| Love Drunk | ||||
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| Studio album by Boys Like Girls | ||||
| Released | September 7, 2009 (See release history) |
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| Recorded | 2008; New York City, New York and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |||
| Genre | Pop punk, pop rock, emo[1] | |||
| Length | 46:23 | |||
| Label | Columbia, Red Ink | |||
| Producer | Brian Howes | |||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | (67%)[3] |
| Allmusic | [4] |
| Alternative Press | [5] |
| Billboard | (73/100)[6] |
| Blogcritics | (favorable)[7] |
| Sputnikmusic | [8] |
Love Drunk is the second studio album recorded by rock/pop band Boys Like Girls.
The album was recorded half in New York City and Vancouver because there are "two different producers/production teams, two different environments, and two different styles of inspiration", stated by the band's frontman, Martin Johnson.
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The album is available worldwide for download on iTunes, since 8 September 2009.[9] A deluxe edition of the Love Drunk studio album will be featured and released through iTunes exclusively only on 2nd, 3rd and 4 October. On 25 June 2009 at around 10:15AM, the band posted free streaming of their first single Love Drunk on their MySpace site. Several leaks of the song were spread online then. On the radio show Kid Kraddick in the morning, they played an acoustic version of "Two is Better Than One". "Heart Heart Heartbreak" was released from the band's PureVolume on August 17, 2009 as a result of reaching 250,000 fans on their Facebook.[10]
A 30 second preview of every song on the album has been leaked to the video streaming site YouTube. All songs are now streaming on their MySpace officially.
News of an official Mark Hoppus remix of Love Drunk was spread and it was confirmed to be released as an exclusive track of the Love Drunk deluxe edition album.
The album peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200 on its first week of release.
An exclusive Sean Kingston remix of Love Drunk was confirmed on Nov 12th. It would be released on every iTunes store as a Love Drunk EP, which includes an live acoustic version of Love Drunk and She's Got A Boyfriend Now, in acoustic. The date, however, hasn't been confirmed yet.
On November 22, the tracklisting for the Love Drunk EP was announced. The EP, which is slanted for an Jan 2010 release. The EP would be featuring five tracks.
On December 6, the band confirmed that the EP would be made available for purchase on every iTunes store on January 5, 2010, but it was not released.
"Love Drunk" is the title track and lead single of the album of the same name. It was released to iTunes on June 30, 2009 and sent to mainstream radio on July 7, 2009. The music video features Ashley Tisdale.
"She's Got a Boyfriend Now" was released as a digital single on September 15, 2009.[11]
"Two is Better than One", featuring Taylor Swift as a collaboration is the second single of the album Love Drunk. The single was released October 19, 2009 on the radio.[12]
"Heart Heart Heartbreak" is the album's third single. The song was officially sent to U.S. radio on April 13, 2010.[13]
All lyrics written by Martin Johnson.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Heart Heart Heartbreak" | Johnson, Sam Hollander, Dave Katz | 3:24 |
| 2. | "Love Drunk" | Johnson, Hollander, Katz | 3:46 |
| 3. | "She's Got a Boyfriend Now" | Johnson, Hollander, Katz | 4:05 |
| 4. | "Two Is Better Than One (featuring Taylor Swift)" | Johnson | 4:02 |
| 5. | "Contagious" | Johnson, Brian Howes | 3:20 |
| 6. | "Real Thing" | Johnson, Hollander, Katz | 3:22 |
| 7. | "Someone Like You" | Johnson | 4:01 |
| 8. | "Shot Heard 'Round the World" | Johnson | 3:27 |
| 9. | "The First One" | Johnson, Howes | 4:01 |
| 10. | "Chemicals Collide" | Johnson, Hollander, Katz | 3:31 |
| 11. | "Go" | Johnson | 6:09 |
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Total length:
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46:23 | ||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 12. | "Love Drunk (Acoustic version)" | 3:54 | |||||||
| 13. | "Heart Heart Heartbreak (Acoustic version)" | 3:34 | |||||||
| 14. | "Love Drunk (Mark Hoppus Remix)" | 3:25 | |||||||
| 15. | "Making of "Love Drunk" (pre-order only)" (video) | 1:55 | |||||||
| Country | Date |
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| United Kingdom | September 7, 2009 |
| United States | September 8, 2009 |
| Mexico | September 14, 2009 |
| Brazil | March 20, 2010 |
| Germany | April 9, 2010 |
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums | 1 |
| Canadian Albums Chart | 11 |
| UK Albums Chart | 110 |
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