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''Teen Spirit'' is the second studio album by the Swedish
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. It was released on 26 February 2001 by
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. It was the group's first album of original material. Three singles were released from the album, "
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", " Halfway Around the World" and " Sugar Rush". A new version of the album including bonus tracks was released on 21 January 2002 in
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. While not repeating the same level of success as their first album, the album went on to sell over 1.5 million copies, despite receiving poor reviews from critics.


Reception


Critical reception

In a mixed review of the album, ''
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'' said that the album's tracks "range in quality from guilty pleasures to already-dated clunkers". The review was positive towards the tracks "Bouncing Off the Ceiling (Upside Down)" and "…To the Music" but overall described the album "a collection of more misses than hits". Writing for ''
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'', Jon Azpiri gave the album two out of five stars, and wrote: "instead of blatantly ripping off
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, they choose to imitate the trademark sound of ubiquitous Swedish pop super-producer
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'' gave the album two out of five stars, criticizing the music’s similarities to recent hits by
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, but said, "At least the happy mood is still reminiscent of ABBA." In a negative review, J.R. Griffin of ''
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'' said that "without the nostalgic ABBA tunes on their side, the A-Teens have demoted themselves to the level of
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, a younger
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." He wrote that the music would only appeal to very young listeners. Writing for Sonicnet, Paul Gaita gave the album two and a half out of five stars, and said that if the group "intend to make good on the threat of their final track and come "Back for More," they'll need to work twice as hard to dispel both the ghosts of
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and this new straight-outta-
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, Gary Graff also criticized the similarities between the album's production and recent Max Martin produced efforts and gave the album a score of 40 out of 100. He praised group members Amit and Dhani for taking a more prominent role on the album.


Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 2 in Sweden on the
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Albums Top 60 chart, No. 18 in Austria on the
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Top Albums chart, No. 33 in Finland on the
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Top 50 Albums chart, No. 5 in Germany on the
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Top 100 Albums chart, No. 5 in the Netherlands on the
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, No. 37 in Norway on the
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Top 40 Albums chart, No. 13 in Switzerland on the
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Top 100 Albums chart, and No. 50 in the United States on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album was certified Gold in Sweden and the United States.


Track listing

*The track "Upside Down" was renamed "Bouncing Off the Ceiling (Upside Down)" on North American pressings of the album. *The track "Morning Light" is a cover of a song by E-Type from the album Last Man Standing.


Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Certifications and sales


Release history


References


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