Girls in the House is the debut studio album

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 by German

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/Albania

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n pop

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 group Preluders

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, released on November 24, 2003 (see 2003 in music

2003 in music

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) on Polydor

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's sublabel Cheyenne Records. It was entirely co-produced by Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen

Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen

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, and Gena Wernik and peaked at number 2 in Germany

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, number 4 in Switzerland

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, and number 5 in Austria

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, eventually receiving a gold

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 certification for more than 100,000 albums sold. The album spawned three singles, including the promotional cover single

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 "Losing My Religion

Losing My Religion

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", German number-one single "Everyday Girl", and bilingual "Bal Privé".

Track listing

#	|Title
1.	"Girls in the House"	3:40
2.	"Everyday Girl"	3:23
3.	"Bal Privé"	3:12
4.	"Catch Me"	3:28
5.	"Losing My Religion Losing My Religion "Losing My Religion" is a song by the American alternative rock band R.E.M. The song was released as the first single from the group's 1991 album Out of Time. Based around a mandolin riff, "Losing My Religion" was an unlikely hit for the group, garnering heavy airplay on radio as well as on MTV due... "	4:21
6.	"Bye Bye for the Better"	3:29
7.	"We Love to Entertain You"	3:43
8.	"Riding on the Lovetrain"	4:01
9.	"Sundown"	3:44
10.	"I Tattoo You"	3:34
11.	"You're Blocking My Sun"	3:31
12.	"Born to Love You Forever"	3:43

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position	|Certification
German Top 100 Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	2	Gold
Austrian Top 50	5	—
Swiss Albums Chart	4	—