American Football (1999 album)

American Football (also known as LP1) is the first studio album by American midwest emo band American Football. American Football was released on September 14, 1999.

Lead singer Mike Kinsella said the band started to make the album when the member were attending the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and it was only finished in the last four days before the band moved on to finish college. On May 20, 2014, a deluxe reissue for the album was released under Polyvinyl. 

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The cover art of the album features a picture of a house in Urbana, Illinois with a light shining through the window on the top of it. In May 2023, the band went on to buy the house itself to save it from being demolished for condos.

The reissue version of the album debuted at #68 on the Billboard 200. The album has become one of the most influential albums in the emo genre. The album's lead song "Never Meant" has went on to become popular and has been named on many lists discussing and ranking best and most influential emo songs.

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References

Category:1999 albums
Category:Debut albums