Johnny Foreigner vs Everything is the third studio album by British indie rock band Johnny Foreigner. It was released on CD and MP3 on 5 December 2011 through Alcopop! Records, and on Double Vinyl LP in Summer 2012. The record marked their first studio album to be released without the aid of a Grammy-nominated producer (Machine producing their first record, Alex Newport producing their second); as well as their first studio album not released on Best Before Records. The album cover, as with their other albums, features drawings by Lewes Herriot.
The album was assigned a Metacritic rating of 66, indicating "generally favourable reviews". Some controversy arose when the NME website chose a writer who had already had disagreements with the band's lead singer Alexei to review the album. This writer gave the album a highly negative review and a score of 3.0/10. This was responded to with a backlash by fans and readers alike, who together used the NME's album rating system to give the album a score of 9.4/10.
All tracks are written by Johnny Foreigner.<br><br>Side I <i>"<u>Life!</u>"</i>
Side II <i>"<u>Significance!</u>"</i>
Side III <i>"<u>Magic!</u>"</i>
The pressing of the album on vinyl adds all 3 bsides off the Certain Songs are Cursed EP (What Drummers Get single)âÂÂand 1 from each the (Don't) Show Us Your Fangs and You vs Everything singles.
This version of the album with the added collection is also available on various streaming platforms..<br>
Side IV "<u>Everything After</u>"
The Apple Music exclusive "Bonus Track Version" has the same tracklist as the version above, with the exception of an added <i>You vs. Everything</i> single b-side; a recording of a live show played at the âÂÂHipster Garden Partyâ event at a private house party in Renne, France on the 24th June 2011.
The bonus tracks featured on the <i>Vinyl Junkie Recordings</i> Japan CD. Bonuses taken directly from the (Don't) Show Us Your Fangs single, and the band's self-released digital 2011 EP there when you need it.
"<u>Japan Bonus Track</u>"