Rockin' the Suburbs

Rockin' the Suburbs
Studio album by
Ben Folds
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2001[1]
Recorded2000
GenreAlternative rock
Length48:42
LabelEpic
ProducerBen Folds, Ben Grosse
Ben Folds chronology
Rockin' the Suburbs
(2001) 		Ben Folds Live
(2002)
Singles from Rockin' the Suburbs
  1. "Rockin' the Suburbs"
    Released: April 17, 2001
  2. "Still Fighting It"
    Released: April 9, 2001
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Alternative Press8/10[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[5]
The Guardian[6]
Los Angeles Times[7]
Pitchfork6.3/10[8]
Q[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[11]
Spin7/10[12]

Rockin' the Suburbs is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Ben Folds released on September 11, 2001. His first solo album after leaving his band Ben Folds Five, Rockin' the Suburbs was recorded in Adelaide, Australia, where Folds was living at the time. Two singles from the album were released, Rockin' the Suburbs, and Still Fighting It.

"Rockin' the Suburbs" is Folds' only single to make Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart, peaking there at number 28. The album peaked at number 42 on the Billboard 200 chart, and at number 11 on the Top Internet Albums chart. A remake of the title track featuring William Shatner appeared in the soundtrack for the 2006 film Over the Hedge, which stars Shatner as an opossum named Ozzie.

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  2. ^ "Reviews for Rockin' The Suburbs by Ben Folds". Metacritic. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Rockin' the Suburbs – Ben Folds". AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  4. ^ "Ben Folds: Rockin' the Suburbs". Alternative Press (159): 79. October 2001.
  5. ^ Weingarten, Marc (September 14, 2001). "Rockin' the Suburbs". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  6. ^ Clarke, Betty (September 7, 2001). "Ben Folds: Rockin' the Suburbs (EMI)". The Guardian. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  7. ^ Appleford, Steve (September 16, 2001). "Ben Folds 'Rockin' the Suburbs' Epic". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  8. ^ Tangari, Joe (September 16, 2001). "Ben Folds Five: Rockin' the Suburbs". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  9. ^ "Ben Folds: Rockin' the Suburbs". Q (182): 119. October 2001.
  10. ^ Kot, Greg (September 4, 2001). "Ben Folds: Rockin' The Suburbs". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 15, 2007. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  11. ^ Sarig, Roni (2004). "Ben Folds Five". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 61–62. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  12. ^ Berrett, Jesse (September 2001). "Ben Folds: Rockin' the Suburbs". Spin. 17 (9): 160–62. Retrieved May 3, 2016.