Rockin' the Suburbs is an alternative rock album by singer/songwriter Ben Folds, released on September 11, 2001 (see 2001 in music). His first solo album after leaving his band Ben Folds Five (while still a part of Ben Folds Five, he released an experimental album called Fear of Pop: Volume 1), Rockin' the Suburbs is also Folds' most popular LP to date, and includes the well-known title track.

"Rockin' the Suburbs" peaked at #28 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart. The album peaked at #42 on the Billboard 200 chart, and at #11 on the Top Internet Albums chart. A remake of the title track featuring William Shatner appeared in the soundtrack for the 2006 film Over the Hedge, which stars Shatner as a possum named Ozzie.

Track listing

1. "Annie Waits" – 4:17
2. "Zak and Sara" – 3:11
3. "Still Fighting It" – 4:25
4. "Gone" – 3:22
5. "Fred Jones, Pt. 2" – 3:45
6. "The Ascent of Stan" – 4:14
7. "Losing Lisa" (Folds, Frally Hynes) – 4:10
8. "Carrying Cathy" – 3:49
9. "Not the Same" – 4:17
10. "Rockin' the Suburbs" – 5:00
11. "Fired" – 3:49
12. "The Luckiest" – 4:44
13. "Hiro's Song" (bonus track on Japanese CD and US vinyl versions)

Personnel

• Ben Folds – piano, Vocals, drums, guitar, bass guitar
• Larry Corbett – cello
• DJ Swamp – beats
• Richard Fortus – guitar
• John McCrea – vocals (on "Fred Jones, Pt. 2")
• Frally Hynes – vocals (on "Gone")
• John Mark Painter – conductor
• Cameron Webb – engineer
• Vincent Palmeri - acoustic guitar,vocals

Production

• Producers: Ben Folds, Ben Grosse
• Engineers: Blumpy, Ben Grosse, Cameron Webb
• Mixing: Ben Grosse
• Mastering: Ted Jensen
• Assistants: Chuck Bailey, Rick Behrens, Aaron Lepley, Ulysses Noriega, Justin Pynes
• Programming: John Vitale
• Arranger: John Mark Painter
• Package design: Ben Folds

Charts

Album

Singles