''Surfin' on a Backbeat'' is the third studio album by German
pop
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Album ...
singer
Sasha, released by
Warner Music
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on 29 October 2001 in
German-speaking Europe
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.
Taking Sasha's work further into
pop rock
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, ''Surfin' on a Backbeat'' reached the top ten of the albums charts in Germany,
but charted significantly lower than its predecessors.
It was however,
certified gold
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by the German leg of the
IFPI
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for more than 200,000 sold copies.
The album and its re-release produced four singles, including leading single "
Here She Comes Again" and "
This Is My Time", the
2002 FIFA World Cup
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television hymn.
A reissue of the album was released on 22 July 2002, containing two previously unreleased tracks.
Track listing
# "Rooftop" – 4:09
# "Blown Away" – 3:21
# "
Turn It into Something Special" – 4:41
# "One Look in Your Eyes" – 4:13
# "
Here She Comes Again" – 3:55
# "Everybody Loves You" – 4:31
# "On and On" – 4:02
# "Let's Get Closer" – 3:17
# "Just a Second Away" – 4:14
# "Drive My Car" – 3:45
# "Days Like These" – 3:54
# "Why Does Everybody Hurt" – 3:35
2002 reissue
# "
This Is My Time" – 3:37
# "Rooftop" – 4:09
# "Blown Away" – 3:21
# "Turn It into Something Special" – 4:41
# "One Look in Your Eyes" – 4:13
# "Here She Comes Again" – 3:55
# "Everybody Loves You" – 4:31
# "On and On" – 4:02
# "Let's Get Closer" – 3:17
# "Just a Second Away" – 4:14
# "Drive My Car" – 3:45
# "Days Like These" – 3:54
# "Why Does Everybody Hurt" – 3:35
# "Through the Barricades" – 6:16
Charts
Weekly charts
Certifications
References
External links
Sasha's official website
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2001 albums
Sasha (German singer) albums