Young & Dangerous (album)

Young & Dangerous (stylised as YOUNG&DANGEROUS) is the second album by English rock band The Struts, released on 26 October 2018 through Interscope Records. It was primarily recorded while the band was on tour;[4] "Primadonna Like Me", "Body Talks" and "Bulletproof Baby" were released as singles prior to its release. The album title comes from a line in the chorus of the track Freak Like You. The band began a world tour in September 2018 in support of the album.[5]

Young & Dangerous
Studio album by
The Struts
Released26 October 2018
Genre
Length45:01
LabelInterscope
Producer
The Struts chronology
Everybody Wants
(2014)		 Young & Dangerous
(2018)		 Strange Days
(2020)
Singles from Young & Dangerous
  1. "One Night Only"
    Released: 14 July 2017 (Japanese edition)
  2. "Body Talks"
    Released: 15 June 2018
  3. "Primadonna Like Me"
    Released: 13 August 2018
  4. "Bulletproof Baby"
    Released: 13 September 2018
  5. "Fire (Part 1)"
    Released: 5 October 2018
  6. "21st Century Dandy"
    Released: 9 November 2018 (Japanese edition)
  7. "In Love With A Camera"
    Released: 11 April 2019
  8. "Dancing in the Street"
    Released: 28 June 2019 (Japanese edition)
  9. "Pegasus Seiya"
    Released: 19 July 2019 (Japanese edition)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Drowned in Sound7/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
The Spill Magazine[9]

The album has received a score of 81 on review aggregator Metacritic, based on reviews from six critics.[6] Will Hermes of Rolling Stone gave the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, and said that while "Kiss This" was the band's "first notable achievement, their second LP advances the notion that maybe ignoring the last 30 or 40 years of pop trends isn't the best approach".[8] Hermes highlighted the style of frontman Luke Spiller, calling "Ashes (Part 2)" "a cross between a Bat Out of Hell outtake and hairmetal Maroon 5". He also deemed "Body Talks" the "Kiss This" of the album, calling it "an over the top chant-pop anthem that's winning on first listen, irritating soon after", saying that even "if it fails to be more than the sum of its 'woo!'s, it's still effective, and gets bonus points for the remix with Kesha".[8] The song "Bulletproof Baby" is featured on EA Sports' video game NHL 19.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Body Talks"
  • Luke Spiller
  • Adam Slack
  • Lauren Christy
  • Jon Levine
  • Lauren Christy
  • Jon Levine
2:58
2."Primadonna Like Me"
  • Spiller
  • Slack
  • Nigel Butler
  • Ray Hedges
  • Nigel Butler
  • Ray Hedges
3:23
3."In Love with a Camera"
  • Spiller
  • Slack
  • Butler
  • Hedges
  • Christy
  • Levine
  • Nigel Butler
  • Ray Hedges
3:22
4."Bulletproof Baby"
  • Spiller
  • Slack
  • Christy
  • Levine
  • Lauren Christy
  • Jon Levine
3:13
5."Who Am I?"
  • Spiller
  • Slack
  • Butler
  • Hedges
  • Christy
  • Levine
  • Nigel Butler
  • Ray Hedges
3:16
6."People"
  • Spiller
  • Slack
  • Christy
  • Levine
  • Lauren Christy
  • Jon Levine
3:28
7."Fire (Part 1)"
  • Butch Walker
4:12
8."Somebody New"
  • Spiller
  • Slack
  • Elliott
  • Gethin Davies
  • Nick Lashley
  • Gregg Alexander
  • Luke Spiller
3:57
9."Tatler Magazine"
  • Spiller
  • Slack
  • Elliott
  • Nick Lashley
  • Gregg Alexander
  • Luke Spiller
3:04
10."I Do It So Well"
  • Spiller
  • Slack
  • Christy
  • Levine
  • Lauren Christy
  • Jon Levine
3:18
11."Freak Like You"
  • Kevin Griffin
  • Sam Hollander
3:17
12."Ashes (Part 2)"
  • Spiller
  • Slack
  • Rick Parkhouse
  • George Tizzard
  • Josh Wilkinson
  • Rick Parkhouse
  • George Tizzard
4:36
13."Body Talks" (featuring Kesha)
  • Spiller
  • Slack
  • Christy
  • Levine
  • Lauren Christy
  • Jon Levine
2:57
Total length:45:01
Young & Dangerous - Japanese Edition (2018)[10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."21st Century Dandy"
  • Spiller
  • Slack
  • Butler
  • Hedges
  • Nigel Butler
  • Ray Hedges
3:58
15."One Night Only"
  • Spiller
  • Slack
  • Wilkinson
  • John Feldmann
  • Butch Walker
4:16
Young & Dangerous - Japanese Tour Edition (2019)[10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Dancing In The Street"
  • Nigel Butler
  • Ray Hedges
3:50
17."Pegasus Seiya"
  • Machiko Ryu
  • Tim Jensen
  • Nigel Butler
  • Ray Hedges
3:25
Total length:60:30

Charts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[11] 99
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12] 60
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] 44
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 77
US Billboard 200[15] 102
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[16] 7
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[17] 13

References
  1. "The Struts New Album YOUNG&DANGEROUS is Out Today". BroadwayWorld. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. Aguiles, Kaitlyn (22 November 2018). "The Struts Prove to Rock like Queen in Newest Album". The Underground. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  3. Monger, James Christopher (26 October 2018). "Young & Dangerous - The Struts | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  4. Glass, Polly (27 October 2018). "The Struts: Luke Spiller's track-by-track guide to Young & Dangerous". Classic Rock. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  5. Colburn, Randall (15 September 2018). "The Struts announce new album, Young & Dangerous, share 'Bulletproof Baby'". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  6. "Young & Dangerous by The Struts Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  7. McDonald, Andy (7 November 2018). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  8. Hermes, Will (19 October 2018). "Review: Greta Van Fleet and the Struts Revel in the Reliable Power of Classic Rock". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  9. Harris, Gerrod (26 October 2018). "Review: SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: THE STRUTS – YOUNG & DANGEROUS". The Spill Magazine. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  10. Japanese bonus tracks
  11. "Young & Dangerous on Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  12. "The Struts". Oricon. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  13. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  15. "The Struts Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  16. "The Struts Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  17. "The Struts Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 November 2018.


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