In the Morning (Razorlight song)
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| Single by Razorlight | ||||||||||
| from the album Razorlight | ||||||||||
| B-side | "Black Jeans", "Doctor, Doctor", "What's It All About?" | |||||||||
| Released | 3 July 2006 | |||||||||
| Format | 7", CD, Maxi-CD | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||||||||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||||||||
| Length | 3:42 | |||||||||
| Label | Mercury, Vertigo Records | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Johnny Borrell | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Chris Thomas | |||||||||
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"In the Morning" is a song by English indie rock band Razorlight, and is the opening track to their self-titled second album, Razorlight. It was released on 3 July 2006 as the lead single from that album, peaking at number 3 in the UK Singles Chart (see 2006 in British music). To date, it is their third biggest single after "Somewhere Else", which peaked a position higher at number 2, and "America", which peaked at number 1.
Critical reception
"In the Morning" received mixed reviews from music critics who found it reminiscent of Up All Night but were put off by Johnny Borrell's performance. Paul Stokes of NME praised the song's instrumentation and lyricism for its depiction of a hangover after a big party, saying that it "sets the tone for Razorlight to sound like the classic rock’n’roll band they always imagined in their heads: bigger, bolder, brighter."[1] Noel Murray of The A.V. Club praised the song alongside "Before I Fall To Pieces" for being "large, admirably well-constructed guitar-pop."[2] Doug Kamin of ARTISTdirect hailed the song as an instant rock anthem classic that "should be blasting from every dorm room this fall."[3] John Murphy of MusicOMH praised the song for acting as a promising opener for the self-titled album because of Borrell's ability to deliver "a memorable chorus and a valedictory, celebratory atmosphere about it."[4]
Michael Lomas of PopMatters felt that the song's instrumentation was ruined by Borrell's writing and vocal delivery, saying that he's "blissfully unaware of the irony in his words and how ridiculous he sounds singing them."[5] Adam Moerder of Pitchfork Media put it alongside "Who Needs Love?" for having decent production but pretentious depth in its lyrics, saying that "Sadly, those lyrical disasters take place on the album's stronger songs."[6] Mike Diver of Drowned in Sound criticized the band for over-hyping the song as a "classic" that has cod-reggae production and faux-philosophical lyrics, saying that "We are not about to allow Razorlight to shower their already overly praised frames in further commendations and recommendations, when the material they produce is not simply poor, as such, but depressingly, irredeemably average."[7]
Track listings
- 7" 1701087
- "In the Morning"
- "Get It and Go" (live from Brixton)
- CD 1701088
- "In the Morning"
- "Black Jeans"
- Maxi-CD 1702000
- "In the Morning"
- "Doctor, Doctor"
- "What's It All About?"
Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] | 68 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[9] | 18 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] | 90 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] | 3 |
References
- ↑ Stokes, Paul (17 July 2006). "Razorlight: Razorlight". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ↑ Murray, Noel (12 September 2006). "Dirty Pretty Things / Razorlight". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ↑ Kamin, Doug. "Razorlight by Razorlight". ARTISTdirect. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ↑ Murphy, John (17 July 2006). "Razorlight - Razorlight". MusicOMH. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ↑ Lomas, Michael (29 September 2006). "Razorlight: Razorlight". PopMatters. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ↑ Moerder, Adam (21 July 2006). "Razorlight: Razorlight". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ↑ Diver, Mike (13 July 2006). "Razorlight - In the Morning". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Razorlight – In the Morning" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ "Chart Track: Week 30, 2006". Irish Singles Chart.
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Razorlight search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2006-07-08" UK Singles Chart.