Take Me to the Disco

Last updated
Take Me to the Disco
Disco meg.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 20, 2018
Genre
Length46:12
Label 300 Entertainment
Producer Christian "Leggy" Langdon
Meg Myers chronology
Sorry
(2015)
Take Me to the Disco
(2018)
Thank U 4 Taking Me 2 The Disco
(2020)
Singles from Take Me to the Disco
  1. "Numb"
    Released: May 21, 2018
  2. "Take Me to the Disco"
    Released: May 31, 2018
  3. "Jealous Sea"
    Released: June 27, 2019
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Sputnik Music2.3/5 [4]
Immortal Reviews78/100 [5]
Associated Press positive [6]
L.A. Times HS Insider6.5/10 [7]

Take Me to the Disco is the second studio album recorded by American singer-songwriter Meg Myers. [8] The album was released on July 20, 2018 by 300 Entertainment.

Contents

Background

The album includes the lead single "Numb", which was released on April 27, 2018. [9] [10] On June 1, the title track was released as the second single. [11] The third single from the album, "Jealous Sea", was released on June 28. [12] [13] The fourth single "Tourniquet" was released July 13, a week prior to the album's release.

Myers worked with producer Christian "Leggy" Langdon on the album, recording it mostly at his studio in Topanga. All her previous works were produced by Doctor Rosen Rosen. After completing work on the album, Myers and Atlantic Records mutually parted ways. She brought the completed album to New York based indie label 300 Entertainment. [14]

Song information

"Numb" was written about Myers' former record label, Atlantic Records. Myers stated "They’re a very radio single-driven label, and we were under pressure at the time. But that’s not me. The radio has certainly helped my career, but that’s not a focus for me. My focus is to create and then to give it to my fans. To experiment and speak from my heart, sonically or visually. So when I wrote that, I reached a point where I felt like the constant search for a radio single was ridiculous. And when I finished, I was like “we have it! We have a radio single, and it happens to be about them.” It wasn’t written as a woman against men, but more of what I was going through as a person." [15]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Take Me to the Disco"
  • Meg Myers
  • Christian Langdon
3:53
2."Numb"
  • Myers
  • Langdon
4:22
3."Tourniquet"
  • Myers
  • Langdon
4:23
4."Tear Me to Pieces"
  • Myers
  • Dave Bassett
3:26
5."Jealous Sea"
  • Myers
  • Langdon
  • Michael Goldman
4:41
6."The Death of Me"
  • Myers
  • Langdon
4:14
7."Some People"
  • Myers
  • Langdon
  • Jennifer Decilveo
3:56
8."Done"
  • Myers
  • Langdon
3:26
9."I'm Not Sorry"
  • Myers
  • Isaac Drake
3:02
10."Little Black Death"
  • Myers
  • Langdon
4:02
11."Funeral"
  • Myers
  • Langdon
4:09
12."Constant"Myers2:38
Total length:46:12

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [16] 182
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [17] 20
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [18] 17
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [19] 40

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Keith Sweat</span> American singer (born 1961)

Keith Sweat is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and an early figure in the new jack swing musical movement. He is known for his collection of hits including "I Want Her", "Make It Last Forever", "I'll Give All My Love to You", "Make You Sweat", "Get Up on It", "Twisted" and "Nobody". He has released 13 solo albums and discovered the groups Silk and Kut Klose.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Van McCoy</span> American musician, producer and songwriter (1940–1979)

Van Allen Clinton McCoy was an American record producer, arranger, songwriter and singer. He is known for his 1975 internationally successful hit "The Hustle". He has approximately 700 song copyrights to his credit, and produced songs by such recording artists as Gladys Knight & the Pips, The Stylistics, Aretha Franklin, Brenda & the Tabulations, David Ruffin, Peaches & Herb, Lesley Gore, and Stacy Lattisaw.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Loleatta Holloway</span> American singer (1946–2011)

Loleatta Holloway was an American singer known for disco songs such as "Hit and Run" and "Love Sensation". In December 2016, Billboard named her the 95th-most successful dance artist of all time. According to the Independent, Holloway is the most sampled female singer in popular music, used in house and dance tracks such as the 1989 Black Box single "Ride on Time".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Martha Wash</span> American singer-songwriter, actress, and producer

Martha Elaine Wash is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and producer. Known for her distinctive and powerful voice, Wash first achieved fame as half of the Two Tons O' Fun, who sang backing vocals for the disco singer Sylvester including on his signature hit "You Make Me Feel ". After gaining their own record deal, they released three consecutive commercially successful songs which all peaked at number two in the dance charts. The duo was renamed The Weather Girls in 1982 after they released the top-selling single "It's Raining Men", which brought them to mainstream pop attention. The Weather Girls released five albums and were heavily featured on Sylvester's albums.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Turn the Beat Around</span> 1976 single by Vicki Sue Robinson

"Turn the Beat Around" is a disco song written by Gerald Jackson and Peter Jackson, and performed by American actress and singer Vicki Sue Robinson in 1976, originally appearing on her debut album, Never Gonna Let You Go (1976). Released as a single, the song went to #10 on the Billboard pop charts, and #73 on the Billboard soul chart. The song earned Robinson a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. The track also went to number one on the Billboard disco chart for four weeks. "Turn the Beat Around" is considered a disco classic and is featured on many compilation albums.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Take Me Home (Cher song)</span> 1979 single by Cher

"Take Me Home" is a song recorded by American singer and actress Cher for her fifteenth studio album. The album, released in 1979, bore the same name as the single. "Take Me Home" is a disco song conceived after Cher was recommended to venture into said genre after the commercial failure of her previous albums. The lyrics center around the request of a woman to be taken home by her lover. It was released as the lead single from the Take Me Home album in January 1979 through Casablanca Records, pressed as a 12-inch single.

<i>My December</i> 2007 studio album by Kelly Clarkson

My December is the third studio album by American singer Kelly Clarkson. The album was released on June 22, 2007, through RCA Records. Clarkson confirmed the name of the album in her journal on her fanclub website on February 27, 2007.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Cab</span> American rock band

The Cab is an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. Their debut album, Whisper War, was released on April 29, 2008. They have been called "The Band You Need to Know 2008" by Alternative Press magazine. They were also featured in the '100 Bands You Need to Know in 2010' by the magazine and were one of the three bands featured on the cover page, along with Never Shout Never and Hey Monday. Their second album Symphony Soldier was released on August 23, 2011, with its first single "Bad" released to iTunes July 11, 2011, and announced by the band on July 18. The Cab funded the entire album by themselves and left their Fueled by Ramen/Decaydance label, self-releasing Symphony Soldier. AbsolutePunk gave an extremely positive review with a rating of 95%, calling the album a "masterpiece". The pre-orders in the band's webstore featured eleven packages, ranging from $10 to $9,999. Symphony Soldier is digitally available on iTunes, and only available as physical CDs from the band's webstore. The band's latest work, an EP titled Lock Me Up, was released on April 29, 2014. They have not released any new material since 2014, leaving the future of the band uncertain.

<i>My World 2.0</i> 2010 studio album by Justin Bieber

My World 2.0 is the debut studio album by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was released on March 19, 2010, by Island Records. It is considered the second half of a two-piece project, being supplemented by Bieber's debut extended play My World (2009). After signing a recording contract in light of his growing popularity on YouTube, Bieber worked with collaborators including his mentor Usher, and producers Tricky Stewart, The-Dream, and MIDI Mafia. The record follows in the same vein as My World, incorporating teen pop and R&B elements. Lyrically, it discusses teen romance and coming of age situations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Goldie Boutilier</span> Musical artist

Goldie Boutilier, known previously by her stage names My Name Is Kay, Kay, and Goldilox, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, model and DJ.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Meg Myers</span> American musician

Janice Sue Meghan Myers, known professionally as Meg Myers, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Originally from Tennessee, Myers moved to Los Angeles to pursue music and met Doctor Rosen Rosen, who signed her to his production company. In 2012, Myers released her first EP, Daughter in the Choir. Later that year, she signed to Atlantic Records, with which she released the Make a Shadow EP (2014) and her debut album, Sorry (2015). She later departed Atlantic for 300 Entertainment and released Take Me to the Disco, her second album, in 2018. Her third album TZIA was released in 2023 on Sumerian Records.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Duke Dumont</span> English DJ

Adam George Dyment, better known by his stage name Duke Dumont, is an English DJ and record producer. He is best known for his hit singles "Need U (100%)" "I Got U", "Ocean Drive" and "Won't Look Back" which both reached number one and number two on the UK Singles Chart respectively. He founded the record label called Blasé Boys Club and has also used it as an alias for production. He has remixed a number of songs, including several which have charted in the United Kingdom. In 2014, "Need U (100%)", was nominated for "Best Dance Recording" for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. Next year, "I Got U" was nominated in the same category.

<i>Calamari Tuesday</i> 2013 studio album by Feed Me

Calamari Tuesday is the debut studio album by Feed Me, one of the projects of British record producer Jon Gooch. The album was released on 14 October 2013 as the first release on Gooch's own label Sotto Voce. It entered the UK Dance Albums Chart at number 14 and the UK Albums Chart at number 144.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Old Dominion (band)</span> American country music band

Old Dominion is an American country music band formed in Nashville. The band consists of Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Whit Sellers (drums), Geoff Sprung, and Brad Tursi. Their music is contemporary country with rock instrumentation, and has pop overtones.

<i>Death of a Bachelor</i> 2016 studio album by Panic! at the Disco

Death of a Bachelor is the fifth studio album by Panic! at the Disco, and their first as a solo project, released on January 15, 2016 on Fueled by Ramen and DCD2. It is the follow-up to the band's fourth studio album, Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! (2013), with the entire album written and recorded by vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Brendon Urie, who collaborated with other writers including Jake Sinclair, Morgan Kibby, Lolo, and Sam Hollander. It is the band's first album to not feature drummer Spencer Smith and also follows bassist Dallon Weekes' departure from the official line-up, subsequently becoming a touring member once again.

Bitbird is an independent record label and creative company based in The Hague, Netherlands founded by Sander van Dijck in 2014. The label is jointly run by Sander van Dijck's manager Budi Voogt and his longtime friend and associate Thorwald van den Akker, who is also the label's creative director and co-founder.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Disco Tits</span> 2017 single by Tove Lo

"Disco Tits" is a song by Swedish singer-songwriter Tove Lo. It was released on 7 September 2017 as the lead single from Lo's third studio album, Blue Lips, and it was her first release after the short film Fire Fade. The song was released on Spotify a week prior to the song's official release, but was removed soon after.

<i>Days to Come</i> (EP) 2012 EP by Seven Lions

Days to Come is the second extended play (EP) by American DJ and record producer Seven Lions. Released on October 16, 2012, via Owsla, it consists of four songs. The EP charted on multiple Billboard charts such as Dance/Electronic Albums and Heatseekers Albums.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SG Lewis</span> English musician

Samuel George Lewis is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. He is mostly known for collaborating with many artists from Tove Lo, Dua Lipa, Mabel, Victoria Monét, Jessie Ware, JP Cooper, Raye and Ray BLK to Bruno Major, Frances, Clairo and LANY.

Jesús Manuel Nieves Cortés, known professionally as Jhayco, is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer from Río Piedras, San Juan. After releasing multiple EPs, his debut studio album, Famouz, was released in 2019.

References

  1. "Take Me to the Disco - Meg Myers - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. Woronzoff, Elisabeth (August 29, 2018). "Meg Myers' 'Take Me to the Disco' Is Brimming with Anthems for the Lonely and Neglected". PopMatters. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  3. Kennedy, Mark (July 26, 2018). "Album review: Meg Myers is angry, anguished, exciting on new album" . Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  4. "Review: Meg Myers - Take Me To The Disco - Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com.
  5. "Meg Myers Takes Control Of Her Life In "Take Me To The Disco"".
  6. Press, Mark Kennedy Associated. "Review: Meg Myers is angry, anguished, exciting on new album".
  7. "'Take Me to the Disco' — A Transformed Meg Myers?".
  8. Jeremy Bacharach (April 28, 2018). "Meg Myers Announces New Album Take Me To The Disco for July 2018 Release and Shares New Song "Numb"". mxdwn.com. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  9. Morgan Enos (April 27, 2018). "Meg Myers' 'Numb': Exclusive Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  10. Bob Boilen (May 21, 2018). "Singer Meg Myers Confronts 'Innocent Touching' And Microaggressions In New Video". NPR . Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  11. "Meg Myers on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  12. Sikorski, David (27 June 2018). "Meg Myers sets sail across the "Jealous Sea" in a dark and brooding new single [Premiere] - EARMILK". EARMILK. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  13. "Listen: Meg Myers shares new track from 'Take Me To The Disco' with 'Jealous Sea'".
  14. "Interview: Meg Myers in a good place nearing new album's release". passtheaux.co. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  15. "Meg Myers Embraces The Light And The Dark On 'Take Me To The Disco'". 20 July 2018.
  16. "Meg Myers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  17. "Meg Myers Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  18. "Meg Myers Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  19. "Meg Myers Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2018.