Light Me Up

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Light Me Up
Studio album by The Pretty Reckless
Released August 27, 2010 (2010-08-27)
Recorded August 2009–April 2010
Genre Alternative rock, post-grunge
Length 34:06
Label Interscope
Producer Kato Khandwala, David Sonenberg (exec.), William Derella (exec.)
The Pretty Reckless chronology
The Pretty Reckless
(2010)		 Light Me Up
(2010)		 Hit Me Like a Man
(2012)
Singles from Light Me Up
  1. "Make Me Wanna Die"
    Released: March 30, 2010 (2010-03-30)
  2. "Miss Nothing"
    Released: July 27, 2010 (2010-07-27)
  3. "Just Tonight"
    Released: December 23, 2010 (2010-12-23)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Artist Direct 4.5/5 stars [1]
Allmusic 4/5 stars [2]
BLARE Magazine 4/5 stars [3]
IGN (7.5/10) [4]
Digital Spy 3/5 stars [5]
Sputnik Music 3/5 stars [6]
Music News 3/5 stars [7]
Virgin Media 3/5 stars [8]
Kerrang 3/5 stars[citation needed]
Rocksound 2.5/5 stars[citation needed]

Light Me Up is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band The Pretty Reckless, first released on August 27, 2010. The album received commercial success with the singles "Make Me Wanna Die", "Miss Nothing" and "Just Tonight".

Contents

[edit] Background

The record process started in 2008, after Taylor Momsen met the producer Kato Khandwala and his partner and songwriter Ben Phillips. By the summer of 2009, they felt they had found an authentic sound. Two months before the album's release, the band released the self-titled EP containing four songs expected to appear in the future record. However the song Zombie was not present in the initial track listing, later appearing on the US track list.

The album received much more success in the U.K., where it was released months before the American release. The warmer English reception spanned the singles "Miss Nothing" and "Just Tonight", which were not released anywhere else.

As stated by Momsen, the album does not have a Parental Advisory sticker on it because, instead, the record company decided to censor the lyrics to Miss Nothing in the album booklet. She stated in another interview the reason for the song being censored was when she sings the lyric "miss construed," she meant it as "miss cunt-strewed" and did not want to change the lyric.[citation needed]

[edit] Critical reception

The album received a metascore of 74 out of 100 indicating "generally favorable reviews" based on 5 critics. Blare Magazine's reviewer, Leah Beresford, gave it four of five stars and said, "Lyrically, Light Me Up seems to capture the highs and lows of one’s existence, as well as everything in between like being courageous and empowering and expressing pain".[3] The website Review Rinse Repeat heavily criticized the lyrics, but praised Momsen's vocals. [9]

[edit] Singles

"Make Me Wanna Die" was released on March 30, 2010 in the USA and on May 13, 2010 in the UK. A promotional video was released which features live performances and backstage footage of the band. This video is widely recognized as a viral version and was released on May 13, 2010. The official music video was postponed due to legal issues involving censorship, but premiered on September 15, 2010 on iTunes and VEVO.

"Miss Nothing" was released on August 23, 2010 only in the UK. The music video for "Miss Nothing" was released on July 20, 2010 on VEVO.

"Just Tonight" was released on December 27, 2010 only in the UK after being pushed back from November 9. It was confirmed on Radio 1 future releases.[10] The Music Video was released on VEVO on November 2.

The music video for "You" premiered on VEVO on February 16, 2012, but it will not be released as a single. Also the music video for "My Medicine" will premiere when The Medicine Tour kicks-off.

[edit] Track listing

  • All songs written by Taylor Momsen, Kato Khandwala and Ben Phillips.
  • All songs were produced, mixed and engineered by Kato Khandwala.
No. Title Length
1. "My Medicine"   3:14
2. "Since You're Gone"   2:41
3. "Make Me Wanna Die"   3:55
4. "Light Me Up"   3:27
5. "Just Tonight"   2:48
6. "Miss Nothing"   3:13
7. "Goin' Down"   3:35
8. "Nothing Left to Lose"   4:11
9. "Factory Girl"   3:31
10. "You"   3:32

[edit] Charts

Charts (2010) Peak
Position
Australian Albums Chart
71
Canadian Albums Chart
57
Deutsche Alternative Charts
89
Irish Albums Chart
18
UK Albums Chart
6
UK Rock Chart
1
US Billboard 200
65
US Billboard Top Rock Albums
18

[edit] Release history

List of release dates, showing country, record label, and catalog number
Region Date Label Catalog
Ireland[13] August 27, 2010 Universal Music Group
Australia[14]
United Kingdom[15] August 30, 2010 Polydor Records
Germany[16] August 31, 2010 Universal Music Group B003XU75QG
France[17] December 6, 2010 B003XU75QG
United States (Digital)[18] February 8, 2011
Canada February 8, 2011
Japan[12] March 2, 2011 B004HHARS2
United States (Physical)[19] April 12, 2011 Interscope

[edit] References

  1. ^ "The Pretty Reckless "Light Me Up" Review — 4.5 out of 5 Stars - ARTISTdirect News". Artistdirect.com. http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/the-pretty-reckless-light-me-up-review-4-5-out-of-5-stars/8692451. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
  2. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/light-me-up-r1966418/review
  3. ^ a b Name (2010-09-02). "REVIEW: The Pretty Reckless – “Light Me Up” «". Blaremagazine.com. http://blaremagazine.com/2010/09/02/review-the-pretty-reckless-light-me-up. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
  4. ^ var authorId = "" by Chad Grischow (2011-02-09). "The Pretty Reckless: Light Me Up Review - Music Review at IGN". Music.ign.com. http://music.ign.com/articles/114/1148742p1.html. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
  5. ^ Released on Monday, August 30 2010 (2010-08-30). "Music - Album Review - The Pretty Reckless: 'Light Me Up'". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/albumreviews/a275304/the-pretty-reckless-light-me-up.html. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
  6. ^ "The Pretty Reckless - Light Me Up (album review)". Sputnikmusic. http://sputnikmusic.com/review/39096/The-Pretty-Reckless-Light-Me-Up/. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
  7. ^ "The Pretty Reckless - Light Me Up". Music-News.com. 2009-01-29. http://www.music-news.com/showreview.asp?H=The-Pretty-Reckless&nReviewID=6241. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
  8. ^ Album Review by Ian Gittins. "The Pretty Reckless: Light Me Up Album Review - Reviews - Music". Virgin Media. http://www.virginmedia.com/music/reviews/the-pretty-reckless-light-me-up.php. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
  9. ^ "The Pretty Reckless - Light Me Up". Review Rinse Repeat. http://www.reviewrinserepeat.com/artist/the-pretty-reckless/album/light-me-up/review. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
  10. ^ Praxis Media. "Radio1 Rodos Greece ::: UK Forthcoming Singles ::: Charts, DJ Promos, Dance, Lyrics, Free Mp3 Samples Downloads". Radio1.gr. http://www.radio1.gr/music/forthcoming_uk_singles.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
  11. ^ iTunes UK Product Page
  12. ^ a b "Amazon.co.jp： ライト・ミー・アップ: ザ・プリティー・レックレス: 音楽". Amazon.co.jp. 2011-02-03. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B004HHARS2. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
  13. ^ [1] Retrieved on August 27, 2010
  14. ^ Australian iTunes Store Retrieved on August 28, 2010
  15. ^ "Light Me Up: The Pretty Reckless: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003XU75QG. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
  16. ^ "Light Me Up: the Pretty Reckless: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. http://www.amazon.de/dp/B003XU75QG. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
  17. ^ "Light Me Up: The Pretty Reckless: Amazon.fr: Musique". Amazon.fr. http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B003XU75QG. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
  18. ^ United States iTunes Store Retrieved on February 22, 2011
  19. ^ [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004MQ6FB6

[edit] External links

The Pretty Reckless
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  • Matt Chiarelli
  • Nick Carbone
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