The Battle for Everything
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Studio album by Five for Fighting | ||||
Released | February 3, 2004 | |||
Genre | Soft rock | |||
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Metacritic | (47/100) [1] |
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Billboard | (favorable) [4] |
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Entertainment Weekly | C+ [6] |
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The Battle for Everything is a 2004 album from United States recording artist Five for Fighting, the stage name of John Ondrasik.
Contents
Making of the album
Five for Fighting had achieved a hit record with "Superman (It's Not Easy)" in 2001 leading to his America Town album going platinum. For the follow-up, Ondrasik went into the studio with producer Bill Bottrell, best known for his work with Sheryl Crow, in 2003. The Battle for Everything was released on February 3, 2004.
Chart success
The Battle for Everything debuted at No. 20 on the Billboard 200 album chart in February 2004. Its first single "100 Years" was another top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified Gold in the USA on May 11, 2004 and Platinum on October 19, 2009.[12] It has sold 958,000 copies in the US as of November 2009.[13]
Track listing
- "NYC Weather Report" – 4:53
- "The Devil in the Wishing Well" – 3:31
- "If God Made You" – 4:17
- "100 Years" – 4:05
- "Angels & Girlfriends" – 3:29
- "Dying" – 3:18
- "Infidel" – 3:33
- "Disneyland" – 3:53
- "Maybe I" – 4:30
- "The Taste" – 3:10
- "One More for Love" – 4:13
- "Nobody" – 5:10
Bonus Disc
- "Silent Night" – 3:42
- "Superman (It's Not Easy)" [Acoustic] – 3:43
- "Something About You" – 4:01
- "Sister Sunshine" – 2:58
- "2 + 2 Makes Five" – 2:41
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Critic reviews at Metacritic
- ↑ The Battle for Everything at AllMusic
- ↑ Alternative Addiction review
- ↑ Billboard review at the Wayback Machine (archived August 16, 2004)
- ↑ Common Sense Media review
- ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
- ↑ Melodic.net review
- ↑ People review
- ↑ PopMatters review
- ↑ Rolling Stone review at the Wayback Machine (archived February 5, 2008)
- ↑ USA Today review
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External links
- Five for Fighting web page
- The Battle for Everything at Metacritic
- Allmusic The Battle for Everything article
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