| Tell Me I'm Alive | ||||
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| Released | March 17, 2023 | |||
| Recorded | March 2015–March 2019 | |||
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| Length | 41:02 | |||
| Label | Fueled by Ramen | |||
| Producer | All Time Low | |||
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Tell Me I'm Alive is the ninth studio album by American rock band All Time Low. It was released on March 17, 2023, by the major label Fueled by Ramen. [1]
The release of Wake Up, Sunshine in April 2020 coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic, preventing the band from touring. They continued to write music amidst global shutdowns; over the course of two years, the band wrote an estimated 30 songs, some of which became tracks on Tell Me I'm Alive. [2] Vocalist Alex Gaskarth and guitarist Jack Barakat stated that many of the album's themes, such as loneliness, were drawn from emotions and experiences they had witnessed during the pandemic. [3] [2]
Critics of Tell Me I'm Alive have described the album as a blend of pop rock and pop punk. [4] [5] Tracks on the album prominently feature synth and piano. [3]
In an interview with the Daily Express , Gaskarth described the album's sound as an "amalgamation" of Last Young Renegade and Wake Up, Sunshine. [3] He stated in a separate interview with Recovery Magazine that many songs on the album were influenced by artists like Queen and Elton John. [2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Kerrang! | 3/5 [4] |
| Wall of Sound | 4/10 [5] |
Callum Crumlish praised the album's sound and lyrical quality. [6] Mark Sutherland of Kerrang! acknowledged the band's growing maturity and praised Gaskarth's vocals, but noted that the music style shifted from pop-punk to pop rock and unfavorably compared songs "New Religion" and "Calm Down" to works by Maroon 5 and Ed Sheeran, respectively. [4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tell Me I'm Alive" |
| 2:36 | |
| 2. | "Modern Love" |
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| 3:15 |
| 3. | "Are You There?" |
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| 3:13 |
| 4. | "Sleepwalking" |
|
| 3:07 |
| 5. | "Calm Down" |
|
| 3:14 |
| 6. | "English Blood // American Heartache" |
|
| 3:16 |
| 7. | "The Sound of Letting Go" |
|
| 2:39 |
| 8. | "New Religion" (featuring Teddy Swims) |
|
| 3:04 |
| 9. | "The Way You Miss Me" |
|
| 3:40 |
| 10. | "I'd Be Fine (If I Never Saw You Again)" |
|
| 2:59 |
| 11. | "Kill Ur Vibe" |
|
| 3:30 |
| 12. | "The Other Side" |
|
| 2:48 |
| 13. | "Lost Along the Way" |
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| 3:41 |
| Total length: | 41:02 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Sleepwalking" (Mokita & Goldhouse Remix) |
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| 15. | "Sleepwalking" (Unplugged) |
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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [7]
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| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA) [8] | 38 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9] | 87 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [10] | 3 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [11] | 12 |
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