Popgasm

Popgasm
Studio album by
Released6 May 2009 (2009-05-06)
Recorded2008–2009
GenrePop rock
Length53:33
Label
Producer
Sunrise Avenue chronology
On the Way to Wonderland
(2006)
Popgasm
(2009)
Out of Style
(2011)
Alternative cover
Japanese release
Singles from Popgasm
  1. "The Whole Story"
    Released: 2 March 2009
  2. "Not Again"
    Released: 29 July 2009
  3. "Welcome to My Life"
    Released: 28 October 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rumbanegative[2]
Soundi[3]
V2.fi[4]

Popgasm is the second studio album by the Finnish rock band Sunrise Avenue. It was released on 6 May 2009 by Bonnier Music and EMI.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Dream Like a Child"4:21
2."The Whole Story"3:33
3."Rising Sun"3:54
4."Welcome to My life"3:29
5."Not Again"3:52
6."Bad"3:28
7."Monk Bay"3:49
8."Bye Bye (One Night Kind)"3:18
9."Kiss 'n' Run"3:14
10."6-0"3:15
11."Birds and Bees"3:07
12."Sail Away with Me"4:06
13."My Girl is Mine"3:15
14."Something Sweet"6:52
Finnish and German download bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
15."Somebody Will Find You Someday"3:16
16."Runaway"3:36
Japanese edition bonus tracks[5][6]
No.TitleLength
15."The Whole Story" (acoustic)3:29
16."Runaway"3:36
17."Happiness"3:24
18."The First Cut Is the Deepest" (live recording at Sonic Pump Studios)3:48

Personnel

Sunrise Avenue

  • Samu Haber – vocals, guitar (all tracks); arrangement (tracks 1, 3–8, 10–14)
  • Sami Osala – drums (all tracks); arrangement (tracks 1, 3–8, 10–14)
  • Raul Ruutu – bass guitar (all tracks); arrangement (tracks 1, 3–8, 10–14)
  • Riku Rajamaa – guitar (all tracks); arrangement (tracks 1, 3–8, 10–14)

Additional musicians

Technical

  • Jukka Backlund – production, arrangement (tracks 1, 3–8, 10–14)
  • MachoPsycho – production, arrangement (tracks 2, 9)
  • Svante Forsbäck – mastering
  • Jesse Vainio – mixing
  • Tim Juckenack – artwork
  • Ville Juurikkala – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 13
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 7

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Rumba review (in Finnish)
  3. ^ Soundi review (in Finnish)
  4. ^ V2.fi review (in Finnish)
  5. ^ "CDJapan : POPGASM Sunrise Avenue CD Album". CDJapan. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Sunrise Avenue Japanese Fan Site". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Sunrise Avenue – Popgasm" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Sunrise Avenue: Popgasm" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sunrise Avenue – Popgasm" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Sunrise Avenue – Popgasm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 August 2025.