I Thought I Was an Alien

I Thought I Was an Alien
Studio album by Soko
Released	13 February 2012
Label	Because Music Babycat Records
Producer	Soko Fritz Michaud Ryan Hadlock (co-prod.)
Soko chronology
Not Sokute (2007) I Thought I Was an Alien (2012) My Dreams Dictate My Reality (2015) Singles from I Thought I Was an Alien "We Might Be Dead by Tomorrow" Released: 2012

I Thought I Was an Alien is the debut studio album by French singer Soko, released in February 2012.

Release and promotion

Stereogum premiered I Thought I Was an Alien for online streaming on 13 February 2012.^[1] The album was issued to Belgian, British, Dutch, German, Italian, Irish, Luxembourgish, Polish and Swiss music stores on 17 February.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]}

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	68/100[12]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[13]
The Fly	[14]
The Independent	[15]
Loud and Quiet	(7/10)[16]
NME	(7/10)[17]
The Stool Pigeon	[18]
Uncut	(6/10)[19]

Track list

1. "I Just Want to Make It New with You" (2:19)
2. "I Thought I Was an Alien" (2:18)
3. "People Always Look Better in the Sun" (2:18)
4. "We Might Be Dead by Tomorrow" (2:41)
5. "No More Home, No More Love..." (2:36)
6. "For Marlon" (3:23)
7. "First Love Never Die" (4:22)
8. "Treat Your Woman Right" (4:19)
9. "How Are You??" (3:46)
10. "Don't You Touch Me" (3:23)
11. "Destruction of the Disgusting Ugly Hate" (3:55)
12. "Happy Hippie Birthday" (4:01)
13. "I've Been Alone Too Long" (4:44)
14. "Why Don't You Eat Me Now, You Can" (1:28)
15. "You Have a Power on Me" (2:49)

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Peak position
2012	Belgian Heatseekers (Ultratop Flanders)[20]	3
	Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21]	35
	French Albums (SNEP)[22]	53
	Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23]	74
2014	Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20]	76
	Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21]	107
	UK Independent Albums Breakers (OCC)[24]	12
	US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[25]	15

References

1. Singh, Amrit (13 February 2012). "Stream SoKo I Thought I Was An Alien (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
2. "I Thought I Was an Alien von Soko" (in German). iTunes Austria. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
3. "I Thought I Was An Alien by Soko". iTunes Belgium. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
4. "I Thought I Was an Alien von Soko" (in German). iTunes Germany. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
5. "I Thought I Was an Alien di Soko" (in Italian). iTunes Italy. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
6. "I Thought I Was An Alien by Soko". iTunes Ireland. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
7. "I Thought I Was An Alien by Soko". iTunes Luxembourg. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
8. "'I Thought I Was an Alien' van Soko" (in Dutch). iTunes Netherlands. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
9. "I Thought I Was an Alien by Soko". iTunes Poland. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
10. "I Thought I Was an Alien von Soko" (in German). iTunes Switzerland. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
11. "I Thought I Was An Alien by Soko". iTunes UK. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
12. "I Thought I Was An Alien Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
13. O'Brien, Jon. "I Thought I Was an Alien - Soko". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
14. Pia, Camilla (17 February 2012). "Soko 'I Thought I Was An Alien' (Because Music)". The Fly. MAMA & Company. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
15. Richman, Simmy (19 February 2012). "Album: Soko, I Thought I Was an Alien (Because Music)". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
16. Little, Sam. "SOKO - I THOUGHT I WAS AN ALIEN". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
17. T. Donahue, Anne (15 February 2012). "Soko - 'I Thought I Was An Alien'". NME. IPC Media – Inspire _{(Time Inc.)}. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
18. "Soko – I Thought I Was An Alien". The Stool Pigeon. Junko Partners Publishing. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
19. "Music Reviews". Uncut. IPC Media: 98. March 2012.
20. "Ultratop.be – Soko – I Thought I Was An Alien" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
21. "Ultratop.be – Soko – I Thought I Was An Alien" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
22. "Lescharts.com – Soko – I Thought I Was An Alien". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
23. "Swisscharts.com – Soko – I Thought I Was An Alien". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
24. "15-03-2014 Top 40 Independent Albums Breakers Archive | Official Charts". UK Indie Breakers Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
25. "Soko – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Soko. Retrieved 21 March 2014.