full of someone's else's sweat". The staff of Rock Hard said The Art of Losing "evoke[s] little emotions", writing: "They are too professional and good to be annoying [...] too calculated and unoriginal to sincerely like". Entertainment Weekly Craig Seymour wrote American Hi-Fi "return[ed] with a peppy, though derivative, kick of suburban brat rock". Seymour said a few tracks give a "quick sugar-high effect—once they fade, they’re about as fresh as overchewed bubblegum". Cleveland Scene writer Mikael Wood said the album is "full of agreeable sass", though the inclusion of Jones conveys a "total lack of originality". AllMusic reviewer Johnny Loftus said the record is filled mainly with a "jumble of F-words, cheeky pop culture references, name-drops ... and more buzzing 21st century new alternative rock helped out considerably by production chicanery". Kirk Miller of Rolling Stone noted despite the band being two years from the release of "Flavor of the Weak", they were seemingly "still searching for [an] identity". Melodic writer Kaj Roth called it an "OK album" and noted American Hi-Fi as having lost "their own personal style", sounding "just like 36 other bands". The Art of Losing peaked at number 80 on the US Billboard 200, while the title track reached number 33 on the US Alternative Airplay chart. The album appeared on one of BuzzFeed's "best-of pop punk albums" lists. Track listing All songs written by Stacy Jones. All recordings produced by Nick Launay. Personnel Personnel per booklet. American Hi-Fi Stacy Jones – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Jamie Arentzen – lead guitar, backing vocals Drew Parsons – bass, backing vocals Brian Nolan – drums, backing vocals Additional musicians Lars Fox – virtual sound movement (track 2) Production Nick Launay – producer, recording, mixing Kevin Dean – assistant Chris Reynolds – assistant David Alhert – assistant Adam Fuller – assistant Errin Familia – assistant Bob Ludwig – mastering Adam Ayan – mastering Louis Marino – art direction, design, children photo Colin Lane – photography Alexandra Klever – cover photo Volker Moehrke – box photo Charts References Citations Sources 2003 albums American Hi-Fi albums Albums produced by Nick Launay Island Records albums