your Woman Right" - 4:19
  9. "How Are You??" - 3:46
  10. "Don't You Touch Me" - 3:23
  11. "Destruction of the Disgusting Ugly Hate" - 3:55
  12. "Happy Hippie Birthday" - 4:01
  13. "I've Been Alone Too Long" - 4:44
  14. "Why Don't You Eat Me Now, You Can" - 1:28
  15. "You Have a Power on Me" - 2:49

Chart positions

Year Chart Peak
position
2012 Belgian Heatseekers (Ultratop Flanders)[20] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] 35
French Albums (SNEP)[22] 53
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 74
2014 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] 76
UK Independent Albums Breakers (OCC)[24] 12
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[25] 15

References

  1. ^ Singh, Amrit (13 February 2012). "Stream SoKo I Thought I Was An Alien (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  2. ^ "I Thought I Was an Alien von Soko" (in German). iTunes Austria. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  3. ^ "I Thought I Was An Alien by Soko". iTunes Belgium. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  4. ^ "I Thought I Was an Alien von Soko" (in German). iTunes Germany. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  5. ^ "I Thought I Was an Alien di Soko" (in Italian). iTunes Italy. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  6. ^ "I Thought I Was An Alien by Soko". iTunes Ireland. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  7. ^ "I Thought I Was An Alien by Soko". iTunes Luxembourg. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  8. ^ "'I Thought I Was an Alien' van Soko" (in Dutch). iTunes Netherlands. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  9. ^ "I Thought I Was an Alien by Soko". iTunes Poland. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  10. ^ "I Thought I Was an Alien von Soko" (in German). iTunes Switzerland. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  11. ^ "I Thought I Was An Alien by Soko". iTunes UK. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  12. ^ "I Thought I Was An Alien Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  13. ^ O'Brien, Jon. "I Thought I Was an Alien - Soko". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  14. ^ Pia, Camilla (17 February 2012). "Soko 'I Thought I Was An Alien' (Because Music)". The Fly. MAMA & Company. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  15. ^ Richman, Simmy (19 February 2012). "Album: Soko, I Thought I Was an Alien (Because Music)". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  16. ^ Little, Sam. "SOKO - I THOUGHT I WAS AN ALIEN". Loud and Quiet. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  17. ^ T. Donahue, Anne (15 February 2012). "Soko - 'I Thought I Was An Alien'". NME. IPC Media – Inspire (Time Inc.). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  18. ^ "Soko – I Thought I Was An Alien". The Stool Pigeon. Junko Partners Publishing. 28 February 2012. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  19. ^ "Music Reviews". Uncut. IPC Media: 98. March 2012.
  20. ^ a b "Ultratop.be – Soko – I Thought I Was An Alien" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  21. ^ "Ultratop.be – Soko – I Thought I Was An Alien" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  22. ^ "Lescharts.com – Soko – I Thought I Was An Alien". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  23. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Soko – I Thought I Was An Alien". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  24. ^ "15-03-2014 Top 40 Independent Albums Breakers Archive | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  25. ^ "Soko Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 March 2014.