Love.Live.Life

Love.Live.Life is the third studio album to be released by British hip-hop group N-Dubz, released on 29 November 2010, as a collaboration by All Around the World and Island Records. Following the release of the album the group announced an indefinite hiatus to focus on all three individual solo projects.

This article is about the N-Dubz album. For the Zelda album and song, see Zelda (band).

Love.Live.Life
Studio album by
N-Dubz
Released29 November 2010
Recorded2010
Length51:29
Label
Producer
N-Dubz chronology
Against All Odds
(2009)		 Love.Live.Life
(2010)		 Greatest Hits
(2011)
Singles from Love.Live.Life
  1. "We Dance On"
    Released: 20 May 2010
  2. "Best Behaviour"
    Released: 17 October 2010
  3. "Girls"
    Released: 13 December 2010
  4. "So Alive"
    Released: 6 February 2011
  5. "Morning Star"
    Released: 14 March 2011

Background

The group began recording the album following the success of Against All Odds.[1] Following the success of the group's MOBO Award-winning single "Playing with Fire",[2] the group announced that they would be embarking on a trip to the United States in an attempt to secure a record deal for themselves there.[3] The group, however, were banned from travelling to the country because of visa issues which were later resolved in early February.[4] Def Jam Recordings boss L.A. Reid, a big N-Dubz fan, then arranged a meeting with the group with the intention of signing the trio to his label.[4] In May 2010, it was announced that the group had secured a five-album recording deal with Def Jam.[5] The group recorded the album with American producers Salaam Remi, Jean Baptiste Kouame and Jim Jonsin on the album. The making of the album was released on DVD.[6]

Singles

"We Dance On" was released on 20 May 2010 as the album's lead single. It peaked at #5 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was also included on the soundtrack to the film Streetdance 3D. "Best Behaviour" was released on 17 October 2010 as the second single from the album. It peaked at 10 in both the UK and Scotland, and became a top 40 hit in Ireland. The song also appears on Skepta's album Doin' It Again. "Girls" was released as the album's third single on 12 December 2010. It peaked at 19 on the UK Singles Chart.[7] A fourth track from the album, "So Alive" was released as single on 6 February 2011. The album's fifth and final single, "Morning Star" was released on 14 March.

Promotional music videos

Music videos for "Took It All Away" and "Cold Shoulder" were recorded and released in promotion of the album. "Took It All Away" features clips from the video game LittleBigPlanet. "Cold Shoulder" features footage of the Love.Live.Life tour.

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Daily Mirror[9]
NME[10]
The Guardian[11]
The Independent[12]
The Observer[13]
The Scotsman[14]
Yahoo! Music[15]

The album has received mixed reviews from contemporary music critics. Gavin Martin of the Daily Mirror gave the album a three star rating, deeming it upbeat and boisterous. Martin felt that "[the album's] quality wavers but Transatlantic studio muscle and tracks like 'Toot It and Boot It' may see an advance on [N-Dubz's] U.S. ambitions."[9] Andy Gill of The Independent deemed the album as "a fairly predictable fare", highlighting "So Alive" as its best track: "The best piece on here is 'So Alive,' blessed with bullient bonhomie which despite the lingering attitude, proves engagingly infectious."[12] Fraser McAlpine from NME said of the album: "What N-Dubz try to express as anthemic wisdom always seems to come out braggier and shoutier than they mean to."[10] Killian Fox of The Observer felt that for all the album's dynamism, it feels like a formula-driven move, and its insistence on having fun wears thin.[13] While Fiona Sheperd of The Scotsman said that Love.Live.Life oscillates between processed mulch such as "Love Sick" and more successful grime crossover tracks like "So Alive". Sheperd further deemed the album as "still just kids' stuff."[14]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
Fazer1:25
2."Best Behaviour"
  • N-Dubz
  • Ben Hudson
3:57
3."Took It All Away"
  • N-Dubz
  • NMQ
  • Fazer
  • Martin 'NMQ' Anderson
3:39
4."Living for the Moment"
4:54
5."Love Live Life"
Free School3:57
6."Scream My Name"
  • N-Dubz
  • Boy Reckless
  • Ina Wroldsen
  • Nate Walka
  • Max Gousse
  • Anderson
3:03
7."Love Sick" (featuring Ny)
  • N-Dubz
  • Wroldsen
  • Peter Ighile
  • Kyle Abrahams
  • Dion Wardle
Parker & James3:50
8."Toot It and Boot It" (featuring YG and Ty Dolla $ign)
  • Dappy
  • Kevin Jackson
  • Tyron Griffin
  • Martin Newman
  • Nim Lee
  • Tommy Bluechel
  • Ty Dolla $ign
  • Gousse
  • Chad Gilbert
4:03
9."Skit" (featuring Fearless)
  • Dappy
  • Antony Evoloko
Fazer2:38
10."So Alive" (featuring Skepta)
Skepta3:38
11."Girls"
Jonsin2:50
12."Cold Shoulder"
  • Remi
  • Bellevue
3:13
13."Morning Star"
Free School3:07
14."We Dance On" (featuring Bodyrox)
Bodyrox2:53
15."Outro"
  • N-Dubz
  • Anderson
Fazer1:30

Additional credits
  • Management by Jonathan Shalit and Rich Castillo for ROAR Global, London
  • Represented by Rich Castillo; assisted by Dean Ondrus Coulson for ROAR 2wo7even
  • A&R for IDJ – Max Gousse
  • Live guitars by Martin Anderson
  • Design and artwork by enjine

Love.Live.Life.Tour

Tour dates
Love.Live.Life
Tour by N-Dubz
LocationUnited Kingdom
Associated albumLove.Live.Life
Start date11 April 2011
End date30 July 2011
No. of shows22
N-Dubz concert chronology

The Love.Live.Life. Tour commenced on 11 April 2011 in the Isle of Wight. A DVD of the tour was released on 22 August 2011. The DVD was recorded during the concert at the O2 Arena on 30 April 2011.[16]

Date City Country Venue
Europe
11 April 2011 Isle of Wight England Ryde Arena
12 April 2011 Margate Margate Winter Gardens
13 April 2011 Grimsby Grimsby Auditorium
14 April 2011 Doncaster Doncaster Dome
16 April 2011 Belfast Northern Ireland Waterfront Hall
17 April 2011 Dublin Ireland Olympia Theatre
19 April 2011 Nottingham England Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
21 April 2011 Glasgow Scotland Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
22 April 2011 Newcastle England Metro Radio Arena
23 April 2011 Bournemouth Bournemouth International Centre
24 April 2011 Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions
26 April 2011 Brighton Brighton Centre
28 April 2011 Manchester Manchester Evening News Arena
29 April 2011 Birmingham LG Arena
30 April 2011 London The O2 Arena
6 May 2011 Bristol O2 Academy Bristol
7 May 2011 Leicester O2 Academy Leicester
8 May 2011 Leeds O2 Academy Leeds
20 May 2011 Oxford O2 Academy Oxford
21 May 2011 Liverpool O2 Academy Liverpool
30 July 2011 Scarborough Scarborough Open Air Theatre
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
9 May 2011 Liverpool, England O2 Academy Liverpool Rescheduled to 21 May 2011
12 May 2011 Oxford, England O2 Academy Oxford Rescheduled to 20 May 2011

Set list
  1. "Took It All Away"
  2. "Strong Again"
  3. "Living for the Moment"
  4. "Playing with Fire"
  5. "I Swear"
  6. "Girls"
  7. "Toot It and Boot It"
  8. "Meet Me Halfway"
  9. "Down"
  10. "My Name Is Tulisa"
  11. "Love Sick"
  12. "Scream My Name"
  13. "Love.Live.Life"
  14. "Morning Star"
  15. "Say It's Over"
  16. "Cold Shoulder"
  17. "So Alive"
  18. "Papa Can You Hear Me?"
  19. "Defeat You"
  20. "Love for My Slums"
  21. "Better Not Waste My Time"
  22. "Ouch"
  23. "Sex"
  24. "Number 1"
  25. "Best Behaviour"

Supporting acts

The band
  • Guitar: Martin 'NMQ' Anderson
  • Drums: Jonathan 'Ginger' Hamilton
  • Keyboards: Gavin Powell
  • Bass: Michael ' Smoove Groove' Hamilton

Charts
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