Welcome to Loserville

Welcome to Loserville is the only studio album from British pop punk band Son of Dork. The album was released on 21 November 2005 by Mercury Records. The album was later adapted into a musical, "Loserville the Musical", by band member James Bourne and writer Elliot Davis commissioned and performed by Youth Music Theatre UK and presented at the South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell, in 2009.^[6] The show was subsequently retitled "Loserville" and produced professionally by Kevin Wallace, TC Beech and Youth Music Theatre UK at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. It then transferred to the West End's Garrick Theatre and featured UK pop star Chris Hardman.

Welcome to Loserville
Studio album by Son of Dork
Released	21 November 2005
Recorded	2004-2005
Genre	Pop punk
Length	46:54
Label	Mercury
Producer	Gil Norton, The Matrix
Singles from Welcome to Loserville
"Ticket Outta Loserville" Released: 7 November 2005 "Eddie's Song" Released: 16 January 2006
Alternative cover
Japanese cover of Welcome to Loserville

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Drownedinsound	^[1]
Entertainment.ie	^[2]
Gigwise	^[3]
Melodic	^[4]
Yahoo! Music	^[5]

The track "Boy Band" on the album was co-written by American band Wheatus.^[7] The album was certified Gold in the UK. A deluxe edition of the album was due for release on April 17, 2006. It was due to include six bonus tracks, as well as an additional DVD. The release of the album was later cancelled. The track "Welcome to Loserville" is hidden, and does not appear on the track listing. It can be accessed by rewinding into the pre-gap, prior to the first track, "Ticket Outta Loserville". The track cannot be accessed if the album is played in a computer.

Singles

• "Ticket Outta Loserville" - 7 November 2005 - entered at #3 on the UK Singles Chart.
• "Eddie's Song" - 16 January 2006 - entered at #10 on the UK Singles Chart.
• "We're Not Alone" - 10 April 2006 - due to be the lead single from the deluxe version of the album, however, both album and single were withdrawn. Theme from the movie Alien Autopsy starring TV duo Ant & Dec.

Track listing

Welcome to Loserville — Standard edition^[8]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
0.	"Welcome to Loserville" (Hidden track within the pre-gap of Track 1, featuring the London Session Orchestra)	James Bourne • Simon Hale	Simon Hale	2:41
1.	"Ticket Outta Loserville"	Bourne • Charlie Grant • Pete Woodroffe	Gil Norton	3:22
2.	"Eddie's Song"	Bourne • Chris Leonard	Gil Norton	3:45
3.	"Little Things"	Bourne	Gil Norton	3:32
4.	"Party's Over"	Bourne • Leonard	Gil Norton	4:13
5.	"Boy Band"	Bourne • Brendan B. Brown	Gil Norton	3:01
6.	"Sick"	Bourne • Christy • Edwards • Spock	The Matrix	3:32
7.	"Slacker"	Bourne • Michael Raphael	Gil Norton	3:56
8.	"Holly, I'm the One"	Bourne • Grant • Woodroffe	Gil Norton	3:42
9.	"Wear Me Down"	Bourne • Raphael	Gil Norton	3:20
10.	"Murdered in the Mosh" (Choral version hidden at the end of the track)	Bourne • Christy • Edwards • Spock	The Matrix (Choral version Simon Hale)	14:31 (first song 3:15)
Total length:				37:17

Welcome to Loserville — Japanese edition bonus track^[9]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Ticket Outta Loserville" (live version)	Bourne • Grant • Woodroffe	Gil Norton	3:20
Total length:				40:30

Welcome to Loserville — Cancelled deluxe edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
0.	"Welcome to Loserville" (featuring the London Session Orchestra)	Bourne • Hale	Simon Hale	2:41
1.	"We're Not Alone"	Bourne • Tom Fletcher	Gil Norton	3:23
2.	"Ticket Outta Loserville"	Bourne • Grant • Woodroffe	Gil Norton	3:22
3.	"Eddie's Song"	Bourne • Leonard	Gil Norton	3:45
4.	"End up Like This"	Bourne • Raphael
5.	"Little Things"	Bourne	Gil Norton	3:32
6.	"Party's Over"	Bourne • Leonard	Gil Norton	4:13
7.	"Go Home Monday"	Bourne • Aaron Kamin
8.	"Boy Band"	Bourne • Brown	Gil Norton	3:01
9.	"Sick"	Bourne • Christy • Edwards • Spock	The Matrix	3:32
10.	"Slacker"	Bourne • Raphael	Gil Norton	3:56
11.	"Colgate Smile"	Bourne • Leonard
12.	"Holly, I'm the One"	Bourne • Grant • Woodroffe	Gil Norton	3:42
13.	"Move On"	Bourne
14.	"Wear Me Down"	Bourne • Raphael	Gil Norton	3:20
15.	"What Happened to Your Band?"	Bourne • Raphael
16.	"Murdered in the Mosh"	Bourne • Christy • Edwards • Spock	The Matrix	3:26
17.	"Murdered in the Mosh" (Choral version) (hidden track)	Bourne • Christy • Edwards • Spock	Simon Hale	3:15

Welcome to Loserville — Cancelled deluxe edition bonus DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Making of "Welcome to Loserville""
2.	"Ticket Outta Loserville - Music video"
3.	"Eddie's Song - Music video"
4.	"We're Not Alone - Music video"
5.	"Band interview"
6.	"The Making of "We're Not Alone""

Personnel

• James Bourne - lead vocals, Rhythm guitarist
• Steve Rushton - lead vocals, bassist
• David Williams- Rhythm guitarist, backing vocals
• Chris Leonard - Lead guitarist, backing vocals
• Danny Hall - drummer

Additional personnel

• Tom Fletcher - Guitar and vocals on track 2
• Danny Jones - Guitar and vocals on track 2
• Dougie Poynter - Bass and vocals on track 2
• Harry Judd - Drums on track 2

Chart performance

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Scotland Albums Chart^[10]	37
UK Albums Chart	35
Chart (2006)	Peak position
Japanese Albums Chart^[11]	28

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[12]	Gold	100,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Drownedinsound review
2. Entertainment.ie review
3. Gigwise review
4. Roth, Kaj (March 28, 2006). "Son of Dork - Welcome to Loserville". Melodic. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
5. Yahoo! Music review
6. "Loserville: The Musical (2009) | British Youth Music Theatre".
7. [1] August 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
8. "Son of Dork – Welcome to Loserville (2005, CD)". Discogs.
9. "Welcome to Loserville: Son of Dork: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
10. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com.
11. "Son of Dorkのアルバム売上ランキング".
12. "British album certifications – Son Of Dork – Welcome to Loserville". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 July 2023.