Hi-Fi Serious

Hi-Fi Serious is the third studio album by British band A, released in 2002.

Hi-Fi Serious
Studio album by
A
Released4 March 2002
GenreAlternative rock, post-grunge, hard rock, pop rock
Length45:36
LabelLondon
ProducerKen Andrews, Al Clay
A chronology
Exit Stage Right
(2000)		 Hi-Fi Serious
(2002)		 Teen Dance Ordinance
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Artist Direct[2]
Drowned in Sound[3]
NME[4]
Nude as the News(Positive)[5]
Ox-FanzineFavourable[6]

The name "Hi-Fi Serious" was derived from the name of the hi-fi electronics store Alan Partridge buys a Bang & Olufsen stereo from in the last episode of I'm Alan Partridge series 1. The tour in support of this album's release was called the 'Inner City Sumo' tour - another reference to I'm Alan Partridge (Season 1 Episode 1).

Charts and sales

The album is certified Silver in the U.K., having sold over 60,000 copies.[7]

First single, "Nothing", made it to No. 9 in the UK singles chart before the album's release, propelling the band higher up the ladder - the album peaked at No. 18 in the UK album charts - and although they were still not seen as a mainstream artist, the album still won them "Best British Band" at the "Kerrang! awards".

Track listing
  1. "Nothing" – 3:43
  2. "Something's Going On" – 2:58
  3. "6 o'Clock on a Tube Stop" – 3:14
  4. "Going Down" – 4:09
  5. "Took It Away" – 3:29
  6. "Starbucks" – 3:18
  7. "The Springs" – 4:28
  8. "Shut Yer Face" – 3:43
  9. "Pacific Ocean Blue" – 3:27
  10. "The Distance" – 3:37
  11. "W.D.Y.C.A.I." (Why Don't You Cry About It) – 3:27
  12. "Hi-Fi Serious" – 5:57
  13. "Champions of Endings" (U.S. bonus track) - 4:25

B-Sides

  • "Asshole" - 4:45
  • "T-Shirt Money" – 3:27
  • "Everybody In" – 4:16
  • "Getting Me Off" - 3:10
  • "Some People" - 2:05
  • "Monterey" - 2:52
  • "Coming Around" - 3:31
  • "Rock" - 4:05
  • "Human Condition" - 4:03
  • "Sorry But..."
  • "Just Like Paradise"

DVD features

Hi-Fi Serious was later re-released with an additional DVD of live footage and other video clips of the band. This included music videos for "Nothing", "The Distance" & "Old Folks" (From Monkey Kong), a 12-minute documentary, UK TV commercials for Hi-Fi Serious, and 20 minutes of "Live at Reading 2002" footage.

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References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Artist Direct review
  3. Drowned in Sound review
  4. NME review
  5. Nude as the News review Archived 2004-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Hiller, Joachim (March–May 2002). "Reviews: A / Hi-Fi Serious CD". Ox-Fanzine (in German). Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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