| "Blackout" | ||||
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| Single by Breathe Carolina | ||||
| from the album Hell Is What You Make It | ||||
| Released | June 14, 2011 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Electropop | |||
| Length | 3.28 | |||
| Label | Fearless Records | |||
| Producer | Ian Kirkpatrick | |||
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"Blackout" is a song by American electropop duo Breathe Carolina. It was released on June 14, 2011 as the lead single from their third studio album, Hell Is What You Make It. It was written by David Schmitt and Kyle Even and produced by Ian Kirkpatrick. On December 22, 2010, a snippet of the song was previewed by Fearless Records. It premiered on MTV Buzzworthy on June 13, 2011 for streaming while being available for digital download the following day. Musically, "Blackout" is an electropop song that has influences of pop music from the late '80s. The song received favorable reviews from music critics, who commended its catchy lyrics and musicianship and "radio-friendly" chorus. It reached number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the duo's most successful single to date. It also reached the top 40 in the Billboard Pop Songs and Hot Dance Club Songs charts, as well as the top ten in the Heatseekers Songs chart.
An accompanying music video premiered on September 20, 2011 via the duo's VEVO channel, and has since garnered more than 2 million views. An EP, Blackout: The Remixes EP, was released on September 27, 2011 exclusively via iTunes. It includes remixes of the track done by Big Chocolate, Wideboys, Tommy Noble and Tek-One.
The song was featured during the 2011 Spike Video Game Awards when Batman: Arkham City received the award for "Best Action Adventure" game.
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The song was written by David Schmitt and Kyle Even and produced by Ian Kirkpatrick. It was recorded in Los Angelos, California with the rest of Hell Is What You Make It. On December 22, 2010, a snippet of the song was previewed by Fearless Records, however, the song's name was not included at the time.[1] It premiered on MTV Buzzworthy on June 13, 2011,[2] and was available for digital download the following day.[3]
Describing the writing process of "Blackout" and Hell Is What You Make It, Even said the song is "is one song that we created. We're very eclectic, and we definitely do whatever we want".[4] Alternative Press described it as an electropop/synth-pop song that is reminiscent of pop music from the late '80s, while calling the lyrics "I'm only getting started/This won't stop till I say so" "irresistible".[5] Tim Sendra of Allmusic highlighted the track as one of the AMG Track Picks in his review of Hell Is What You Make It.[6]
The music video for the song premiered on September 20, 2011 the duo's official VEVO channel via YouTube.[7] It was shot during the summer of 2011 in Los Angelos, California.[8] It includes shots of the duo performing live with their band whilst also including sequences of the group "partying" and "getting into trouble".[9] It has since ranked on MTV's 10 On Top list.[10]
A lyric video was also uploaded onto the duo's official YouTube channel and has since garnered more than 2 million views.[11]
The duo performed "Blackout" on Jimmy Kimmel Live on June 16, 2011 in their first televised performance ever.[12]
The song was featured on a promo for WWE's Monday Night Raw on December 12, 2011.
| Blackout: The Remixes EP | ||||
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| EP by Breathe Carolina | ||||
| Released | September 27, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Electropop, dance-pop | |||
| Length | 18:17 | |||
| Label | Fearless Records | |||
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Blackout: The Remixes EP is an EP by American electronic rock band Breathe Carolina. It was released on September 27, 2011 for digital download exclusively via iTunes and Amazon. It includes remixes by Big Chocolate, Wideboys, Tommy Noble and Tek-One.
The song received moderate airplay on mainstream radio, rising within the Mainstream Top 40.[13] On the issue date of November 9, 2011, "Blackout" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 92, making the duo's first single to enter the chart.[14] It has since reached the top ten on the Heatseekers Songs chart.[15]
| Chart (2011-12) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[16] | 47 |
| US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[17] | 25 |
| US Pop Songs (Billboard)[18] | 20 |
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