Be Strong (album)

For other albums, see Be Strong (disambiguation).

Be Strong
Studio album by The 2 Bears
Released	30 January 2012
Recorded	2010–2011
Genre	Electronic
Label	Mercury
The 2 Bears chronology
Be Strong (2012) The Night Is Young (2014)
Singles from Be Strong
"Bear Hug" Released: 29 May 2011 "Work" Released: 1 January 2012

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	8.0 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Beats Per Minute	78% [2]
Clash	8/10 [3]
Consequence of Sound	C- [4]
DIY	7/10 [5]
Drowned in Sound	8/10 [6]
The Guardian	[7]
NME	7/10 [8]
The Observer	[9]
Pitchfork	7.3/10 [10]
State	[11]

Be Strong is the debut studio album by London-based musical duo the 2 Bears. It was released on 30 January 2012 in the United Kingdom. The album includes the singles "Bear Hug" and "Work". The album peaked at number 35 on the UK Albums Chart.

Singles

• "Bear Hug" was released as the album's lead single on 29 May 2011. The song peaked to number 187 on the UK Singles Chart, number 13 on the UK Indie Chart and number 26 on the UK Dance Chart.
• "Work" was released as the album's second single on 1 January 2012.

Track listing

Be Strong track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Birds & the Bees"	4:21
2.	"Be Strong"	4:42
3.	"Bear Hug"	4:05
4.	"Work"	4:12
5.	"Warm & Easy"	3:02
6.	"Take a Look Around"	5:16
7.	"Ghosts & Zombies"	4:04
8.	"Time in Mind"	3:07
9.	"Increase Your Faith"	4:20
10.	"Heart of the Congos"	5:04
11.	"Get Together"	3:53
12.	"Church"	6:01
13.	"Shakedown"	10:55

Chart performance

Chart performance for Be Strong

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [12]	83
Australian Dance Albums (ARIA) [12]	14
UK Albums Chart [13]	35

Release history

Release history for Be Strong

Country	Release date	Format(s)	Label
United Kingdom	30 January 2012 [14]	Digital download	Southern Fried

References

1. "Be Strong | The 2 Bears". Metacritic .
2. Burg, Erik (31 January 2012). "Album Review: The 2 Bears – Be Strong". Beats per Minute . Retrieved 29 December 2014.
3. Oliver, Matt (23 January 2012). "The 2 Bears – Be Strong". Clash . Retrieved 29 December 2014.
4. Hardy, Tony (31 January 2012). "The 2 Bears – Be Strong". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 29 December 2014.
5. Young, Martyn (30 January 2012). "The 2 Bears – Be Strong". DIY . Retrieved 29 December 2014.
6. Leedham, Robert (25 January 2012). "Album Review: The 2 Bears – Be Strong". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
7. Petridis, Alexis (19 January 2012). "The 2 Bears: Be Strong – review". The Guardian . Retrieved 29 December 2014.
8. Martin, Dan (27 January 2012). "The 2 Bears – 'Be Strong'". NME . Retrieved 29 December 2014.
9. Empire, Kitty (29 January 2012). "The 2 Bears: Be Strong – review". The Observer . Retrieved 29 December 2014.
10. Colly, Joe (30 January 2012). "The 2 Bears: Be Strong". Pitchfork . Retrieved 29 December 2014.
11. Manning, Kara (25 January 2012). "The 2 Bears – Be Strong". State . Retrieved 29 December 2014.
12. "ARIA Report: Issue 1147" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
13. "Archive Chart". Official Charts Company .
14. Davies, Ruth. "Album Reviews: The 2 Bears - Be Strong". MusicOMH . Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2024.