First Band on the Moon

First Band on the Moon is the third studio album by the Cardigans. It features the international single "Lovefool". It was first released on 12 August 1996 and internationally on 6 September 1996.

First Band on the Moon
Studio album by
the Cardigans
Released6 September 1996 (1996-09-06)
RecordedSeptember 1995 – June 1996
Genre
Length39:01
LabelStockholm·Mercury
ProducerTore Johansson
The Cardigans chronology
Life
(1995)		 First Band on the Moon
(1996)		 The Other Side of the Moon
(1997)
Singles from First Band on the Moon
  1. "Lovefool"
    Released: 10 August 1996
  2. "Been It"
    Released: 25 November 1996
  3. "Your New Cuckoo"
    Released: 9 December 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Entertainment WeeklyB+
The Guardian
Los Angeles Times
NME8/10
Pitchfork8.1/10
Q
Rolling Stone
Spin7/10
The Village VoiceB+

The album was a major breakthrough for the band, both in their native Sweden and internationally. It is their best-selling album in the United States, having sold around 664,000 copies there as of September 2010.

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