Feeling Strangely Fine

Feeling Strangely Fine
Studio album by
Semisonic
ReleasedMarch 24, 1998
RecordedApril–August 1997
StudioSeedy Underbelly Studio, Minneapolis, Minnesota
GenreAlternative rock, power pop, post-grunge
Length50:31
LabelMCA
ProducerNick Launay
Semisonic chronology
Great Divide
(1996) 		Feeling Strangely Fine
(1998) 		All About Chemistry
(2001)
Singles from Feeling Strangely Fine
  1. "Closing Time"
    Released: March 10, 1998
  2. "Singing in My Sleep"
    Released: August 18, 1998
  3. "Secret Smile"
    Released: January 11, 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[3]
NME5/10[4]
Q[5]
Robert Christgau(dud)[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[8]

Feeling Strangely Fine is the second studio album by American rock band Semisonic. It is the follow-up to the band's debut album Great Divide recorded at Seedy Underbelly Studio in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The album contains some of Semisonic's best-known songs, including the major radio hit "Closing Time", as well as the singles "Singing in My Sleep" and "Secret Smile". The song "Never You Mind" was featured in the 1999 film Never Been Kissed.[9]

  1. ^ Childers, David M.. Feeling Strangely Fine at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  2. ^ Bautz, Mark (1998-04-10). "Feeling Strangely Fine Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  3. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 997.
  4. ^ "Feeling Strangely Fine - NME".
  5. ^ Blake, Mark. "Review: Semisonic – Feeling Strangely Fine". Q (July 1999). EMAP Metro Ltd: 146.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Semisonic". Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  7. ^ Tarnow, Noah (1998-03-23). "Semisonic: Feeling Strangely Fine : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  8. ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "Semisonic". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 727. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  9. ^ Kaplan, Illana (April 9, 2019). "'Never Been Kissed' Turns 20: Pucker Up for Its 6 Best Music Moments". Billboard.