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Making Enemies Is Good

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{{Infobox album

| name = Making Enemies Is Good

| type = studio

| artist = Backyard Babies

| cover = BackyardB_Enemies.jpg

| alt =

| released = 2001

| recorded = Great Linford Manor, Milton Keynes, UK;
Megaphon Studios, Stockholm, Sweden;
MVG Studios, Stockholm;
AKM Studio, Vaxholm, Sweden.

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Hard rock, glam punk

| length = 42:11

| label = RCA/BMG

| producer = Thomas Skogsberg & Backyard Babies

| prev_title = Total 13

| prev_year = 1998

| next_title = Stockholm Syndrome

| next_year = 2003

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r543945/review}}

|rev2 = Kerrang!

|rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Fortnam |first=Ian |date=June 23, 2001 |title=Albums

|magazine=Kerrang! |location=UK |publisher=EMAP |issue=858 |pages=44-45}}

| rev3 = Metal Rules

| rev3Score = {{Rating|5|5}}[http://www.metal-rules.com/review/viewreview.php?band=Backyard%20Babies&album=&post_by=&rating=&month=&year=&pos=1 Metal Rules review]

}}

Making Enemies Is Good is an album by Backyard Babies, released in 2001. The album includes the band's hit songs "The Clash" and "Brand New Hate". Making Enemies Is Good was produced by Thomas Skogsberg, who also contributed a keyboard solo to the song "Colours".

Track listing

{{Tracklist

| total_length = 42:11

| all_writing = Backyard Babies, except where noted.

| title1 = I Love to Roll

| length1 = 2:04

| title2 = Payback

| length2 = 3:04

| title3 = Brand New Hate

| length3 = 3:01

| writer3 = Backyard Babies, Ginger

| title4 = Colours

| length4 = 4:49

| title5 = Star War

| length5 = 3:06

| title6 = The Clash

| length6 = 3:06

| writer6 = Backyard Babies, Fredrik Thomander, Anders Wikström

| title7 = My Demonic Side

| length7 = 3:36

| title8 = The Kids Are Right

| length8 = 2:57

| title9 = Ex-Files

| length9 = 3:36

| title10 = Heaven 2.9

| length10 = 2:50

| title11 = Too Tough to Make Some Friends

| length11 = 2:17

| title12 = Painkiller

| length12 = 5:33

| writer12 = Backyard Babies, Tyla

| title13 = Bigger W/A Trigger

| length13 = 2:06

}}

Personnel

;Backyard Babies

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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scope="col"| Chart (2001)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Finland|13|artist=Backyard Babies|album=Making Enemies Is Good|rowheader=true|accessdate=13 May 2021}}
{{album chart|Germany4|82|id=6191|artist=Backyard Babies|album=Making Enemies Is Good|rowheader=true|accessdate=13 May 2021}}
{{album chart|Sweden|1|artist=Backyard Babies|album=Making Enemies Is Good|rowheader=true|accessdate=13 May 2021}}

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=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (2001)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2001&dspp=1|title=Årslista Album – År 2001|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|accessdate=13 May 2021}}

| 72

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=album|award=Gold|artist=Backyard Babies|title=Making Enemies Is Good|relyear=2001|certyear=2001|accessdate=13 May 2021}}

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References

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{{Backyard Babies}}

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Category:2001 albums

Category:Backyard Babies albums

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