First Band on the Moon is the third studio album by The Cardigans. It features the international single "Lovefool". It was first released on August 12, 1996 and later internationally on September 9, 1996.
The album was a major breakthrough for the band, both in their native Sweden and internationally. It is their best-selling album in the United States, having sold around 664,000 copies there as of September 2010.
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