| Power to Play | ||||
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| Released | 9 June 2023 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 41:13 | |||
| Label | BMG | |||
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Power to Play is the seventh studio album by English pop rock band McFly, released through BMG on 9 June 2023. [1] The album was preceded by three singles: "Where Did All the Guitars Go?", [2] "God of Rock & Roll", [3] and "Honey I'm Home".
On 29 March 2023, McFly announced the album title and release date, following a series of cryptic social media posts. [4] [5] Describing the record, the band added: "At the start of the process, we all got together and said what we wanted this new album to be. We all had this one thing in common, and it was guitars. We love being on tour and playing live, and we hate this weird pressure where you don't get played on the radio if you have guitars in your songs [...] Guitars, honesty, energy, all these personality traits are what give us the band's identity. We want to reach that kid with long hair, get them excited about music and make them want to pick up a guitar and jump on their bed. That's what this record is about." [2]
The album's lead single, "Where Did All the Guitars Go?" was released on 31 March 2023. [2] [6]
On 26 April 2023, McFly released the second single from Power to Play, "God of Rock & Roll". [7]
On 8 June 2023, McFly appeared on The One Show and confirmed "Honey I'm Home" would be the third single from Power to Play. The official video was released on 9 June 2023. [8]
Ben Devlin, reviewing for MusicOMH , rated the album 3.5/5 stars. [9] Cheri Amour for The Arts Desk called Power to Play "a defiant return to [McFly's] rock'n'roll roots". [10]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Where Did All the Guitars Go?" | 4:00 | |
| 2. | "Land of the Bees" |
| 4:03 |
| 3. | "Forever's Not Enough" |
| 4:41 |
| 4. | "God of Rock & Roll" |
| 3:31 |
| 5. | "I'm Fine" |
| 3:48 |
| 6. | "Taking Back Tonight" |
| 3:54 |
| 7. | "Honey I'm Home" |
| 4:09 |
| 8. | "Route 55" |
| 3:44 |
| 9. | "Crash" |
| 1:41 |
| 10. | "Make It Out Alive" |
| 3:17 |
| 11. | "Shine On" |
| 4:25 |
| Total length: | 41:13 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Broken by You" (featuring Fresno) |
| 3:05 |
| 13. | "For the Kids" |
| 3:30 |
| 14. | "Silence Is a Scary Sound" |
| 3:31 |
| 15. | "I'm Fine" (Acoustic) |
| 3:43 |
| 16. | "Forever's Not Enough" (Acoustic) |
| 4:09 |
| 17. | "Forever's Not Enough" (Edit) |
| 3:36 |
| Total length: | 59:16 | ||
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| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 9 June 2023 |
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