The Art of Losing

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studio album
First released:
Feb 24 2003

Overview Edit

The Art of Losing is the second studio album from American Hi-Fi. It featured the singles "The Art of Losing" and "The Breakup Song". The album peaked at #80 on the Billboard 200.

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Record label:
unknown
Catalog number:
unknown
Release dates:
  • Feb 24 2003 in United Kingdom
  • Feb 25 2003 in Canada
  • Feb 25 2003 in France
  • Feb 25 2003 in United States
  • Mar 4 2003 in Germany

Genres

Pop Punk, Power Pop, Alternative Rock, Post-grunge, Punk, Pop, Rock. Vote on Genres

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5 stars A definite 5 star album
I used to dismiss American Hi-Fi as one of those radio-friendly-so-called-post-nirvana-alternative bands - boy I was wrong ! On 'The art of Losing' these guys put out 11 brilliant rock song with a razor sharp edge. There is no filler material and the album clocks in at a bit under 37 minutes - which is great. Why should they spoil a perfect album with mediocre songs just to add a bit of play time ? My favorite tracks are 'The Art of Losing' (which reminds me a bit of Adam and the Ants with the d…
Written by D. Christen "dan_chris"
3 stars An interesting sophomore effort
American Hi-Fi released a very poignant, versatile, and emotionally charged rock debut, which spawned a fairly successful single with "Flavor of the Weak", as well as less successful, but better quality singles "Another Perfect Day" and "Safer on the Outside".

With The Art of Losing, they lost nearly all of their emotional depth. However, what they have managed to muster is an album that is a lot more fun to listen to. The first three tracks focused around the theme of breaking up (hence "The Ar…
Written by "dramacomic"

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The Art of Losing 13 tracks format: 1 x CD
release dates: Mar 31 2003 in [Worldwide]
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