Life Turns Electric is the fifth studio album by Canadian alternative rock band Finger Eleven. It was released by Wind-up Records on October 5, 2010[3] and was the last studio album to feature drummer Rich Beddoe. It was nominated for Rock Album of the Year at the 2011 Juno Awards.[4] The track "Living in a Dream" was the official theme song for the 2011 WWE Royal Rumble.

Life Turns Electric
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 5, 2010
RecordedJanuary–June 2010
StudioWind-up Studios
(New York City)
Genre
Length32:12
LabelWind-up
ProducerJames Black and Rick Jackett
Finger Eleven chronology
Them vs. You vs. Me
(2007)
Life Turns Electric
(2010)
Five Crooked Lines
(2015)
Singles from Life Turns Electric
  1. "Living in a Dream"
    Released: July 20, 2010
  2. "Whatever Doesn't Kill Me"
    Released: February 2, 2011
  3. "Stone Soul"
    Released: 2011
  4. "Pieces Fit"
    Released: 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Sputnikmusic[2]

Track listing

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All songs written by Finger Eleven; track 4 written by Finger Eleven and Gregg Wattenberg.

No.TitleLength
1."Any Moment Now"3:07
2."Pieces Fit"3:09
3."Whatever Doesn't Kill Me"3:37
4."Living in a Dream"3:04
5."Good Intentions"3:04
6."Stone Soul"2:40
7."Ordinary Life"4:00
8."Don't Look Down"3:06
9."Famous Last Words"3:19
10."Love's What You Left Me With"3:22
Total length:32:12
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Living in a Dream (Acoustic version)" (iTunes bonus track)3:19
12."Stone Soul (Demo)" (Telus bonus track)2:18

Chart positions

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Chart (2010) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart[5] 15
US Billboard 200[5] 92
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[6] 16
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[7] 11
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[8] 31

Personnel

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Band

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  • Scott Anderson – vocals
  • James Black – guitar, vocals
  • Rick Jackett – guitar
  • Sean Anderson – bass
  • Rich Beddoe – drums

Production

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  • James Black – production, art direction
  • Rick Jackett – production
  • Ross Petersen – engineering, editing, production
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • John Alicastro – assistant engineering
  • Keith Armstrong – assistant engineering
  • Nik Karpen – assistant engineering
  • Brad Townsend – mixing
  • Andrew Schubert – mixing
  • Ryan Smith – mastering
  • Gregg Wattenberg – production on "Living in a Dream"
  • Rich Costey – mixing on "Living in a Dream"
  • Charles L. Stavish Jr. – mixing on "Living in a Dream"
  • Ted Jensen – mastering on "Living in a Dream"
  • Mike Mongillo – concept art
  • Michelle Lukianovich – concept art

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ review
  3. ^ "Amazon CD listing". Amazon. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
  4. ^ "2011 Juno Award Nominees - Rock Album of the Year". junoawards.ca. Archived from the original on February 19, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Life Turns Electric – Finger Eleven". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Finger Eleven Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  7. ^ "Finger Eleven Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  8. ^ "Finger Eleven Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2018.