''The Virgins'' is the first full-length album by
The Virgins
The Virgins were an American indie rock band formed in 2006 in New York City. The band split up in November 2013.
History 2006–2007: Formation
Frontman Donald Cumming began writing music by himself in his New York apartment. He then recruited ...
. It was released June 3, 2008. Many songs on the album were originally from their EP, ''
The Virgins '07''. "Private Affair" was chosen as the first single for the album. The song "Hey Hey Girl" was used in the trailer for the movie ''
Miss March,'' while the song "Rich Girls" was used in the movie ''
17 Again'', in the trailer for ''
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'', an episode of ''
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(Ghosts) ''and in a
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fall 2010 promotional lifestyle film. The songs "One Week of Danger", "Rich Girls", "Fernando Pando", "Radio Christiane", and "Love is Colder Than Death" were also used in the TV show ''
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'' in the episode "Seventeen Candles". The song "Hey Hey Girl" also appears in ''
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'' in season one episode eighteen.
Track listing
Charts
The album was listed for 14 weeks on the France Albums Top 150. It entered the chart on position 102 on week 40/2008, and its last appearance was on week 14/2009. It peaked on number 71, where it stayed for 1 week.
References
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2008 debut albums
The Virgins albums
Albums produced by S*A*M and Sluggo
Atlantic Records albums