Wild Young Hearts
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Wild Young Hearts is the second album by Noisettes
Noisettes
Noisettes are an English indie rock band from London, comprising singer and bassist Shingai Shoniwa, guitarist Dan Smith, and drummer Jamie Morrison...

, released in the United Kingdom on April 20, 2009, and the United States on September 22, 2009. Both were released by Vertigo Records
Vertigo Records
Vertigo Records today is a UK-based record label operated by Universal Music UK.-History:Vertigo Records was the name Philips Records chose in the late 1960s for its record sub-label to counter the progressive labels of its rivals EMI with Harvest Records and Decca Records with Deram...

, Mercury Records
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...

 and Island Records
Island Records
Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...

. So far, four singles have been released from the album, two being featured in adverts.

Track listing

All tracks written by the members of Noisettes
  1. "Sometimes" - 4:06
  2. "Don't Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go)" - 3:49
  3. "Wild Young Hearts" - 2:58
  4. "24 Hours" - 3:50
  5. "Every Now and Then" - 3:43
  6. "Beat Of My Heart" - 3:26
  7. "Atticus" - 4:18
  8. "Never Forget You
    Never Forget You (Noisettes song)
    "Never Forget You" is the third single released from the Noisettes' second studio album Wild Young Hearts. Released on 21 June 2009, the single was produced and written by the band. It followed their hit single "Don't Upset The Rhythm ", and charted at #20 in the UK Singles Chart.- Music video :The...

    " - 3:12
  9. "So Complicated" - 3:10
  10. "Saturday Night" - 3:16
  11. "Cheap Kicks" - 4:48


Bonus track
  1. "Ill Will" - 5:28 (iTunes pre-order Bonus)

US track listing

  1. "Wild Young Hearts" - 2:57
  2. "Don't Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go)" - 3:42
  3. "Never Forget You" - 3:11
  4. "Saturday Night" - 3:15
  5. "Atticus" - 4:17
  6. "Every Now and Then" - 3:42
  7. "24 Hours" - 3:50
  8. "Beat Of My Heart" - 3:24
  9. "Sometimes" - 4:07
  10. "Cheap Kicks" - 4:39

Singles

The first single, "Wild Young Hearts" was released on December 29, 2008. The video premiered on the Noisettes YouTube channel. The song was used in a Danone advert. The song did not chart very well the first time it was released, so it replaced "Every Now And Then" as the 4th single off the album as a re-release in 2010.

The second single, "Don't Upset the Rhythm
Don't Upset The Rhythm
"Don't Upset the Rhythm " is the second single from the British band Noisettes' second studio album, Wild Young Hearts . The official remix features Wale and Estelle....

", was released on March 23, 2009 and was featured on the advert for Mazda 2 in January 2009. There were two videos for this song, the second of which was released under two months after the first. Because it gained so much popularity during the run of the Mazda advert, the song peaked at #2 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

, becoming their best performing and selling single so far.

The third single, "Never Forget You
Never Forget You (Noisettes song)
"Never Forget You" is the third single released from the Noisettes' second studio album Wild Young Hearts. Released on 21 June 2009, the single was produced and written by the band. It followed their hit single "Don't Upset The Rhythm ", and charted at #20 in the UK Singles Chart.- Music video :The...

" was released on the 15 June. It made the A list on XFM, Radio 2, Capital and Q radio. It was also added to the C list on Radio 1. The single charted a week before its release at number 68 due to downloads and moved up 20 places to number 48 upon official release. On its second week of release it moved up another 17 places to 31 and another 10 places the third week. The song eventually peaked at #18.

Singles chart performance

Song title Release Date UK chart
position
"Wild Young Hearts" December 29, 2008 91
"Don't Upset the Rhythm
Don't Upset The Rhythm
"Don't Upset the Rhythm " is the second single from the British band Noisettes' second studio album, Wild Young Hearts . The official remix features Wale and Estelle....

"
March 23, 2009 2
"Never Forget You
Never Forget You (Noisettes song)
"Never Forget You" is the third single released from the Noisettes' second studio album Wild Young Hearts. Released on 21 June 2009, the single was produced and written by the band. It followed their hit single "Don't Upset The Rhythm ", and charted at #20 in the UK Singles Chart.- Music video :The...

"
June 21, 2009 18
"Every Now and Then"
"Saturday Night"

Reception

Critical reception

Essence
Essence (magazine)
Essence is a monthly magazine for African-American women between the ages of 18 and 49. The magazine covers fashion, lifestyle and beauty with an intimate girlfriend-to-girlfriend tone.-History:...

magazine remarked that the album "has a 1960's-tinged soulful rock sound that stays firmly etched in your mind."

Chart performance

The album debut at 36 on the Irish albums chart which is showing improvement from the last album. The albums showed great improvement on the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...

 peaking at 7, the last album peaked at 75 on the same chart.
Country Release date UK peak
position
Certification
(Sales)
UK
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...

April 20, 2009 7 222,000+
IRE
Irish Albums Chart
The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically...

April 17, 2009 36
USA
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

September 30, 2009 98 8,000
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