Fingers Crossed (album)

Fingers Crossed
Studio album by
Architecture in Helsinki
Released9 February 2003 (2003-02-09)
Recorded14 July 2001 – 18 December 2002
StudioSuper Melody World, Melbourne
GenreIndie pop
Length37:21
LabelTrifekta
ProducerCameron Bird
Architecture in Helsinki chronology
Fingers Crossed
(2003) 		In Case We Die
(2005)

Fingers Crossed is the debut studio album by Australian indie pop band Architecture in Helsinki, which was released on 9 February 2003 by independent record label Trifekta.

It is known especially for its gentle, high-pitched synthesizers and an ambitiously wide array of musical instruments, many unconventional and prominent.[1] The instruments used include glockenspiel, woodwinds, xylophone, flute, four different kinds of guitar, trumpet, tuba, trombone, melodica, thumb piano, clarinet, recorder, bass, and various drums and percussion including hand claps, finger snaps, and the taps of tap shoes.[1] It also uses a variety of voices, mainly in gender and age.

In 2007, "Souvenirs" received attention for its use in a Sprint Nextel commercial.,[2] and in 2009 excerpts from the song were used in a popular commercial for Fanta in the United Kingdom.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Phares was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ You Ain't No Picasso noting of commercial use of AiH Archived 6 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine, youaintnopicasso.com, retrieved 2-25-08