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Cheeky for a Reason

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{{Infobox album

| name = Cheeky for a Reason

| type = Studio

| artist = The View

| cover = Cheeky for a reason.jpg

| alt =

| released = 9 July 2012

| recorded = 2011–2012

| venue =

| studio = Motor Museum, Liverpool

| genre = {{hlist|Indie rock|power pop}}

| length =

| label = Cooking Vinyl

| producer = Mike Crossey

| prev_title = Bread and Circuses

| prev_year = 2011

| next_title = Ropewalk

| next_year = 2015

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Cheeky for a Reason

| type = studio

| single1 = How Long

| single1date = 6 June 2012

| single2 = The Clock

| single2date = 16 September 2012

| single3 = Tacky Tattoo" / "Hold on Now

| single3date = 2 December 2012

}}

}}

Cheeky For a Reason is the fourth studio album by Scottish rock band the View, released on 9 July 2012. The album was promoted in Britain with a 21-date tour.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/the-view/64008 |title=The View announce new single|work=Nme|accessdate=2012-08-04}}

Singles

"How Long" was the first single to be released from the album and was made available for download on 6 June 2012.

Reception

Reviews of the album were mixed scoring an average 5.3/10 in music review aggregator AnyDecentMusic?.{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/4699/The-View-Cheeky-For-A-Reason.aspx|title=The View: Cheeky for a Reason|publisher=AnyDecentMusic? |accessdate=2013-05-05}} NME awarded Cheeky For a Reason 7 out of 10, commenting "Ear-wormy choruses, breezy melodies and a touch early Libs – the boys from Dundee are close to their best."

Paul Mardles of The Observer gave the album 3 out of 5 stars stating; "You have to admire the chutzpah of the View, whose fourth album has been described by the group's singer, Kyle Falconer, as 'Fleetwood Mac's Rumours done by the Clash'. In truth, not unlike its three predecessors, Cheeky for a Reason is unadorned lad-rock, its terrace-friendly singalongs pitched between Slade and the Libertines stripped of the self-mythology. Still, lyrically, there are signs of tenderness, notably on the frothy 'How Long', while the gorgeous final track, 'Tacky Tattoo', suggests the Dundee boys will one day pursue a brand of rock more sophisticated than their present skinny-trousered fare".{{cite news|author=Paul Mardles |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jul/08/the-view-cheeky-for-reason?newsfeed=true |title=The View: Cheeky for a Reason|work=The Guardian|date= 8 July 2012|accessdate=2012-08-04 |location=London}}{{cite web |url=http://www.theviewareonfire.com/news/cheeky-for-a-reason-only-3-99-on-amazon/ |title=Cheeky for a Reason – Only £3.99 on AMAZON MP3 " The View |publisher=Theviewareonfire.com |date=2012-07-08 |accessdate=2012-08-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818115006/http://www.theviewareonfire.com/news/cheeky-for-a-reason-only-3-99-on-amazon/ |archivedate=18 August 2012}}

Track listing

  1. "How Long" - 2:54
  2. "AB (We Need Treatment)" - 3:08
  3. "Hold on Now" - 4:25
  4. "Anfield Row" - 3:45
  5. "Bullet" - 3:04
  6. "Bunker (Solid Ground)" - 3:40
  7. "The Clock" - 4:38
  8. "Piano Interlude" - 0:11
  9. "Hole in the Bed" - 3:45
  10. "Sour Little Sweetie" - 3:41
  11. "Lean on My World" - 3:36
  12. "Tacky Tattoo" - 4:35
  13. "Reaction (iTunes Exclusive)" - 3:33
  14. "Some Kind of Peace of Mind (iTunes Exclusive)" - 3:37

Charts

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scope="col"|Chart (2012)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

UK Albums Chart{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/albums-chart/ |title=Official UK Albums Top 100 - 4th August 2012 | Official UK Top 40 | music charts | Official Albums Chart |publisher=Officialcharts.com |accessdate=2012-08-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511080046/http://www.officialcharts.com/albums-chart/ |archivedate=11 May 2013}}

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UK Independent Albums Chart{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/independent-albums-chart/ |title=Independent Albums Top 40 - 4th August 2012 Independent Albums Chart |publisher=Officialcharts.com |accessdate=2012-08-04}}

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References

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Category:2012 albums

Category:The View (band) albums

Category:Cooking Vinyl albums

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