The Cardigans – Nina Persson breathes new life into A Camp". Cardigans.com. 9 May 2007 . Retrieved 22 August 2012. I guess there was a sense of the band taking this radical departure from their best-known work and trying something new. Whilst the album sold incredibly well, I feel there is this slightly sense of resignation from critics – many were hoping that the band would continue down their own path. When Pitchfork assessed Gran Turismo in 2008, they remarked the following: a b c d Lofthus, Kai R. (3 October 1998). "Mercury Fosters 'Gran' Int'l Plans for Cardigans Album". Billboard. Vol.110, no.40. p.17. Japanese album certifications – カーディガンズ – グラン・トゥーリスモ" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1998年11月 on the drop-down menu After their success with Life, The Cardigans signed with Mercury Records, under which they released First Band on the Moon worldwide in 1996. " Lovefool" was a hit worldwide, particularly in the US and Japan, where the album reached platinum status in three weeks. The album also achieved gold sales status in the US. "Lovefool" was shown on MTV in the late 1990s as a music video with clips from the 1996 hit film Romeo + Juliet starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. It was also featured in the film Cruel Intentions (1999).

The Irish Charts – Search Results – My Favourite Game". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 April 2018. Myopic record companies who can't see the value of long‑term artist development should stop to consider the career of The Cardigans. Now on their fourth album, the band are currently Sweden's biggest music‑industry export earner, and have proved beyond doubt that the only way for a record company to transform a local act into an international one is to give it time to evolve and develop. The Cardigans' current status also, however, owes a great deal to another long‑term relationship — with producer Tore Johansson, who has produced all of the band's records since discovering them five years ago.

Holdship, Bill (8 November 1998). "The Cardigans, 'Gran Turismo,' Mercury". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035 . Retrieved 5 April 2018.

Suddenly, by 1997, The Cardigans’ global profile had been raised high for all to see. What they hadn’t counted on was that some listeners—and some critics—wouldn’t grasp the ironic humor The Cardigans had sewn into their material. As such, some fans and pundits mistook their usage of vintage pop for kitsch. This provided portions of the music press an out to dismiss the group’s first three efforts as pleasant, but ultimately disposable. Cardigans - MAYDAY MAYDAY! The Tel Aviv show on august 4..." Facebook. 18 July 2012. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022 . Retrieved 29 December 2016. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1sted.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 8480486392. Offiziellecharts.de – The Cardigans – Gran Turismo" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

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Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011 . Retrieved 11 February 2019. a b "Hits Of The World - Gran Turismo - Eurochart & Ireland". Billboard. Vol.111, no.12. 20 March 1999. p.57. ISSN 0006-2510. The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol.111, no.52. 25 December 1999. p.138 . Retrieved 2 April 2020. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol.15, no.46. 14 November 1998. p.12 . Retrieved 30 July 2020. The song is featured in the romantic comedy Never Been Kissed and in the end credits of the thriller The Thirteenth Floor.

Our delicious waiting is made even more appetizing by the Cardigans "new" release, Gran Turismo. The sounds I hear disturb me, though. Where the Cardigans seemed so on top of their game on Last Band, Gran Turismo gives me a Nina that seems to have grown morose from her waiting. The light, sharply- arranged and smilingly ironic attitude that saturated their previous effort has metamorphosed into a self- concerned dragging effort devoid of the featherweight happiness that the Cardigans have been notable for. Hits Of The World - Gran Turismo - Italy". Billboard. Vol.111, no.16. 17 April 1999. p.62. ISSN 0006-2510.

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In an interview in 2009, producer and sound engineer Tore Johansson commented on the dark sound of the record, which sets it apart from the warm, jammy feel of many other recordings made at Tambourine Studios: "It's a very cold and defined recording, no natural reverb or audio curtains: there's not a sound element on that disc which wasn't deliberately put there." [11] Andrew Hampp. "Nina Persson Talks 'Animal Heart' Solo LP, The Cardigans' Future". Billboard . Retrieved 29 December 2016. Top Annuali Album: 1999" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry . Retrieved 7 June 2017. Both the drum and guitar parts were recorded in a "'70s-style dry room" [3] while the vocals were recorded in the attic of the studio. [5] Trendell, Andrew (19 June 2018). "The Cardigans announce 20th anniversary UK tour for 'Gran Turismo' ". NME . Retrieved 5 December 2018.