The Band Perry EP
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The Band Perry EP is a 5-song extended play
released from country music
group The Band Perry
. The extended play is the groups first release on Republic Nashville
. It was released on April 6, 2010, and debuted at No. 46 on the U.S. Billboard
Top Country Albums chart the following week as well as No. 37 on the Top Heatseekers
chart. It features their debut single, "Hip to My Heart
", which was a Top 20 hit on the Hot Country Songs
charts. Also included is "If I Die Young
", which was released as their second single. It has also become their first entry on the Billboard Hot 100
.
All songs from the EP later appeared on the band's self-titled debut album
.
Top Country Albums chart and No. 37 on the Top Heatseekers
chart following its release in April 2010. As of September 2010, it has peaked at No. 32 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart and #4 on the U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.
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...
released from country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
group The Band Perry
The Band Perry
The Band Perry, an American country music group, is composed of siblings Kimberly Perry , Reid Perry and Neil Perry...
. The extended play is the groups first release on Republic Nashville
Republic Nashville
Republic Nashville is a record label established in 2009 by Universal Republic Records in New York and Big Machine Records in Nashville. It is headquartered on Music Row and utilizes the combined resources of Big Machine Records and Universal Republic Records....
. It was released on April 6, 2010, and debuted at No. 46 on the U.S. 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...
Top Country Albums chart the following week as well as No. 37 on the Top Heatseekers
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. It features their debut single, "Hip to My Heart
Hip to My Heart
"Hip to My Heart" is the debut single of The Band Perry, an American country music group. It was released via Republic Records Nashville in November 2009 and reached a peak of No...
", which was a Top 20 hit on the Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts. Also included is "If I Die Young
If I Die Young
"If I Die Young" is the title of a song written by Kimberly Perry and recorded by American country group The Band Perry. It was released as their second single in June 2010, and serves as the lead-off single to the group's self-titled debut album, which was released on October 12, 2010.-Content:"If...
", which was released as their second single. It has also become their first entry on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
.
All songs from the EP later appeared on the band's self-titled debut album
The Band Perry (album)
The Band Perry is the self-titled debut album of the American country music group The Band Perry. It was released October 12, 2010 via Universal Republic Nashville Records. The album includes five songs from the band's digital EP The Band Perry EP, which was released in April 2010...
.
Critical reception
Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the extended play a rating of 4 out of 5, stating that "Hip to My Heart" was infectious, however the rest of the album doesn't feel like anything "hip". He also said while not every song is going to hit, their talent is there to raise even the ‘lowest’ song up to something interesting and worthy of listening to.Track listing
Chart performance
The Band Perry — EP debuted at No. 46 on the U.S. BillboardBillboard (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...
Top Country Albums chart and No. 37 on the Top Heatseekers
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 following its release in April 2010. As of September 2010, it has peaked at No. 32 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart and #4 on the U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 32 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 4 |