It was released on 4 November , through Syco Records. Lloyd herself called the album a "jukebox. The album received mixed reviews from music critics.
The album has sold over , copies in the United Kingdom, and over , in the US. The album was preceded by the lead single for the album, " Swagger Jagger ", which was released on 29 July Songwriter Autumn Rowe [4] and producer RedOne [5] were soon rumoured to be working on Lloyd's debut album. As of December , the single's sales have exceeded , copies. The single was released on 30 October The single peaked at number five in Ireland, number four in the United Kingdom and number three in Scotland.
It has since sold over , copies. A solo version of the song was released as the third and final single from the album in the US version, and a different video was filmed. It has sold over , copies in the UK. The British single version features vocals from American rapper Astro. The track features American rapper-songwriter Becky G. It sold around , copies in the US, being certified Gold.
Critical reception for the album has been mixed. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalised rating out of to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 51, based on 8 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". The Sun stated: "It's a real mixed bag of an album, with some solid pop songs on the tracklisting. Digital Spy awarded the album 4 out of 5 stars, they said: "Want U Back", "With Ur Love", "Playa Boi" and "Grow Up" are all tracks worthy of downloading, and went on to praise "Dub on the Track" as "loaded with attitude that few could pull off".
The Daily Californian gave the album a positive review, saying that the album "s delightful confirmation that she's the freshest, not to mention spunkiest pop artist around". They then laid heavy praise on the song "Grow Up", stating that it is "the album's best moment" and went on to say that it "sees Lloyd rapping her verses a la Nicki Minaj before showcasing her singing in an extraordinarily charming chorus".
They closed the review saying "Cool as can be and sassy to boot, Lloyd is here to stamp her small yet authoritative footprint on pop music's world stage". Discussing Lloyd herself, they said she "has enough charisma for both sides of the Atlantic". The album debuted at number seven in Ireland. The album sold 55, copies in its opening week. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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