Teen Spirit is the second studio album by Swedish pop group A-Teens, released on 26 February 2001 by Stockholm Records in Sweden and MCA Records in the US. It is also their first studio album consisting of original new songs in contrast to their ABBA cover concept debut album The ABBA Generation, except one cover called "Morning Light", which was originally recorded by fellow Swedish singer, E-Type.
Its thirteen tracks were recorded in Sweden with new producers and hitmakers Grizzly and Tysper, among others. While musically it is generally perceived to be more American-driven than the Europop sound of their first record, it does include a varied mix of styles including bass, soul, Latin music, and others. Also, the boys from the band (Amit Paul and Dhani Lennevald) collaborated more on the vocals.
Teen Spirit spawned four singles, including the #1 hit and signature song "Upside Down". This song was renamed for the US and Canadian market as "Bouncing off the Ceiling (Upside Down)". A new version of the album with bonus tracks was released on 21 January 2002 in Scandinavia, Germany and Mexico including bonus tracks and the single used to promote the Disney movie The Princess Diaries, "Heartbreak Lullaby". The album debuted in #52 in the Billboard 200 chart with 29,000 sold.[10]
Teen Spirit was certifiedGold in the US and Poland as well as Platinum in Sweden and many other countries. While not repeating the same level of success as their debut album, the album went on to sell over 1.5 million copies, despite poor reviews from critics.
The songs "Halfway Around the World", "Heartbreak Lullaby" and "Upside Down" were played frequently on Radio Disney.
In Thailand, Teen Spirit was a verifiable smash hit, so Universal Music re-issued the album there with new artwork, bonus remixes and music videos.
"Upside Down" – 3:14
"...to the Music" – 3:22
"Halfway Around the World" – 3:41
"Firefly" – 3:07
"Sugar Rush" – 3:03
"Rockin'" – 3:27
"Around the Corner of Your Eye" – 4:12
"Slammin' Kinda Love" – 3:04
"All My Love" – 3:17
"For All That I Am" – 3:19
"That's What (It's All About)" – 3:17
"Morning Light" – 3:10
"Back for More" – 3:13
"Give It Up" – 3:42
"Upside Down" (Almighty Radio mix) - 4:15
"Halfway Around the World" (M12 Massive Remix) – 6:57
Music videos: "Upside Down" and "Halfway Around the World"
Teen Spirit - New Version
After the success of Teen Spirit in 2001 and the single "Heartbreak Lullaby" Universal Music chose to re-release the album in the Scandinavia, Germany and Mexico, where the album sold relatively well. The re-issue was released on 21 January 2002 with the title Teen Spirit - New Version.