Let the Road

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Let the Road
Rixton - Let the Road (Official Album Cover).png
Studio album by
Released3 March 2015 (2015-03-03)
Recorded2013–14
Genre
Length35:41
Label
Producer
Rixton chronology
Me and My Broken Heart
(2014)
Let the Road
(2015)
Woah [upper-alpha 1]
(2019)
Singles from Let the Road
  1. "Me and My Broken Heart"
    Released: 14 March 2014
  2. "Wait on Me"
    Released: 23 July 2014
  3. "Hotel Ceiling"
    Released: 21 January 2015
  4. "We All Want the Same Thing"
    Released: 31 May 2015

Let the Road is the debut studio album by English pop band Rixton (now called Push Baby) released on 3 March 2015. The album was released via School Boy Records, Giant Little Man, Mad Love Records and Interscope Records. [1] It was preceded by the release of the UK number-one hit single "Me and My Broken Heart", as well as the second international single, "Wait on Me". The album debuted and peaked at number 19 on the UK Albums Chart and at number 32 on the US Billboard 200.

Contents

Background

The band premiered deluxe edition bonus track "Make Out" on 22 October 2013 in the form of a music video which lampooned famous music videos such as "Stay" by Rihanna, "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus, "Roar" by Katy Perry, "Applause" by Lady Gaga, "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke and "Beauty and a Beat" by Justin Bieber. [2] As well as the lead single, "Me and My Broken Heart", three other songs from the album were released as part of an EP on 18 March 2014 – "Hotel Ceiling", "We All Want the Same Thing" and "Appreciated". Rixton said of the EP, "It's overwhelming to have gone from writing songs in Danny's caravan to seeing the world performing our music. We've worked extremely hard and have had a blast recording the EP. The songs are very eclectic and we think there's something for everyone!". [3]

"Wait on Me" was then premiered as the second single to be released from the album. "Whole" was also pre-released prior to the album's launch, being made available as part of the soundtrack to the film "The Giver". An acoustic version of "Speakerphone" was uploaded to the band's official Vevo account in September 2014, while both "I Like Girls" and "Beautiful Excuses" were premiered live during the summer of 2014, with live versions being uploaded to YouTube.

Recording

The album was predominantly co-written and produced by Benny Blanco, with additional production from Robopop, Ross Golan, Steve Mac, Daniel Wilkin and Chris Sclafani. Band members Roche, Wilkin, Morgan and Bagnall only have a co-writing credit on one song on the entire album, "Whole". Ed Sheeran, Mike Posner and Rob Thomas all have co-writing credits on the album. The Sheeran-penned "Hotel Ceiling" was the first song written for the album. [4] The British deluxe edition of the album includes a live version of "Wait on Me" as a bonus track, while the American version features a remix of "Me and My Broken Heart". Lead singer Jake Roche said of the album: "Let The Road is something we're incredibly proud of. Songs have survived 6 years to make it on this album, back when me and Danny were writing in the caravan having no idea where they would end up. We feel incredibly humbled to be able to share this with our fans, and we hope you enjoy listening to it, just as much as we enjoyed making it." [1]

Singles

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
ANDPOP Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Evigshed MagStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Knoxville News Sentinel Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [15]

Let the Road received positive responses from critics. Chuck Campbell from Knoxville News Sentinel gave the album 3+12 stars out of 5 and stated that "the best takeaway from Let the Road is that the release is solid. It's not frontloaded with highlights and then filled out with forgettable fluff; if anything, it only gets stronger as it goes."

Track listing

Let the RoadStandard version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Let the Road"
  • Jake Roche
  • Charley Bagnall
  • Danny Wilkin
  • Lewi Morgan
  • Benny Blanco
  • Chris Sclafani
3:00
2."Wait on Me"
3:57
3."Appreciated"
  • Blanco
  • Golan (add.)
3:52
4."Beautiful Excuses"
  • Roche
  • Bagnall
  • Wilkin
  • Morgan
  • Wilkin
  • Chris Sclafani
4:09
5."Me and My Broken Heart"
  • Blanco
  • Mac
3:13
6."Hotel Ceiling"Blanco3:10
7."I Like Girls"
Blanco2:46
8."Speakerphone"
  • Roche
  • Bagnall
  • Wilkin
  • Morgan
  • Wilkin
  • Sclafani
3:28
9."We All Want the Same Thing"
3:45
10."Whole"
  • Levin
  • Malik
  • Omelio
  • Roche
  • Bagnall
  • Wilkin
  • Morgan
  • Blanco
  • Malik
3:39
Total length:35:41
Let the RoadInternational deluxe version [16] andTarget deluxe version [17]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Make Out"
  • Levin
  • Malik
  • Eric Frederic
3:30
12."Me and My Broken Heart" (Pnau remix)
  • Levin
  • Malik
  • Mac
  • Hector
  • Thomas
  • Blanco
  • Mac
5:32
Let the RoadBritish and Irish deluxe version (bonus tracks) [18] [19]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Make Out"
  • Levin
  • Malik
  • Eric Frederic
Blanco3:30
12."Wait on Me" (Live from LA's El Rey Theater)
  • Levin
  • Omelio
  • Hector
  • Golan
  • Hermansen
  • Eriksen
  • Blanco
  • Stargate
4:59

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [20] 19
US Billboard 200 [21] 32

Certifications

Region Certification
Romania (UFPR) [22] Gold

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormat
Canada [23] 3 March 2015
United States [16]
Australia [24] 1 May 2015
Germany [25]
Netherlands [26]
France [27] 4 May 2015
Belgium [28]
Ireland [19] 12 June 2015
United Kingdom [18] 15 June 2015

See also

Notes

  1. Released under the name "Push Baby"

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