The Bad & The Better

The Bad & The Better
Studio album by The Ready Set
Released	May 27, 2014
Recorded	2012–2014
Genre	Electropop pop[1]
Length	47:23
Label	Razor & Tie
Producer	Ian Kirkpatrick Jordan Witzigreuter Andrew Goldstein
The Ready Set chronology
The Celebrity EP (2014) The Bad & The Better (2014) I Will Be Nothing Without Your Love (2016)
Singles from The Bad & The Better
"Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)" Released: May 18, 2012 "Higher" Released: May 6, 2014 "Freakin' Me Out" Released: October 15, 2014 "Fangz" Released: December 4, 2014

The Bad & The Better is the third studio album by American electropop singer-songwriter The Ready Set. The album title was announced on March 18, 2014 along with the track listing. It was released on May 27, 2014 by Razor & Tie Records.^[2] The album was released as a 4 tracks-EP featuring the singles "Higher", "Freaking Me Out" and "Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever) plus the song "Carry Me Home" digitally outside the United States.^[3]

Singles

The Ready Set released "Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)" as the first single from The Bad & The Better. The second official single, "Higher", was serviced to contemporary hit radio in the United States on May 6, 2014.^[4] The song "Freakin' Me Out" was released on October 15, 2014 along the premiere of its official music video via VEVO.^[5] A live music video for the track "Fangz" directed by Sergio Padilla was released on December 10, 2014.^[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Alternative Press	[8]

Tim Sendra of AllMusic rated the album three-and-a-half stars, remarking how the release is "all AM pop giddiness, spunky energy, and soft-pedaled, cuddly heartbreak", and how "It's machine-driven, it's juvenile, and it's not going to change the world, but it's a bunch of fun and that's plenty."^[7] At Alternative Press, Evan Lucy rated the album two and a half stars, stating that the release is "ultimately disappointing."^[8]

Track listing

All songs written by Jordan Witzigreuter and produced by Ian Kirkpatrick and Witzigreuter except track 11, co-written by Simon Wilcox and Andrew Goldstein, who also produced the song.

The Bad & The Better — CD version
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Higher"	3:42
2.	"Freakin' Me Out"	3:06
3.	"Are We Happy Now?"	3:48
4.	"Fangz"	3:24
5.	"Carry Me Home"	3:07
6.	"Luxury"	3:05
7.	"Bitter and the Sweetness"	3:31
8.	"Don't You Need Me"	3:18
9.	"Bleeding"	3:23
10.	"Castaway" (featuring Jake Miller)	3:55
11.	"Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)"	3:48
12.	"For the Better"	1:45
13.	"More Than This"	3:45
14.	"Terrible Things"	3:46
Total length:		47:23

The Bad & The Better — EP version
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Higher"	3:42
2.	"Freakin' Me Out"	3:06
3.	"Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)"	3:48
4.	"Carry Me Home"	3:07
Total length:		13:43

References

1. http://newnoisemagazine.com/album-review-ready-set-the-bad-better/
2. "The Ready Set Signs To R&T; Announces 'The Bad & The Better' - PropertyOfZack". propertyofzack.com. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
3. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-bad-the-better-ep/id877920067
4. http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases
5. http://www.josepvinaixa.com/blog/the-ready-set-freakin-me-out-video-premiere/
6. http://www.razorandtie.com/the-ready-set-premiere-video-for-fangz-on-vevo/
7. Sendra, Tim (May 25, 2014). "The Bad & the Better – The Ready Set | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
8. Lucy, Evan (2014). "The Ready Set – The Bad & The Better". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. June 2014 (311): 103. ISSN 1065-1667. Retrieved May 5, 2014.