Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello

"No Direction Home" was released as the lead single from the album on December 20, 2015. The song was offered as a free download to celebrate their announced Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, as well as their record deal with Big Machine Records.{{cite web|last=Kreps |first=Daniel |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-cheap-tricks-anthemic-new-single-no-direction-home-20151220 |title=Hear Cheap Trick's Anthemic New Single 'No Direction Home' |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=2015-12-20 |access-date=2016-04-04}} In March 2016, the second single "When I Wake Up Tomorrow" was released. A music video was recorded for the song.{{cite web|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/cheap-trick-when-i-wake-up-tomorrow/ |title=Watch the First Video From Cheap Trick's New Album |publisher=Ultimateclassicrock.com |date=2016-03-04 |access-date=2016-04-04}}

{{Music ratings

| MC = 74/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/bang-zoom-crazy-hello/cheap-trick |title=Reviews for Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello by Cheap Trick |publisher=Metacritic |date=2016-04-02 |access-date=2016-04-02}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|author=Mark Deming |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/bang-zoom-crazy-hello-mw0002917483 |title=Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello - Cheap Trick | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date=2016-04-02 |access-date=2016-04-02}}

| rev2 = The A.V. Club

| rev2score = B−{{cite web|last=Warwick |first=Kevin |url=http://www.avclub.com/review/cheap-trick-preps-rock-hall-new-lp-and-vintage-per-233878 |title=Bang, Zoom, Crazy . . . Hello · Cheap Trick · Music Review Cheap Trick preps for the Rock Hall with a new LP and a vintage perspective |publisher=The A.V. Club |date=2016-04-01 |access-date=2016-04-02}}

| rev3 = American Songwriter

| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Horowitz |first=Hal |url=http://americansongwriter.com/2016/03/cheap-trick-bang-zoom-crazy-hello/ |title=Cheap Trick: Bang Zoom Crazy … Hello |publisher=Americansongwriter.com |date=2016-03-28 |access-date=2016-04-02}}

| rev4 = Consequence of Sound

| rev4score = C{{cite web|last=Geffen |first=Sasha |url=https://consequence.net/2016/04/album-review-cheap-trick-bang-zoom-crazy-hello/ |title=Cheap Trick – Bang Zoom Crazy … Hello |publisher=Consequence of Sound |date=2016-04-01 |access-date=2016-04-02}}

| rev5 = PopMatters

| rev5score = {{Rating|8|10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/cheap-trick-bang-zoom-crazy-hello/ |title=Cheap Trick: Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello |publisher=PopMatters |date=2016-04-13 |access-date=2016-04-18}}

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Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74 based on 12 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".

In the United States, the album debuted at number 31 on the Billboard 200, becoming the band's highest-charting album in the U.S. since Lap of Luxury in 1988, and sold 14,000 copies in its first week.{{cite web|author=Keith Caulfield |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7333173/billboard-200-chart-cheap-trick-returns |title=200 Chart Moves: Cheap Trick Returns to Top 40 After 27 Years |publisher=Billboard |date=2016-04-14 |access-date=2016-04-15}} The album dropped to number 134 the next week on the Billboard 200,{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2016-04-30 |title=Top 200 Albums |publisher=Billboard |date=2016-04-30 |access-date=2017-04-28}} and was completely off the chart in the next two weeks.

{{Track listing

| title1 = Heart on the Line

| writer1 = Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom Petersson, Gregg Giuffria, Julian Raymond, Daxx Nielsen

| length1 = 4:19

| title2 = No Direction Home

| writer2 = Raymond, Zander, R. Nielsen, Petersson

| length2 = 3:44

| title3 = When I Wake Up Tomorrow

| writer3 = Raymond, Zander, R. Nielsen, Petersson

| length3 = 3:27

| title4 = Do You Believe Me?

| writer4 = R. Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Raymond, D. Nielsen

| length4 = 4:45

| title5 = Blood Red Lips

| writer5 = Raymond, Zander, R. Nielsen, Petersson

| length5 = 2:57

| title6 = Sing My Blues Away

| writer6 = Raymond, Zander, R. Nielsen, Petersson

| length6 = 3:26

| title7 = Roll Me

| writer7 = R. Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Raymond, D. Nielsen

| length7 = 2:57

| title8 = The In Crowd

| writer8 = Billy Page

| note8 = Dobie Gray cover

| length8 = 3:51

| title9 = Long Time No See Ya

| writer9 = R. Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Raymond, D. Nielsen

| length9 = 2:54

| title10 = The Sun Never Sets

| writer10 = Raymond, Zander, R. Nielsen, Petersson

| length10 = 4:00

| title11 = All Strung Out

| writer11 = Raymond, Zander, R. Nielsen, Petersson

| length11 = 3:18

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{{Track listing

| headline = Japanese edition bonus tracks

| title12 = Arabesque

| writer12 = R. Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Raymond, D. Nielsen

| length12 = 2:47

| title13 = I'd Give It Up

| writer13 = R. Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Raymond, D. Nielsen

| length13 = 3:46

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• Robin Zander – lead vocals, guitar solo on "Do You Believe Me?"
• Rick Nielsen – lead guitar, background vocals
• Tom Petersson – bass, background vocals
• Daxx Nielsen – drums, background vocals
• Wayne Kramer – guitar solo on "Do You Believe Me?"
• Tim Lauer, Zac Rae, Bennett Salvay – keyboards
• Robin T. Zander, Johnny Keach, Chris Deaton, Julian Raymond – background vocals

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