''Lovesick Electric'' is the debut studio album by American

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. It was released by

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on the October 23, 2009. Two singles were released from the album: "I Like to Dance" and " Bleed". The physical copy included a small sticker that said "IL2D".

Background and release

''Lovesick Electric'' was released on October 23, 2009 via

. The album was produced by

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and

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. According to guitarist Nash Overstreet, the group wrote a total of 60 to 70 songs for the album. Speaking about the main theme of the album, lead vocalist Ryan Follese stated; Overstreet described the album as a "feel good record" with a lot of dance beat songs. The group went on tour with

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in the spring of 2010 to promote the album. The band also went on a fall tour with

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in 2010. "I Like to Dance" was released as the lead single from the album on July 30, 2009. A music video for the song was released in 2009 featuring an appearance from

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. The song peaked at number 19 on the ARIA Hitseekers Chart. " Bleed" was released on August 3, 2010 as the second single from the album. The song peaked at number 31 on the US

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chart.

Critical reception

''Lovesick Electric'' was met with mixed to positive reviews. Matt Collar of

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described the album as a "radio-friendly emo and post-punk-influenced dance-rock" record. He also stated, "These are engaging, melodic, danceable, and passionate songs that bring to mind the yearning emo-pop of

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along with the '80s-influenced dance-rock sound of

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Track listing

Personnel

Credits for ''Lovesick Electric'' adapted from

. Hot Chelle Rae * Ryan Follese – lead vocals, rhythm guitar * Nash Overstreet – lead guitar, backing vocals, percussion * Ian Keaggy – bass, backing vocals * Jamie Follese – drums, percussion Additional musicians *

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– vocals * Anton Patzner – strings * Lewis Patzner – strings *

– backing vocals, percussion *

– percussion *

– backing vocals, percussion Production * Jeremy Cowart – photography * Mark Endert – mixing * Matt Erickson – composer, programming * Jeff Fenster – A&R * Jeff Gilligan – art direction, design * Johnny Hamlin – management * Don Ienner – management *

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– mastering * Max Monet – programming * Matt Radosevich – producer, programming * Eric Valentine – producer, programming * Butch Walker – producer, programming

References

2009 debut albums Hot Chelle Rae albums Jive Records albums {{2000s-pop-rock-album-stub