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| Released | January 28, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2012-2013 | |||
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| Length | 39:34 | |||
| Label | Universal Music | |||
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Party for Your Life is the third album by Canadian rap rock band Down with Webster. The album was officially released on January 28, 2014. It contained three singles, "One in a Million", "Party for Your Life" and "Chills".
Rapper Cameron Hunter stated that the album was "a lot more uptempo" than their previous albums. [3] In an interview for the Ottawa Citizen , bassist Tyler Armes said, "There has definitely been a step made — I just don't think it was a conscious change in any direction. We like to think we are just getting better at what we are doing." [4]
Party for Your Life was originally set for release on October 22, 2013, however was later pushed back to January 28, 2014. [5] Hunter stated that the group had "written new material and wanted to make some changes." [6] The album peaked at number two on the Billboard Canadian Albums Chart. [7] The album sold 6,500 copies in its first week, 500 copies more than their previous album Time to Win, Vol. 2 . [8] [9]
It was also nominated for Pop Album of the Year of the Juno Awards of 2015. [10]
"One in a Million" was the first single released from the album on March 26, 2013. [11] The song peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100. [12] It also reached number 12 on the Canada CHR/Top 40 chart and number 22 on Canada Hot AC chart. [13] [14] The song was certified platinum in December 2013. [15] The second single, "Party for Your Life", was released on August 13, 2013 and peaked at number 67 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100. [16] [12] "Chills" was released as the third single and peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100. [12] It also reached the Canada CHR/Top 40 chart at number 13, Canada Hot AC chart at number 16 and Canada AC chart at number 21. [17] [18] [19] The song sold 78,000 digital copies according to Nielsen Music and was certified platinum in 2014. [20] [21]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Canadian Beats |   [22] |
| 99Scenes | 6/10 [23] |
Party for Your Life was generally received with positive reviews from music critics. Amanda Hather of Canadian Beats stated, "The album has a mix of songs that you can dance up a storm with plus songs that are more laid back but still have a fun sound to them." [22] Both Hather and Keith Sharp from The Music Express responded well to the tracks "Gravity" and "Don't Even Care". Sharp believed that these songs demonstrated that the band had refined their sound on the album. He also thought "One in a Million" and “Feel So Alive” were straightforward pop songs that showed they were “making great strides in their songwriting and performance development." [24]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Introduction" | 1:08 |
| 2. | "Going Nowhere" | 4:03 |
| 3. | "Party for Your Life" | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Chills" | 3:28 |
| 5. | "One in a Million" | 3:14 |
| 6. | "Circles" | 4:13 |
| 7. | "Everybody's Angel" | 4:14 |
| 8. | "Feel So Alive" | 4:02 |
| 9. | "Don't Even Care" | 3:26 |
| 10. | "I Need the World" | 3:37 |
| 11. | "Gravity" | 4:19 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Gentlemen Man" | 3:28 |
| 13. | "Heaven" | 3:49 |
| 14. | "One in a Million" (David A. Remix) | 4:53 |
| 15. | "One in a Million" (Charlie Darker Remix) | 5:15 |
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| Canadian Albums (Billboard) [26] | 2 |
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