Wild Young Hearts
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| Studio album by Noisettes | ||||
| Released | 17 April 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2007–2008 | |||
| Genre | British soul, R&B, indie rock, indie pop, soul rock | |||
| Label | Vertigo, Mercury | |||
| Producer | Jim Abbiss | |||
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| Pitchfork Media | (6.7/10) |
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Wild Young Hearts is the second studio album by British indie soul group Noisettes, released in the United Kingdom on 20 April 2009 by Vertigo Records, and the United States on 22 September 2009 by Mercury Records. Three singles were released from the album – "Wild Young Hearts", "Don't Upset the Rhythm (Go Baby Go)", and "Never Forget You", with "Every Now and Then" meant to be released as the fourth single, but was cancelled.
The album received critical acclaim. On review aggregate website Metacritic, it was awarded a rating of 74/100. 4 out of 5 stars was awarded by Digital Spy and 8 out of 10 stars by Drowned in Sound. Essence magazine remarked that the album "has a 1960's-tinged soulful rock sound that stays firmly etched in your mind." Lead Singer Shoniwa's voice and presence was praised, while criticism focussed on the merging of multiple genres. The musicians on the album were also heavily praised.
The US version of the album drops the track "So Complicated", and reorders the remaining 10 tracks as follows:
In the UK, Wild Young Hearts debuted at number 7 on the week ending 2 May 2009, making it the second highest debut of the week, behind Depeche Mode's Sounds of the Universe who debuted at number two. In its second week, it fell 16 places to number 23, and after another two weeks, it was out of the Top 100. However, the success of "Never Forget You" helped the album return to the Top 40 and climb as high as number nine. On the first chart of 2010, Wild Young Hearts re-entered the Top 40 at number 35. In total, Wild Young Hearts spent 16 weeks in the Top 40 and was certified Gold by the BPI for shipments of over 100,000 copies.
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