Wild Young Hearts

Wild Young Hearts
Studio album by Noisettes
Released 17 April 2009
Recorded 2007–2008
Genre British soul, R&B, indie rock, indie pop, soul rock
Label Vertigo, Mercury
Producer Jim Abbiss
Noisettes chronology
What's the Time Mr Wolf?
(2007)
Wild Young Hearts
(2009)
Contact
(2012)
Singles from Wild Young Hearts
  1. "Wild Young Hearts"
    Released: 29 December 2008
  2. "Don't Upset the Rhythm (Go Baby Go)"
    Released: 23 March 2009
  3. "Never Forget You"
    Released: 15 June 2009
  4. "Wild Young Hearts (re-release)"
    Released: 30 August 2009

Wild Young Hearts is the second studio album by British indie soul group Noisettes, released in the United Kingdom on 20 April 2009 by Vertigo Records,[1] and the United States on 22 September 2009 by Mercury Records.[2] Three singles were released from the album – "Wild Young Hearts", "Don't Upset the Rhythm (Go Baby Go)", and "Never Forget You", with "Every Now and Then" meant to be released as the fourth single, but was cancelled.

Singles

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Daily Telegraph[5]
Digital Spy[6]
Drowned In Sound[7]
The Guardian[8]
musicOMH[9]
Paste[10]
Pitchfork Media(6.7/10)[11]
The Times[12]

The album received critical acclaim. On review aggregate website Metacritic, it was awarded a rating of 74/100.[13] 4 out of 5 stars was awarded by Digital Spy and 8 out of 10 stars by Drowned in Sound. Essence magazine remarked that the album "has a 1960's-tinged soulful rock sound that stays firmly etched in your mind."[14] Lead Singer Shoniwa's voice and presence was praised, while criticism focussed on the merging of multiple genres. The musicians on the album were also heavily praised.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Sometimes"  NoisettesJim Abbiss 4:06
2. "Don't Upset the Rhythm (Go Baby Go)"  Noisettes, George Astasio, Jason PebworthJim Abbiss 3:49
3. "Wild Young Hearts"  Noisettes, John Frederick FortisJim Abbiss 2:58
4. "24 Hours"  Noisettes, George Astasio, Jason PebworthJim Abbiss 3:50
5. "Every Now and Then"  Noisettes, George AstasioJim Abbiss 3:43
6. "Beat of My Heart"  NoisettesJim Abbiss 3:26
7. "Atticus"  NoisettesJim Abbiss 4:18
8. "Never Forget You"  Noisettes, George Astasio, Jason PebworthJim Abbiss 3:12
9. "So Complicated"  Noisettes, John Frederick FortisJim Abbiss 3:10
10. "Saturday Night"  Noisettes, George Astasio, Jason PebworthJim Abbiss 3:16
11. "Cheap Kicks"  NoisettesJim Abbiss 4:48

US track listing

The US version of the album drops the track "So Complicated", and reorders the remaining 10 tracks as follows:

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Wild Young Hearts"  Noisettes, John Frederick FortisJim Abbiss 2:57
2. "Don't Upset the Rhythm (Go Baby Go)"  Noisettes, George Astasio, Jason PebworthJim Abbiss 3:42
3. "Never Forget You"  Noisettes, George Astasio, Jason PebworthJim Abbiss 3:11
4. "Saturday Night"  Noisettes, George Astasio, Jason PebworthJim Abbiss 3:15
5. "Atticus"  NoisettesJim Abbiss 4:17
6. "Every Now and Then"  Noisettes, George AstasioJim Abbiss 3:42
7. "24 Hours"  Noisettes, George Astasio, Jason PebworthJim Abbiss 3:50
8. "Beat of My Heart"  NoisettesJim Abbiss 3:24
9. "Sometimes"  NoisettesJim Abbiss 4:07
10. "Cheap Kicks"  NoisettesJim Abbiss 4:39

Chart Performance

In the UK, Wild Young Hearts debuted at number 7 on the week ending 2 May 2009,[15] making it the second highest debut of the week, behind Depeche Mode's Sounds of the Universe who debuted at number two. In its second week, it fell 16 places to number 23, and after another two weeks, it was out of the Top 100. However, the success of "Never Forget You" helped the album return to the Top 40 and climb as high as number nine. On the first chart of 2010, Wild Young Hearts re-entered the Top 40 at number 35.[16] In total, Wild Young Hearts spent 16 weeks in the Top 40 and was certified Gold by the BPI for shipments of over 100,000 copies.

In Ireland, Wild Young Hearts debuted at number 36 on the week ending 23 April 2009,[17] but dropped to number 55 in its second week. The album eventually reached a peak of number 31, the week ending 3 September 2009.

Personnel

Personnel credits adapted from Allmusic[18] and the liner notes of Wild Young Hearts.[19]

  • Shingai Shoniwa – vocals, performer, bass, composer, background vocals
  • Dan Smith – performer, guitar, composer, percussion
  • Jamie Morrison – performer, drums, composer, percussion
  • Jim Abbiss – producer, keyboards, tambourine
  • Paul Adam & His Mayfair Music – A&R
  • George Astasio – writer, composer
  • Natalia Bonner – violin
  • Duchess Nell Catchpole – violin
  • Susan Collins – executive producer
  • Ewan Davies – engineer, mixing, tambourine
  • Emily Davis – violin
  • Calina de la Mare – violin

  • Sandrine Dulermo – photography
  • Luke Gordon – programming
  • Stephen Hussey – violin
  • Steve Large – clavinet, piano
  • Vicky Matthews – cello
  • Jason Pebworth – writer, composer
  • Lucy Shaw – double bass, string arrangements
  • Lucy Wilkins – violin
  • Richard Wilkinson – mixing
  • Chris Worsey – cello
  • Miriam Nervo – backing vocals, vocal producer
  • Olivia Nervo – backing vocals, vocal producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[20] 71
French Albums Chart[21] 126
Irish Albums Chart[22] 31
Swiss Albums Chart[23] 86
UK Albums Chart[24] 7
US Billboard 200[25] 98

Certifications

Country Certification
United Kingdom Gold[26]

Year-end charts

Chart (2009) Position
UK Albums Chart[27] 66

Release history

Region Date Label
United Kingdom 20 April 2009[28] Vertigo Records
United States 22 September 2009[2] Mercury Records

References

  1. Metacritic
  2. 1 2 Billboard.com
  3. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/search-results-album/_/Don't+Upset+The+Rhythm+(Go+Baby+Go)#single
  4. Allmusic review
  5. The Daily Telegraph review
  6. Digital Spy review
  7. Drowned In Sound review
  8. The Guardian review
  9. MusicOMH review
  10. Fink, Matt (21 October 2009). "Noisettes: Wild Young Hearts". Paste. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  11. Pitchfork Media review
  12. The Times review
  13. Metacritic Review Aggregate http://www.metacritic.com/music/wild-young-hearts
  14. Jackson, Charreah; Habtezghi, Nazenet (August 2009), "Sound Check". Essence. 40 (4):50
  15. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/search-results-chart/_/2009/5/2#albums
  16. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/search-results-chart/_/2010/1/16#albums
  17. http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2009&year=2009&week=17
  18. http://www.allmusic.com/album/wild-young-hearts-r1663317/credits
  19. Wild Young Hearts (liner notes). Noisettes. Mercury Records. 2009.
  20. "Noisettes – Wild Young Hearts" (in German). IFPI Austria. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  21. "Noisettes – Wild Young Hearts" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  22. http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2009&year=2009&week=36
  23. "Noisettes – Wild Young Hearts". Media Control. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  24. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/search-results-album/_/Wild+Young+Hearts#album
  25. http://www.billboard.com/artist/418729/noisettes/chart
  26. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx
  27. http://ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusYE2009.pdf
  28. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/noisettes/wildyounghearts Metacritic
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