Adema (album)

Adema
Studio album by
Adema
ReleasedAugust 21, 2001
Recorded2000–2001
StudioHenson Studios (Los Angeles)
GenreNu metal[1][2]
Length42:59
LabelArista
ProducerBill Appleberry
Tobias Miller
Adema chronology
Adema
(2001) 		Insomniac's Dream
(2002)
Singles from Adema
  1. "Giving In"
    Released: June 8, 2001
  2. "The Way You Like It"
    Released: November 27, 2001
  3. "Freaking Out"
    Released: February 15, 2002
  4. "Everyone"
    Released: March 4, 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Blender[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[1]
Metal.de3/10[5]
Rock Hard7.5/10[6]
Rock Sound[7]
Rolling Stone[8]

Adema is the debut album by American rock band Adema. It was released on August 21, 2001 through Arista Records and peaked at #27 on the Billboard 200. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on March 6, 2002 for selling over 500,000 copies in the United States,[9] and has since sold over 1 million copies worldwide. The major singles from the album were "The Way You Like It" and "Giving In". "Freaking Out" has also seen some radio airplay. It remains their best-selling album to date.

  1. ^ a b "Adema". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022.
  2. ^ Chris Heaney (October 26, 2001). "Bland, mindless nu-metal music: many bands still love it". The Chicago Maroon. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ Moses, Michael (August–September 2001). "Adema: Adema". Blender. Archived from the original on February 5, 2002. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  5. ^ him (February 19, 2002). "Adema - Adema Review". metal.de. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  6. ^ "Adema". Rock Hard (Vol. 178) (in German). February 19, 2002. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  7. ^ Kerswell, Ronnie (November 2001). "Reviews: Rock". Rock Sound. No. 30. UK: IXO Publishing Ltd. p. 84.
  8. ^ Rolling Stone review
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference adema was invoked but never defined (see the help page).