Lovesick Electric
Lovesick Electric is the debut studio album by American rock band Hot Chelle Rae. It was released by Jive Records on the October 23, 2009. Two singles were released from the album: "I Like to Dance" and "Bleed". The physical copy included a small sticker that said "IL2D". Background and release
Lovesick Electric was released on October 23, 2009 via Jive Records. The album was produced by Eric Valentine, Butch Walker and Matt Radosevich. According to guitarist Nash Overstreet, the group wrote a total of 60 to 70 songs for the album. Speaking about the main theme of the album, lead vocalist Ryan Follese stated;

Overstreet described the album as a "feel good record" with a lot of dance beat songs. The group went on tour with The Rocket Summer in the spring of 2010 to promote the album. The band also went on a fall tour with Parachute in 2010. "I Like to Dance" was released as the lead single from the album on July 30, 2009. A music video for the song was released in 2009 featuring an appearance from Stephanie Pratt. The song peaked at number 19 on the ARIA Hitseekers Chart. "Bleed" was released on August 3, 2010 as the second single from the album. The song peaked at number 31 on the US Pop Airplay chart. Critical reception

Lovesick Electric was met with mixed to positive reviews. Matt Collar of AllMusic described the album as a "radio-friendly emo and post-punk-influenced dance-rock" record. He also stated, "These are engaging, melodic, danceable, and passionate songs that bring to mind the yearning emo-pop of Metro Station along with the '80s-influenced dance-rock sound of The Killers." Track listing

Personnel
Credits for Lovesick Electric adapted from AllMusic. Hot Chelle Rae
 Ryan Follese – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
 Nash Overstreet – lead guitar, backing vocals, percussion
 Ian Keaggy – bass, backing vocals
 Jamie Follese – drums, percussion

Additional musicians
 Chord Overstreet – vocals
 Anton Patzner – strings
 Lewis Patzner – strings
 Matt Radosevich – backing vocals, percussion
 Eric Valentine – percussion
 Butch Walker – backing vocals, percussion

Production
 Jeremy Cowart – photography
 Mark Endert – mixing
 Matt Erickson – composer, programming
 Jeff Fenster – A&R
 Jeff Gilligan – art direction, design
 Johnny Hamlin – management
 Don Ienner – management
 Ted Jensen – mastering
 Max Monet – programming
 Matt Radosevich – producer, programming
 Eric Valentine – producer, programming
 Butch Walker – producer, programming

References

2009 debut albums
Hot Chelle Rae albums
Jive Records albums