Past the Past | ||||
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Released | November 3, 2017 | |||
Genre | Country pop | |||
Length | 21:51 | |||
Label | MDM Recordings | |||
Producer | Corey Crowder | |||
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Singles from Past the Past | ||||
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Past the Past is the third extended play recorded by Canadian country pop artist Jess Moskaluke. It was released through MDM Recordings Inc. on November 3, 2017. [1] The EP was preceded by the singles "Drive Me Away" and "Kill Your Love", with the former becoming Moskaluke's highest charting single to date and the first top-five country single by a solo female Canadian artist since 2008. [2] Past the Past become Moskaluke's first release to enter the Canadian Albums Chart, peaking at 87. [3]
"Drive Me Away" was released to Canadian country radio as the EP's lead single on February 14, 2017. [4] The song was released digitally the following day. [5] In May 2017, "Drive Me Away" reached number 3 on the Canada Country chart, [6] surpassing her previous career-best position of 7. [7] This also made Moskaluke the first solo female artist to reach the top five at Canadian country radio since Terri Clark topped the chart in 2008 with "In My Next Life". [2]
On June 23, 2017, "Kill Your Love" was released as the album's second single. [8] The song reached a peak of 16 on the Canadian country chart.
The title track, "Past the Past, was released to radio February 2, 2018 as the EP's third single. [9] Peaking at number 30, it became Moskaluke's lowest-charting single since "Hit N Run" in 2013. [7]
"Camouflage" was released as the fourth single on June 1, 2018. [10] It would peak at number seven on Canada Country, returning Moskaluke to the top ten. [7]
"Save Some of That Whiskey" was released as the fifth and final single on December 25, 2018. It reached a peak of number six. [7]
Marlo Ashley of Exclaim! rated the EP seven-out-of-ten, writing that it "is genre-defying, pushing boundaries by taking new country into more alternative territory" and that the collection "encourages many replays, and should reach audiences from dance to pop-rock and country-pop; it's irresistible." [11]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Drive Me Away" |
| 2:53 |
2. | "Camoflauge" |
| 2:47 |
3. | "Right When Ya Left" |
| 3:02 |
4. | "Gotta Start Somewhere" |
| 3:16 |
5. | "Kill Your Love" | 3:29 | |
6. | "Save Some of That Whiskey" |
| 2:53 |
7. | "Past the Past" |
| 3:31 |
Total length: | 21:51 |
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums (Billboard) [3] | 87 |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
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CAN Country [7] | ||
2017 | "Drive Me Away" | 3 |
"Kill Your Love" | 16 | |
2018 | "Past the Past" | 30 |
"Camouflage" | 7 | |
"Save Some of That Whiskey" | 6 | |
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