Double Dare (album)

Double Dare
The cover consists of a yellow background with the band name written in watery design and colored using blueberries. Below the band name is a grenade colored in blue on top of a bunch of blueberries. The album title is carved out on the grenade.
Studio album by Waterparks
Released November 4, 2016[1]
Genre
Length 44:19[4]
Label Equal Vision[5]
Producer Benji Madden, Courtney Ballard
Singles from Double Dare
  1. "Stupid for You"
    Released: August 31, 2016[6]
  2. "Hawaii (Stay Awake)"
    Released: October 3, 2016
  3. "Royal"
    Released: October 24, 2016

Double Dare is the debut studio album by American rock band Waterparks, released on November 4, 2016.[5]

Promotion

On August 31, 2016, Waterparks revealed the album's title, artwork, and release date via social media and released the first single from the record, 'Stupid for You'.[7]

The first track, "Hawaii (Stay Awake)", premiered on September 30 on the Sirius XM Hits1 Pete Wentz's Hits and Misses Show and was released on October 3.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Alternative Press[2]
Kerrang!Favorable[9]
Rock Sound8/10[3]
Upset Magazine[10]

Mackenzie Hall of Alternative Press praised the album for combining "old-school Hellogoodbye electronic-pop" with hip hop music. Hall also compared the work to Twenty One Pilots.[2] Andy Randon of Upset Magazine also gave praise to the mixing of different pop and rock subgenres throughout the record, saying that "When it comes to stepping out of their famous friends shadows, Waterparks couldn't have made much more of an awesome attempt than Double Dare."[10]

Track listing

Double Dare[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Hawaii (Stay Awake)"3:32
2."Gloom Boys"3:27
3."Stupid for You"3:11
4."Royal"3:31
5."Take Her to the Moon"3:14
6."Made in America"2:48
7."Dizzy"3:08
8."Powerless"3:54
9."Little Violence"3:23
10."21 Questions"3:46
11."It Follows"3:18
12."Plum Island"3:33
13."I'll Always Be Around"3:34
Total length:44:19
Japan Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Candy"3:28
15."What We Do For Fun"3:26

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Double Dare.[11]

Production
Management
  • Francesca Caldara: A&R
  • Bryan Christner: legal
Artwork

References

  1. ↑ Identity (August 31, 2016). "Waterparks Announce Debut Album 'Double Dare'". SoundFiction. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Hall, Mackenzie (November 2, 2016). "Waterparks Bring Their Words to a Pop-Punk Fistfight". Alternative Press. Alternative Press. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Biddulph, Andy (November 2016). McLaughlin, David, ed. "Waterparks - Double Dare". Rock Sound. Patrick Napier (219): 88.
  4. 1 2 "Double Dare by Waterparks on Apple Music". iTunes. Apple. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Dickman, Maggie (August 31, 2016). "Waterparks announce debut album, drop new song—listen". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  6. ↑ Carter, Emily (August 31, 2016). "Waterparks Announce Debut Album, Stream New Single". Kerrang!. Bauer Media Group. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  7. ↑ Tipple, Ben (August 31, 2016). "Waterparks reveal 'Stupid For You' and confirm debut album". Punktastic. James Brown. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  8. ↑ Dickman, Maggie (October 3, 2016). "Waterparks release new song, "Hawaii (Stay Awake)"—listen". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on October 4, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Houston Pop-Punks Live Up to their Hype on Colourful Debut. Check it Out, We Dare You...". Kerrang! (1644): 48. November 2, 2016.
  10. 1 2 Randon, Andy (November 3, 2016). "Waterparks – Double Dare". Upset Magazine. Archived from the original on December 15, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  11. ↑ Double Dare (liner notes). Waterparks. Equal Vision. 2016. EVR367.
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