The Bad & The Better

The Bad & The Better
Studio album by The Ready Set
Released May 27, 2014 (2014-05-27)
Recorded 2012–2014
Genre
Length 47:23
Label Razor & Tie
Producer
The Ready Set chronology
The Celebrity EP
(2014)The Celebrity EP2014		 The Bad & The Better
(2014)		 I Will Be Nothing Without Your Love
(2016)I Will Be Nothing Without Your Love2016
Singles from The Bad & The Better
  1. "Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)"
    Released: May 18, 2012
  2. "Higher"
    Released: May 6, 2014

The Bad & The Better is the third studio album by American electropop singer-songwriter The Ready Set. The album title was announced on March 18, 2014 along with the track listing. It was released on May 27, 2014 by Razor & Tie Records.[2] The album was released as a 4 tracks-EP featuring the singles "Higher", "Freaking Me Out" and "Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever) plus the song "Carry Me Home" digitally outside the United States.[3]

Singles

The Ready Set released "Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)" as the first single from The Bad & The Better. The second official single, "Higher", was serviced to contemporary hit radio in the United States on May 6, 2014.[4] The song "Freakin' Me Out" was released on October 15, 2014 along the premiere of its official music video via VEVO.[5] A live music video for the track "Fangz" directed by Sergio Padilla was released on December 10, 2014.[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Alternative Press[8]

Tim Sendra of AllMusic rated the album three-and-a-half stars, remarking how the release is "all AM pop giddiness, spunky energy, and soft-pedaled, cuddly heartbreak", and how "It's machine-driven, it's juvenile, and it's not going to change the world, but it's a bunch of fun and that's plenty."[7] At Alternative Press, Evan Lucy rated the album two and a half stars, stating that the release is "ultimately disappointing."[8]

Track listing

The Bad & The Better — CD version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Higher"
Kirkpatrick3:42
2."Freakin' Me Out"
Kirkpatrick3:06
3."Are We Happy Now?"
  • Witzigreuter
  • Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick3:48
4."Fangz"
  • Witzigreuter
Kirkpatrick3:24
5."Carry Me Home"
  • Witzigreuter
Kirkpatrick3:07
6."Luxury"
  • Witzigreuter
  • Kirkpatrick
  • Moran
Kirkpatrick3:05
7."Bitter and the Sweetness"
  • Witzigreuter
  • Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick3:31
8."Don't You Need Me"
Goldstein3:18
9."Bleeding"
  • Witzigreuter
  • Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick3:23
10."Castaway" (featuring Jake Miller)
Goldstein3:55
11."Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)"
  • Witzigreuter
  • Goldstein
  • Wilcox
Goldstein3:48
12."For the Better"WitzigreuterKirkpatrick1:45
13."More Than This"
  • Witzigreuter
  • Kirkpatrick
  • Dan Book
  • Alexei Misoul
  • Kirkpatrick
  • Book
  • Misoul
3:45
14."Terrible Things"WitzigreuterKirkpatrick3:46
Total length:47:23
The Bad & The Better — EP version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Higher"
  • Witzigreuter
  • Kirkpatrick
  • Moran
Kirkpatrick3:42
2."Freakin' Me Out"
  • Witzigreuter
  • Kirkpatrick
  • Moran
  • Camp
Kirkpatrick3:06
3."Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)"
  • Witzigreuter
  • Goldstein
  • Wilcox
Goldstein3:48
4."Carry Me Home"
  • Witzigreuter
Kirkpatrick3:07
Total length:13:43

References

  1. ↑ http://newnoisemagazine.com/album-review-ready-set-the-bad-better/
  2. ↑ "The Ready Set Signs To R&T; Announces 'The Bad & The Better' - PropertyOfZack". propertyofzack.com. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  3. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-bad-the-better-ep/id877920067
  4. ↑ http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases
  5. ↑ http://razorandtie.com/the-ready-set-premiere-video-for-freakin-me-out-on-vevo/
  6. ↑ http://www.razorandtie.com/the-ready-set-premiere-video-for-fangz-on-vevo/
  7. 1 2 Sendra, Tim (May 25, 2014). "The Bad & the Better – The Ready Set | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  8. 1 2 Lucy, Evan (2014). "The Ready Set – The Bad & The Better". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. June 2014 (311): 103. ISSN 1065-1667. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
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