In the Morning (Razorlight song)

"In the Morning" is a song by English indie rock band Razorlight, and is the opening track to their self-titled second album, Razorlight. It was released on 3 July 2006 as the lead single from that album, peaking at number 3 in the UK Singles Chart (see 2006 in British music). To date, it is their third biggest single after "Somewhere Else", which peaked a position higher at number 2, and "America", which peaked at number 1.

"In the Morning"
Single by Razorlight
from the album Razorlight
B-side"Black Jeans", "Doctor, Doctor", "What's It All About?"
Released3 July 2006
Recorded2006
GenreIndie rock
Length3:42
LabelMercury, Vertigo Records
Songwriter(s)Johnny Borrell
Producer(s)Chris Thomas
Razorlight singles chronology
"Somewhere Else"
(2005)		 "In the Morning"
(2006)		 "America"
(2006)

Critical reception

"In the Morning" received mixed reviews from music critics who found it reminiscent of Up All Night but were put off by Johnny Borrell's performance. Paul Stokes of NME praised the song's instrumentation and lyricism for its depiction of a hangover after a big party, saying that it "sets the tone for Razorlight to sound like the classic rock’n’roll band they always imagined in their heads: bigger, bolder, brighter."[1] Noel Murray of The A.V. Club praised the song alongside "Before I Fall To Pieces" for being "large, admirably well-constructed guitar-pop."[2] Doug Kamin of ARTISTdirect hailed the song as an instant rock anthem classic that "should be blasting from every dorm room this fall."[3] John Murphy of MusicOMH praised the song for acting as a promising opener for the self-titled album because of Borrell's ability to deliver "a memorable chorus and a valedictory, celebratory atmosphere about it."[4]

Michael Lomas of PopMatters felt that the song's instrumentation was ruined by Borrell's writing and vocal delivery, saying that he's "blissfully unaware of the irony in his words and how ridiculous he sounds singing them."[5] Adam Moerder of Pitchfork put it alongside "Who Needs Love?" for having decent production but pretentious depth in its lyrics, saying that "Sadly, those lyrical disasters take place on the album's stronger songs."[6] Mike Diver of Drowned in Sound criticized the band for over-hyping the song as a "classic" that has cod-reggae production and faux-philosophical lyrics, saying that "We are not about to allow Razorlight to shower their already overly praised frames in further commendations and recommendations, when the material they produce is not simply poor, as such, but depressingly, irredeemably average."[7]

Track listings
  • 7" 1701087
  1. "In the Morning"
  2. "Get It and Go" (live from Brixton)
  • CD 1701088
  1. "In the Morning"
  2. "Black Jeans"
  • Maxi-CD 1702000
  1. "In the Morning"
  2. "Doctor, Doctor"
  3. "What's It All About?"

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Gold 400,000

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Stokes, Paul (17 July 2006). "Razorlight: Razorlight". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  2. Murray, Noel (12 September 2006). "Dirty Pretty Things / Razorlight". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  3. Kamin, Doug. "Razorlight by Razorlight". ARTISTdirect. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  4. Murphy, John (17 July 2006). "Razorlight - Razorlight". MusicOMH. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  5. Lomas, Michael (29 September 2006). "Razorlight: Razorlight". PopMatters. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  6. Moerder, Adam (21 July 2006). "Razorlight: Razorlight". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  7. Diver, Mike (13 July 2006). "Razorlight - In the Morning". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  8. "Ultratop.be – Razorlight – In the Morning" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  9. "Hits of the World – Eurocharts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 118 no. 29. 22 July 2006. p. 63. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  10. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – In the Morning". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Razorlight – In the Morning" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  12. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  14. "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2006". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  15. "British single certifications – Razorlight – In the Morning". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 May 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type In the Morning in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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