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Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello

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Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello
Studio album by
Cheap Trick
ReleasedApril 1, 2016
Recorded2015
GenreRock
Length39:41
LabelBig Machine
Producer
Cheap Trick chronology
Sgt. Pepper Live
(2009) 		Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello
(2016) 		We're All Alright!
(2017)
Singles from Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello
  1. "No Direction Home"
    Released: December 20, 2015
  2. "When I Wake Up Tomorrow"
    Released: March 4, 2016

Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello is the seventeenth studio album by American rock band Cheap Trick. The album was released on April 1, 2016, by Big Machine Records.[1][2] The album is the first in the band's history to not feature Bun E. Carlos on drums, instead featuring Daxx Nielsen on drums.

Singles

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"No Direction Home" was released as the lead single from the album on December 20, 2015. The song was offered as a free download to celebrate their announced Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, as well as their record deal with Big Machine Records.[3] In March 2016, the second single "When I Wake Up Tomorrow" was released. A music video was recorded for the song.[4]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The A.V. ClubB−[7]
American Songwriter[8]
Consequence of SoundC[9]
PopMatters[10]

Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74 based on 12 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[5]

Commercial performance

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In the United States, the album debuted at number 31 on the Billboard 200, becoming the band's highest-charting album in the U.S. since Lap of Luxury in 1988, and sold 14,000 copies in its first week.[11] The album dropped to number 134 the next week on the Billboard 200,[12] and was completely off the chart in the next two weeks.[12]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heart on the Line"Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom Petersson, Gregg Giuffria, Julian Raymond, Daxx Nielsen4:19
2."No Direction Home"Raymond, Zander, R. Nielsen, Petersson3:44
3."When I Wake Up Tomorrow"Raymond, Zander, R. Nielsen, Petersson3:27
4."Do You Believe Me?"R. Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Raymond, D. Nielsen4:45
5."Blood Red Lips"Raymond, Zander, R. Nielsen, Petersson2:57
6."Sing My Blues Away"Raymond, Zander, R. Nielsen, Petersson3:26
7."Roll Me"R. Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Raymond, D. Nielsen2:57
8."The In Crowd" (Dobie Gray cover)Billy Page3:51
9."Long Time No See Ya"R. Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Raymond, D. Nielsen2:54
10."The Sun Never Sets"Raymond, Zander, R. Nielsen, Petersson4:00
11."All Strung Out"Raymond, Zander, R. Nielsen, Petersson3:18
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Arabesque"R. Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Raymond, D. Nielsen2:47
13."I'd Give It Up"R. Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Raymond, D. Nielsen3:46

Personnel

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  • Robin Zander – lead vocals, guitar solo on "Do You Believe Me?"
  • Rick Nielsen – lead guitar, background vocals
  • Tom Petersson – bass, background vocals
  • Daxx Nielsen – drums, background vocals
  • Wayne Kramer – guitar solo on "Do You Believe Me?"
  • Tim Lauer, Zac Rae, Bennett Salvay – keyboards
  • Robin T. Zander, Johnny Keach, Chris Deaton, Julian Raymond – background vocals

Charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 113
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14] 79
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] 57
US Billboard 200[16] 31
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[17] 25
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[18] 12
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[19] 4
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[20] 5

References

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  1. ^ "Bang, Zoom, Crazy… Hello by Cheap Trick on iTunes". iTunes. January 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  2. ^ Murphy, Sarah (January 22, 2016). "Cheap Trick Unveil Release Plans for 'Bang Zoom Crazy...Hello' LP, Share New Single". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  3. ^ Kreps, Daniel (December 20, 2015). "Hear Cheap Trick's Anthemic New Single 'No Direction Home'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "Watch the First Video From Cheap Trick's New Album". Ultimateclassicrock.com. March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Reviews for Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello by Cheap Trick". Metacritic. April 2, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  6. ^ Mark Deming (April 2, 2016). "Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello - Cheap Trick | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  7. ^ Warwick, Kevin (April 1, 2016). "Bang, Zoom, Crazy . . . Hello · Cheap Trick · Music Review Cheap Trick preps for the Rock Hall with a new LP and a vintage perspective". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  8. ^ Horowitz, Hal (March 28, 2016). "Cheap Trick: Bang Zoom Crazy … Hello". Americansongwriter.com. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  9. ^ Geffen, Sasha (April 1, 2016). "Cheap Trick – Bang Zoom Crazy … Hello". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  10. ^ "Cheap Trick: Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello". PopMatters. April 13, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  11. ^ Keith Caulfield (April 14, 2016). "200 Chart Moves: Cheap Trick Returns to Top 40 After 27 Years". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  12. ^ a b "Top 200 Albums". Billboard. April 30, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  13. ^ "Ultratop.be – Cheap Trick – Bang Zoom Crazy... Hello" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  14. ^ "Cheap Trick Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  16. ^ "Cheap Trick Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  17. ^ "Cheap Trick Chart History (Digital Albums)".[dead link] Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  18. ^ "Cheap Trick Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  19. ^ "Cheap Trick Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  20. ^ "Cheap Trick Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
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