Hurt & the Merciless is the fourth studio album by English rock band The Heavy, released on 1 April 2016 through Counter Records and the Bad Son Recording Company. The album's first track, "Since You Been Gone", was released as the album's lead single on 4 February 2016 alongside an accompanying music video. The tracks "Turn Up" and "What Happened to the Love?" were also released as singles.
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| Released | 1 April 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2014–15 near Bath, England[1] | |||
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| Length | 43:59 | |||
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| Producer | The Heavy | |||
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| Singles from Hurt & The Merciless | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100[2] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Classic Rock | [4] |
Release edit
Hurt & the Merciless was released on 1 April 2016 through Counter Records and the Bad Son Recording Company.[5] It was released as a CD, a digital download, and a vinyl. A deluxe box set, limited to 1000 copies, were also released, containing both CD and vinyl copies of the album, a code containing an MP3 download of the album, badges and stickers, a poster, and two 7" vinyls, with one featuring the first two tracks on the album, "Since You Been Gone" and "What Happened to the Love?", and the other containing two bonus tracks titled "Panic Attack!" and "WTF?".[6]
"Since You Been Gone" was released as the album's lead single on 4 February 2016, the same day the album was announced. A music video for the song was also released, directed by Focus Creeps[7] and starring Thomas Turgoose and Abigail Hardingham.[1] "Turn Up" was released as the album's second single on 23 February, with a lyric video being released for it,[8] and "What Happened to the Love?" was released as the third single on 31 March, alongside a music video.[9]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Since You Been Gone" | 3:09 |
| 2. | "What Happened to the Love?" | 3:15 |
| 3. | "Not the One" | 3:52 |
| 4. | "The Apology" | 3:16 |
| 5. | "Nobody's Hero" | 3:57 |
| 6. | "Miss California" | 4:35 |
| 7. | "Turn Up" | 3:27 |
| 8. | "A Ghost You Can't Forget" | 3:22 |
| 9. | "Last Confession" | 4:37 |
| 10. | "Mean Ol' Man" | 3:56 |
| 11. | "Slave to Your Love" | 2:59 |
| 12. | "Goodbye Baby" | 3:34 |
| 13. | "Panic Attack" (bonus track) | 3:03 |
| Total length: | 43:59 | |
Personnel edit
Personnel adapted from album liner notes.[12]
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Charts edit
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] | 73 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] | 184 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] | 170 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[16] | 132 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] | 41 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[18] | 36 |
Release history edit
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Catalogue no. |
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| Worldwide | 1 April 2016 |
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COUNT077 / BSON001[11] |
References edit
- ^ a b Ayers, Mike (4 February 2016). "The Heavy Explores Toxicity in New 'Since You Been Gone' Video (Exclusive)". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "Reviews for Hurt & the Merciless by The Heavy". Metacritic. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ Collar, Matt. "Hurt & the Merciless – The Heavy". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ Lester, Paul (18 March 2016). "The Heavy: Hurt & The Merciless – Review". Classic Rock. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Hurt & the Merciless by The Heavy". iTunes United States. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "Hurt & the Merciless Album". The Heavy. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ Murray, Robin (5 February 2016). "The Heavy Return With 'Hurt & The Merciless'". Clash Music. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ Trefor, Cai (23 February 2016). "Premiere: The Heavy unveil epic new track, 'Turn Up'". Gigwise. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ Miller, Joshua M. (1 April 2016). "Watch: The Heavy – "What Happened to the Love?" Video". Under the Radar. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ "The Heavy – Hurt & The Merciless". Discogs. April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ a b "The Heavy – Hurt & The Merciless (Vinyl)". Discogs. April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ Hurt & the Merciless (album liner notes). The Heavy. Counter Records / Bad Son Recording Company. 2016.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Austriancharts.at – The Heavy – Hurt & the Merciless" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – The Heavy – Hurt & the Merciless" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – The Heavy – Hurt & the Merciless" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – The Heavy – Hurt & the Merciless". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Heavy – Hurt & the Merciless". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ April 2016/7502/ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 April 2016.