The Pretty Reckless - "Death by Rock and Roll"

[jdmasta289]

This is a really solid return effort. Well-crafted song that fits this band perfectly, IMO. Well done.

[Daryl the Beryl]

#1 on Active:

2 1 PRETTY RECKLESS Death By Rock And Roll 1779 1759 20 4.564

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

Great. Now I hope it has enuff fire to keep that Metallica bore fest in check.

[dgarcia3377]

Please stay there for a while

[RockaByeBaby]

[Daryl the Beryl]

[macattack]

As for its Alt fortunes, it is about 40 spins away from #40 on Billboard and it's liable to be pulled in this Sunday on Mediabase. So this may do a small amount of crossover damage before it's run is wrapped.

[RockaByeBaby]

The band's fifth No. 1 is the most for any woman-led act in the chart's history.

The Pretty Reckless hits a new high for No. 1s by women on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart, as "Death By Rock and Roll" rises 2-1 on the tally dated Aug. 1.

The Taylor Momsen-led act adds its fifth No. 1 and first since "Take Me Down," which ruled for two weeks in November 2016. The group first led with its debut entry "Heaven Knows" for five weeks in 2014.

With five leaders, the band has the most No. 1s on the chart, which began in 1981, by a woman or an act fronted by a woman. It breaks out of a tie with the Lzzy Hale-helmed Halestorm, which boasts four (in 2013-18).

Concurrently, "Death By Rock and Roll" jumps 11-8 on the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock Airplay chart with 3.6 million audience impressions, up 3%, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. It's the band's highest-charting single on the survey, exceeding the No. 10 peak of "Heaven Knows."

Along with its mainstream rock base, the rock radio audience for the group's current hit is aided by budding alternative format airplay.

"Death By Rock and Roll" is the lead single from The Pretty Reckless' upcoming album of the same name, its fourth overall and first since 2016's Who You Selling For. A release date for the new LP has not yet been announced but it is expected in 2020.

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

great news. I hope we finally get the official music video. I'd love to see a video of that drawing version in real life frame by frame. ...then the pussies at youtube would probably flag it and I'd have to find other means to watch it. I still want it tho.

[Daryl the Beryl]

Top 50 on Alternative:

52 50 PRETTY RECKLESS Death By Rock And Roll 178 187 -9 0.482

[macattack]

About damn time it made Alt considering how long it's been hanging around in 51st position lol. It should gain some spots on Sunday as potentially a whole bunch of songs will be leaving.

[crash46]

Sorry, I thought this group already sounded bafflingly out of place on Alternative back in 2014.

[macattack]

Aug 13, 2020 12:42:36 GMT -5 crash46 said:

Sorry, I thought this group already sounded bafflingly out of place on Alternative back in 2014.

You know what I have to say to that? 

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

Aug 13, 2020 12:42:36 GMT -5 crash46 said:

Sorry, I thought this group already sounded bafflingly out of place on Alternative back in 2014.

2014 true, but lets rewind to 2009 alternative "butt-rock" Heaven. This one would sound amazing inbetween some of those Nickelback and Shinedown jams.


BTW, I love seeing this song on the Alternative chart. Hopefully it can kill off some of the vermin on the chart.

[crash46]

Aug 14, 2020 2:44:53 GMT -5 Doc Indie Party Rock said:

2014 true, but lets rewind to 2009 alternative "butt-rock" Heaven. This one would sound amazing inbetween some of those Nickelback and Shinedown jams.


BTW, I love seeing this song on the Alternative chart. Hopefully it can kill off some of the vermin on the chart.

Lol yeah the butt-rock driven late-00’s was probably my least favorite era of Alternative ever, but yes The PR would’ve been right at home in that scene. It took songs like “Tighten Up” and “Little Lion Man” to go to #1 to liven things up & finally give Alternative an identity again, purging out the Hinders, Buckcherrys, and Kid Rocks our in the process. That identity after a full decade is getting stale however. The Head and the Heart should not getting #1’s on Alternative. They make music for grownups.

Tbh though I’d rather see this lingering around the bottom of the top 50 than another song by the Disturbed or Shinedown who have constantly filled spaces in the 40-50 range throughout the latter part of the 2010’s. Why did it *always* have to be them!

[macattack]

Alt update:

48 44 PRETTY RECKLESS Death By Rock And Roll 200 188 12 0.587

It's probably not going to make it to #40 but it's certainly done well for such a hard-charging song that never got pushed to the format. Perhaps the second single will be more Alt-friendly as this proves there's still something of an interest for this band on Alt?

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

Either that or Alternative hasn't completely soled its soul to Mike Kaplan

[narp]

Still New & Active on Billboard Alternative as of 9/26. Will it ever make a debut?

Total Plays: 179
Total Stations: 8
Total Adds: 0

[wheatsquares33]

This song's old news at this point I guess, but in revisiting it for the summer songs of 2020 RD, I kinda realized how much I dislike it? I usually find The Pretty Reckless generally likable, but this one just rubs me the wrong way and idk why. It's just kind of overly loud and ear grating, does not do much for me at all

[bkeysfan]

I never got to comment on this but I must say she outdid herself on this.

[RockaByeBaby]

The album's finally been officially announced, it's out on Feb 12!

[macattack]

Nov 11, 2020 13:09:16 GMT -5 RockaByeBaby said:

The album's finally been officially announced, it's out on Feb 12!

Probably means we'll get another taste before long. Looking forward to it!