Length 34:06 Release date 27 August 2010 Label DAS Music | Artist The Pretty Reckless Producer Kato Khandwala | |
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Released August 27, 2010 (2010-08-27) Recorded August 2009 – April 2010 Studio House of Loud Studios, Elmwood Park, New Jersey
Water Music Studios, Hoboken, New Jersey Light Me Up
(2010) Hit Me Like a Man EP
(2012) Genres Alternative rock, Hard rock, Post-grunge Similar Going to Hell, Who You Selling For, Kick‑Ass: Music from the Motio, Revenge Is Sweeter Tour, Frankenweenie | ||
Pretty reckless light me up full album
Light Me Up is the debut studio album by American rock band The Pretty Reckless, released on August 27, 2010 by Interscope Records. The album received commercial success with the singles "Make Me Wanna Die", "Miss Nothing", and "Just Tonight".
Contents
The pretty reckless my medicine full light me up album
Background
The recording process started in 2008, after Taylor Momsen met producer Kato Khandwala and his partner, songwriter Ben Phillips. By mid-2009, they felt they had found an authentic sound. Two months before the album's release, the band released an eponymous EP containing four songs expected to appear in the future record. However, the song "Zombie" was not present in the initial track listing, later appearing on the North and South American release.
The album received much more success in the UK, where it was released months before the American release. The warmer British reception spanned the singles "Miss Nothing" and "Just Tonight", which were not released anywhere else.
Critical reception
Upon its release, Light Me Up received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 74, based on five reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".
Commercial performance
Light Me Up debuted at number 65 on the Billboard 200, selling 9,000 copies in its first week. As of October 2016, it has sold 132,000 copies in the United States. The album debuted at number six on the UK Albums Chart with 11,916 copies sold in its first week. On July 22, 2013, the album was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), denoting shipments in excess of 60,000 copies.
Singles
"Make Me Wanna Die" was released on May 13, 2010 as the album's lead single. A promotional video was released which features live performances and backstage footage of the band. This video is widely recognized as a viral version and was released on May 13, 2010. The official music video was postponed due to legal issues involving censorship, but premiered on September 15, 2010 on iTunes and Vevo.
"Miss Nothing" was released on August 23, 2010 only in the UK. The music video for "Miss Nothing" premiered on July 20, 2010.
"Just Tonight" was released on December 27, 2010 only in the UK after being pushed back from November 9. The music video premiered on November 2.
Track listing
All tracks written by Taylor Momsen, Ben Phillips, and Kato Khandwala.
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Light Me Up.
Songs
1My Medicine3:14
2Since You're Gone2:42
3Make Me Wanna Die3:55