Sleep Through the Static

{{short description|Album by Jack Johnson}}

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{{Infobox album

| name = Sleep Through the Static

| type = Studio

| artist = Jack Johnson

| cover = Sleep Through The Static 2008.jpg

| alt =

| released = February 5, 2008

| recorded = Late Spring & Summer 2007{{cite web | url=https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/secrets-mix-engineers-robert-carranza | title=Secrets of the Mix Engineers: Robert Carranza }}

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Folk rock, soft rock

| length = 51:27

| label = Brushfire, Universal

| producer = J.P. Plunier, Jack Johnson, Simon Wyatt, Ashleigh Davis

| prev_title = Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title = En Concert

| next_year = 2009

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Sleep Through the Static

| type = studio

| single1 = If I Had Eyes

| single1date = December 11, 2007

| single2 = Sleep Through the Static

| single2date = December 2007

| single3 = Same Girl

| single3date = February 2008 (Brazil-exclusive)

| single4 = Hope

| single4date = May 2008

| single5 = Go On

| single5date = November 2008 (Radio-exclusive single)

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1290445/review|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

|rev2 = Billboard

|rev2score = (positive)[https://web.archive.org/web/20080203013904/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3i87c4dcd1982d089b72533017831a13f8 Billboard review]

|rev3 = Blender

|rev3score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=4968 |title=Blender review |access-date=2009-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622044558/http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=4968 |archive-date=2008-06-22 |url-status=dead }}

|rev4 = The Boston Globe

|rev4score = (mixed)[http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2008/02/05/emphasis_on_the_sleep/ The Boston Globe review]

|rev5 = Entertainment Weekly

|rev5score = (B+)[https://ew.com/article/2008/02/01/sleep-through-static/ Entertainment Weekly review]

|rev6 = Rolling Stone

|rev6score = {{rating|3|5}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20080206093158/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/18143735/review/18206548/sleep_through_the_static Rolling Stone review]

|rev7 = The Guardian

|rev7score = {{rating|2|5}}{{cite web |title=CD: Jack Johnson, Sleep Through the Static |date=2008-02-01 |website=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506043536/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/feb/01/popandrock.shopping4 |archive-date=2023-05-06 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/feb/01/popandrock.shopping4}}

|rev8 = The Observer

|rev8score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |title=Observer Music Monthly Reviews 26-40 |date=2008-01-20 |website=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504070643/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/jan/20/popandrock6 |archive-date=2023-05-04 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/jan/20/popandrock6}}

|rev9 = Slant Magazine

|rev9score = {{rating|2|5}}[http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1282 Slant Magazine review]

|rev10 = Yahoo! Music UK

|rev10score = {{rating|7|10}}[http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/080211/33/21xyk.html Yahoo! Music UK review]

}}

Sleep Through the Static is the fourth studio album by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson, released in the United States on February 5, 2008. The album was announced on Johnson's website as renovation began for the release of the album. It was recorded at the Los Angeles Solar Powered Plastic Plant, which makes it Johnson's first album made outside of Hawaii. It was produced by JP Plunier.

The album was played live for the first time at the BBC in December for a select number of fans. Despite having been reviewed mostly unenthusiastically by professional music critics, worldwide sales of the album were on par with Johnson's previous albums.

The first single, "If I Had Eyes", was released via Johnson's MySpace page on December 11, 2007. The second single from the album was "Hope" and was released on September, peaking at number No. 30 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks.

The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling about 375,000 copies in its first week, including 139,000 digital downloads. This was a record high for weekly digital album sales.Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046538/digital-sales-propel-johnson-to-second-no-1 "Digital Sales Propel Johnson To Second No. 1"], Billboard.com, February 13, 2008. It also debuted at number one on the Worldwide chart with sales of 577,000. It held the record at iTunes for most digital downloads in a single day, until Coldplay's Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends set a new record.

Sleep Through the Static remained at number one on the Billboard 200 in its second week of release, by which time it had sold over 180,000 copies,Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046492/johnson-remains-no-1-winehouse-hancock-soar "Johnson Remains No. 1; Winehouse, Hancock Soar"], Billboard.com, February 20, 2008. as well as its third week, in which it sold 105,000 copies.Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046425/johnsons-static-prevails-again-on-album-chart "Johnson's 'Static' Prevails Again On Album Chart"], Billboard.com, February 27, 2008. It fell from the number one spot in its fourth week, in which it placed third with about 92,000 copies sold.Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046359/janet-dethrones-jack-to-top-billboard-200 "Janet Dethrones Jack To Top Billboard 200"], Billboard.com, March 5, 2008. The album was made #45 in Q's 50 Best Albums of the Year 2008.{{Cite journal |date=January 2009 |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2008 |journal=Q |series= |page=82}}