New Addictions

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New Addictions
R5 - New Addictions.jpg
EP by
R5
ReleasedMay 12, 2017
Recorded2016
Genre
Length15:59
Label Hollywood
Producer
R5 chronology
Sometime Last Night
(2015)		New Addictions
(2017)
Singles from New Addictions
  1. "If"
    Released: May 12, 2017

New Addictions is the fourth and final EP by American pop rock band R5. It was released on May 12, 2017 through Hollywood Records. [1]

Contents

Background

The band announced the release of the EP on April 5, 2017 via Twitter along a two-date pre-release show on April 27, 2017 at Los Angeles and May 11, 2017 on New York City respectively. [2] [3] The album was almost entirely produced by band member Rocky Lynch. [4]

Promotion

The band announced the New Addictions Tour to promote the EP, with the first leg set to start on June 24, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. [5] The same day the EP was released, a music video for the song "If", directed by Michel Borden, was released via Vevo. [6] It was filmed in San Diego and inspired by the films Risky Business , Pulp Fiction , Boogie Nights , Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Goodfellas . [5]

Reception

Rolling Stone called the EP "full of sharply constructed pop confections that ride galloping basslines." [7]

Track listing

Credits taken from Qobuz. [8]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."If"
Rocky Lynch3:11
2."Red Velvet" (featuring New Beat Fund)
  • Jeffrey Scott Laliberte
  • Riker Lynch
  • Rocky Lynch
  • Ross Lynch
  • Ratliff
3:07
3."Lay Your Head Down"
  • Riker Lynch
  • Rocky Lynch
  • Ross Lynch
  • Ratliff
  • Rocky Lynch
  • Nappi
3:35
4."Trading Time"
  • Riker Lynch
  • Rocky Lynch
  • Ross Lynch
  • Nappi
  • Ratliff
  • Ethan Thompson
  • Rocky Lynch
  • Nappi
3:08
5."Need You Tonight" Andrew Farriss
2:58
Total length:15:59
New Addictions– CD bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
6."Hurts Good"
  • Rocky Lynch
  • Ross Lynch
  • Ellington Ratliff
  • Rocky Lynch
  • Nappi
3:42
Notes

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ) [9] 6
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [10] 91

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
Worldwide [1] May 12, 2017Digital download Hollywood
United StatesSeptember 15, 2017CD
United KingdomSeptember 22, 2017

References

  1. 1 2 "New Addictions - EP by R5 on Apple Music". iTunes, Apple Music . May 12, 2017.
  2. ↑ Julia Lee (April 5, 2017). "R5 Announces 'New Addictions' Album". Tiger Beat .
  3. ↑ "New Addictions Pre-release Listening Party". R5 Rocks. Archived from the original on April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Epic New R5 Release- New Addictions out 5.12.17". The Hollywood Times. May 10, 2017.
  5. 1 2 Tony Bowles (May 13, 2017). "R5's 'New Addictions' Out Now & Summer Tour Dates Announced". Mogul.
  6. ↑ "If (Official Video) - R5". Vevo . May 12, 2017.
  7. ↑ Rolling Stone (May 12, 2017). "Playlist: Harry Styles and 20 Other Albums To Hear Now". Rolling Stone .
  8. ↑ "New Addictions - R5 – Download and listen to the album". Qobuz . May 12, 2017.
  9. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. May 22, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Top 100 Albumes — Semana 38: del 15.09.2017 al 21.09.2017" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España . Retrieved September 27, 2017.
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