Blackout (Breathe Carolina song)
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"Blackout" is a song by American electropop duo Breathe Carolina
. It was released on June 14, 2011 as the lead single
from their third studio album
, Hell Is What You Make It
. It was written by David Schmitt and Kyle Even
and produced Ian Kirkpatrick. On December 22, 2010, a snippet of the song was previewed by Fearless Records
. It premiered on MTV
Buzzworthy on June 13, 2011 for streaming while being available for digital download
the following day. Musically, "Blackout" is an electropop song that has influences of pop music
from the late '80s
. The song received favorable reviews from music critics, who commended its catchy lyrics and musicianship and "radio-friendly" chorus. It reached number 87 on the Billboard
Hot 100, making it the duo's most successful single
to date. It also reached the top 40 in the Billboard Pop Songs and Hot Dance Club Songs charts, as well as the top ten in the Heatseekers Songs
chart.
An accompanying music video
premiered on September 20, 2011 via the duo's VEVO
channel, and has since garnered more than 1 million views. An EP
, Blackout: The Remixes EP, was released on September 27, 2011 exclusively via iTunes
. It includes remixes of the track done by Big Chocolate
, Wideboys
, Tommy Noble and Tek-One.
and produced by Ian Kirkpatrick and Matt Squire. It was recorded in Los Angelos, California
with the rest of Hell Is What You Make It
. On December 22, 2010, a snippet of the song was previewed by Fearless Records
, however, the song's name was not included at the time. It premiered on MTV
Buzzworthy on June 13, 2011, and was available for digital download
the following day.
Describing the writing process of "Blackout" and Hell Is What You Make It, Even said the song is "is one song that we created. We're very eclectic, and we definitely do whatever we want". Alternative Press described it as an electropop/synth-pop song that is reminiscent of pop music
from the late '80s
, while calling the lyrics "I'm only getting started/This won't stop till I say so" "irresistible". Tim Sendra of Allmusic highlighted the track as one of the AMG Track Picks in his review of Hell Is What You Make It.
for the song premiered on September 20, 2011 the duo's official VEVO
channel via YouTube
. It was shot during the summer of 2011 in Los Angelos, California
. It includes shots of the duo performing live with their band whilst also including sequences of the group "partying" and "getting into trouble". It has since ranked on MTV
's 10 On Top list.
A lyric video was also uploaded onto the duo's official YouTube
channel and has since garnered more than 2 million views.
on June 16, 2011 in their first televised performance ever.
by American electronic rock band Breathe Carolina
. It was released on September 27, 2011 for digital download
exclusively via iTunes
and Amazon
. It includes remixes by Big Chocolate
, Wideboys
, Tommy Noble and Tek-One.
. On the issue date of November 9, 2011, "Blackout" entered the Billboard
Hot 100 at number 92, making the duo's first single to enter the chart. It has since reached the top ten on the Heatseekers Songs
chart.
Breathe Carolina
Breathe Carolina is an American electronic rock musical duo from Denver, Colorado, composed of David Schmitt and Kyle Even. Breathe Carolina have released three albums, one EP, and five music videos to date.-Beginnings :...
. It was released on June 14, 2011 as the lead single
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...
from their third studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
, Hell Is What You Make It
Hell Is What You Make It
Hell Is What You Make It is the third studio album by electronic rock duo Breathe Carolina. It was released on July 12, 2011 through Fearless Records.- Background and recording :...
. It was written by David Schmitt and Kyle Even
Breathe Carolina
Breathe Carolina is an American electronic rock musical duo from Denver, Colorado, composed of David Schmitt and Kyle Even. Breathe Carolina have released three albums, one EP, and five music videos to date.-Beginnings :...
and produced Ian Kirkpatrick. On December 22, 2010, a snippet of the song was previewed by Fearless Records
Fearless Records
Fearless Records is an alternative rock-oriented record label that has been signing artists since 1994. Fearless is based in Westminster, California and are best known for their early pop-punk moments captured in the Fearless Flush Sampler and Punk Bites releases, as well as additional releases by...
. It premiered on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
Buzzworthy on June 13, 2011 for streaming while being available for digital download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
the following day. Musically, "Blackout" is an electropop song that has influences of pop music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
from the late '80s
1980s in music
For music from a year in the 1980s, go to 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89For a history of music in all times, see Timeline of musical events....
. The song received favorable reviews from music critics, who commended its catchy lyrics and musicianship and "radio-friendly" chorus. It reached number 87 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot 100, making it the duo's most successful single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
to date. It also reached the top 40 in the Billboard Pop Songs and Hot Dance Club Songs charts, as well as the top ten in the Heatseekers Songs
Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...
chart.
An accompanying music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
premiered on September 20, 2011 via the duo's VEVO
Vevo
Vevo is a music video website. It is a joint venture among Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Abu Dhabi Media with EMI licensing its content to the group without taking an ownership stake. The service was launched officially on December 8, 2009...
channel, and has since garnered more than 1 million views. An EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, Blackout: The Remixes EP, was released on September 27, 2011 exclusively via iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
. It includes remixes of the track done by Big Chocolate
Big Chocolate (musician)
Cameron Argon, better known by his stage name Big Chocolate is an American musician, producer and vlogger. He is co-founder of the death metal band Disfiguring the Goddess and has gained renowned work in the music industry by his skill in music production and remixing...
, Wideboys
Wideboys
The Wideboys are UK house, Bassline and UK garage Record producers and remixers.The Wideboys are managed by Matt Waterhouse from MWR/Hyperactive. In 2008, they signed to Sony ATV Music Publishing. Prior to this, The Wideboys had been signed in various deals with the likes of Warner, Univeral and...
, Tommy Noble and Tek-One.
Background and composition
The song was written by David Schmitt and Kyle EvenBreathe Carolina
Breathe Carolina is an American electronic rock musical duo from Denver, Colorado, composed of David Schmitt and Kyle Even. Breathe Carolina have released three albums, one EP, and five music videos to date.-Beginnings :...
and produced by Ian Kirkpatrick and Matt Squire. It was recorded in Los Angelos, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
with the rest of Hell Is What You Make It
Hell Is What You Make It
Hell Is What You Make It is the third studio album by electronic rock duo Breathe Carolina. It was released on July 12, 2011 through Fearless Records.- Background and recording :...
. On December 22, 2010, a snippet of the song was previewed by Fearless Records
Fearless Records
Fearless Records is an alternative rock-oriented record label that has been signing artists since 1994. Fearless is based in Westminster, California and are best known for their early pop-punk moments captured in the Fearless Flush Sampler and Punk Bites releases, as well as additional releases by...
, however, the song's name was not included at the time. It premiered on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
Buzzworthy on June 13, 2011, and was available for digital download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
the following day.
Describing the writing process of "Blackout" and Hell Is What You Make It, Even said the song is "is one song that we created. We're very eclectic, and we definitely do whatever we want". Alternative Press described it as an electropop/synth-pop song that is reminiscent of pop music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
from the late '80s
1980s in music
For music from a year in the 1980s, go to 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89For a history of music in all times, see Timeline of musical events....
, while calling the lyrics "I'm only getting started/This won't stop till I say so" "irresistible". Tim Sendra of Allmusic highlighted the track as one of the AMG Track Picks in his review of Hell Is What You Make It.
Music video
The music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for the song premiered on September 20, 2011 the duo's official VEVO
Vevo
Vevo is a music video website. It is a joint venture among Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Abu Dhabi Media with EMI licensing its content to the group without taking an ownership stake. The service was launched officially on December 8, 2009...
channel via YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
. It was shot during the summer of 2011 in Los Angelos, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It includes shots of the duo performing live with their band whilst also including sequences of the group "partying" and "getting into trouble". It has since ranked on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's 10 On Top list.
A lyric video was also uploaded onto the duo's official YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
channel and has since garnered more than 2 million views.
Live performances
The duo performed "Blackout" on Jimmy Kimmel LiveJimmy Kimmel Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.The nightly hour-long show made its debut on January 26, 2003, following Super Bowl XXXVII. Jimmy Kimmel Live! is produced by Jackhole Productions in association with ABC Studios...
on June 16, 2011 in their first televised performance ever.
Blackout: The Remixes EP
Blackout: The Remixes EP is an EPExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by American electronic rock band Breathe Carolina
Breathe Carolina
Breathe Carolina is an American electronic rock musical duo from Denver, Colorado, composed of David Schmitt and Kyle Even. Breathe Carolina have released three albums, one EP, and five music videos to date.-Beginnings :...
. It was released on September 27, 2011 for digital download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
exclusively via iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
and Amazon
Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...
. It includes remixes by Big Chocolate
Big Chocolate
"Big Chocolate" is a business term assigned to multi-national chocolate food producers, much akin to the terms assigned to "Big Oil" and "Big Tobacco"....
, Wideboys
Wideboys
The Wideboys are UK house, Bassline and UK garage Record producers and remixers.The Wideboys are managed by Matt Waterhouse from MWR/Hyperactive. In 2008, they signed to Sony ATV Music Publishing. Prior to this, The Wideboys had been signed in various deals with the likes of Warner, Univeral and...
, Tommy Noble and Tek-One.
Track listing
- "Blackout (Wideboys Remix)" – 6:17
- "Blackout (Tommy Noble Remix)" – 4:08
- "Blackout (Big Chocolate Remix)" – 5:06
- "Blackout (Tek-One Remix)" - 3:46
Chart performance
The song received moderate airplay on mainstream radio, rising within the Mainstream Top 40Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)
The Mainstream Top 40 is an airplay chart from Billboard magazine, and is also known as Pop Songs on billboard.com. It was often mistaken for and confused with the now discontinued Pop 100 Airplay chart...
. On the issue date of November 9, 2011, "Blackout" entered the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot 100 at number 92, making the duo's first single to enter the chart. It has since reached the top ten on the Heatseekers Songs
Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...
chart.
Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|