Live by the Words
Live by the Words | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 28 November 2014 | |||
Recorded | 2012–2014 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 39:58 | |||
Label | Sony Music Australia | |||
Producer | various | |||
Justice Crew chronology | ||||
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Singles from Live by the Words | ||||
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Live by the Words is the debut studio album by Australian pop music group Justice Crew, released on 28 November 2014 through Sony Music Australia.[1] The album debuted and peaked at number-seven on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart following its release.
The album has produced five singles including the number-one hits, "Boom Boom" and "Que Sera". The former earned Justice Crew their first number-one hit whilst the latter spent more weeks at the top spot than any other Australian number-one single. Subsequent singles, "Best Night" and "Everybody" both charted in the top ten whilst fifth single, "Rise & Fall" reached number eleven.
Background[]
On 4 November 2014, Justice Crew announced via Facebook that their debut studio album, Live by the Words was set for release on 28 November 2014. Recorded between 2012[2] and 2014,[3] the album features both previously released singles and newly recorded material and includes contributions from Mike Posner, Nasri, Robopop, Danny Mercer and DNA Songs among others.[4] Band member, John Len Ruela Pearce made the following comment when speaking about the album's release:
"We are so excited to release our first full-length studio album! It feels great to have a body work such as Live by the Words which really showcases us as artists, and we are really pumped for all of our fans to hear it".
Singles[]
The album was preceded by its five singles beginning with "Boom Boom". Released in June 2012[2] the song entered the Australian ARIA Singles Chart at number twenty-four and eventually reached the top of the chart, thereby becoming Justice Crew's first number-one hit.[5] It was certified 6× Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) the following year, denoting shipments in excess of 420,000 copies.[6] "Best Night" followed in January 2013[7] and became the group's second consecutive top ten hit, peaking at number-seven[8] and subsequently attained a double platinum certification from ARIA.[6] It also replaced "Tik Tok" by Kesha[9] as the theme song to the Australian competitive cooking game show, My Kitchen Rules from the fourth season onwards.[10]
"Everybody", the album's third single, was released exactly nine months after its predecessor[11] and became the group's third consecutive top ten hit[12] and multi-platinum certified single.[13] In May 2014,[14] "Que Sera" was released as the album's fourth single, a week earlier than scheduled due to the Seven Network's usage of the song in commercials for the fifth season of My Kitchen Rules.[15] Following its release, "Que Sera" debuted and peaked at number-one for nine consecutive weeks in Australia, thus becoming the group's second chart topper and the longest running number-one single by an Australian artist in ARIA Charts history.[16] Fifth single, "Rise & Fall" was not as commercially successful as its predecessors, peaking just outside the top ten at number eleven.[17] The sixth single "I Love My Life" was released on 3 April 2015.[18]
Commercial performance[]
For the issue dated 8 December 2014, Live by the Words debuted at number-seven on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart and number-one on the ARIA Urban Albums Chart.[19][20]
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | Justice Crew, Khaled Rohaim | 0:49 |
2. | "Que Sera" | Justice Crew, Adam Messinger, Nic Martin, Nasri Atweh, Nolan Lambroza | 3:32 |
3. | "Fly" | Marco Borrero, David Musumeci, Anthony Egizii, Mitch Allen | 3:38 |
4. | "Rise & Fall" | Musumeci, Egizii, Daniel Omelio | 3:43 |
5. | "Interlude" | Justice Crew, Rohaim | 0:35 |
6. | "Boom Boom" | Jeremy Skaller, Kamaljit Jhooti, Rohaim, Marlin "Hookman" Bonds, Robert Larow | 3:07 |
7. | "I Love My Life" | Mason Levy, Mike Posner, Jayson DeZuzio | 3:36 |
8. | "Best Night" | Jared Cotter, Larow, Anthony Hannides, Michael Hannides, Rohaim, Jay Sean, Skaller | 3:35 |
9. | "Always Been Real" | Bonds, Rohaim, Skaller | 3:10 |
10. | "Everybody" | Justice Crew, Danny Mercer, Erick Orrosquieta, Morgan Jackson | 3:52 |
11. | "Life's a Party" | Justice Crew, Andy Marsh | 3:06 |
12. | "Ride Until the Sun" | Chaz Mishan, David Delazyn, Jake Miller, Zac Poor | 2:44 |
Total length: | 39:58 |
Charts[]
Weekly charts[]
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] | 7 |
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[20] | 1 |
Year-end charts[]
Chart (2014) | Rank |
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Australian Artist Albums Chart[21] | 35 |
Australian Urban Albums Chart[22] | 14 |
Release history[]
Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue | Ref. |
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Australia | 28 November 2014 | Sony Music Australia | 88875012922 | [1][23] |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Live By The Words on iTunes". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Boom Boom (iTunes)". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Rise & Fall (iTunes)". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "Justice Crew news". justicecrew.com. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "Justice Crew – Boom Boom (song)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "2013 ARIA Singles Certifications". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Best Night (iTunes)". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Justice Crew – Best Night (song)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "My Kitchen Rules credits (2010)". au.tv.yahoo.com. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "My Kitchen Rules credits". au.tv.yahoo.com. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "Justice Crew – Everybody (iTunes)". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Justice Crew – Everybody (song)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "2014 ARIA Singles Certifications". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Que Sera (iTunes)". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Justice rush released". auspop.net.au. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ Bond, Nick (7 July 2014). "Justice Crew's hit Que Sera breaks ARIA chart record as longest-running Aussie number-one". News.com.au. News Limited. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "Justice Crew – Rise & Fall (song)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "CD single – I Love My Life by Justice Crew". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Australiancharts.com – Justice Crew – Live By The Words". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "ARIA Australian Top 40 Urban Albums Chart". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Artist Albums 2014". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Urban Albums 2014". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "Live by the Words by Justice Crew (CD)". Sanity. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- 2014 debut albums
- Justice Crew albums
- Sony Music Australia albums
- Albums produced by DNA Songs