Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello
2016 studio album by Cheap Trick
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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 not featuring Bun E. Carlos on drums, instead featuring Daxx Nielsen on drums.
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| Released | April 1, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 39:41 | |||
| Label | Big Machine | |||
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Singles
"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
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [6] |
| The A.V. Club | B−[7] |
| American Songwriter | [8] |
| Consequence of Sound | C[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
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
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Heart on the Line" | Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom Petersson, Gregg Giuffria, Julian Raymond, Daxx Nielsen | 4:19 |
| 2. | "No Direction Home" | Raymond, Zander, R. Nielsen, Petersson | 3:44 |
| 3. | "When I Wake Up Tomorrow" | Raymond, Zander, R. Nielsen, Petersson | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Do You Believe Me?" | R. Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Raymond, D. Nielsen | 4:45 |
| 5. | "Blood Red Lips" | Raymond, Zander, R. Nielsen, Petersson | 2:57 |
| 6. | "Sing My Blues Away" | Raymond, Zander, R. Nielsen, Petersson | 3:26 |
| 7. | "Roll Me" | R. Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Raymond, D. Nielsen | 2:57 |
| 8. | "The In Crowd" (Dobie Gray cover) | Billy Page | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Long Time No See Ya" | R. Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Raymond, D. Nielsen | 2:54 |
| 10. | "The Sun Never Sets" | Raymond, Zander, R. Nielsen, Petersson | 4:00 |
| 11. | "All Strung Out" | Raymond, Zander, R. Nielsen, Petersson | 3:18 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 12. | "Arabesque" | R. Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Raymond, D. Nielsen | 2:47 |
| 13. | "I'd Give It Up" | R. Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Raymond, D. Nielsen | 3:46 |
Personnel
- 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
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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| 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 Indie Store Album Sales (Billboard)[20] | 5 |