Popgasm

Popgasm is the second studio album by the Finnish rock band Sunrise Avenue. It was released on 6 May 2009 by Bonnier Music and EMI.

Popgasm
Studio album by Sunrise Avenue
Released	6 May 2009 (2009-05-06)
Recorded	2008–2009
Genre	Pop rock
Length	53:33
Label	Bonnier Amigo Capitol (EMI)
Producer	Jukka Backlund MachoPsycho
Sunrise Avenue chronology
On the Way to Wonderland (2006) Popgasm (2009) Out of Style (2011)
Alternative cover
Japanese release
Singles from Popgasm
"The Whole Story" Released: 2 March 2009 "Not Again" Released: 29 July 2009 "Welcome to My Life" Released: 28 October 2009

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rumba	negative[2]
Soundi	[3]
V2.fi	[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dream Like a Child"	4:21
2.	"The Whole Story"	3:33
3.	"Rising Sun"	3:54
4.	"Welcome to My life"	3:29
5.	"Not Again"	3:52
6.	"Bad"	3:28
7.	"Monk Bay"	3:49
8.	"Bye Bye (One Night Kind)"	3:18
9.	"Kiss 'n' Run"	3:14
10.	"6-0"	3:15
11.	"Birds and Bees"	3:07
12.	"Sail Away with Me"	4:06
13.	"My Girl is Mine"	3:15
14.	"Something Sweet"	6:52

Finnish and German download bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
15.	"Somebody Will Find You Someday"	3:16
16.	"Runaway"	3:36

Japanese edition bonus tracks^[5][6]

No.	Title	Length
15.	"The Whole Story" (acoustic)	3:29
16.	"Runaway"	3:36
17.	"Happiness"	3:24
18.	"The First Cut Is the Deepest" (live recording at Sonic Pump Studios)	3:48

Personnel

Sunrise Avenue

• Samu Haber – vocals, guitar (all tracks); arrangement (tracks 1, 3–8, 10–14)
• Sami Osala – drums (all tracks); arrangement (tracks 1, 3–8, 10–14)
• Raul Ruutu – bass guitar (all tracks); arrangement (tracks 1, 3–8, 10–14)
• Riku Rajamaa – guitar (all tracks); arrangement (tracks 1, 3–8, 10–14)

Additional musicians

• Ilkka Lehtonen – strings, violin, concertmaster (tracks 4, 6, 10, 14)
• Jukka Backlund – synthesizer, piano

Technical

• Jukka Backlund – production, arrangement (tracks 1, 3–8, 10–14)
• MachoPsycho – production, arrangement (tracks 2, 9)
• Svante Forsbäck – mastering
• Jesse Vainio – mixing
• Tim Juckenack – artwork
• Ville Juurikkala – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7]	13
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8]	5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9]	16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]	7