I Thought I Was an Alien

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I Thought I Was an Alien
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Studio album by Soko
Released 13 February 2012
Label
Producer
Soko chronology
Not Sokute
(2007)Not Sokute2007
I Thought I Was an Alien
(2012)
My Dreams Dictate My Reality
(2015)
Singles from I Thought I Was an Alien
  1. "We Might Be Dead by Tomorrow"
    Released: 2012

My Dreams Dictate My Reality2015

I Thought I Was an Alien is the debut studio album by French singer Soko, released in February 2012.

Release and promotion

Stereogum premiered I Thought I Was an Alien for online streaming on 13 February 2012.[1] The album was issued to Belgian, British, Dutch, German, Italian, Irish, Luxembourgish, Polish and Swiss music stores on 17 February.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 68/100[12]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[13]
The Fly 2/5 stars[14]
The Independent 4/5 stars[15]
Loud and Quiet (7/10)[16]
NME (7/10)[17]
The Stool Pigeon 2/5 stars[18]
Uncut (6/10)[19]

Tracklist

  1. "I Just Want to Make It New with You" (2:19)
  2. "I Thought I Was an Alien" (2:18)
  3. "People Always Look Better in the Sun" (2:18)
  4. "We Might Be Dead by Tomorrow" (2:41)
  5. "No More Home, No More Love..." (2:36)
  6. "For Marlon" (3:23)
  7. "First Love Never Die" (4:22)
  8. "Treat Your Woman Right" (4:19)
  9. "How Are You??" (3:46)
  10. "Don't You Touch Me" (3:23)
  11. "Destruction of the Disgusting Ugly Hate" (3:55)
  12. "Happy Hippie Birthday" (4:01)
  13. "I've Been Alone Too Long" (4:44)
  14. "Why Don't You Eat Me Now, You Can" (1:28)
  15. "You Have a Power on Me" (2:49)

Chart positions

Year Chart Peak
position
2012 Belgian Heatseekers (Ultratop Flanders)[20] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] 35
French Albums (SNEP)[22] 53
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 74
2014 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] 76
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] 107
UK Independent Albums Breakers (OCC)[24] 12
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[25] 15

References

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  20. 20.0 20.1 "Ultratop.be – Soko – I Thought I Was An Alien" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  21. 21.0 21.1 "Ultratop.be – Soko – I Thought I Was An Alien" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  22. "Lescharts.com – Soko – I Thought I Was An Alien". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  23. "Swisscharts.com – Soko – I Thought I Was An Alien". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
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  25. "Soko – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Soko. Retrieved 21 March 2014.