Noise from the Basement explained

Noise from the Basement
Type:studio
Artist:Skye Sweetnam
Cover:Album skye sweetnam noise from the basement.jpg
Released:September 21, 2004
Recorded:2002–2004
Length:39:24
Label:Capitol
Producer:
Next Title:Sound Soldier
Next Year:2007

Noise from the Basement is the debut album by Canadian singer-songwriter Skye Sweetnam, released on September 21, 2004, by Capitol Records. It debuted and peaked at number 124 on the Billboard 200[1] and number 15 on the Oricon Album Charts.[2] The album sold 71,000 copies in United States as June 2007.[3]

Development and recording

Originally planned for a late 2003 release,[4] the release of Sweetnam's debut album was postponed several times by the record label, being pushed back to April,[5] then May[6] and finally August[7] of the following year before its official release in September of that year.

Music and lyrics

Noise From The Basement was subject to many comparisons among critics with Avril Lavigne due to their similarities – same nationality and resembling attitude[8] although Skye has described herself as being more "girly-girl" than her and mentioned that after hearing both albums, she could not find any real similarities between their sound.

Promotion

Three songs from Noise from the Basement were released as singles. "Billy S." was released as the lead single, followed by "Tangled Up In Me" and "Number One". "Superstar" was released as a standalone track on iTunes.

Prior to the release of her debut album, Sweetnam toured in summer camps in the American Camplified Tour, from July to August 2003.[9] In September, she performed in some venues in Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.[10] She was also the opening act for Britney Spears' Onyx Hotel Tour and performed in the United States, Canada and Europe in the Spring of 2004. About that experience, she said:

"I love catching people off guard. That's why opening for Britney was so great. I was playing for people who had no idea who I was and had never heard my music. And by the end of the set, a lot of them found themselves really getting into it."[8]

Skye was supposed to continue opening for Britney in the Summer, when the tour was going to return for a second round of concerts, but the Onyx Hotel Tour was eventually cancelled due to Spears injuring her knee.[11] Following cancellation, Sweetnam regretted that it could no longer be used to promote Noise from the Basement, stating:

"It was kind of disappointing (when Britney hurt her knee) because we had this whole media hype behind the tour. It would have worked really well for a lead up for my album."[12]

On August 5, 2004, she performed in the Fourth Annual Pantene Pro-Voice Concert, in New York City.[13] Starting that month, she was a featured artist on AOL breakers for two months, and was also featured in a series of magazines, namely Rolling Stone, Blender, Teen People and Teen Vogue. Further promotion was backed up by a live performance of "Tangled Up In Me" in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, one day before album's final release,[14] and Sessions@AOL live performances a week earlier that same month.[15]

In November 2004, Sweetnam went on tour with Ryan Cabrera[16] and praised the positive reception from the audience in both Cabrera and Spears tours, mentioning she was fortunate to open for artists with different musical styles.[17] Earlier that year, the track "Imaginary Superstar" was featured in Sleepover soundtrack[18] and a shorter version of "Number One" was used in Women's National Basketball Association television commercials. This version had different lyrics from the album version, being recorded exclusively for the campaign.[19]

Personnel

Chart positions

ChartPeak
position
Japan Oricon Weekly International Albums Chart15
US Billboard Top Heatseeker Albums4
US Billboard 200124

Release history

CountryDateEdition(s)Label
CanadaSeptember 21, 2004StandardEMI
United StatesCapitol
ItalyOctober 27, 2004
JapanNovember 3, 2004EMI
May 25, 2005Special Edition CD+DVD
Portugal[20] November 29, 2004Standard
South Korea[21] January 6, 2005 CD+DVD
December 21, 2005Special Edition CD+AVCD
TaiwanJanuary 14, 2005CD+VCDGold Typhoon
FranceFebruary 14, 2005StandardCapitol
Thailand[22] May 31, 2005CD+VCDEMI
GermanyJune 15, 2005Standard
China[23] February 1, 2006Special Edition CD+AVCD

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Green Day's Idiot Goes To The Head Of The Billboard Class . https://archive.today/20140420153334/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1491478/green-day-debut-at-1.jhtml . dead . April 20, 2014 . Joe D'Angelo . September 29, 2004 . MTV. May 6, 2020.
  2. Web site: Skye SweetnamのCDアルバムランキング、Skye Sweetnamのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE. Oricon . Japanese . October 29, 2012.
  3. Web site: Ask Billboard. Caulfield . Keith. 2007-09-14. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media . 2012-09-27.
  4. Web site: Skye Sweetnam e-card . July 3, 2003 . October 29, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070308153431/http://www.capitolmusic.ca/2003/skye/ . March 8, 2007 .
  5. Web site: Skye Sweetnam due out in April . Adam Gonshor . January 12, 2004 . andpop.com . October 29, 2012.
  6. Web site: Image is everything on Britney's new tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20121102195146/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/4496320 . live . November 2, 2012 . Darryl Morden . March 10, 2004 . MSNBC . October 29, 2012.
  7. Web site: Skye Sweetnam Juggles Hot Britney Tour With Cold Pork Chops . https://web.archive.org/web/20110701030453/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1487156/sky-sweetnam-cools-off-during-britney-break.jhtml . dead . July 1, 2011 . Jon Wiederhorn . May 20, 2004 . MTV . October 29, 2012.
  8. Web site: Wiederhorn . Jon . July 1, 2004 . Skye Sweetnam Calls Herself 'Bubblegum Britney,' So Critics Don't Have To . . June 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110701063650/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1488820/skye-sweetnam-pulls-fast-one-on-critics.jhtml . July 1, 2011 . dead.
  9. Alternative Venue Entertainment . July 14, 2003 . A brand new audience for concerts rock show tours summer camps . October 29, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20031208180607/http://skyesweetnam.com/press_camplified.html . December 8, 2003 .
  10. Web site: Skye Sweetnam tour dates . September 2, 2003 . October 29, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20031007215718/http://skyesweetnam.com/dates.html . October 7, 2003 .
  11. Web site: Britney Cancels Tour Due to Bad Knee . Stephen M. Silverman . Stephen M. Silverman . June 16, 2004 . People . October 29, 2012.
  12. Web site: Dog days of summer come early for concert tours . Ari Bendersky . July 29, 2004 . Record Online . October 29, 2012.
  13. Web site: Marie Digby From Los Angeles Has Been Chosen by America as the Winner of the National Pantene Pro-Voice Music Competition . July 26, 2004 . PR Newswire . PR Newswire . October 29, 2012.
  14. Web site: TunesOnTV . 2004 . Billboard . October 29, 2012.
  15. Web site: Sessions @ AOL . October 4, 2004 . October 29, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060207093413/http://www.skyesweetnam.com/news.aspx . February 7, 2006 .
  16. Web site: Skye Sweetnam tapped to Open for Ryan Cabrera . October 21, 2004 . Top40-Charts.com . October 29, 2012.
  17. Web site: Skye Sweetnam interview for teen and tween girls – Miss O & Friends . 2004 . Miss O & Friends . October 29, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121116100102/http://missoandfriends.com/interviews/skye-sweetnam-interview.php . November 16, 2012 . dead .
  18. Web site: Sleepover – Soundtracks . The Internet Movie Database . October 29, 2012.
  19. 2004 . Skye Sweetnam – Number One WNBA Commercial # 1 . WNBA . October 29, 2012 .
  20. Web site: CD SWEETNAM, SKYE, NOISE FROM THE BASEMENTA sua Loja de Musica Online - CDGO.COM . CDGO.com / Jo-Jo's Music . Portuguese . November 9, 2012 .
  21. Web site: Skye Sweetnam – Noise From The Basement (CD+DVD) . January 6, 2005 . 쿨트랙 . Korean . November 9, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006084915/http://cooltrack.godo.co.kr/shop/goods/goods_view.php?&goodsno=8769 . October 6, 2014 . dead .
  22. Web site: Noise From The Basement (Import) (CD), Skye Sweetnam (Artist), Music . Tower Records . November 9, 2012.
  23. Web site: http://music.douban.com/subject/1846126/ . zh:摇滚小魔女:闹翻地下室 (豆瓣) . Chinese . November 9, 2012.