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I Thought I Was an Alien is the debut studio album by French singer Soko, released in February 2012.

I Thought I Was an Alien
Studio album by Soko
Released	13 February 2012
Label	Because Music Babycat Records
Producer	Soko Fritz Michaud Ryan Hadlock (co-prod.)
Soko chronology
Not Sokute (2007) I Thought I Was an Alien (2012) My Dreams Dictate My Reality (2015)
Singles from I Thought I Was an Alien
"We Might Be Dead by Tomorrow" Released: 2012

Release and promotion

Stereogum premiered I Thought I Was an Alien for online streaming on 13 February 2012.[1] The album was issued to Belgian, British, Dutch, German, Italian, Irish, Luxembourgish, Polish and Swiss music stores on 17 February.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	68/100[12]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[13]
The Fly	[14]
The Independent	[15]
Loud and Quiet	(7/10)[16]
NME	(7/10)[17]
The Stool Pigeon	[18]
Uncut	(6/10)[19]

Track listing

1. "I Just Want to Make It New with You" - 2:19
2. "I Thought I Was an Alien" - 2:18
3. "People Always Look Better in the Sun" - 2:18
4. "We Might Be Dead by Tomorrow" - 2:41
5. "No More Home, No More Love..." - 2:36
6. "For Marlon" - 3:23
7. "First Love Never Die" - 4:22
8. "Treat Your Woman Right" - 4:19
9. "How Are You??" - 3:46
10. "Don't You Touch Me" - 3:23
11. "Destruction of the Disgusting Ugly Hate" - 3:55
12. "Happy Hippie Birthday" - 4:01
13. "I've Been Alone Too Long" - 4:44
14. "Why Don't You Eat Me Now, You Can" - 1:28
15. "You Have a Power on Me" - 2:49

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Peak position
2012	Belgian Heatseekers (Ultratop Flanders)[20]	3
	Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21]	35
	French Albums (SNEP)[22]	53
	Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23]	74
2014	Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20]	76
	UK Independent Albums Breakers (OCC)[24]	12
	US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[25]	15

References

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