In Another World (Cheap Trick album)

In Another World is the twentieth studio album by American rock band Cheap Trick, released on April 9, 2021.

In Another World
Studio album by Cheap Trick
Released	April 9, 2021
Recorded	2018–2020
Length	45:20
Label	BMG
Producer	Cheap Trick Julian Raymond
Cheap Trick chronology
Christmas Christmas (2017) In Another World (2021)
Singles from In Another World
"The Summer Looks Good on You" Released: May 18, 2018 "Gimme Some Truth" Released: November 29, 2019 "Light Up the Fire" Released: January 28, 2021 "Boys & Girls & Rock N Roll" Released: March 11, 2021

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	67/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
American Songwriter	[3]
Classic Rock	[4]
Mojo	[1]
Paste	[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]
Uncut	[1]

Background

The album's first single, "The Summer Looks Good on You", was released on May 18, 2018.^[7] Though no official release date was announced, the album was initially due for release at the end of 2018 but was ultimately not released that year. The second single, a cover of John Lennon's "Gimme Some Truth", was released on November 29, 2019.^[8] The album was completed by 2020 but its release was further delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[9]

On January 28, 2021, a third single, "Light Up the Fire", was released alongside an announcement of the album's title, tracklist, and the April 9 release date.^[10] Later, on March 11, 2021, a fourth single called "Boys & Girls & Rock N Roll" was released. Later, the song was played live on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on the album's release date.

Track listing

In Another World track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Summer Looks Good on You"		3:56
2.	"Quit Waking Me Up"	R. Nielsen Zander Petersson Raymond Kristian Bush D. Nielsen	3:42
3.	"Another World"		4:02
4.	"Boys & Girls & Rock N Roll"		3:53
5.	"The Party"		2:54
6.	"Final Days"		4:39
7.	"So It Goes"		3:03
8.	"Light Up the Fire"		2:53
9.	"Passing Through"		3:19
10.	"Here's Looking at You"	Linda Perry R. Nielsen Zander Petersson D. Nielsen	3:20
11.	"Another World (Reprise)"		3:24
12.	"I'll See You Again"		2:49
13.	"Gimme Some Truth"	John Lennon	3:26
Total length:			45:20

All tracks are written by Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom Petersson, Julian Raymond and Daxx Nielsen, except where noted.

Personnel

Personnel as listed in the album's liner notes are:^[11]

Cheap Trick

• Robin Zander – lead vocals, guitar
• Rick Nielsen – guitar
• Tom Petersson – bass
• Daxx Nielsen – drums

Additional musicians

• Tim Lauer, Bennett Salvay – keyboards
• Jimmy Hall – harmonica
• Steve Jones – additional guitar (track 13)
• Robin Taylor Zander – additional guitars, vocals

Production

• Julian Raymond, Cheap Trick – producers
• Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
• Howard Willing, Julian King, Mark Dobson, Bryan Cook, Jim "Pinky" Beeman – engineers
• Lars Fox – Pro Tools engineer
• Ted Jensen – mastering

Other

• Cheap Trick, Dale Voelker – art direction, design
• Jeff Daly, Lou Brutus – photography

Charts

Chart performance for In Another World

Chart (2021)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12]	117
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13]	49
Scottish Albums (OCC)[14]	5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15]	30
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[16]	2
US Billboard 200[17]	142
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[18]	24
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[19]	7
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[20]	2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[21]	22