Ego Trip (Papa Roach album) explained

Ego Trip
Type:studio
Artist:Papa Roach
Cover:Papa Roach - Ego Trip.png
Recorded:2020–2021
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Length:
  • 42:54
  • 62:49
Label:New Noize
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Ego Trip is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Papa Roach. It was released on April 8, 2022, through New Noize. Six singles have been released from the album: "Swerve", "Kill the Noise", "Stand Up", "Cut the Line", "No Apologies", and "Leave a Light On (Talk Away the Dark)".

Promotion

On August 1, 2021, the band released a new single entitled "Swerve", featuring Jason Aalon Butler of Fever 333 and American rapper Sueco.[3] On September 9, 2021, Papa Roach released the first radio single "Kill the Noise" from their upcoming eleventh studio album in 2022.[4] On October 29, 2021, the band released a new song "Dying to Believe".[5] On January 21, 2022, "Stand Up" followed as the album's fourth single.[6] The fourth single "Cut the Line" was released on March 1, 2022. The album Ego Trip was announced on the same day and was released on April 8, 2022.[7] A fifth single "No Apologies" was released on June 14, 2022.[8] On January 6, 2023, the band released a new version of "Swerve", featuring Hollywood Undead. In the same month, on January 27, they released a new version of another song, "Cut the Line", featuring Beartooth frontman Caleb Shomo. They also announced a digital deluxe edition for Ego Trip, which released on March 17, 2023.

Critical reception

Ego Trip was met with generally positive reviews from critics. At the aggregating website Metacritic, the album has received a normalized rating of 68 out of 100, based on four critical reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

Commercial performance

Ego Trip debuted within the top 40 in three different countries worldwide, including Germany, Scotland and Switzerland, charting the highest and peaking within the top 10 at number nine on the Swiss Hitparade chart. The album was considered a commercial disappointment in the United Kingdom, becoming the first album by the band to fail to chart on the UK Albums Chart, though it peaked on the UK Album Sales and UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart chart at number 18 and three respectively. In the United States, the album debuted at number 115 on the US Billboard 200 selling 6,900 copies in its first week, becoming the lowest charting album released by the band in their home country.[9] As of September 2022, Ego Trip had collated a total of 62,000 album equivalent units in the US.[10] By February 2024, sales of the album had doubled and currently stand at 125,000 total units sold.[11]

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Additional musicians

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Charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Peak
position
UK Album Sales (OCC)[12] 18
UK Physical Albums (OCC)[13] 24
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[14] 21
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[15] 6
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[16] 14
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[17] 12

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Papa Roach - Ego trip: Papa's still the daddy of teenage angst. Express. Bushell. Garry. April 8, 2022. April 8, 2022.
  2. Web site: Papa Roach - Ego Trip. Howe. Dean. April 8, 2022. April 9, 2022.
  3. Web site: Listen to Papa Roach revisit their rap-metal roots on new single Swerve. Metal Hammer. August 2, 2021. April 16, 2022. en-US.
  4. Web site: Papa Roach Release "Kill The Noise" Single And Music Video. Brave Words. September 9, 2021. April 16, 2022. en-US.
  5. Web site: Emily. Carter. Papa Roach drop hopeful new single, Dying To Believe. Kerrang. October 29, 2021. April 16, 2022. en-US.
  6. Web site: Ricky. Aarons. Papa Roach Share New Single 'Stand Up'. Wall of Soumd. January 21, 2022. April 16, 2022. en-US.
  7. Web site: Chad. Childers. Papa Roach Drop Cathartic 'Cut the Line,' Announce 'Ego Trip' Album Release Details. Loudwire. March 1, 2022. April 16, 2022. en-US.
  8. News: Papa Roach showcases love and forgiveness with new video for 'No Apologies' . 8 July 2022 . Blabbermouth . June 14, 2022.
  9. Web site: Metal By Numbers 4/20: The charts take an 'Ego Trip'. Metal Insider. Annunziata. Chris. May 10, 2022. November 9, 2022.
  10. Papa Roach Notches Eighth Mainstream Rock Airplay No. 1 With 'No Apologies'. Billboard. Rutherford. Kevin. September 22, 2022. November 9, 2022.
  11. Web site: Papa Roach Lands Its 10th Mainstream Rock Airplay No. 1 With 'Leave a Light On'. Billboard. Rutherford. Kevin. February 16, 2024. February 19, 2024.
  12. Web site: Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100. Official Charts Company. April 15, 2022. April 16, 2022.
  13. Web site: Official Physical Albums Chart Top 100. Official Charts Company. April 15, 2022. April 16, 2022.
  14. Papa Roach Chart History (Top Rock Albums). Billboard. May 2, 2022.
  15. Papa Roach Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums). Billboard. May 2, 2022.
  16. Papa Roach Chart History (Top Alternative Albums). Billboard. May 2, 2022.
  17. Papa Roach Chart History (Top Album Sales). Billboard. May 2, 2022.

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