''Cheers to the Fall'' is the debut

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by American singer

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. It was released on August 28, 2015 by

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and Buskin Records. She worked with Jenn Decilveo,

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, Rob Kleiner,

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, and

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in the production of this album. The album was nominated for

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at the

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Critical reception

At ''Album of the Year'', which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an

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score of 63 based on 4 reviews. Awarding the album four stars at

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, Andy Kellman states, "almost every selection has a distinguishing detail or two, whether it's a sly nod to a classic hip-hop artist, an unexpected place Day takes her dynamic voice, or some clever expression of heartache." Steven J. Horowitz, giving the album three and a half stars for ''

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'', says, "The beauty in Andra's art is that the message applies to all. All we need to do is listen."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from

. ;Musicians * Billy Adamson – guitar * Victor Axelrod – piano * Kala Balch – background vocals * Nick Barr – cello, viola * Lemar Carter – drums * Matt Chamberlain – drums * Errol Cooney – guitar * Rosie Danvers – cello, string arrangements *

– lead vocals, background vocals * Joe Crispiano – guitar * Chris "Daddy" Dave – drums * Kylie Davies – double bass * Jenn Decilveo – bass * DJ Jazzy Jeff – scratching * Alison Dods – violin * Lisa Dondlinger – violin * Sean Erick – horn * Jonathan Flaugher – bass * Elizabeth Frascoia – trombone * Cochemea Gastelum – baritone saxophone *

– drums, harmonica, piano, strings, vocals * David Guy – trumpet * Missi Hale – background vocals * Sally Jackson – violin * Bryony James – cello * Chris Johnson – drums * Charles Jones – organ, piano * Patrick Kiernan – violin * Rob Kleiner – bass, guitar, percussion, piano * Keri Larson – background vocals * Mika Lett – background vocals * Timothy Loo – cello * Jordan McLean – trumpet * Leon Michels – saxophone * Miles Mosley – bass * David Paich – piano * Pino Palladino – bass * Dean Parks – guitar * Jimmy Paxson – drums * Kerenza Peacock – violin * Hayley Pomfrett – violin * Questlove – drums * Zac Rae – piano * Peter Randall – bass *

– bass, drums, guitar, percussion * Jenny Sacha – violin * Bridget Sarai – background vocals *

– guitar, Moog synthesizer, piano * Sarah Sexton – violin * Gus Seyffert – bass * Onitsha Shaw – background vocals * Leon Silva – horn * Josh Smith – guitar * Homer Steinweiss – drums * Neal Sugarman – saxophone * Calvin Turner – bass * Fernando Velez – percussion * Carl Wheeler – organ * Bruce White – cello, viola * Deborah Widdup – violin * Kevin Williams – horn * The Wired Strings – strings * Dave Wood – guitar ;Technical personnel * Keith Armstrong – assistant * Ryan Benton – A&R * Tom Bilier – engineering * Gerry "The Gov" Brown – mixing * Bobby Campbell – mixing * Adam Chagnon – mixing engineer * Jon Chen – A&R * Steve Churchyard – engineering * Irie Cooper – mixing assistant *

– executive production * Jenn Decilveo – production, additional production * Jeffrey Evans – executive production * Jeff Fenster – A&R * Michael Frondelli – engineering * Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering *

– executive production, production, additional production, engineering, programming * Seth Atkins Horan – engineering * Hotae Alexander Jang – mixing assistant * Ben Kane – engineering * Nik Karpen – assistant * Rob Kleiner – production, vocal production, engineering, programming *

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– mixing *

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– mixing * Dan McCarroll – A&R * James Poyser – additional production * Alex Reid – programming * Gabriel Roth – engineering * Steve Rusch – mixing, engineering *

– production * Myriam Santos – creative direction, photography * Andrew Schubert – mixing engineer * Tyler Scott – mixing engineer *

– production, vocal production, programming * Ken Sluiter – engineering, second engineer * Nick Taylor – engineering, string engineering * Jonna Terrasi – A&R * Stephen Walker – art direction * Matt "Wiggy" Wiggers – mixing engineer

In other media

Day's song "Rise Up" has been used in numerous media: *

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'' *

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as a theme song at campaigns and rallies. * A trailer for the 2017 film '' Stronger''. * The ABC docudrama miniseries ''

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'', which chronicled the LGBT rights movement in America. * During NBA player

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's jersey number retirement ceremony with the

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(2018) * The episode "Rosa", in the science fiction television series ''

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'' (2018) * The series finale of ''

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'' (2019) * The end credits of "Me as Well" of ''

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'' (2019) * Sung at the end of the ''

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'' (2021) "Rise Up" has frequently been covered on television talent shows around the world including: * ''

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'': Angelica Hale * ''

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'': Just Sam (Season 18) * ''

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'': Sarah Ikumu (Season 11) and The B-Positive Choir (Season 12) * ''

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'': Caitlyn Vanbeck & group performance. Kelsea Johnson (Season 14) * ''

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(Season 13), Aaliyah Rose (Season 12), Lauren Diaz (Season 11) and Tamar Davis (Season 10) * '' Queen of the Universe'': Grag Queen (Season 1) * Shulem Lemmer, the

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Jewish icon, and the first

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Jew to sign with a major record label, released his own cover version as a single in 2020.

Live performances

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as the 46th

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and again performed the song at the opening ceremony of

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on September 30, 2021.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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