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The Art of Losing by American Hi-Fi
The Art of Losing is an album by American Hi-Fi, released in 2003. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “The Art of Losing”, on 3 lists with a best position of #85.
The Art of Losing, American Hi-Fi's second studio album, came out on Island Records in February 2003, and most of it was written on the tour bus while the Boston band was still out pushing its 2001 debut. Frontman Stacy Jones, who'd earned his stripes behind the drum kit in Veruca Salt and Letters to Cleo, took the songs to Sunset Sound Studio 2 in Hollywood with producer Nick Launay, then finished up at Media Vortex in Burbank and Sage and Sound in Hollywood.
The result is bright, bouncy pop-punk with power-pop sugar on top, and it drew comparisons to Blink-182 and Sum 41 while reviewers mostly cheered its upbeat energy. The title track led the charge at radio in January 2003, turned up on the Freaky Friday soundtrack, and got a video alongside "The Breakup Song" and "Beautiful Disaster"; the band also played Late Show with David Letterman. Island dropped them not long after.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Art of Losing on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Art of Losing | 3 | #85 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.