Tell Me I'm Alive | ||||
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Released | March 17, 2023 | |||
Recorded | 2022 | |||
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Length | 41:02 | |||
Label | Fueled by Ramen | |||
Producer | All Time Low | |||
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Singles from Tell Me I'm Alive | ||||
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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, as the band's third and final release with 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 | |
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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 |
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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" |
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| 3:07 |
5. | "Calm Down" |
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| 3:14 |
6. | "English Blood // American Heartache" |
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| 3:16 |
7. | "The Sound of Letting Go" |
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| 2:39 |
8. | "New Religion" (featuring Teddy Swims) |
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| 3:04 |
9. | "The Way You Miss Me" |
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| 3:40 |
10. | "I'd Be Fine (If I Never Saw You Again)" |
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| 2:59 |
11. | "Kill Ur Vibe" |
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| 3:30 |
12. | "The Other Side" |
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| 2:48 |
13. | "Lost Along the Way" |
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| 3:41 |
Total length: | 41:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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]
All Time Low
Additional contributors
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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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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