Singles
"All The Things She Said" was served as the lead single off the album. It was released in Europe on 10 September 2002, until a February released worldwide in 2003. The song received mixed reviews from most music critics, many highlighting it as the albums standout and referenced it as one of the successful singles in the early 00's era, while some criticized the repetition and lyrical content of the song. The single became a huge success worldwide, peaking in the top spot in countries including Australia, Austria, Denmark, Germany,Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and United Kingdom. The song became the only song that charted on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the group, peaking at twenty.. The song has sold a total of two million copies worldwide. The music video caused controversy, due to homosexuality in the video with Yulia and Lena kissing infront of the camera.
"Not Gonna Get Us" was released as the second single off the album. The song was released on 5 May 2003 worldwide. The song received generally favorable reviews from most music critics, deeming it as a highlight and praising the composition off the song. The song didn't top charts worldwide, but peaked inside the top twenty in countries including Australia, Austria, France, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom., It became the groups first single to peak at one in the US, on the Hot Dance Club Play charts.
"How Soon Is Now?" was served as the third and final single off the album. It was released worldwide on 7 July 2003. The song was generally negatively received from music critics, criticizing the groups vocals and unoriginality to the original version. However, Morrisey went on to praised the song. The song did not achieve much success, charting in countries Sweden, The Netherlands, Germany, Australia and Austria. The song was not released in the UK or US.
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