The Click (album)

The Click is the second studio album by American pop band AJR. It was released on June 9, 2017, by the band's label AJR Productions. The album was preceded by the five-track extended play What Everyone's Thinking in September 2016, which was composed of songs that all appear on The Click.[2]

The Click
Studio album by
AJR
ReleasedJune 9, 2017 (2017-06-09)
Recorded2015–2017
GenrePop[1]
Length48:01
Label
ProducerAJR
AJR chronology
What Everyone's Thinking
(2016)		 The Click
(2017)		 Neotheater
(2019)
Singles from The Click
  1. "Weak"
    Released: September 16, 2016
  2. "Drama"
    Released: May 11, 2017
  3. "Sober Up"
    Released: June 9, 2017
  4. "The Good Part"
    Released: November 24, 2021

Singles

The album has spawned four singles and two promotional singles. "Call My Dad" was released as the first promotional single in late 2015, "I'm Not Famous" was released as the second promotional single in April 2016, "Weak" was released as the first official single on September 20, 2016, "Drama" was released as the second single on May 11, 2017, and "Sober Up", which features Rivers Cuomo of Weezer was sent to contemporary hit radio on March 20, 2018 as the album's third single.[3] In late October 2021, “The Good Part” went viral on TikTok, which led to the song being released to US radio in late 2021, after the release of the trio's album OK Orchestra. A music video for the song was released on November 24, 2021.

Commercial performance

The Click debuted at number 61 on the US Billboard 200 chart, becoming the group's first appearance on the chart.[4] As of May 2019, the album had earned 590,000 album-equivalent units in the United States and accumulated a total of 631.1 million on-demand audio streams for its tracks.[4] As of September 2023, the album has amassed over 1.84 billion on-demand audio streams.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ryan Met, Jack Met, and Adam Met, except where noted

The Click track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Overture" 3:34
2."The Good Part" 3:47
3."Weak" 3:21
4."Sober Up" (featuring Rivers Cuomo)
  • A. Met
  • J. Met
  • R. Met
  • Cuomo
3:38
5."Drama" 3:24
6."Turning Out" 4:20
7."No Grass Today" 4:20
8."Three-Thirty" 3:30
9."Call My Dad" 2:15
10."I'm Not Famous" 3:40
11."Netflix Trip" 3:57
12."Bud Like You" 3:50
13."Come Hang Out" 4:26
Total length:48:01
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Burn the House Down" 3:32
15."Role Models" 3:12
16."Normal" 3:05
17."Pretender" (acoustic)
3:00
Total length:60:50

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Charts
Chart performance for The Click
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 170
US Billboard 200[6] 61
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7] 9
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[8] 42

Certifications
Certifications for The Click
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[9] Gold 40,000‡
United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Collar, Matt. "AJR - The Click". AllMusic. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  2. "The Click - AJR (AllMusic)". AllMusic. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  3. "Top 40/M Future Releases – Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates". AllAccess Music Group. Archived from the original on February 24, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  4. Keith Caulfield (May 6, 2019). "P!nk's 'Hurts 2B Human' Album Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  5. "Ultratop.be – AJR – The Click" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  6. "AJR Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  7. "AJR Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  8. "AJR Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  9. "Canadian album certifications – AJR – The Click". Music Canada. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  10. "American album certifications – AJR – The Click". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
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