Loud Music (song)
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| "Loud Music" | ||||
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| Single by Michelle Branch | ||||
| from the EP The Loud Music Hits EP | ||||
| Released | June 10, 2011 | |||
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| Length | 3:23 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Songwriters | Michelle Branch, Jim Irvin, Julian Emery | |||
| Producers | Jim Irvin, Julian Emery | |||
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"Loud Music" | ||||
"Loud Music" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Michelle Branch, which she co-wrote with the track's producers, Jim Irvin and Julian Emery. Originally intended as the lead single from an unreleased studio album, West Coast Time,[3] the single was included on the eponymous The Loud Music Hits EP instead. "Loud Music" was officially released to digital retailers on June 10, 2011, through Reprise Records.[4]
Katherine St. Asaph of PopDust.com gave the song a 3.5 out of 5 and stated that "without the constant hard-rock callouts, "Loud Music" is every bit as good as the rest of Branch's back catalogue".[5] Amanda Hamsel of PopCrush gave it a 4 out of 5 rating, praising the song for its sound, and writing that it "is definitely the kind of song that sounds best, well, loud, with its '80s pop flavor and heavy-on-the-guitar back-track".[1] Sarah Maloy of Billboard gave "Loud Music" a mixed review, praising the song's "strong beat, steady vocals and breezy melody," but criticized the production for "sometimes overshadow[ing]" Branch's voice and for being at odds with the song's lyrics.[6]
Chart performance
"Loud Music" debuted at No. 37 on the US Billboard Adult Top 40 chart for the week ending July 16, 2011. It peaked at No. 19, making the song her highest peaking single on the chart since 2003's "Breathe".[7]