Wildfire (Rachel Platten album)
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Studio album by Rachel Platten | ||||
Released | January 1, 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2015 | |||
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Length | 40:48 | |||
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Rachel Platten chronology | ||||
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Singles from Wildfire | ||||
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Wildfire is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Rachel Platten. It was released on January 1, 2016, through Sony Music Entertainment. The album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200, with 45,000 equivalent album units (29,000 from pure album sales) in its first week. On March 9, 2016, the album was certified gold by Recording Industry Association of America for combined sales and streaming equivalent units of 500,000 units.
The album includes "Fight Song", released in February 2015, which peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, and topped the charts in Scotland and the UK. The album's second single, "Stand by You", was released on September 11, 2015.[1]
Contents
Promotion
Singles
On February 19, 2015, "Fight Song" was released as the lead single from Platten's Fight Song EP. "Fight Song" peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the UK Singles Chart. "Stand by You" was released as the lead single from Wildfire on September 11, 2015.[1] It has since peaked at number thirty seven on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] The songs "Lone Ranger", "Beating Me Up", and "Congratulations" were available as pre-order singles (previously released as part of the Fight Song EP), as well as "Better Place". On March 24, 2016, "Better Place" was released as the third single from the album.
Tour
In support of the album, Platten will embark on The Wildfire Tour. The tour began on February 26, 2016, in Dallas, Texas[3] and will end on November 2016 in Los Angeles.
Critical reception
Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 52/100[4] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
The Boston Globe | Positive[6] |
Digital Journal | A[7] |
The Guardian | [8] |
The Herald-Standard | Positive[9] |
The Irish Times | [10] |
Starpulse | [11] |
The Red and Black | Positive[12] |
Wildfire received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 52 out of 100, which indicates "mixed or average reviews" based on 4 reviews.[4] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album three out of five stars and states: "Platten specializes in skyscraping melodies and big, bombastic surfaces and these are the elements that not only fuel Wildfire, they distinguish it from the singer/songwriter's clear antecedents."[5] At Digital Journal, Markos Papadatos rated the album an "A", affirming that "Rachel Platten has set the bar high already with her brand new album, Wildfire. There are no filler tracks on this release. It garners an A rating."[7] Tony Clayton-Lea of The Irish Times rated the album three stars out of five and states the songs are "Pop songs built to withstand a wrecking ball."[10] In a positive review for The Red and Black, Emma Korstanje writes the album "is made memorable by her juxtaposition of sassy, confident songs with others featuring raw emotion."[12]
Track listing
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
1. | "Stand by You" | Levine | 3:39 | |
2. | "Hey Hey Hallelujah" (featuring Andy Grammer) |
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Levine | 2:56 |
3. | "Speechless" |
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Levine | 3:19 |
4. | "Beating Me Up" |
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Levine | 3:09 |
5. | "Fight Song" |
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Levine | 3:24 |
6. | "Better Place" |
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Levine | 2:56 |
7. | "Lone Ranger" |
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West | 3:10 |
8. | "You Don't Know My Heart" |
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Levine | 3:34 |
9. | "Angels in Chelsea" |
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3:56 |
10. | "Astronauts" |
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Levine | 3:37 |
11. | "Congratulations" |
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Levine | 3:46 |
12. | "Superman" |
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Levine | 3:22 |
Total length:
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40:48 |
Target bonus tracks | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
13. | "Lonely Planet" |
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Levine | 3:09 |
14. | "Stand by You" (acoustic) |
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Levine | 3:53 |
15. | "Speechless" (acoustic) |
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Levine | 3:31 |
Total length:
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51:21 |
Japanese Edition bonus tracks[13] | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
13. | "Lonely Planet" |
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Levine | 3:09 |
14. | "Stand by You" (acoustic) |
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Levine | 3:53 |
15. | "Speechless" (acoustic) |
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Levine | 3:31 |
16. | "Fight Song" (Dave Aude Remix) |
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Levine | 3:21 |
17. | "Stand By You" (DJ Mike D Remix) |
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Levine | 3:22 |
Total length:
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58:04 |
Charts
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] | 12 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] | 132 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[16] | 6 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[17] | 84 |
Janaese Albums (Oricon)[18] | 38 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[19] | 37 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] | 29 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] | 85 |
UK Albums (OCC)[22] | 35 |
US Billboard 200[23] | 5 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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United States (RIAA)[24] | Gold | 500,000 |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format(s) | Ref. |
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Worldwide | January 1, 2016 | [25] |
References
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- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/wildfire/id1085229919?ign-mpt=uo%3D8
- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Rachel Platten – Wildfire". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Rachel Platten – Wildfire" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Rachel Platten – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Rachel Platten. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 1, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
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- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Rachel Platten – Wildfire". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Rachel Platten – Wildfire". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Rachel Platten – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Rachel Platten. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
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