Super Extra Gravity

Super Extra Gravity is the sixth and final studio album by Swedish band the Cardigans. It was produced by Tore Johansson, who last worked with the Cardigans on Gran Turismo and later with the band Franz Ferdinand. The album was released in Germany and Ireland on 14 October 2005 and in the UK on 17 October 2005. A Japanese edition was later released. The first single released was "I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer". The second single was "Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)". It was said that "Godspell"—the lyrics of which reference a conservative religious mentality common to the band's hometown of Jönköping—was to be the third single, but plans for its release fell through.

Super Extra Gravity
Studio album by the Cardigans
Released	14 October 2005
Recorded	2005
Genre	Rock[1] country rock[2] pop rock[3]
Length	40:03
Label	Stockholm
Producer	Tore Johansson
The Cardigans chronology
Long Gone Before Daylight (2003) Super Extra Gravity (2005) Best Of (2008)
Singles from Super Extra Gravity
"I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer" Released: 21 September 2005 "Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)" Released: 6 February 2006

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	64/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
BBC Music	(positive)[6]
The Music Box	[7]
Pitchfork	7.5/10[2]
PopMatters	7/10[8]
Rolling Stone	[3]
Slant Magazine	[1]
Spin	4/10[9]
The Times	by Bob Stanley[10] by Martin Aston[11] 3rd place by Pete Paphides[12]
Yahoo! Music UK	[13]

Singles

1. "I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer" (8 October 2005)
2. "Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)" (6 February 2006)

• The band planned to release "Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)" in the UK in April 2006, but this was cancelled because of the poor performance of the album and first single there. Instead, a two-track digital single was released on iTunes in the UK.
• Promos were sent to radio in Europe for "Godspell" as a third single from the album, but a full commercial release never happened.

Track listing

All music by Peter Svensson; all lyrics by Nina Persson and Nathan Larson, except where noted.

1. "Losing a Friend" (Persson) – 3:44
2. "Godspell" – 3:29
3. "Drip Drop Teardrop" (Persson) – 3:15
4. "Overload" – 3:18
5. "I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer" – 3:33
6. "Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)" – 3:37
7. "Little Black Cloud" (Persson) – 3:26
8. "In the Round" – 4:17
9. "Holy Love" – 4:07
10. "Good Morning Joan" – 3:37
11. "And Then You Kissed Me II" – 4:01

Japanese and French editions bonus tracks

12. "Bonus Track" – 0:22
13. "Slowdown Town" – 4:09

UK edition bonus tracks

12. "Bonus Tracks" – 0:22
13. "Give Me Your Eyes" (Persson) – 3:23
14. "Slow" – 4:03

"Godspell" German promotional single cover

Personnel

• Peter Svensson – guitar, vocals
• Magnus Sveningsson – bass, vocals
• Bengt Lagerberg – drums, percussion
• Lars-Olof Johansson – keyboards, piano
• Nina Persson – lead vocals

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Super Extra Gravity Chart (2005) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] 48 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[15] 14 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] 15 French Albums (SNEP)[17] 85 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] 30 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[19] 142 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[20] 8 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 42 UK Albums (OCC)[23] 78

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Super Extra Gravity Chart (2005) Position Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 23 Chart (2006) Position Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 83

Certifications

Certifications for Super Extra Gravity

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[26]	Gold	30,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Slant Magazine review
2. Hogan, Mark (February 9, 2006). "The Cardigans: Super Extra Gravity Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
3. "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved 2013-01-30.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
4. Critic reviews at Metacritic
5. AllMusic review
6. BBC Music review
7. The Music Box review
8. PopMatters review
9. Spin review
10. Stanley, Bob (October 14, 2005). "Reviews: Albums: The Cardigans: Super Extra Gravity". Times 2: Sounds. The Times. No. 68518. p. 19[S]. Gale IF0502788800, A137559362.
11. Aston, Martin (October 15–21, 2005). "Music Reviews: The Cardigans: Super Extra Gravity". Sounds. TheKnowledge. No. 68519 (London / East England ed.). The Times. p. 28[S6]. Gale IF0503452189, A137821661.
12. Paphides, Pete (April 15–21, 2006). "Top Five Gigs". Sounds. TheKnowledge. No. 68675 (London / East England ed.). The Times. p. 33[S5]. Gale IF0503459145, A144738738.
13. "The Cardigans - 'Super Extra Gravity'". Yahoo! Music UK. October 25, 2005. Archived from the original on November 3, 2005. Retrieved 2013-01-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
14. "Austriancharts.at – The Cardigans – Super Extra Gravity" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
15. "Danishcharts.dk – The Cardigans – Super Extra Gravity". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
16. "The Cardigans: Super Extra Gravity" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
17. "Lescharts.com – The Cardigans – Super Extra Gravity". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
18. "Offiziellecharts.de – The Cardigans – Super Extra Gravity" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
19. カーディガンズのランキング [The Cardigans album sales ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
20. "Norwegiancharts.com – The Cardigans – Super Extra Gravity". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
21. "Swedishcharts.com – The Cardigans – Super Extra Gravity". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
22. "Swisscharts.com – The Cardigans – Super Extra Gravity". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
23. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
24. "Sverigetopplistan > Sök Alla Listar > Årlistar > Album > 2005 > Visa!". Sverigetopplistan (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
25. "Sverigetopplistan > Sök Alla Listar > Årlistar > Album > 2006 > Visa!". Sverigetopplistan (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
26. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2005" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

External links

• Super Extra Gravity microsite
• Music videos from Super Extra Gravity on the official website