Light Me Up
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| Studio album by The Pretty Reckless | ||||
| Released | August 27, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | August 2009 – April 2010 | |||
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| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 34:06 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
| Producer | Kato Khandwala | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100 |
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| Digital Spy | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B− |
| IGN | 7.5/10 |
| Kerrang! | 3/5 |
| The New York Times | Positive |
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Light Me Up is the debut studio album by American rock band The Pretty Reckless, released on August 27, 2010 by Interscope Records. The album received commercial success with the singles "Make Me Wanna Die", "Miss Nothing", and "Just Tonight".
The recording process started in 2008, after Taylor Momsen met producer Kato Khandwala and his partner, songwriter Ben Phillips. By mid-2009, they felt they had found an authentic sound. Two months before the album's release, the band released an eponymous 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 North and South American release.
The album received much more success in the UK, where it was released months before the American release. The warmer British reception spanned the singles "Miss Nothing" and "Just Tonight", which were not released anywhere else.
Upon its release, Light Me Up received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 74, based on five reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".
Light Me Up debuted at number 65 on the Billboard 200, selling 9,000 copies in its first week. As of October 2016, it has sold 132,000 copies in the United States. The album debuted at number six on the UK Albums Chart with 11,916 copies sold in its first week. On July 22, 2013, the album was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), denoting shipments in excess of 60,000 copies.
"Make Me Wanna Die" was released on May 13, 2010 as the album's lead single. 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.
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