Dirty Laundry (All Time Low song)

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"Dirty Laundry"
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Single by All Time Low
from the album Last Young Renegade
ReleasedFebruary 17, 2017 (2017-02-17)
Genre
Length3:17
Label Fueled by Ramen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
All Time Low singles chronology
"Kids in the Dark"
(2015)
"Dirty Laundry"
(2017)
"Good Times"
(2017)
Music video
"Dirty Laundry" on YouTube

"Dirty Laundry" is a song by American rock band All Time Low for their seventh studio album, Last Young Renegade (2017). It was released as the album's lead single on February 17, 2017 and serves as the group's first release on the Fueled by Ramen label. [1] The song impacted American alternative radio on March 7, 2017.

Contents

Content

"Dirty Laundry" is primarily a pop rock [2] song with influences of electronic music in its production. [1] [3] The song begins with a guitar riff and a "dance-esque beat" that build over the course of the song toward a climax near the end of the song. [1] Lead vocalist Alex Gaskarth's vocals likewise start soft and reach a "raw and powerful" sound later. [2] Lyrically, the song encapsulates a previous relationship and accepting the mistakes both parties have made in the past. [2] "Dirty Laundry" is "about leaving the past where it belongs, and loving the people around you for not only their light, but their darkness too," according to Gaskarth. [4]

Critical reception

Emma Ramsbottom of Redbrick wrote that the song's new sonic territory was "somewhat refreshing" and that "Dirty Laundry" left her "feeling excited for what's to come" on the album. [2] Heather Allen of Mind Equals Blown rated the song 6/10, writing that it was "simply okay." Allen wrote that "what "Dirty Laundry" lacks in musical familiarity and anthemic quality... it makes up for in darker tones and honest lyrics." [5]

Commercial performance

"Dirty Laundry" debuted and peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart dated March 11, 2017. [6] In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number 91 on the UK Singles Chart and at number one on the UK Rock & Metal Singles chart for the week ending March 2, 2017, becoming the group's third chart-topper on the latter. [7] [8]

Music video

An accompanying music video, directed by Pat Tracy, premiered on February 17, 2017. [9] Set in a laundromat, the video revolves around a vivid daydream experienced by band frontman Alex Gaskarth. [1] [3] The final scene, where Gaskarth loads his laundry into a Mustang and drives away, nearly resulted in a collision due to oversteering. [10]

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [11] 91
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [8] 1
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 16

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, release format, label catalog number, and reference
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelCat. numberRef.
WorldwideFebruary 17, 2017 Digital download 1204360862 [13] [14]
United StatesMarch 7, 2017 Modern rock radioFueled by Ramen [15]
United KingdomMarch 10, 2017 Mainstream radio [16]

Personnel

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