Bright Idea is the debut album by the Hollywood band Orson

Orson (band)

Orson was a BRIT Award-winning American rock band from Hollywood, California, formed in 2000.-Career:Originally the band called itself Halogen. Recently, it was also known as Dr. Lady...

. Originally self-released in 2005, it was released commercially on May 29, 2006 in the UK and was released internationally on June 13, 2006.
This album was recorded for just $5000 in Hollywood, funded by the band themselves, and produced by Noah Shain. It contains the hit singles "No Tomorrow", "Bright Idea", "Happiness" and "Already Over". Bright Idea charted at #11 on the official UK album chart on June 4, 2006. The video was directed by Tony Petrossian

Tony Petrossian

Tony Petrossian is an acclaimed director of commercials and music videos. Today, he is best known for his work in television advertisements and music videos. He has directed spots for brands including McDonald's, Nike, Subway, Zoo York, Beeline, Sony Ericsson, the Environmental Defense Fund and...

, as the followup to the #1 chart topper "No Tomorrow" video which launched Orson into the UK. The album was prized with a platinum record

Music recording sales certification

Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...

 in the United Kingdom. About 700,000 copies were sold worldwide.

Track listing

All songs written by Orson, lyrics by Jason Pebworth.

1. "Bright Idea" – 4:13
2. "No Tomorrow
   No Tomorrow
   "No Tomorrow" is the debut single by American pop rock band Orson. It was released on 27 February 2006, eventually climbing to the top of the UK Singles Chart three weeks after its release. "No Tomorrow" is the lead single from Orson's 2006 debut album, Bright Idea...
   
   " – 2:47
3. "Happiness" – 3:56
4. "Already Over" – 3:52
5. "Downtown" (available only on UK version) – 4:23
6. "Tryin' to Help" – 3:04
7. "So Ahead of Me" – 3:34
8. "Last Night" – 4:33
9. "Look Around" – 5:05
10. "Save the World" – 3:40
11. "OK Song" – 3:50

Release history

Region	Date
United Kingdom
World

Chart performance

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Ö3 Austria Top 40

Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...

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Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique

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Media Control Charts

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Irish Albums Chart

The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically...

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Switzerland

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UK Albums Chart

The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...

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