Making Enemies Is Good

Making Enemies Is Good
Studio album by
Backyard Babies
Released2001
RecordedGreat Linford Manor, Milton Keynes, UK;
Megaphon Studios, Stockholm, Sweden;
MVG Studios, Stockholm;
AKM Studio, Vaxholm, Sweden.
GenreHard rock, glam punk
Length42:11
LabelRCA/BMG
ProducerThomas Skogsberg & Backyard Babies
Backyard Babies chronology
Total 13
(1998) 		Making Enemies Is Good
(2001) 		Stockholm Syndrome
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Kerrang![2]
Metal Rules[3]

Making Enemies Is Good is an album by Backyard Babies, released in 2001. The album includes the band's hit songs "The Clash" and "Brand New Hate". Making Enemies Is Good was produced by Thomas Skogsberg, who also contributed a keyboard solo to the song "Colours".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Backyard Babies, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Love to Roll" 2:04
2."Payback" 3:04
3."Brand New Hate"Backyard Babies, Ginger3:01
4."Colours" 4:49
5."Star War" 3:06
6."The Clash"Backyard Babies, Fredrik Thomander, Anders Wikström3:06
7."My Demonic Side" 3:36
8."The Kids Are Right" 2:57
9."Ex-Files" 3:36
10."Heaven 2.9" 2:50
11."Too Tough to Make Some Friends" 2:17
12."Painkiller"Backyard Babies, Tyla5:33
13."Bigger W/A Trigger" 2:06
Total length:42:11

Personnel

Backyard Babies

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[8] Gold 40,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Making Enemies Is Good at AllMusic
  2. ^ Fortnam, Ian (23 June 2001). "Albums". Kerrang!. No. 858. UK: EMAP. pp. 44–45.
  3. ^ Metal Rules review
  4. ^ "Backyard Babies: Making Enemies Is Good" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Backyard Babies – Making Enemies Is Good" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Backyard Babies – Making Enemies Is Good". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Årslista Album – År 2001" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2001" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2021.


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