Walking on a Thin Line
{{for|the Huey Lewis and the News song|Walking on a Thin Line (song)}}
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{{Infobox album
| name = Walking on a Thin Line
| type = studio
| artist = Guano Apes
| cover = Walkingonathinline_cover.gif
| alt =
| released = 3 February 2003
| recorded = 2001–02
| studio = {{hlist|Area 51 Recording Studios (Celle, Germany)|Studios 301 (Cologne, Germany)|Horus Sound Studio (Hannover, Germany)|Home Studios (Hamburg, Germany)}}
| genre = {{hlist|Nu metal|funk metal|alternative rock}}
| length = 44:29 (standard edition)
51:49 (digipak version)
| label = BMG/GUN/Supersonic Records
| producer = {{hlist|Fabio Trentini|Guano Apes|Artemis Gounaki}}
| prev_title = Don't Give Me Names
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = Live
| next_year = 2003
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Walking on a Thin Line
| type = studio
| single1 = You Can't Stop Me
| single1date = 9 December 2002
| single2 = Pretty in Scarlet
| single2date = 23 April 2003
| single3 = Quietly
| single3date = 23 July 2003
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = laut.de
| rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{Cite web|last=Dobler|first=Eberhard|date=|title=Professionell. Doch wo bleibt der Gänsehaut-Effekt?|url=http://www.laut.de/Guano-Apes/Alben/Walking-On-A-Thin-Line-3941|access-date=4 August 2020|website=laut.de|language=de}}
| rev2 = RockHard
| rev2score = 8.5/10{{Cite web|last=Mühlmann|first=Wolf-Rüdiger|date=|title=GUANO APES - Walking On A Thin Line|url=https://www.rockhard.de/reviews/guano-apes-walking-on-a-thin-line_239205.html|access-date=4 August 2020|website=Rock Hard|language=de}}
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Walking on a Thin Line is the third studio album by Guano Apes. It was released on 3 February 2003 by BMG. Title of the album comes from a line in the song "Kiss the Dawn".
The album reached #1 on the German album charts{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.de/album.asp?artist=Guano+Apes&title=Walking+On+A+Thin+Line&cat=a&country=de |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140707085748/http://www.officialcharts.de/album.asp?artist=Guano+Apes&title=Walking+On+A+Thin+Line&cat=a&country=de |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 July 2014 |title=Guano Apes, Walking On A Thin Line |website=charts.de |publisher= |accessdate=22 May 2013}} and was certified gold for shipping 100,000 copies. Lead single "You Can't Stop Me" peaked at #10 in Germany.
Background
Recording Walking on a Thin Line went slow and was delayed multiple times. In the 2005 documentary Planet of the Apes, Dennis Poschwatta said that the band "made the mistake of going [into the studio] with unfinished songs. That’s why it took a year to write and create this record." At the time of the release of "You Can't Stop Me" it was still unclear what the album title would be. Despite all that, Sandra Nasić called the album her favorite, saying she considered it "the most mature thing [Guano Apes had] done" and that they'd "essentially achieved what [she] was aiming for".
"Diokhan" is one of the oldest songs on the album: a demo version of this song was recorded as early as 1994, and was later included on the compilation album Lost (T)apes.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| title1 = You Can't Stop Me
| length1 = 3:11
| title2 = Dick
| length2 = 2:43
| title3 = Kiss the Dawn
| length3 = 5:20
| title4 = Pretty in Scarlet
| length4 = 4:07
| title5 = Diokhan
| length5 = 3:34
| title6 = Electric Nights
| note6 = bonus track on digipak version
| length6 = 3:26
| title7 = Quietly
| length7 = 3:38
| title8 = High
| length8 = 3:24
| title9 = Sing That Song
| length9 = 3:03
| title10 = Scratch the Pitch
| length10 = 3:47
| title11 = Plastic Mouth
| length11 = 4:04
| title12 = Counting the Days
| note12 = bonus track on digipak version
| length12 = 3:39
| title13 = Storm
| length13 = 3:47
| title14 = Sugar Skin
| length14 = 4:13
| total_length =
}}
Personnel
- Sandra Nasić - vocals
- Henning Rümenapp - guitars
- Stefan Ude - bass
- Dennis Poschwatta - drums, vocals
= Additional musicians =
- Roland Peil – Percussion
=Credits=
- Artwork – Friedel {{Proper name|Muders}}
- Engineer, mixing – Clemens Matznick
- Additional engineers – Ben Hertel, Jan Helle, Philsen Hoppen, Tom Fein
- Drumcare engineer – Rossi Rossberg
- Mastering – Ian Cooper
- Photography – Dirk Schelpmeier
- Producer – Fabio Trentini, Guano Apes
- Additional Vocal Production Producer – Artemis Gounaki, Sandra Nasic
- Programming – Dirk Riegner, G-Ball
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2003)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|Austria|5|artist=Guano Apes|album=Walking On A Thin Line|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 July 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|18|artist=Guano Apes|album=Walking On A Thin Line|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 July 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Finland|9|artist=Guano Apes|album=Walking On A Thin Line|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 July 2020}} |
| {{album chart|France|123|artist=Guano Apes|album=Walking On A Thin Line|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 July 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|1|id=4371|artist=Guano Apes|album=Walking On A Thin Line|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 July 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Italy|28|artist=Guano Apes|album=Walking On A Thin Line|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 July 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Portugal|16|artist=Guano Apes|album=Walking On A Thin Line|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 July 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|8|artist=Guano Apes|album=Walking On A Thin Line|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 July 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2003)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100){{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2003|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=German|work=GfK Entertainment|publisher=offiziellecharts.de|accessdate=3 July 2020}}
| 35 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|relyear=2003|relmonth=02|region=Germany|award=Gold|certyear=2003|artist=Guano Apes|title=Walking On A Thin Line|accessdate=16 January 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|relyear=2003|relmonth=02|region=Portugal|award=Silver|certyear=2003|certref={{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903101747/http://www.afp.org.pt/top.php?top=topalbuns&qano=2003&sem=11|date=3 September 2011|title= Top 30 Artistas - Semana 11 de 2003}}}}
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References
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External links
- {{AllMusic|id=walking-on-thin-line-mw0000364414|title=Walking on a Thin Line}}
- {{Discogs master|69870|Guano Apes – Walking On A Thin Line}}
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