Love You to Death (album)

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Love You to Death
Tegan and Sara - Love You to Death.png
Studio album by
Tegan and Sara
ReleasedJune 3, 2016 (2016-06-03)
Genre Synth-pop [1]
Length31:27
Label
Producer Greg Kurstin
Tegan and Sara chronology
Heartthrob
(2013)		Love You to Death
(2016)		 Hey, I'm Just Like You
(2019)
Singles from Love You to Death
  1. "Boyfriend"
    Released: April 8, 2016
  2. "Stop Desire"
    Released: August 25, 2016

Love You to Death is the eighth studio album by Canadian indie pop duo Tegan and Sara, released on June 3, 2016, on Neil Young's label Vapor Records through Warner Bros. Records. Produced by Greg Kurstin, it is the follow-up to the duo's 2013 release Heartthrob , also produced in part by Kurstin. [2] "Boyfriend" was released as the album's lead single on April 8, 2016. The same day, "U-Turn" was also released as a promotional single.

Contents

Background

It was revealed in November 2015 by Stereogum that Tegan and Sara had completed recording of the then untitled album. [3] The band announced the name of the album on their official Facebook on March 10, 2016, [4] with the official album art released the next day on their official Instagram account. [5]

Recording and production

At the Beats 1 premiere interview, Sara explained the concept behind the album's lead single "Boyfriend": [6]

As Quin explained to DJ Matt Wilkinson, the song details a love triangle she found herself in with a woman who not only hadn't dated another girl before, but was still seeing another man. "I think that's pretty relatable. Obviously, being gay, there's sort of a bit of a gender twist in the song, and I get that that sometimes doesn't seem immediately relatable to everybody, whether they're straight or whatever. But this idea, you know, that we've all been in that situation where we really like someone and we want to make it official, and they're not ready, that's what the song is about."

Release

The album became available for pre-order on iTunes, Amazon Music, Google Play, and in retail stores and other music distribution platforms on April 8, 2016, and was released on June 3, 2016.

Singles

Since the album has become available for pre-order, one official single has been released from the album, titled "Boyfriend". The single first became available to listen to via Beats 1 on April 7, 2016, [7] and was available to download the next day.

The twins announced via their Instagram account that "Stop Desire" would be released as the second single from the album. The track is also featured on the soundtrack and in the trailer of The Sims 4: City Living expansion pack.

Promotional singles

"U-turn" was released as a promotional single along with "Boyfriend" on April 8, 2016 for listeners who pre-ordered the album. "100x" was released as the second promotional single on May 6, 2016, and "Stop Desire" was released as the third and final promotional single on May 20, 2016.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.6/10 [8]
Metacritic 78/100 [9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The A.V. Club B+ [11]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [13]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Pitchfork 7.1/10 [15]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Spin 8/10 [17]
Uncut 9/10 [18]
Vice (Expert Witness)A− [19]

Love You to Death received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 78 out of 100 based on 24 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". [9] Tim Sendra of AllMusic writes: "This is pop music that is all heart all the time, and for that, the sisters deserve every accolade that comes their way." [10] Spin 's Rachel Brodsky claims: "All over their eighth album, the Quins continue to demonstrate what makes them such fine songwriters." [17] Jordan Bassett of NME calls it a "perfectly formed record full of buoyant pop songs." [13] Exclaim! 's Ryan McNutt gave the album a positive review, calling it "another solid soundtrack for summer romances and road-trips alike". [20] "Every track is a three-minute formalist construct that captures a mood... every one is catchy," said Robert Christgau in his review for Vice . [19]

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
AllMusic Best of 2016
*
Favorite Pop Albums
*
Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 2016
27
Cosmopolitan The 15 Best Albums of 2016
15
Diffuser Top 40 Albums of 2016
19
Digital Spy 20 Best Albums of 2016
20
Entertainment Weekly Best Albums of 2016
13
FasterLouder The 50 Best Albums of 2016
38
The Guardian The Best Albums of 2016
35
NME NME's Albums of the Year 2016
18
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2016
28
Under the Radar Top 100 Albums of 2016
98

Commercial performance

Love You to Death entered the Billboard 200 at number 16. In its second week, the album fell to number 181. [33] In the United Kingdom, Love You to Death reached number 30. [34] In Canada, Love You to Death reached number three and spent three weeks on the chart. [35]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the iTunes pre-order listing. [36]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."That Girl"
2:44
2."Faint of Heart"
  • T. Quin
  • S. Quin
2:54
3."Boyfriend"
2:47
4."Dying to Know"
3:37
5."Stop Desire"
  • T. Quin
  • S. Quin
3:17
6."White Knuckles"
  • T. Quin
  • S. Quin
3:18
7."100x"
  • T. Quin
  • S. Quin
  • Shatkin
3:02
8."BWU"
  • T. Quin
  • S. Quin
  • Kurstin
3:21
9."U-Turn"
  • T. Quin
  • S. Quin
  • Kurstin
2:58
10."Hang On to the Night"
  • T. Quin
  • S. Quin
3:29
Total length:31:27

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic. [37]

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [38] 13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [39] 61
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [40] 156
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [41] 3
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [42] 18
Irish Albums (IRMA) [43] 29
UK Albums (OCC) [44] 30
US Billboard 200 [45] 16

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