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For the song by Anni-Frid Lyngstad, see I Know There's Something Going On.

There's Something Going On
Studio album by
Babybird
Released24 August 1998
GenreIndie
Length51:28
LabelEcho[1]
Babybird chronology
Ugly Beautiful
(1996) 		There's Something Going On
(1998) 		Bugged
(2000)
Singles from There's Something Going On
  1. "Bad Old Man"
    Released: 27 April 1998
  2. "If You'll Be Mine"
    Released: 10 August 1998
  3. "Back Together"
    Released: 15 February 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]
NME[3]

There's Something Going On is the second studio album by the rock band Babybird, released in 1998.[4][5] Unlike the band's previous album, Ugly Beautiful, only one of the tracks is an alternative version of an original recording made by lead singer, Stephen Jones, before the band was formed. The original version of "I Was Never Here" can be heard on Fatherhood.

The album peaked at No. 28 on the UK Albums Chart.[6]

Critical reception

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The Irish Times wrote that "Baby Bird's mix of sweet pop and sour grapes is not always palatable, but sometimes it's a welcome tonic for jaded Britpoppers."[7] Spin deemed it "bittersweetly twisted."[8]

The album was voted No. 14 in NME's albums of the year for 1998.[9]

Track listing

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  1. "Bad Old Man" – 4:35
  2. "If You'll Be Mine" – 4:40
  3. "Back Together" – 4:26
  4. "I Was Never Here" – 5:06
  5. "First Man on the Sun" – 3:44
  6. "You Will Always Love Me" – 3:56
  7. "The Life" – 5:17
  8. "All Men Are Evil" – 4:01
  9. "Take Me Back" – 6:05
  10. "It's Not Funny Anymore" – 7:10
  11. "There's Something Going On" – 2:28

Charts

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Chart performance for There's Something Going On
Chart (1998) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 28

References

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  1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ "There's Something Going On". NME. 12 September 2005.
  4. ^ "Babybird Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Buckley, Peter (30 October 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  7. ^ Jackson, Joe. "Rock/Pop". The Irish Times.
  8. ^ Brod, Doug (August 2009). "Unsung". Spin. 25 (8): 68.
  9. ^ "Rocklist.net...NME End Of Year Lists 1998..." www.rocklistmusic.co.uk.
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