Fight or Flight (Emily Osment album)

Fight or Flight
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 5, 2010
Genre
Length35:16
Label
Producer
Emily Osment chronology
All the Right Wrongs
(2009)
Fight or Flight
(2010)
Singles from Fight or Flight
  1. "Let's Be Friends"
    Released: June 8, 2010
  2. "Lovesick"
    Released: October 19, 2010

Fight or Flight is the debut studio album by American pop singer-songwriter Emily Osment. The album was released in Canada on September 28, 2010, and in the US October 5, 2010 by Wind-Up Records. She has worked with producers from her previous musical efforts such as Matthew Bair, as well as Toby Gad, Nellee Hooper and Mandi Perkins. Fight or Flight mainly draws from the genre of electropop[2] while having a dance-pop feel, and containing dancehall and techno, among other influences.[3]

The album has received generally positive reviews from critics, with most stating it is an improvement from her debut EP All the Right Wrongs. The album peaked at number seventy-two in Spain and debuted in the US at number 170 on the Billboard 200 chart. The single "Let's Be Friends", debuted and peaked at number twenty-four on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, making the song Osment's first top-thirty hit as a single and her most successful single to date.[4] In addition, the single was also successful in Germany, peaking at number sixty-seven and remained in the German chart for over six weeks. The follow-up single, "Lovesick", was also a commercial success, peaking at number sixty-six in Canada, making it her highest charting single there. It also became her first to chart in the UK, where it peaked at number fifty-seven.

Osment promoted the album mainly through musical performances and touring. She has performed the album's lead single, "Let's Be Friends" on The Dome 55 in Germany, as well as on the Canadian television show Toronto Breakfast Television, in which the song was performed acoustically. The single was also premiered and performed live during her Clap Your Hands Tour during 2010. On December 23, 2010, Osment performed the album's second official single, "Lovesick" on The View. During 2011, she performed on several television networks in Germany in support of the album. The performances included Osment performing "Lovesick", and one performance saw Osment performing her previous single, "All the Way Up".

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference allmusic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Emily Osment Is a Rock Star!". Seventeen. September 28, 2010.
  3. ^ Norton, Jessica (2010-10-21). "Emily Osment Fight or Flight Album Review". Seventeen. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  4. ^ "Emily Osment Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-02-16.