High Risk Behaviour

High Risk Behaviour
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Studio album by
Released27 March 2020
Recorded2019
GenrePunk rock[1]
Length28:08
LabelBargain Bin
ProducerBilly Gardner
The Chats chronology
Get This in Ya!!
(2017)
High Risk Behaviour
(2020)
Get Fucked
(2022)
Singles from High Risk Behaviour
  1. "Do What I Want"
    Released: 3 July 2018[2]
  2. "Pub Feed"
    Released: 22 March 2019[3]
  3. "Identity Theft"
    Released: 26 July 2019[4]
  4. "The Clap"
    Released: 16 January 2020[5]
  5. "Dine N Dash"
    Released: 6 March 2020[6]

High Risk Behaviour is the debut studio album by the Australian punk rock band the Chats, released through Bargain Bin Records on 27 March 2020.

It is the group's first full-length release following the release of two EPs, The Chats (2016) and Get This in Ya!! (2017).[7] The release of the album was preceded by five singles: "Do What I Want", "Pub Feed", "Identity Theft", "The Clap", and "Dine N Dash".

It is the only studio album and last release by the band to feature guitarist Josh Price, who left the band in November 2020.[8]

The album debuted and peaked at number 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart. It also charted in Belgium and Scotland, reaching number 15 in the latter country.

At the AIR Awards of 2021, the album won Best Independent Punk Album or EP.[9]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Exclaim! was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Do What I Want – Single by The Chats on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Pub Feed – Single by The Chats on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Identity Theft – Single by The Chats on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  5. ^ Lefevre, Jules (16 January 2020). "The Chats' New Track Is a Friendly PSA about chlamydia". Junkee. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  6. ^ English, Laura (6 March 2020). "The Chats share video for 'Dine N Dash' & announce national tour". Music Feeds. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  7. ^ "The Chats announce debut album 'High Risk Behaviour' with video for 'The Clap'". NME. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  8. ^ "The Chats replace guitarist Josh Price with The Unknowns singer Josh Hardy | NME Australia". NME | Music, Film, TV, Gaming & Pop Culture News. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  9. ^ "2021 AIR Awards Winners". Scenstr.com.au. Retrieved 6 August 2021.