Sunburn (Fuel album)

Sunburn
Sunburn
Studio album by Fuel
Released	March 31, 1998
Recorded	1997–1998
Studio	Long View Farm ; (North Brookfield, Massachusetts)
Genre	Alternative rock; post-grunge; hard rock;
Length	41:55
Label	550, Epic
Producer	Steve Haigler
Fuel chronology
Alternative cover
	Expanded edition album artwork
Singles from Sunburn
	"Shimmer"; Released: August 25, 1998; "Bittersweet"; Released: November 5, 1998; "Jesus or a Gun"; Released: April 20, 1999; "Sunburn"; Released: May 7, 1999;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[2]
Miami New Times	(favorable)^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]

Sunburn is the debut album by American rock band Fuel, released by 550 Music, an imprint of Epic Records on March 3, 1998. It was produced by Steven Haigler. The songs "Shimmer", "Jesus or a Gun", and "Bittersweet" were issued as commercial singles following its release; the former peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[5] Critically, the album was met with average reviews, and commercially, the album modestly entered the Billboard 200 at number 77. Sunburn received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) — signifying sales of one million units — on May 24, 2000.^[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Carl Bell.^{[note 1]}

*Sunburn* track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Untitled"	3:58
2.	"Bittersweet"	3:51
3.	"Shimmer"	3:33
4.	"Jesus or a Gun"	3:58
5.	"Sunburn"	4:23
6.	"New Thing"	3:19
7.	"It's Come to This"	3:39
8.	"Song for You"	3:46
9.	"Mary Pretends"	3:36
10.	"Ozone"	3:49
11.	"Hideaway"	4:03

Reissue version
No.	Title	Length
12.	"King for a Day"	3:42
13.	"Walk the Sky"	3:18

The "special expanded edition" re-issue of the album including two bonus tracks^[7] was released on September 23, 2003. "Walk the Sky" was initially recorded in 1998 with producer Brendan O'Brien for the Godzilla soundtrack.

Personnel

Fuel

Brett Scallions – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Carl Bell – lead guitar, backing vocals
Jeff Abercrombie – bass
Kevin Miller – drums (credited but does not perform on album)
Jonathan Mover – drums (on album)
Jane Scarpantoni – cello on “Shimmer” and “It Comes to This”

Production

Steven Haigler – producer
Brendan O'Brien – producer on "Walk the Sky"
Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
Ted Jensen – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Sunburn*
Chart (1998–1999)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[8]	16
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[9]	17
US Billboard 200^[10]	77
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[11]	1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Sunburn*
Chart (1999)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[12]	82

Certifications

Certifications for *Sunburn*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[13]	Gold	35,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[14]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

^ The Sunburn liner notes state Bell as sole writer of all the songs on the album, though BMI publishing lists Bell and Brett Scallions as writers of "Jesus or a Gun" and "Ozone".

References

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Fuel: Sunburn > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
^ Snierson, Dan (April 10, 1998). "Sunburn Review". Entertainment Weekly. p. 67. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
^ St. James, Adam (May 28, 1998). "Rotations: Fuel Sunburn review". Miami New Times.
^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 314. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone fuel album guide.
^ Billboard Chart History
^ "Gold and Platinum Database Search". Retrieved June 18, 2009.
^ "Fuel's Two Re-issues to Come!" Melodic.net. September 17, 2003.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Fuel – Sunburn". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
^ "Charts.nz – Fuel – Sunburn". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
^ "Fuel Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
^ "Fuel Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1999". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
^ "American album certifications – Fuel – Sunburn". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 27, 2021.

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[7] The Sunburn liner notes state Bell as sole writer of all the songs on the album, though BMI publishing lists Bell and Brett Scallions as writers of "Jesus or a Gun" and "Ozone".

[AM-1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Fuel: Sunburn > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 18, 2010.

[EW-2] Snierson, Dan (April 10, 1998). "Sunburn Review". Entertainment Weekly. p. 67. Retrieved July 18, 2010.

[MNT-3] St. James, Adam (May 28, 1998). "Rotations: Fuel Sunburn review". Miami New Times.

[RSAG-4] Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 314. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone fuel album guide.

[5] Billboard Chart History

[6] "Gold and Platinum Database Search". Retrieved June 18, 2009.

[8] "Fuel's Two Re-issues to Come!" Melodic.net. September 17, 2003.

[ac_Australia_Fuel-9] "Australiancharts.com – Fuel – Sunburn". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 24, 2021.

[ac_New_Zealand_Fuel-10] "Charts.nz – Fuel – Sunburn". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 24, 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_Fuel-11] "Fuel Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2021.

[ac_BillboardHeatseekers_Fuel-12] "Fuel Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2021.

[13] "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1999". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved October 24, 2021.

[AustraliaFuelSunburnalbumCertRef-14] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 27, 2021.

[United_StatesFuelSunburnalbumCertRef-15] "American album certifications – Fuel – Sunburn". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 27, 2021.

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v t e Fuel
Carl Bell Kevin Miller Mark Klotz Tommy Nat Aaron Scott Jeff Abercrombie Jody Abbott John Corsale Brett Scallions Erik Avakian Toryn Green Tommy Stewart Yogi Lonich Jasin Todd Ken Schalk Bryan Keeling Brad Stewart Andy Andersson Shannon Boone Phil Buckman Jason Womack
Studio albums	Sunburn Something Like Human Natural Selection Angels & Devils Puppet Strings
Compilations	The Best of Fuel
Extended plays	Fuel Porcelain Hazleton
Singles	"Shimmer" "Bittersweet" "Sunburn" "Jesus or a Gun" "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" "Last Time" "Innocent" "Bad Day" "Won't Back Down" "Falls on Me" "Wasted Time" "Soul to Preach To" "Cold Summer"
Related articles	Discography