{{redirect|We All Want the Same Thing|the album by Craig Finn|We All Want the Same Things}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = Let the Road | type = studio | artist = Rixton | cover = Rixton - Let the Road (Official Album Cover).png | border = yes | alt = | released = {{Start date|2015|3|3|df=yes}} | recorded = 2013–14 | venue = | studio = | genre = {{hlist|Pop|reggae|R&B}} | length = 35:41 | label = {{hlist|School Boy|Giant Little Man|Mad Love|Interscope}} | producer = {{hlist|Benny Blanco|Steve Mac|Ross Golan|Robopop|Stargate|Daniel Wilkin|Chris Sclafani}} | prev_title = Me and My Broken Heart | prev_year = 2014 | next_title = Woah{{efn-ua|Released under the name "Push Baby"}} | next_year = 2019 | misc = {{Singles | name = Let the Road | type = studio | single1 = Me and My Broken Heart | single1date = 14 March 2014 | single2 = Wait on Me | single2date = 23 July 2014 | single3 = Hotel Ceiling | single3date = 21 January 2015 | single4 = We All Want the Same Thing | single4date = 31 May 2015 }} }} '''''Let the Road''''' is the debut studio album by English pop band Rixton (now called Push Baby) released on 3 March 2015. The album was released via School Boy Records, Giant Little Man, Mad Love Records and Interscope Records.<ref name="PRN">{{cite press release|title=British Band Rixton To Release Debut Album -- "Let The Road" -- January 6th On School Boy/Giant Little Man/Mad Love/Interscope Records|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/british-band-rixton-to-release-debut-album----let-the-road-----january-6th-on-school-boygiant-little-manmad-loveinterscope-records-275977201.html|website=PR Newswire|access-date=30 December 2014}}</ref> It was preceded by the release of the UK number-one hit single "Me and My Broken Heart", as well as the second international single, "Wait on Me". The album debuted and peaked at number 19 on the UK Albums Chart and at number 32 on the US ''Billboard'' 200.
==Background== The band premiered deluxe edition bonus track "Make Out" on 22 October 2013 in the form of a music video which lampooned famous music videos such as "Stay" by Rihanna, "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus, "Roar" by Katy Perry, "Applause" by Lady Gaga, "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke and "Beauty and a Beat" by Justin Bieber.<ref name="MTV Garibaldi">{{cite web|last=Garibaldi|first=Christina|title=Rixton may not be naked in new video, but they're 'still a lot of fun'|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1724759/rixton-me-broken-heart-video-set.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326101225/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1724759/rixton-me-broken-heart-video-set.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 March 2014|publisher=MTV|access-date=9 May 2014}}</ref> As well as the lead single, "Me and My Broken Heart", three other songs from the album were released as part of an EP on 18 March 2014 – "Hotel Ceiling", "We All Want the Same Thing" and "Appreciated". Rixton said of the EP, "It's overwhelming to have gone from writing songs in Danny's caravan to seeing the world performing our music. We've worked extremely hard and have had a blast recording the EP. The songs are very eclectic and we think there's something for everyone!".<ref name="Rixton Release Debut 'Me And My Broken Heart' Ep">{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/press/british-band-rixton-release-debut-me-and-my-broken-heart-ep-on-march-18th-2014-listen|title=Rixton Release Debut 'Me and My Broken Heart' EP on March 18th 2014 [Listen] |publisher=Contactmusic.com |date=2014-04-25 |access-date=2014-04-25}}</ref>
"Wait on Me" was then premiered as the second single to be released from the album. "Whole" was also pre-released prior to the album's launch, being made available as part of the soundtrack to the film "The Giver". An acoustic version of "Speakerphone" was uploaded to the band's official Vevo account in September 2014, while both "I Like Girls" and "Beautiful Excuses" were premiered live during the summer of 2014, with live versions being uploaded to YouTube.
==Recording== The album was predominantly co-written and produced by Benny Blanco, with additional production from Robopop, Ross Golan, Steve Mac, Daniel Wilkin and Chris Sclafani. Band members Roche, Wilkin, Morgan and Bagnall only have a co-writing credit on one song on the entire album, "Whole". Ed Sheeran, Mike Posner and Rob Thomas all have co-writing credits on the album. The Sheeran-penned "Hotel Ceiling" was the first song written for the album.<ref name="4music">{{cite episode|title=This Week's Fresh Music Top 20|series=This Week's Fresh Music Top 20|airdate=15 June 2014|network=4Music}}</ref> The British deluxe edition of the album includes a live version of "Wait on Me" as a bonus track, while the American version features a remix of "Me and My Broken Heart". Lead singer Jake Roche said of the album: "''Let The Road'' is something we're incredibly proud of. Songs have survived 6 years to make it on this album, back when me and Danny were writing in the caravan having no idea where they would end up. We feel incredibly humbled to be able to share this with our fans, and we hope you enjoy listening to it, just as much as we enjoyed making it."<ref name="PRN"/>
==Singles== * "Make Out" is a promotional single that was released from the ''Let the Road'' Album on 14 March 2014. The promotional single was released in the United States on 18 March 2014, but it was never released as an official single.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/boyband-rixton-claim-first-uk-number-one-debut-single-9617415.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/boyband-rixton-claim-first-uk-number-one-debut-single-9617415.html |archive-date=14 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Rixton Make Out Single Never was Official |author=Independent |date=21 July 2014|work=Independent.co.co.uk}}</ref> "Make Out" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, however there was a music video created for the song.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.directlyrics.com/rixton-make-out-news.html|title=Rixton - "Make Out" (Music Video)|website=Directlyrics.com|access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref> The music video features the band being arrested after being conned during a card game. * "Me and My Broken Heart" was released as the first single released from ''Let the Road'' on 14 March 2014. The single was pre-released as part of a four-track EP in the United States on 18 March 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/school-boygiant-little-manmad-loveinterscope-records-sign-uk-newcomers-rixton-248523691.html|title=School Boy/Giant Little Man/Mad Love/Interscope Records Sign U.K. Newcomers Rixton|date=5 March 2014|website=PR Newswire}}</ref> The single peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart. The music video features the band being arrested after being conned during a card game. * "Wait on Me" was released as the second single from the album on 23 July 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wait-on-me-single/id900759191 |title=Archived copy |website=iTunes |access-date=2014-12-30 |archive-date=2014-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205071215/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wait-on-me-single/id900759191 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The music video premiered on October 8, 2014, in the form of an interactive video, where the viewer is able to choose the direction that the video will take.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/rixton-announce-new-single-we-all-want-the-same-thing-listen__8930/|title=Rixton announce new single We All Want The Same Thing - listen|work=officialcharts.com}}</ref> * "Hotel Ceiling" was released as the third single from the album on 21 January 2015.<ref name="itunes">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/hotel-ceiling/960138796|title=iTunes - Music Videos - Hotel Ceiling by Rixton|work=iTunes|publisher=Apple Inc|access-date=23 May 2015}}</ref> * "We All Want the Same Thing" was released as the fourth single from the album on 31 May 2015.<ref name="We All Want the Same Thing">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/we-all-want-same-thing-single/id983772700|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703163113/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/we-all-want-same-thing-single/id983772700|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 July 2015|title=iTunes - Music - We All Want the Same Thing by Rixton|work=iTunes|publisher=Apple Inc|access-date=29 June 2015}}</ref>
==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/let-the-road-mw0002763079|title=Let the Road – Rixton|last=Collar|first=Matt|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=29 May 2019}}</ref> | rev2 = ANDPOP | rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="ANDPOP">{{cite web|url=http://www.andpop.com/2015/03/02/track-track-album-review-let-road-rixton/|title=Track by Track Album Review: Let The Road by Rixton|publisher=ANDPOP|first=Rebecca|last=Mattina|access-date=3 March 2015|archive-date=6 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306051115/http://www.andpop.com/2015/03/02/track-track-album-review-let-road-rixton/|url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev3 = Evigshed Mag | rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Evigshed Mag">{{cite web|url=http://evigshed.com/rixton-let-road-debut-album-review/|title=Rixton Let The Road Debut Album Review|publisher=Evigshed Inc|first=Sylvie|last=Lesas|access-date=3 March 2015}}</ref> | rev4 = ''Knoxville News Sentinel'' | rev4Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/knoxville/music/tuned-in-review-road-paves-the-way-for-rixton_58429053|title='Tuned In' review: 'Road' paves the way for Rixton|publisher=Knoxville News Sentinel|first=Chuck|last=Campbell|access-date=3 March 2015}}</ref> }}
''Let the Road'' received positive responses from critics. Chuck Campbell from ''Knoxville News Sentinel'' gave the album {{frac|3|1|2}} stars out of 5 and stated that "the best takeaway from ''Let the Road'' is that the release is solid. It's not frontloaded with highlights and then filled out with forgettable fluff; if anything, it only gets stronger as it goes."
==Track listing== {{Track listing | total_length = 35:41 | extra_column = Producer(s) | headline = ''Let the Road'' — {{nobold|Standard version}}
| title1 = Let the Road | writer1 = {{hlist|Jake Roche|Charley Bagnall|Danny Wilkin|Lewi Morgan}} | extra1 = {{hlist|Benny Blanco|Chris Sclafani}} | length1 = 3:00
| title2 = Wait on Me | writer2 = {{hlist|Benjamin Levin|Mikkel S. Eriksen|Tor Erik Hermansen|Wayne Hector|Jennifer Decilveo|Dan Omelio}} | extra2 = {{hlist|Blanco|Stargate}} | length2 = 3:57
| title3 = Appreciated | writer3 = {{hlist|Levin|Ross Golan}} | extra3 = {{hlist|Blanco|Golan {{small|(add.)}}}} | length3 = 3:52
| title4 = Beautiful Excuses | writer4 = {{hlist|Roche|Bagnall|Wilkin|Morgan}} | extra4 = {{hlist|Wilkin|Chris Sclafani}} | length4 = 4:09
| title5 = Me and My Broken Heart | writer5 = {{hlist|Levin|Ammar Malik|Steve Mac|Hector|Rob Thomas}} | extra5 = {{hlist|Blanco|Mac}} | length5 = 3:13
| title6 = Hotel Ceiling | writer6 = {{hlist|Levin|Edward Sheeran}} | extra6 = Blanco | length6 = 3:10
| title7 = I Like Girls | writer7 = {{hlist|Levin|Malik|Mike Posner}} | extra7 = Blanco | length7 = 2:46
| title8 = Speakerphone | writer8 = {{hlist|Roche|Bagnall|Wilkin|Morgan}} | extra8 = {{hlist|Wilkin|Sclafani}} | length8 = 3:28
| title9 = We All Want the Same Thing | writer9 = {{hlist|Levin|Malik|Omelio|Joshua Coleman|Jacob Kasher}} | extra9 = {{hlist|Blanco|Robopop}} | length9 = 3:45
| title10 = Whole | writer10 = {{hlist|Levin|Malik|Omelio|Roche|Bagnall|Wilkin|Morgan}} | extra10 = {{hlist|Blanco|Malik}} | length10 = 3:39 }} {{Track listing | headline = ''Let the Road'' — {{nobold|International deluxe version }}<ref name="apple.com">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/let-the-road/923416332|title=iTunes - Music - Let the Road by Rixton|work=iTunes}}</ref> {{nobold|and}} {{nobold|Target deluxe version}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.target.com/p/rixton-let-the-road-deluxe-edition-target-exclusive/-/A-16588882|title=Rixton - Let The Road (Deluxe Edition) - Target ... : Target|work=Target}}</ref> | extra_column = Producer(s)
| title11 = Make Out | writer11 = {{hlist|Levin|Malik|Eric Frederic}} | extra11 = {{hlist|Ricky Reed|Blanco}} | length11 = 3:30
| title12 = Me and My Broken Heart | note12 = Pnau remix | writer12 = {{hlist|Levin|Malik|Mac|Hector|Thomas}} | extra12 = {{hlist|Blanco|Mac}} | length12 = 5:32 }} {{Track listing | headline = ''Let the Road'' — {{nobold|British and Irish deluxe version (bonus tracks)}}<ref name="apple.com1">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/let-the-road-deluxe-version/924094266|title=iTunes - Music - Let the Road (Deluxe Version) by Rixton|work=iTunes}}</ref><ref name="apple.com2">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/ie/album/let-the-road-deluxe-version/924094266|title=iTunes - Music - Let the Road (Deluxe Version) by Rixton|work=iTunes}}</ref> | extra_column = Producer(s)
| title11 = Make Out | writer11 = {{hlist|Levin|Malik|Eric Frederic}} | extra11 = Blanco | length11 = 3:30
| title12 = Wait on Me | note12 = Live from LA's El Rey Theater | writer12 = {{hlist|Levin|Omelio|Hector|Golan|Hermansen|Eriksen}} | extra12 = {{hlist|Blanco|Stargate}} | length12 = 4:59 }}
==Charts== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! Chart (2015) ! Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Scotland|24|date=2015-06-21|rowheader=true|access-date=18 May 2026}} |- {{album chart|UK2|19|date=2015-06-21|artist=Rixton|access-date=21 June 2015|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|UKDigital|14|date=2015-06-21|rowheader=true|access-date=18 May 2026}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|32|artist=Rixton|access-date=29 January 2016|rowheader=true}} |- |}
==Certifications== {{certification Table Top|format=2col}} {{certification Table Entry|region=Romania (UFPR)|certref=<ref>{{cite news|url=https://traiestemuzica.ro/stiri/trupa-rixton-premiata-cu-discul-de-aur-pentru-albumul-let-the-road/|title=Trupa Rixton, premiată cu Discul de Aur pentru albumul "Let the Road"|trans-title=The band Rixton, awarded Gold for their album "Let the Road"|date=3 February 2016|access-date=28 May 2018|publisher=Trăiește Muzica|language=Romanian|author=Ioncea, Iulian|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215172821/http://traiestemuzica.ro/stiri/trupa-rixton-premiata-cu-discul-de-aur-pentru-albumul-let-the-road/|archive-date=15 February 2016}}</ref>|award=Gold|format=2col}} {{certification Table Bottom|format=2col}}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" |Region ! scope="col" |Date ! scope="col" |Label ! scope="col" |Format |- ! scope="row" |Canada<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/let-the-road/923416332|title=iTunes - Music - Let the Road by Rixton|publisher=iTunes Store (Canada)|access-date=6 May 2015}}</ref> | rowspan="2" | 3 March 2015 | rowspan="9" | {{hlist|School Boy|Giant Little Man|Mad Love|Interscope}} | rowspan="9" | {{hlist|CD|digital download}} |- ! scope="row" |United States<ref name="apple.com"/> |- ! scope="row" |Australia<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/let-the-road-deluxe-version/id924094266|title=iTunes - Music - Let the Road (Deluxe Version) by Rixton|publisher=iTunes Store (Australia)|access-date=6 May 2015}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | rowspan="3" | 1 May 2015 |- ! scope="row" |Germany<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/let-the-road-deluxe-version/id924094266|title=iTunes - Music - Let the Road (Deluxe Version) by Rixton|publisher=iTunes Store (Germany)|access-date=6 May 2015}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |Netherlands<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/bl/album/let-the-road-deluxe-version/id924094266|title=iTunes - Music - Let the Road (Deluxe Edition)|publisher=iTunes Store (Netherlands)|access-date=6 May 2015}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |France<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/fr/album/let-the-road/1443256836|title=iTunes - Musique - Let the Road par Rixton|publisher=iTunes Store (France)|access-date=6 May 2015}}</ref> | rowspan="2" | 4 May 2015 |- ! scope="row" |Belgium<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/be/album/let-the-road/1443256836|title=iTunes - Music - Let the Road by Rixton|publisher=iTunes Store (Belgium)|access-date=6 May 2015}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |Ireland<ref name="apple.com2"/> | 12 June 2015 |- ! scope="row" |United Kingdom<ref name="apple.com1"/> | 15 June 2015 |}
==See also== *List of certified albums in Romania
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