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Love.Live.Life 
Studio album by N-Dubz Released 29 November 2010
(See release history)Recorded 2010 Genre Hip hop,[1] R&B,[2] grime[1] Length 51:29 Label All Around the World, Def Jam, Island Producer Dappy, Fazer, Bodyrox, Fuego, Isha Erskine, Jean Baptiste, Jim Jonsin, Junior Edwards, Krunk-A-Delic, Max Gousse, Mr Hudson, Parker & James, Salaam Remi, Skepta, Soundz, Staybent, Tyron TY$ Griffin, Josh Franceschi, Chad Gilbert, Mark Hoppus N-Dubz chronology Against All Odds
(2009)Love.Live.Life
(2010)Greatest Hits
(2011)Singles from Love.Live.Life - "We Dance On"
Released: 20 May 2010 - "Best Behaviour"
Released: 17 October 2010 - "Girls"
Released: 13 December 2010 - "So Alive"
Released: 6 February 2011
Love.Live.Life is the third studio album by British hip hop group N-Dubz, released on 29 November 2010, as a collaboration by All Around the World and Island Records.
Contents
Background
"We'll never use American accents. I hate when singers go there and do that. You lose respect from British fans."
The group began recording the album following the success of Against All Odds.[4] Following the success of the group's MOBO Award-winning single "Playing with Fire",[5] the group announced that they would be embarking on a trip to the United States in an attempt to secure a record deal for themselves there.[6] The group, however, were banned from travelling to the country because of visa issues which were later resolved in early February.[7] Def Jam Recordings boss L.A. Reid, a big N-Dubz fan, then arranged a meeting with the group with the intention of signing the trio to his label.[7] In May 2010, it was announced that the group had secured a five-album recording deal with Def Jam,[8] and that they would be flying to Los Angeles to record their third studio album with American producers Dr. Luke and Jim Jonsin.[9] The group recorded the album with American producers Salaam Remi, Jean Baptiste Kouame and Jim Jonsin on the album who are well-known for their work with the likes of Amy Winehouse, The Black Eyed Peas and Beyoncé Knowles.[10] The producers recording with the album issues with the group's British slang on the tracks and as a result the group improved their vocabulary but put their creative foot down and in the end lost none of their roots on the album.[10] Words like "Blood" and "You get me?" were removed from the final edit of the album, but the group's trademark phrase "Na, na, niii" remained as the group did not want to lose the respect they had earned from their British fans.[3] The making of the album was released on DVD.[11]
Singles
"We Dance On" was released on May 20, 2010, as the album's lead single. It peaked at #5 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was also included on the soundtrack to the film Streetdance 3D. "Best Behaviour" was released on October 17, 2010 as the second single from the album. It peaked at 10 in both the UK and Scotland, and became a top 40 hit in Ireland.[12] The song also appears on Skepta's album Doin' It Again. "Girls" was released as the album's third single on December 12, 2010. It peaked at 19 on the UK Singles Chart.[13] A fourth track from the album, "So Alive" was released as single on February 6, 2011.
Bonus Music Videos
The "N-DUBZ" font as the rest of the screen is fading into the shot of the group's silhouettes at the beginning of the video for "Morning Star".
Music Videos for "Took It All Away", "Cold Shoulder" and "Morning Star" were recorded and released in promotion of the album. "Took It All Away" features clips from the video game Little Big Planet. "Cold Shoulder" features footage of the Love.Live.Life tour. The video for "Morning Star" was uploaded to YouTube on February 8, 2011.[14] The video begins with large text saying: "N-DUBZ" in capital letters, a change from their traditional logo. Inside it, we see a silhouette of the group and the rest of the screen fades to the shot, the silhouettes then fade into the full appearance of the group. The group sing in front of a plain backdrop, occasionally in front of special effects. Throughout the video, shots of space and shooting stars are seen, as well as a female dancer. The song peaked at #15 on the UK R&B Chart due to strong downloads from the album.[15]
Critical reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[16]Daily Mirror [17]Evening Standard [18]NME [19]The Guardian [20]The Independent [21]The Observer [22]The Scotsman [1]Yahoo! Music [23]The album has received mixed reviews from contemporary music critics. Gavin Martin of the Daily Mirror gave the album a three star rating, deeming it upbeat and boisterous. Martin felt that "[the album's] quality wavers but Transatlantic studio muscle and tracks like 'Toot It and Boot It' may see an advance on [N-Dubz's] U.S. ambitions."[17] While David Smyth from the Evening Standard said that with the release of the album, "[N-Dubz are] in too much of a hurry to develop their frantic, hip-pop sound, though the finger-clicking R&B of 'Toot It and Boot It' and name-check for Lil' Wayne in 'Girls' show a definite Americanisation in their music." Smyth complimented how when the group keep things simple, like on "Love Sick", they show a great ear for a good tune. He, however, criticised how tracks on the album sound like three songs playing at once, "suitable [only] for a teenager's minimal attention span."[18] Andy Gill of The Independent deemed the album as "a fairly predictable fare," highlighting "So Alive" as its best track: "The best piece on here is 'So Alive,' blessed with bullient bonhomie which despite the lingering attitude, proves engagingly infectious."[21] Fraser McAlpine from NME said of the album: "What N-Dubz try to express as anthemic wisdom always seems to come out braggier and shoutier than they mean to."[19] Killian Fox of The Observer felt that for all the album's dynamism, it feels like a formula-driven move, and its insistence on having fun wears thin.[22] While Fiona Sheperd of The Scotsman said that Love.Live.Life oscillates between processed mulch such as "Love Sick" and more successful grime crossover tracks like "So Alive". Sheperd further deemed the album as "still just kids' stuff."[1]
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Intro" N-Dubz, Z. Anderson Fazer 1:25 2. "Best Behaviour" N-Dubz, Mr Hudson, Fazer, Mr Hudson,Ccolaco 3:57 3. "Took It All Away" N-Dubz Fazer, Martin Anderson 3:39 4. "Living for the Moment" N-Dubz, U. Yancy, K. Coby Soundz, Josh Franceschi 4:54 5. "Love Live Life" Jean Baptiste, Ryan Buendia, C. Gibson, Nick Marsh, Michael McHenry Free School 3:57 6. "Scream My Name" N-Dubz, B. Reckless, I. Wroldsen, N. Walka, M. Gousse, Z. Anderson Fuego, Max Gousse, Mark Hoppus 3:03 7. "Love Sick" (featuring Ny) I. Wroldsen, P. Ighile, K. Abrahams, D. Warde Parker & James 3:50 8. "Toot It & Boot It" Dappy, K. Jackson, T. Griffin, M. Newman, N. Lee Jr., T. Bluechel Tyron TY$ Griffin, Max Gousse, Chad Gilbert 4:03 9. "Skit" (featuring Fearless) Dappy, Fearless Fazer, Mazer 2:38 10. "So Alive" (N-Dubz vs Skepta) N-Dubz, Skepta Skepta, Ccolaco 3:38 11. "Girls" N-Dubz, J. Jonsin, Z. Anderson Jim Jonsin 2:50 12. "Cold Shoulder" N-Dubz, S. Remi, H. Beliewe, U. Yancy Salaam Remi, Staybent, Krunk-A-Delic 3:13 13. "Morning Star" Jean Baptiste, Ryan Buendia, Nick Marsh, S. Gordon, Michael McHenry Free School 3:07 14. "Outro" N-Dubz, Z. Anderson Fazer 1:30 15. "We Dance On" (featuring Bodyrox) N-Dubz, N. Bridges, L. Caporoso, N. Clow, J. Pearn Bodyrox 2:53 Additional Credits
- Management by Jonathan Shalit & Rich Castillo for ROAR Global, London.
- A&R'd by Rich Castillo assisted by Dean Ondrus Coulson for ROAR 2wo7even.
- A&R for IDJ - Max Gousse
- Design & Artwork by enjine.
Tour
Love.Live.Life Tour by N-Dubz Location United Kingdom Associated album Love.Live.Life Start date April 11, 2011 End date May 21, 2011 Shows 22 N-Dubz tour chronology The Against All Odds Tour
(2010)Love.Live.Life.Tour
(2011)The Love.Live.Life tour commenced on 11 April 2011 in the Isle Of Wight. A DVD of the tour was released on 22 August 2011. The DVD was recorded during the concert at the O2 Arena on 30 April 2011.[24]
Date Country City Venue April 11, 2011 England Isle Of Wight Ryde Arena April 12, 2011 Margate Margate Winter Gardens April 13, 2011 Grimsby Grimsby Auditorium April 14, 2011 Doncaster Doncaster Dome April 16, 2011 Northern Ireland Belfast Waterfront Hall April 17, 2011 Ireland Dublin Olympia Theatre April 19, 2011 England Nottingham Nottingham Royal Centre April 21, 2011 Scotland Glasgow SECC April 22, 2011 England Newcastle Metro Arena April 23, 2011 Bournemouth Bournemouth BIC April 24, 2011 Plymouth Plymouth Pavillions April 26, 2011 Brighton Brighton Centre April 28, 2011 Manchester MEN Arena April 29, 2011 Birmingham LG Arena April 30, 2011 London The O2 May 6, 2011 Bristol O2 Academy Bristol May 7, 2011 Leicester O2 Academy Leicester May 8, 2011 Leeds O2 Academy Leeds May 9, 2011 Liverpool O2 Academy Liverpool Rescheduled May 12, 2011 Oxford O2 Academy Oxford Rescheduled May 20, 2011 England Oxford O2 Academy Oxford May 21, 2011 England Liverpool O2 Academy Liverpool Setlist
- Intro/Took It All Away
- Strong Again
- Living For The Moment
- Playing With Fire
- I Swear
- Girls
- Toot It And Boot It
- Meet Me Half Way/Down
- My Name Is Tulisa
- Love Sick
- Scream My Name
- Love.Live.Life
- Morning Star
- Say It's Over
- Cold Shoulder
- So Alive
- Papa Can You Hear Me?
- Defeat You/Love For My Slums/Better Not Waste My Time/Ouch/Sex
- Number 1
- Best Behaviour
Supporting Acts
- Starboy Nathan
- Ny
- Professor Green (from 21 April)
- Fearless
- Encore
Charts
Categories:- N-Dubz albums
- 2010 albums
- English-language albums
- Concept albums
- Albums produced by Jim Jonsin
- Albums produced by Salaam Remi
- Island Records albums
- Def Jam Recordings albums
- "We Dance On"
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