Ganging Up on the Sun

Ganging Up on the Sun is the fifth studio album by the rock band Guster. It was released on June 20, 2006. The first single, "Manifest Destiny", was released in late 2005 and its follow-up, "One Man Wrecking Machine", in March 2006. It is Guster's second studio album with Joe Pisapia, his first as a full member. The title comes from a line in the song "Manifest Destiny": "The moon and stars are ganging up on the sun".[5]

Ganging Up on the Sun
Studio album by Guster
Released	June 20, 2006
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	48:55
Label	Reprise
Producer	Joe Pisapia, Jason Lehning, Ron Aniello
Guster chronology
Live 6/17/04 Myrtle Beach, SC (2004) Ganging Up on the Sun (2006) Satellite EP (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The A.V. Club	[2]
MusicOMH	[3]
New York Times	[4]

The album is Guster's most successful release to date, entering the Billboard 200 albums chart at number 25, topping Keep It Together's entry at number 35 in 2003. It won Album of the Year (Major) at the Boston Music Awards in 2006.[6]

Track listing

1. "Lightning Rod" – 2:55
2. "Satellite" – 4:34
3. "Manifest Destiny" – 3:02
4. "One Man Wrecking Machine" – 4:14
5. "The Captain" – 3:26
6. "The New Underground" – 2:52
7. "Ruby Falls" – 7:04
8. "C'mon" – 3:51
9. "Empire State" – 4:59
10. "Dear Valentine" – 4:34
11. "The Beginning of the End" – 2:52
12. "Hang On" – 4:32

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
The Billboard 200	25

References

1. Ganging Up on the Sun at AllMusic
2. "Guster: Ganging Up On The Sun". Music.
3. "Guster - Ganging Up On The Sun | Albums". June 3, 2007.
4. "New CD's". July 10, 2006 – via NYTimes.com.
5. Guster – Manifest Destiny, retrieved 2018-11-27
6. "Boston Music Awards 2006 - Boston Music Awards". Boston Music Awards. Retrieved 2018-11-27.