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Live by the Words
Studio album by
Justice Crew
Released28 November 2014
Recorded2012–2014
GenrePop
Length39:58
LabelSony Music Australia
Producervarious
Justice Crew chronology
Justice Crew Party Mix
(2011) 		Live by the Words
(2014)
Singles from Live by the Words
  1. "Boom Boom"
    Released: 29 June 2012
  2. "Best Night"
    Released: 11 January 2013
  3. "Everybody"
    Released: 11 October 2013
  4. "Que Sera"
    Released: 2 May 2014
  5. "Rise & Fall"
    Released: 24 October 2014
  6. "I Love My Life"
    Released: 3 April 2015

Live by the Words is the debut studio album by Australian pop music group Justice Crew, released on 28 November 2014 through Sony Music Australia.[1] The album debuted and peaked at number-seven on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart following its release.

The album has produced five singles including the number-one hits, "Boom Boom" and "Que Sera". The former earned Justice Crew their first number-one hit whilst the latter spent more weeks at the top spot than any other Australian number-one single. Subsequent singles, "Best Night" and "Everybody" both charted in the top ten whilst fifth single, "Rise & Fall" reached number eleven.

Background[edit]

On 4 November 2014, Justice Crew announced via Facebook that their debut studio album, Live by the Words was set for release on 28 November 2014. Recorded between 2012[2] and 2014,[3] the album features both previously released singles and newly recorded material and includes contributions from Mike Posner, Nasri, Robopop, Danny Mercer and DNA Songs among others.[4] Band member, John Len Ruela Pearce made the following comment when speaking about the album's release:

"We are so excited to release our first full-length studio album! It feels great to have a body work such as Live by the Words which really showcases us as artists, and we are really pumped for all of our fans to hear it".

Singles[edit]

The album was preceded by its five singles beginning with "Boom Boom". Released in June 2012[2] the song entered the Australian ARIA Singles Chart at number twenty-four and eventually reached the top of the chart, thereby becoming Justice Crew's first number-one hit.[5] It was certified 6× Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) the following year, denoting shipments in excess of 420,000 copies.[6] "Best Night" followed in January 2013[7] and became the group's second consecutive top ten hit, peaking at number-seven[8] and subsequently attained a double platinum certification from ARIA.[6] It also replaced "Tik Tok" by Kesha[9] as the theme song to the Australian competitive cooking game show, My Kitchen Rules from the fourth season onwards.[10]

"Everybody", the album's third single, was released exactly nine months after its predecessor[11] and became the group's third consecutive top ten hit[12] and multi-platinum certified single.[13] In May 2014,[14] "Que Sera" was released as the album's fourth single, a week earlier than scheduled due to the Seven Network's usage of the song in commercials for the fifth season of My Kitchen Rules.[15] Following its release, "Que Sera" debuted and peaked at number-one for nine consecutive weeks in Australia, thus becoming the group's second chart topper and the longest running number-one single by an Australian artist in ARIA Charts history.[16] Fifth single, "Rise & Fall" was not as commercially successful as its predecessors, peaking just outside the top ten at number eleven.[17] The sixth single "I Love My Life" was released on 3 April 2015.[18]

Commercial performance[edit]

For the issue dated 8 December 2014, Live by the Words debuted at number-seven on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart and number-one on the ARIA Urban Albums Chart.[19][20]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro"Justice Crew, Khaled Rohaim0:49
2."Que Sera"Justice Crew, Adam Messinger, Nic Martin, Nasri Atweh, Nolan Lambroza3:32
3."Fly"Marco Borrero, David Musumeci, Anthony Egizii, Mitch Allen3:38
4."Rise & Fall"Musumeci, Egizii, Daniel Omelio3:43
5."Interlude"Justice Crew, Rohaim0:35
6."Boom Boom"Jeremy Skaller, Kamaljit Jhooti, Rohaim, Marlin "Hookman" Bonds, Robert Larow3:07
7."I Love My Life"Mason Levy, Mike Posner, Jayson DeZuzio3:36
8."Best Night"Jared Cotter, Larow, Anthony Hannides, Michael Hannides, Rohaim, Jay Sean, Skaller3:35
9."Always Been Real"Bonds, Rohaim, Skaller3:10
10."Everybody"Justice Crew, Danny Mercer, Erick Orrosquieta, Morgan Jackson3:52
11."Life's a Party"Justice Crew, Andy Marsh3:06
12."Ride Until the Sun"Chaz Mishan, David Delazyn, Jake Miller, Zac Poor2:44
Total length:39:58

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] 7
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[20] 1

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2014) Rank
Australian Artist Albums Chart[21] 35
Australian Urban Albums Chart[22] 14

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format Label Catalogue Ref.
Australia 28 November 2014
Sony Music Australia 88875012922 [1][23]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Live By The Words on iTunes". itunes.apple.com. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Boom Boom (iTunes)". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Rise & Fall (iTunes)". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Justice Crew news". justicecrew.com. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Justice Crew – Boom Boom (song)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  6. ^ a b "2013 ARIA Singles Certifications". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Best Night (iTunes)". itunes.apple.com. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Justice Crew – Best Night (song)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  9. ^ "My Kitchen Rules credits (2010)". au.tv.yahoo.com. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  10. ^ "My Kitchen Rules credits". au.tv.yahoo.com. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  11. ^ "Justice Crew – Everybody (iTunes)". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  12. ^ "Justice Crew – Everybody (song)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  13. ^ "2014 ARIA Singles Certifications". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  14. ^ "Que Sera (iTunes)". itunes.apple.com. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  15. ^ "Justice rush released". auspop.net.au. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  16. ^ Bond, Nick (7 July 2014). "Justice Crew's hit Que Sera breaks ARIA chart record as longest-running Aussie number-one". News.com.au. News Limited. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  17. ^ "Justice Crew – Rise & Fall (song)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  18. ^ "CD single – I Love My Life by Justice Crew". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  19. ^ a b "Australiancharts.com – Justice Crew – Live By The Words". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  20. ^ a b "ARIA Australian Top 40 Urban Albums Chart". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013.
  21. ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Artist Albums 2014". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  22. ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Urban Albums 2014". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  23. ^ "Live by the Words by Justice Crew (CD)". Sanity. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
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