The Ride (Catfish and the Bottlemen album)

The Ride is the second studio album by Welsh indie rock band Catfish and the Bottlemen. It was released on 27 May 2016 through Island Records and Capitol Records. The album was produced by Dave Sardy, who has previously worked with bands such as Oasis, Jet and Wolfmother. The Ride became the band's first UK no.1 album and was promoted by four singles; "Soundcheck", "7", "Twice" and "Outside", the second of which became the band's highest charting UK single at the time. The album received generally mixed to average reviews upon release.

The Ride
Studio album by Catfish and the Bottlemen
Released	27 May 2016 (2016-05-27)
Genre	Alternative rock indie rock
Length	39:40
Label	Island Capitol
Producer	Dave Sardy
Catfish and the Bottlemen chronology
The Balcony (2014) The Ride (2016) The Balance (2019)
Singles from The Ride
"Soundcheck" Released: 16 February 2016 "7" Released: 1 April 2016 "Twice" Released: 20 May 2016 "Outside" Released: 16 January 2017

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	60/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
NME	[3]
The Guardian	[4]
Consequence of Sound	C[5]
Evening Standard	[6]

Track listing

Lyrics by Van McCann and music by Catfish and the Bottlemen.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"7"	4:16
2.	"Twice"	3:16
3.	"Soundcheck"	4:21
4.	"Postpone"	4:05
5.	"Anything"	4:09
6.	"Glasgow"	2:36
7.	"Oxygen"	2:49
8.	"Emily"	2:18
9.	"Red"	3:48
10.	"Heathrow"	2:51
11.	"Outside"	5:11
Total length:		39:40

Personnel

• Van McCann – vocals, guitar
• Johnny Bond – guitar
• Benji Blakeway – bass
• Bob Hall – drums

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2016) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 6 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 145 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 119 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] 50 Irish Albums (IRMA)[11] 7 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 33 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 99 UK Albums (OCC)[14] 1 US Billboard 200[15] 28

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position UK Albums (OCC)[16] 41 Chart (2017) Position UK Albums (OCC)[17] 89 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Platinum 300,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Reviews for The Ride by Catfish and the Bottlemen". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
2. Erlewine, Steven. "The Ride – Catfish and the Bottlemen". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
3. Nicholson, Barry (25 May 2016). "Catfish & The Bottlemen – 'Ride'". NME. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
4. Petridis, Alexis. "Catfish and the Bottlemen: The Ride review – crushingly prosaic indie rock". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
5. Ruskin, Zack. "Catfish and the Bottlemen – The Ride". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
6. Paine, Andre (27 May 2016). "Catfish and the Bottlemen - The Ride, review: 'no-nonsense indie-rock with an anthemic touch'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
7. "Australiancharts.com – Catfish and the Bottlemen – The Ride". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
8. "Ultratop.be – Catfish and the Bottlemen – The Ride" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
9. "Ultratop.be – Catfish and the Bottlemen – The Ride" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
10. "Catfish and the Bottlemen Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
11. "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 22, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
12. "Charts.nz – Catfish and the Bottlemen – The Ride". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
13. "Swisscharts.com – Catfish and the Bottlemen – The Ride". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
14. "Catfish and the Bottlemen hit albums Number 1: "We're made up!"". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
15. "Catfish and the Bottlemen Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
16. "End of Year Albums Chart Top 100 – 2016". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
17. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2017". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
18. "British album certifications – Catfish and the Bottlemen album – The Ride". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 October 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type The Ride in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.