1) Mamma Mia: The first single from their debut album, "The ABBA Generation". The song, much like all the songs from that album, is a cover by "ABBA". It was their first single everywhere, except here in the U.S. where it was the second single. It's a great version of the song. 10/10
2) Upside Down: The first single from their second album, "Teen Spirit". Here in the U.S. and Canada it was called "Bouncing Off the Ceiling (Upside Down)". I reviewed the song a year ago in my review of "Teen Spirit" a year ago. I still love this song. 10/10
3) Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight): The third single from their debut album, "The ABBA Generation". I had no idea it was a single until I saw the video on youtube 9 years ago (yeah that long.) The group also recorded a Spanish version of the song. The song was one of my favorites as a kid and it's still one of my favorites now. 10/10
4) Floorfiller: The second single from "Pop 'til You Drop!" and the first single from "New Arrival". I reviewed the song in my review for both those albums and all I can say is that it's a great song. 9/10
5) Dancing Queen: The fourth and final single from "The ABBA Generation". It was the first single in the U.S. and was the song that made me a fan of them. Oddly enough 15 years after it's release (dear lord, has it really been that long? Damn I'm old) I don't really like the song that much anymore. Sad when it was the song that made me a fan of them in the first place. 5/10
6) A Perfect Match [Single Mix]: The second single from "New Arrival". The version on here is the version that was released as a single (obviously). What I failed to mention in my review for "New Arrival" is that the song had two versions, the version that was on the album and the one that was the single mix. Both versions are amazing. Also there is apparently a third version that replaces the lyrics, "Snatch" with "Flash" and "South Park" with "Star Wars". That version was released to Radio Disney but I have no idea where to find it so if anyone knows where I can find it please leave a message in the comment section. 10/10
7) ...to the Music: This was the fourth single from "Teen Spirit". I said in my review of "Teen Spirit" that I was annoyed that this song was a single and got promotion while "Firefly", the fifth single got no promotion, video, or radio airplay. I wish "Firefly" was on here instead of this song. 7/10
8) Halfway Around the World: The second single from "Teen Spirit". The song sometimes makes me cry when I listen to it because it makes me think of my friends who have moved. It's a great song and one of my favorite songs from them. 10/10
9) Sugar Rush: The third single from "Teen Spirit". Wow three songs from "Teen Spirit" in a row? Crazy! The video was shot in Malibu, California and it was a great video. I've been listening to this song a lot these days mainly because the "Teen Spirit" album is my favorite album from them. 10/10
10) Super Trouper: The second single from "The ABBA Generation". Another song that I had no idea was released as a single until I saw that video. That being said the song is okay but doesn't stand out like most of the songs on here. 7/10
11) Heartbreak Lullaby [Ballad Version]: I'm curious why this version is on the album when the Ray Hedges 7 Mix" was released as single. Like I said in my review of the group's "New Arrival" album, this version has more emotion and I like both versions but it would've been good to have the original of the song on here or a video for this version. 9/10
12) Can't Help Falling in Love: The first single from "Pop 'til You Drop!". I reviewed the song in my review for both "Pop 'til You Drop!" and "New Arrival" and don't have much else to say about the song except that it's a good version of it. 9/10
13) Let Your Heart Do All the Talking: The third and final single from both "Pop 'til You Drop!" and "New Arrival". While the song didn't get a full release I'm glad the song was still put on this album. It would've been cool to see a video for the song. 9/10
14) The Final Cut: The group wrote this song. It's about looking back over the years and feeling they should breakup (which the shouldn't have done!) It's an okay but I don't like listening to it because it makes me sad. 7/10
15) With or Without You: Like "The Final Cut" this song was written by the group. The song is about reminiscing about the past like the last song. It's a good song but it's still hard to listen to. 8/10
16: I Promised Myself: The first and final single from this album. Sadly it was also the last single from the group. It is a cover song originally performed by "Nick Kamen". The video showed the group interacting with the younger selves from their previous videos which was really cool but sad when it ended because it meant the group was done. It's bittersweet. 10/10
It still sucks that it's been 11 years since the A*Teens broke up. Like I've said before, I hope they reunite one day. My favorite songs on the album are: "Halfway Around the World", "Sugar Rush", "Upside Down", "Mamma Mia", "A Perfect Match [Single Mix]", "Heartbreak Lullaby [Ballad Version], "Can't Help Falling in Love", "Floorfiller", "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" and "I Promised Myself". Out of 160 points I give the album 140 which is 87%, a B+. The album is a great album to have if you're an A*Teens fan like me! Thank you for reading this review and once again I apologize for being late with this review!
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