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Get Your Heart On! is the fourth studio album by Canadian pop punk band Simple Plan, released on 21 June 2011. In some countries such as Australia and the Netherlands, the album was released on 17 June 2011.
Writing and recording
Before any specific information was told about the album two demo tracks called "Famous for Nothing" and "Just Around the Corner" were leaked. When the album track listing was announced it was confirmed that neither tracks would be on the album. In interviews surrounding the release, the band revealed they had written over 60 songs for the album over a twelve-month writing period, before choosing the final eleven tracks. All of the songs are credited to Simple Plan with additional writers.
Release and promotion
Prior to the release of the album, the band started playing the song "You Suck at Love" live during the Bamboozle Roadshow Tour in June 2010, and on 11 February 2011 the band released a snippet preview of the studio version of the song on their website and YouTube channel. The song was speculated to be the first single of the album.
The album marks Simple Plan's second time since their debut "No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls"—which featured Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 and Joel Madden of Good Charlotte—to feature collaborations with other artists, including Weezer's Rivers Cuomo, Natasha Bedingfield, K'naan and Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low.[1]
On 30 March, the band launched a new official website to hold over until the "actual new website" was launched, with a new video talking about the first listen of their new song "Can't Keep My Hands Off You" (feat. Rivers Cuomo) which is available to stream on their website and to purchase on iTunes. On 20 April the band announced that "Jet Lag" would be the first single from the album, and would feature Natasha Bedingfield. To promote the song, a service called "JetLag Airlines" was set up on the website, releasing news, lyrics, tracklists and videos regarding the album. "Jet Lag" premiered on 25 April. On 6 May the band released the song "You Suck at Love" for free download for those who pre-ordered the album. The video for "Jet Lag", featuring Natasha Bedingfield, was released on 4 May, and the video featuring Marie-Mai was released on 16 May.
Fans who pre-ordered the album were given access to several other songs from the album prior to the actual release date. Three tracks were released for those who pre-ordered, including "You Suck at Love", "Loser of the Year" and "Freaking Me Out" (feat. Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low).
The album was leaked entirely onto YouTube just days before its release. The cause was mainly due to fans who had pre-ordered, uploading their exclusive files, thus making the album available for other fans to hear, regardless of if they pre-ordered it or not.
The band toured with the Vans Warped Tour 2011, performing at various locations between 6–30 July.[2]
Reception
Commercial performance
In Canada, the album debuted at No.2 on the Canadian Albums Chart selling 13,000 copies,[3] only behind Adele, whose album 21 charted at No.1 with 15,000 copies.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Suck at Love" | 3:11 |
| 2. | "Can't Keep My Hands Off You" (feat. Rivers Cuomo) | 3:21 |
| 3. | "Jet Lag" (feat. Natasha Bedingfield, co-written by Nolan Sipe and Ryan Petersen) | 3:24 |
| 4. | "Astronaut" (co-written by Jim Irvin & Julian Emery) | 3:41 |
| 5. | "Loser of the Year" (co-written by Claude Kelly) | 3:26 |
| 6. | "Anywhere Else But Here" | 3:44 |
| 7. | "Freaking Me Out" (feat. Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low, co-written by Jim Irvin & Julian Emery) | 3:07 |
| 8. | "Summer Paradise" (feat. K'naan) | 3:56 |
| 9. | "Gone Too Soon" | 3:16 |
| 10. | "Last One Standing" | 3:27 |
| 11. | "This Song Saved My Life" | 3:12 |
Pre-order / iTunes Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Jet Lag" (feat. Marie-Mai (this French-Canadian version of the song is also available in English in the French Territories)) | 3:24 |
| 13. | "Never Should Have Let You Go" | 4:23 |
| 14. | "Loser of the Year" (acoustic version) | 3:50 |
Personnel
- Simple Plan
- Pierre Bouvier – vocals
- Chuck Comeau – drums, group vocals
- Jeff Stinco – guitars, group vocals
- Sebastien Lefebvre – guitars, background vocals
- David Desrosiers – bass, background vocals
- Additional personnel
- Rivers Cuomo – guest vocals on "Can't Keep My Hands Off You"
- Natasha Bedingfield – guest vocals on "Jet Lag"
- K'naan – guest vocals on "Summer Paradise"
- Alex Gaskarth – guest vocals on "Freaking Me Out"
- Marie-Mai – guest vocals on "Jet Lag" (French Version)
- Simple Plan fans – vocals on "This Song Saved My Life"
- Brian Howes – production
Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums Chart[4] | 22 |
| Australian Albums Chart[5] | 13 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (VL)[6] | 75 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Wa)[6] | 34 |
| Canadian Albums Chart[3] | 2 |
| Czech Albums Chart[7] | 30 |
| Dutch Albums Chart[5] | 36 |
| French Albums Chart[8] | 10 |
| German Albums Chart[9] | 10 |
| Italian Albums Chart[10] | 93 |
| Japanese Albums Chart[11] | 7 |
| Mexican Albums Chart[12] | 15 |
| Spanish Albums Chart[13] | 17 |
| Swedish Albums Chart[14] | 50 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[15] | 7 |
| South Korean Albums Chart (International)[16] | 21 |
| Taiwanese Albums Chart[17] | 8 |
| UK Albums Chart[18] | 71 |
| US Billboard 200[19] | 52 |
| US Billboard Rock Albums[19] | 14 |
| US Billboard Alternative Albums[19] | 10 |
Release history
"Get Your Heart On!" was released on 21 June 2011 in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
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