Party Rock

{{for|LMFAO's 2011 song|Party Rock Anthem}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox album | name = Party Rock | type = studio | artist = LMFAO | cover = Party_Rock.jpg | alt = | released = July 7, 2009 | recorded = 2006–2009 | venue = | studio = | genre = | length = 49:40 | label = {{flatlist| * will.i.am * Cherrytree * Interscope }} | producer = | next_title = Sorry for Party Rocking | next_year = 2011 | misc = {{Singles | name = Party Rock | type = studio | single1 = I'm in Miami Bitch | single1date = August 2008 | single2 = La La La | single2date = September 8, 2009 | single3 = Shots | single3date = October 13, 2009 | single4 = Yes | single4date = December 15, 2009 }} }} '''''Party Rock''''' is the debut studio album by American electronic duo LMFAO, released on July 7, 2009 by Interscope Records. "I'm in Miami Bitch" was the first single from the album, released in August 2008. The second single, "La La La", was released on September 8, 2009. The third single, "Shots" was released on October 13, 2009. "Yes" was the fourth single from the album, released on December 15, 2009.

== Background == The album has prominent electronic characteristics with influences of hip hop, 1980s synthpop and dance with lyrics about partying, and having a good time in the night life. The EP version was released to iTunes on July 1, 2008. The album was nominated at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards for Best Electronic/Dance Album and lost to Lady Gaga's ''The Fame''. It was tracked and mixed at KMA Music in Manhattan. LMFAO started in 2008 with their single "I'm in Miami Bitch".

==Singles== * "I'm in Miami Bitch" was the first single released from the album, released in August 2008. It peaked at No. 86 in the UK, No. 51 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, No. 37 on the Canadian Hot 100, No. 27 in Australia, and No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hotseekers Songs. The song was used as the theme song for the show ''Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami''. The "New York" version of the song was used as the theme song for the show ''Kourtney and Kim Take New York''. The music video has over 39 million views on YouTube.{{Clarify|when|date=August 2019}} * "La La La" was the second single released from the album, released on September 8, 2009. It peaked at No. 55 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It also charted No. 38 on the ''Billboard'' Pop Songs, No. 20 on the ''Billboard'' Rap Songs, and No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hotseekers Songs. The music video has over 92 million views on YouTube.{{Clarify|when|date=August 2019}} * "Shots", which features Lil Jon was the third single released from the album, released on October 13, 2009. It peaked No. 77 in Australia, No. 68 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, No. 53 on the Canadian Hot 100, and No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hotseekers Songs. The music video has over 242 million views on YouTube.{{Clarify|when|date=August 2019}} * "Yes" was the fourth single released from the album, released on December 15, 2009. It peaked at No. 68 on the Canadian Hot 100. The music video has over 66 million views on YouTube.{{Clarify|when|date=August 2019}}

===Promotional singles=== * "Get Crazy" was released as the album's first promotional single. The song "Get Crazy" is used as the theme song for the MTV reality show ''Jersey Shore & Jersey Shore Family Vacation'', and is featured in the popular iPod/iPhone game ''Tap Tap Revenge 3''.

==Reception== {{Music ratings |rev1=AllMusic |rev1Score={{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1585559}}</ref> |rev2=Blogcritics |rev2Score={{rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-lmfao-party-rock/ |title=Blogcritics review |publisher=Blogcritics.org |access-date=September 8, 2011 |archive-date=November 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124011503/http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-lmfao-party-rock/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |rev3=HipHopSite.Com |rev3Score={{rating|2|4}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/07/album-review-lmfaos-party-rock.html |title=HipHopSite.com review |publisher=Latimesblogs.latimes.com |date=July 6, 2009 |access-date=September 8, 2011}}</ref> |rev4=''Los Angeles Times'' |rev4Score={{rating|2|4}}<ref name="latimes">{{cite web |author=D.T. Swinga |url=http://www.hiphopsite.com/2009/08/05/lmfao-party-rock/ |title=Los Angeles Times |publisher=Hiphopsite.com |date=August 25, 2008 |access-date=September 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308091230/http://www.hiphopsite.com/2009/08/05/lmfao-party-rock/ |archive-date=March 8, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |rev5=''RapReviews'' |rev5Score=(6/10)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_lmfaopartyrock.html |title=RapReviews review |publisher=Rapreviews.com |date=June 14, 2011 |access-date=September 8, 2011}}</ref> |rev6=''Rolling Stone'' |rev6Score={{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/28772845/review/28811832/party_rock? |title=Rolling Stone review |publisher=Rollingstone.com |date=August 30, 2011 |access-date=September 8, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090821134821/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/28772845/review/28811832/party_rock |archive-date=August 21, 2009 }}</ref> }} Initial critical response to ''Party Rock'' was mixed. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 63, based on four reviews.<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/lmfao/partyrock | title=Party Rock reviews at Metacritic.com | work=Metacritic | publisher=CNET Networks, Inc | access-date=September 17, 2009 }}</ref> Mikael Wood of the ''Los Angeles Times'' calls ''Party Rock'' a mixture of the "same pleasures as those remixes: thumping 1980s-inspired beats, instantly catchy synth hooks, shouty catchphrases about how "what happens at the party stays at the party.""<ref>{{cite news| url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/07/album-review-lmfaos-party-rock.html | work=The Los Angeles Times | title=Pop & Hiss | date=July 6, 2009}}</ref> Ginger Clements of ''Billboard'' said that "DJ/rappers Redfoo and Sky Blu (the son and grandson, respectively, of Motown founder Berry Gordy) fulfill all the lyrical requirements for a summer anthem—sunny locale, sexual tension and a liquor-assisted nonstop party."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1071112/lmfao-im-in-miami-trick |title=Party Rock Album Reviews |publisher=Billboard.com |date=July 24, 2009 |access-date=September 8, 2011}}</ref> John Bush of AllMusic called ''Party Rock'' "an indulgent record with plenty of fun and immaturity, but a real need for a growing musical identity."<ref name="allmusic">{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1585559/review|pure_url=yes}}</ref> Jon Dolan of ''Rolling Stone'' calls ''Party Rock'' "a mixture of sleazy jams, booty boasts and enough irony to clog your Jacuzzi."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/28772845/review/28811832/party_rock |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711160228/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/28772845/review/28811832/party_rock |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 11, 2009 |title=Rolling Stone Music | Album Reviews |publisher=Rollingstone.com |date=August 30, 2011 |access-date=September 8, 2011}}</ref>

== Track listing == {{Track listing | headline = Standard edition | title1 = Rock the Beat | length1 = 0:54 | title2 = I'm in Miami Bitch | length2 = 3:48 | title3 = Get Crazy | length3 = 3:45 | title4 = Lil' Hipster Girl | length4 = 3:21 | title5 = La La La | length5 = 3:29 | title6 = What Happens at the Party | length6 = 5:54 | title7 = Leaving U 4 the Groove | length7 = 3:31 | title8 = I Don't Wanna Be | length8 = 3:37 | title9 = Shots | note9 = featuring Lil Jon | length9 = 3:41 | title10 = Bounce | length10 = 4:02 | title11 = I Shake, I Move | length11 = 3:03 | title12 = I Am Not a Whore | length12 = 3:15 | title13 = Yes | length13 = 3:03 | title14 = Scream My Name | length14 = 4:17 | total_length = 49:40 }}

{{Track listing | headline = iTunes Store bonus track | title15 = Get on Down | length15 = 3:13 | total_length = 52:53 }}

{{Track listing | headline = Amazon MP3 bonus track | title16 = A Song About Us | length16 = 5:55 | total_length = 58:48 }}

{{Track listing | headline = ''Party Rock'' EP | title1 = I'm in the Motherfucking 305 Bitch | length1 = 3:49 | title2 = Yes | length2 = 3:06 | title3 = I Am Not a Whore | length3 = 3:16 | title4 = La La La | length4 = 3:31 | title5 = I'm in Miami Trick | length5 = 3:51 }}

== Charts == {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

=== Weekly charts === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Chart (2009–2013) ! Peak<br/>position |- {{album chart|France|172|artist=LMFAO|album=Party Rock|accessdate=September 30, 2020}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|33|artist=LMFAO|accessdate=September 30, 2020}} |- {{album chart|BillboardDanceElectronic|2|artist=LMFAO|accessdate=September 30, 2020}} |} {{col-2}}

=== Year-end charts === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Chart (2009) ! Position |- | US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/dance-electronic-albums|title=Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2009|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 30, 2020}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|8 |- ! Chart (2010) ! Position |- | US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/dance-electronic-albums|title=Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 30, 2020}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|9 |} {{col-end}}

== Certifications == {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Canada|artist=LMFAO|title=Party Rock|award=Gold|certyear=2010|relyear=2009|relmonth=9}} {{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}

== References == {{Reflist|3}}

Category:2009 debut albums Category:LMFAO albums Category:Cherrytree Records albums Category:Interscope Geffen A&M Records albums Category:Interscope Records albums Category:Internet memes introduced in 2011