Love Race
{{Short description|2021 single by Machine Gun Kelly featuring Kellin Quinn}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Love Race
| cover = Machine Gun Kelly - Love Race.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Machine Gun Kelly featuring Kellin Quinn
| released = {{Start date|2021|4|29}}
| recorded = 2021
| studio =
| genre = Pop-punk
| length = 3:08
| label = * Bad Boy
| writer = {{hlist|Colson Baker|Travis Barker|Jared Gutstadt|Geoff Warburton|Jeff Peters|Matt Thiessen}}
| producer = {{hlist|Travis Barker|Jared Gutstadt|Jeff Peters}}
| chronology = Machine Gun Kelly
| prev_title = DayWalker
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = Papercuts
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Kellin Quinn
| type = single
| prev_title = Wrong
| prev_year = 2021
| title = Love Race
| year = 2021
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}{{External music video|{{YouTube|Ak_zGEhRlzE|"Love Race"}}}}
}}
"Love Race" is a song by American musician Machine Gun Kelly featuring fellow American musician Kellin Quinn of the band Sleeping with Sirens, released through Bad Boy and Interscope on April 29, 2021. In collaboration with frequent collaborator Travis Barker, "Love Race" was later included on the European and Japanese editions of Kelly's sixth studio album Mainstream Sellout (2022).
Background and recording
The song was released on April 29, 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/machine-gun-kelly-new-single-release-teaser-2929003|title=Listen to Machine Gun Kelly's fierce new track 'Love Race'|date=April 29, 2021}} The song features drumming by Travis Barker, who had previously drummed on Kelly's 2020 pop punk album Tickets to My Downfall. Barker also provided production on the track,{{Cite web|url=https://musicmayhemmagazine.com/machine-gun-kelly-surprises-with-brand-new-song-love-race-featuring-kellin-quinn/|title=Machine Gun Kelly Surprises With Brand New Song "Love Race" Featuring Kellin Quinn|date=April 29, 2021|website=Music Mayhem Magazine}} while Jared Gutstadt and Jeff Peters of Audio Chateau helped write the song.{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/machine-gun-kelly-love-race-travis-barker-kellin-quinn|title=Machine Gun Kelly Drops New Song "Love Race" f/ Travis Barker and Kellin Quinn|website=Complex}} The song also received an unexplained writing credit to Matthew Thiessen of the rock band Relient K. The song features vocals from Kellin Quinn of the rock band Sleeping with Sirens.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/machine-gun-kelly-kellin-quinn-love-race-1162792/|title=Machine Gun Kelly, Travis Barker Team Up for 'Love Race'|first1=Claire|last1=Shaffer|date=April 29, 2021}} The song was the third collaboration between Kelly and Quinn, the prior being a remix of Rise Against's single "Swing Life Away". Kelly noted that he improvised his lyrics for the song and had his parts done in five minutes.
Themes and composition
Publications generally described the song as pop punk and similar in nature to the material found in Kelly's Tickets to My Downfall (2020) album.{{Cite web|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/machine-gun-kelly-recruits-kellin-quinn-and-travis-barker-for-infectious-new-single-love-race|title=Machine Gun Kelly recruits Kellin Quinn and Travis Barker for infectious new single, Love Race|first=Sam Roche 29|last=April 2021|website=Guitar World}} Guitar World described the song as having a "syncopated, reverb-heavy guitar line" in the song's verses that eventually builds into chorus of powerchord guitars and vocal hooks. The song features alternating lower pitched hoarse vocals by Kelly, and higher pitched vocals by Quinn, with the song's second half containing segments of them singing concurrently.{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/machine-gun-kelly-taps-travis-barker-kellin-quinn-on-new-song-love-race/|title=Machine Gun Kelly Taps Travis Barker + Kellin Quinn on New Song|website=Loudwire}}
Reception
Both Billboard and Guitar World publications highlighted the song as a standout single release in its release week.{{Cite web|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/from-funky-wah-workouts-to-pop-punk-reinventions-here-are-this-weeks-essential-guitar-tracks|title=From funky wah workouts to pop-punk reinventions: here are this week's essential guitar tracks|first1=Michael|last1=Astley-Brown|first2=Jackson|last2=Maxwell|first3=Matt|last3=Owen|first4=Sam Roche 29|last4=April 2021|website=guitarworld}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/pop/9565742/first-stream-billie-eilish-dj-khaled-the-kid-laroi-miley-cyrus|title=First Stream: New Music From Billie Eilish, DJ Khaled, The Kid LAROI & Miley Cyrus and More|date=April 30, 2021|website=www.billboard.com}} Exclaim! noted that Baker's voice was less grating next to Quinn's voice, but noted that "the whole thing goes down surprisingly smooth".{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_new_machine_gun_kelly_video_is_literally_campy|title=The New Machine Gun Kelly Video Is Literally Campy|website=Exclaim!|last=Hughes|first=Josiah|date=May 26, 2021|access-date=April 2, 2022}}
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.{{cite web |title=Love Race |url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/181444627/credits |website=Tidal |access-date=April 30, 2021}}
- Machine Gun Kelly – vocals, guitar, lyrics, composition
- Travis Barker – drums, production, lyrics
- Kellin Quinn – vocals
- Jared Gutstadt – production, composition, lyrics
- Geoff Warburton – composition, lyrics
- Jeff Peters – composition, lyrics
- Matt Thiessen – composition, lyrics
- K Thrash – engineering
- Manny Marroquin – engineering, mixing
- Chris Gehringer – mastering
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+ Weekly chart performance for "Love Race" ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite magazine|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 10 May 2021|magazine=The ARIA Report|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|issue=1627|page=4|date=May 10, 2021}}
| 87 |
|---|
| {{single chart|Flanders Tip|38|artist=Machine Gun Kelly feat. Kellin Quinn|song=Love Race|rowheader=true|access-date=May 31, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Canada|75|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|rowheader=true|access-date=May 11, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadarock|41|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|rowheader=true|access-date=June 15, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Czechdigital|60|year=2021|week=18|rowheader=true|access-date=May 10, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardglobal200|115|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 18, 2021|refname=Global}} |
| scope="row"| Ireland (IRMA){{cite web|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles|title=IRMA – Irish Charts|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association|access-date=May 8, 2021}}
| 64 |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2021-05-07|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=May 10, 2021|access-date=May 8, 2021}}
| 10 |
| {{single chart|UK|56|date=20210507|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 7, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|2|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|rowheader=true|access-date=May 11, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|13|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 6, 2022}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrocksongs|12|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|rowheader=true|access-date=May 11, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrockairplay|24|artist=Machine Gun Kelly|rowheader=true|access-date=June 15, 2021}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+Year-end chart performance for "Love Race" ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/hot-rock-songs/|title=Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2021|work=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2021}}
| 50 |
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{YouTube|Ak_zGEhRlzE|Official music video}}
{{Machine Gun Kelly (rapper)}}
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Category:Machine Gun Kelly (musician) songs
Category:Bad Boy Records singles
Category:Interscope Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Travis Barker
Category:Songs written by Geoff Warburton
Category:Songs written by Jared Gutstadt
Category:Songs written by Machine Gun Kelly (musician)