Freshman_Year_(album)

<i>Freshman Year</i> (album)

Freshman Year (album)

2019 studio album by the Reklaws


Freshman Year is the debut album of Canadian country music duo the Reklaws. It was released on August 27, 2019, via Universal Music Canada.[2][3] It includes their #1 hit "Feels Like That", as well as the singles "Hometown Kids", "Long Live the Night", "I Do Too", and "Old Country Soul".[4][5][6]

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"Hometown Kids" was released as their debut radio single in June 2017,[7][8] and became their first charting entry on the Billboard Canada Country chart, peaking at #16.[9] It has been certified Gold by Music Canada.[10]

"Long Live the Night" was the second single to radio in February 2018.[11] It peaked at #6 on Canadian country radio[9] and has been certified double Platinum by Music Canada.[12] The song was released as part of a three-track, digital single that included "Wish You Were Beer" and "Last Call".[13][14] A modified version of the track was made for the Canadian Football League and used as the theme song for the national TV broadcast Thursday Night Football on CFL on TSN in 2018 and 2019.[15][16]

"Feels Like That" was released as the third single to radio in August 2018.[17] It became their first #1 on Canadian country radio[9] and was certified Platinum by Music Canada.[18] It was released as part of the seven-track EP, Feels Like That, that also included "Raised by the Radio" and "Missing You", as well as the three tracks from the Long Live the Night single and "Hometown Kids".[19]

"I Do Too" was released as the fourth single to radio in March 2019.[20] It peaked at #6 on the Canada Country chart,[9] and became their first entry on the Canadian Hot 100, peaking at #98.[21] It was certified Platinum by Music Canada.[22]

"Old Country Soul" was released as the fifth single to radio off the album in September 2019.[23] It peaked at #4 on the Canada Country chart[9] and #87 on the Canadian Hot 100.[21] It was certified Platinum by Music Canada.[24]

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Singles

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Notes

  1. "Long Live the Night" did not enter the Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 25 on the Canadian Digital Song Sales component chart.[26]

References

  1. Freshman Year (CD booklet). The Reklaws. Universal Music Canada. 2019. 0250806250.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. "Freshman Year – The Reklaws". AllMusic. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  3. McElheran, Taryn (September 7, 2019). "Review – The Reklaws". Canadian Beats Media.
  4. Melanson, Jenna (August 24, 2017). "The Reklaws release video for "Hometown Kids"". Canadian Beats Media.
  5. Stefano, Angela (January 18, 2018). "Story Behind the Song: The Reklaws, 'Hometown Kids'". The Boot.
  6. "The Reklaws Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  7. "The Reklaws Release Three-Song EP Long Live The Night". Umusic. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  8. "The Reklaws Release New Anthem: "Long Live The Night"". Build Our Own Nashville. February 20, 2018.
  9. Whitaker, Sterling (February 15, 2018). "The Reklaws Bring the Party on 'Long Live the Night' [Exclusive Premiere]". Taste of Country.
  10. Lana Michelin (20 February 2019). "Country star Gord Bamford and The Reklaws perform free Games concert Friday". Red Deer Advocate. Black Press Media. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  11. "Feels Like That - EP by The Reklaws". Apple Music (CA). Apple Inc. August 31, 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  12. "The Reklaws Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  13. "The Reklaws Chart History: Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 30, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2022.

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