The Bad & The Better

The Bad & The Better
Studio album by The Ready Set
Released May 27, 2014 (2014-05-27)
Recorded 2012–2014
Genre
Length 47:23
Label Razor & Tie
Producer
The Ready Set chronology
The Celebrity EP
(2014)
The Bad & The Better
(2014)
I Will Be Nothing Without Your Love
(2016)
Singles from The Bad & The Better
  1. "Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)"
    Released: May 18, 2012
  2. "Higher"
    Released: May 6, 2014
  3. "Freakin' Me Out"
    Released: October 15, 2014
  4. "Fangz"
    Released: December 4, 2014

The Bad & The Better is the third studio album by American electropop singer-songwriter The Ready Set. The album title was announced on March 18, 2014 along with the track listing. It was released on May 27, 2014 by Razor & Tie Records.[2] The album was released as a 4 tracks-EP featuring the singles "Higher", "Freaking Me Out" and "Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever) plus the song "Carry Me Home" digitally outside the United States.[3]

Singles

The Ready Set released "Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)" as the first single from The Bad & The Better. The second official single, "Higher", was serviced to contemporary hit radio in the United States on May 6, 2014.[4] The song "Freakin' Me Out" was released on October 15, 2014 along the premiere of its official music video via VEVO.[5] A live music video for the track "Fangz" directed by Sergio Padilla was released on December 10, 2014.[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Alternative Press[8]

Tim Sendra of AllMusic rated the album three-and-a-half stars, remarking how the release is "all AM pop giddiness, spunky energy, and soft-pedaled, cuddly heartbreak", and how "It's machine-driven, it's juvenile, and it's not going to change the world, but it's a bunch of fun and that's plenty."[7] At Alternative Press, Evan Lucy rated the album two and a half stars, stating that the release is "ultimately disappointing."[8]

Track listing

All songs written by Jordan Witzigreuter and produced by Ian Kirkpatrick and Witzigreuter except track 11, co-written by Simon Wilcox and Andrew Goldstein, who also produced the song.

The Bad & The Better — CD version
No. Title Length
1. "Higher"   3:42
2. "Freakin' Me Out"   3:06
3. "Are We Happy Now?"   3:48
4. "Fangz"   3:24
5. "Carry Me Home"   3:07
6. "Luxury"   3:05
7. "Bitter and the Sweetness"   3:31
8. "Don't You Need Me"   3:18
9. "Bleeding"   3:23
10. "Castaway" (featuring Jake Miller) 3:55
11. "Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)"   3:48
12. "For the Better"   1:45
13. "More Than This"   3:45
14. "Terrible Things"   3:46
Total length:
47:23
The Bad & The Better — EP version
No. Title Length
1. "Higher"   3:42
2. "Freakin' Me Out"   3:06
3. "Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)"   3:48
4. "Carry Me Home"   3:07
Total length:
13:43

References

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