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 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. "Body Talks"
    Released: June 15, 2018
  2. "Primadonna Like Me"
    Released: August 13, 2018
  3. "Bulletproof Baby"
    Released: September 13, 2018
  4. "Fire (Part 1)"
    Released: October 5, 2018
  5. "In Love With A Camera"
    Released: April 11, 2019

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Drowned in Sound7/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Spill[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)Length
1."Body Talks"
  • Lauren Christy
  • Jon Levine
  • Adam Slack
  • Luke Spiller
2:58
2."Primadonna Like Me"
  • Nigel Butler
  • Ray Hedges
  • Slack
  • Spiller
3:23
3."In Love with a Camera"
  • Butler
  • Christy
  • Hedges
  • Levine
  • Slack
  • Spiller
3:22
4."Bulletproof Baby"
  • Christy
  • Levine
  • Slack
  • Spiller
3:13
5."Who Am I?"
  • Butler
  • Christy
  • Hedges
  • Levine
  • Slack
  • Spiller
3:16
6."People"
  • Christy
  • Levine
  • Slack
  • Spiller
3:28
7."Fire (Part 1)"
4:12
8."Somebody New"
  • Gethin Davies
  • Elliott
  • Slack
  • Spiller
3:57
9."Tatler Magazine"
  • Elliott
  • Slack
  • Spiller
3:04
10."I Do It So Well"
  • Christy
  • Levine
  • Slack
  • Spiller
3:18
11."Freak Like You"
3:17
12."Ashes (Part 2)"
  • Rick Parkhouse
  • Slack
  • Spiller
  • George Tizzard
  • Josh Wilkinson
4:36
13."Body Talks" (featuring Kesha)
  • Christy
  • Levine
  • Slack
  • Spiller
2:57
Total length:45:01
Japanese bonus tracks[10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."21st Century Dandy"
  • Nigel Butler
  • Ray Hedges
  • Slack
  • Spiller
3:58
15."One Night Only"
  • Slack
  • John Feldman
  • Wilkison
  • Spiller
4:16
16."Dancing In The Street" (Martha and the Vandellas cover)
3:50
17."Pegasus Seiya" (Make-Up cover)
  • Machiko Ryu
  • Tim Jensen
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". Spill. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  10. Japanese bonus tracks
  11. "Young & Dangerous on Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  12. "The Struts". Oricon. Retrieved September 23, 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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