Life Turns Electric is the sixth studio album by Canadian alternative rock band Finger Eleven. It was released by Wind-up Records on October 5, 2010[3] and was the last studio album to feature drummer Rich Beddoe. It was nominated for Rock Album of the Year at the 2011 Juno Awards.[4] The track "Living in a Dream" was the official theme song for the 2011 WWE Royal Rumble.

Life Turns Electric
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 5, 2010
RecordedJanuary–June 2010
StudioWind-up Studios
(New York City)
GenreAlternative rock
Length32:12
LabelWind-up
ProducerJames Black and Rick Jackett
Finger Eleven chronology
Them vs. You vs. Me
(2007)
Life Turns Electric
(2010)
Five Crooked Lines
(2015)
Singles from Life Turns Electric
  1. "Living in a Dream"
    Released: July 20, 2010
  2. "Whatever Doesn't Kill Me"
    Released: February 2, 2011
  3. "Stone Soul"
    Released: 2011
  4. "Pieces Fit"
    Released: 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarHalf star[1]
SputnikmusicStarHalf star[2]

Track listing

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All songs written by Finger Eleven; track 4 written by Finger Eleven and Gregg Wattenberg.

No.TitleLength
1."Any Moment Now"3:07
2."Pieces Fit"3:09
3."Whatever Doesn't Kill Me"3:37
4."Living in a Dream"3:04
5."Good Intentions"3:04
6."Stone Soul"2:40
7."Ordinary Life"4:00
8."Don't Look Down"3:06
9."Famous Last Words"3:19
10."Love's What You Left Me With"3:22
Total length:32:12
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Living in a Dream (Acoustic version)" (iTunes bonus track)3:19
12."Stone Soul (Demo)" (Telus bonus track)2:18

Chart positions

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Personnel

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Band

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  • Scott Anderson – vocals
  • James Black – guitar, vocals
  • Rick Jackett – guitar
  • Sean Anderson – bass
  • Rich Beddoe – drums

Production

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  • James Black – production, art direction
  • Rick Jackett – production
  • Ross Petersen – engineering, editing, production
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • John Alicastro – assistant engineering
  • Keith Armstrong – assistant engineering
  • Nik Karpen – assistant engineering
  • Brad Townsend – mixing
  • Andrew Schubert – mixing
  • Ryan Smith – mastering
  • Gregg Wattenberg – production on "Living in a Dream"
  • Rich Costey – mixing on "Living in a Dream"
  • Charles L. Stavish Jr. – mixing on "Living in a Dream"
  • Ted Jensen – mastering on "Living in a Dream"
  • Mike Mongillo – concept art
  • Michelle Lukianovich – concept art

References

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  1. Allmusic review
  2. review
  3. "Amazon CD listing". Amazon. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
  4. "2011 Juno Award Nominees - Rock Album of the Year". junoawards.ca. Archived from the original on February 19, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
  5. 1 2 "Life Turns Electric – Finger Eleven". Billboard.
  6. "Finger Eleven Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  7. "Finger Eleven Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  8. "Finger Eleven Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2018.