Just Push Play
Studio album by
Aerosmith
ReleasedMarch 6, 2001[1]
RecordedApril–December 2000[2]
Genre
Length
  • 48:56 (US)
  • 53:34 (International)
LabelColumbia
Producer
Aerosmith chronology
Nine Lives
(1997)		 Just Push Play
(2001)		 Honkin' on Bobo
(2004)
Singles from Just Push Play
  1. "Jaded"
    Released: February 20, 2001
  2. "Just Push Play"
    Released: April 17, 2001
  3. "Fly Away from Here"
    Released: June 2, 2001
  4. "Sunshine"
    Released: 2001

Just Push Play is the thirteenth studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, co-produced by song collaborators Marti Frederiksen and Mark Hudson and was released on March 6, 2001. Just Push Play debuted at No. 2 within the Billboard 200, selling over 240,000 copies in its first week,[4] and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America within a month of its release.[5]

The album's first single, "Jaded", became a Top 10 hit in the US and around the world. Subsequent singles "Fly Away from Here", "Sunshine", and "Just Push Play", though garnering some airplay, failed to impact the Hot 100, although the latter two reached the US Mainstream Rock chart and the former appeared within the Adult Top 40.

Background

The album's cover, which was designed by Hajime Sorayama, features a gynoid resembling Marilyn Monroe.[6] The illustration had already been used for the cover of a compilation album of various artists hits called Video Sound, released in 1985, and which did not include any Aerosmith songs.[7]

Several songs were recorded for the album that went unused. "Ain't It True", "Easy", "Innocent Man", "I Love You Down", and "Sweet Due" can be linked as originating from these sessions. "Angel's Eye" was used for the soundtrack to the 2000 film Charlie's Angels. "Face" and "Won't Let You Down" were issued as bonus tracks on later pressings of the album. The track "Do You Wonder" was supposedly recorded for this album, as well.

In 2010, guitarist Joe Perry criticized the album:

I don't think we've made a decent album in years. Just Push Play is my least favorite. When we recorded it there was never a point where all five members were in the room at the same time and Aerosmith's major strength is playing together. It was a learning experience for me: it showed me how not to make an Aerosmith record.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic65/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
Blender[11]
Entertainment WeeklyB[12]
Jam!unfavorable[13]
NME[14]
Robert Christgau(choice cut)[15]
Rolling Stone[16]

Metacritic gave the album 65 out of 100 based on 14 generally favorable reviews.[9]

For his review of Just Push Play for Allmusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that it was their best-sounding album in the past decade, as well as "tighter, savvier, and better" than anything since their 1989 album Pump, but it was not much compared to Pump and its 1987 predecessor, Permanent Vacation. He felt it lacked anything memorable, and the band's "refusal to act their age results in a couple of embarrassing slips into stodginess".[10]

Darryl Stredan strongly disliked the album, to the point that he considered it proof that Aerosmith should stop making new music.[13] Chris Willman of Entertainment Weekly called the album "good but not great".[12] NME said that while most of the album is not new, it was their first to feature rap metal with songs like "Just Push Play" and "Outta Your Head".[14]

David Fricke of Rolling Stone said that Just Push Play was the closest Aerosmith had come to a "great album" since 1976's Rocks, despite the "weak spots" of the album's power ballads.[16] Robert Christgau picked out the album's lead single, "Jaded", as a choice cut.[15]

The album was nominated for three Grammy Awards in 2001, including Best Rock Album (Just Push Play), Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group ("Jaded"), and Best Short Form Music Video ("Fly Away from Here").[17]

Track listing

Just Push Play track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Beyond Beautiful"
4:45
2."Just Push Play"
3:51
3."Jaded"
  • Tyler
  • Frederiksen
3:34
4."Fly Away from Here"
  • Frederiksen
  • Todd Chapman
5:01
5."Trip Hoppin'"
  • Tyler
  • Perry
  • Frederiksen
  • Hudson
4:27
6."Sunshine"
  • Tyler
  • Perry
  • Frederiksen
3:37
7."Under My Skin"
  • Tyler
  • Perry
  • Frederiksen
  • Hudson
3:45
8."Luv Lies"
  • Tyler
  • Perry
  • Frederiksen
  • Hudson
4:26
9."Outta Your Head"
  • Tyler
  • Perry
  • Frederiksen
3:22
10."Drop Dead Gorgeous"
  • Tyler
  • Perry
  • Hudson
3:42
11."Light Inside"
  • Tyler
  • Perry
  • Frederiksen
3:34
12."Avant Garden"
  • Tyler
  • Perry
  • Frederiksen
  • Hudson
4:52
Total length:48:56
International version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Face"/"Under My Skin" (reprise; starts at 3:38)
  • Tyler
  • Perry
  • Frederiksen
4:38
14."Jaded" (video)
  • Tyler
  • Frederiksen
3:47
Total length:53:34
Japanese version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Won't Let You Down"
  • Tyler
  • Perry
  • Frederiksen
3:38
14."I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"Diane Warren4:58
Total length:57:35
Japanese limited edition – disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Just Push Play" (radio remix)
  • Tyler
  • Hudson
  • Dudas
3:16
2."Same Old Song and Dance" (live from California Jam II, 1978)
  • Tyler
  • Perry
5:13
3."Draw the Line" (live from California Jam II, 1978)
  • Tyler
  • Perry
4:32
4."Chip Away the Stone" (live from California Jam II, 1978)Richard Supa4:24
5."Big Ten Inch Record" (live from Texxas Jam, 1978)Fred Weismantel3:58
6."Lord of the Thighs" (live from Texxas Jam, 1978)Tyler7:13

NB: On the original version, roughly 45 seconds after "Avant Garden" a hidden track entitled "Under My Skin Reprise" plays for about one minute. On the international version, the track is roughly 40 seconds after "Face" and on the Japanese version after "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing".

Personnel

Aerosmith

Additional musicians

  • Jim Cox – piano on "Fly Away From Here"
  • Paul Santo – keyboards Kurzweil on "Fly Away from Here", Hammond organ on "Avant Garden", engineering at the Bryer Patch
  • Tower of Power – horns on "Trip Hoppin'"
  • Dan Higgins – clarinet, saxophone on "Trip Hoppin'"
  • Chelsea Tyler – backing vocals on "Under My Skin"
  • Paul Caruso – loop programming on "Drop Dead Gorgeous", engineering at the Boneyard
  • Liv Tyler – whispers on "Avant Garden"
  • Tony Perry – scratching on "Just Push Play"

Production

Studios

Aerosmith recorded Just Push Play from April to December 2000 at:[2]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Just Push Play
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[45] Gold 20,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[46] Gold 50,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[47] 2× Platinum 400,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[48] Gold 20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[49] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[5] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Furniss 2012, eBook.
  2. 1 2 3 Just Push Play (Media notes). Aerosmith. Columbia Records. 2001. pp. 4–14. CK 6088.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  6. ↑ 50 Original Artworks by Hajime Sorayama to Exhibit at Sin City Gallery, Las Vegas
  7. ↑ "Video Sound (1985, Vinyl)". Discogs.
  8. ↑ Classic Rock, issue 142, pages 48-49.
  9. 1 2 "Just Push Play Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  10. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Just Push Play – Aerosmith: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
  11. ↑ Mitchell, Ben. "Aerosmith – Just Push Play: Review". Blender. New York City: Dennis Publishing. Archived from the original on February 17, 2020.
  12. 1 2 Willman, Chris (March 16, 2001). "Just Push Play". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
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  15. 1 2 Christgau, Robert. "CG: Aerosmith". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
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Sources

  • Furniss, Matters (2012). Aerosmith: Uncensored on the Record. Warwickshire, UK: Coda Books. ISBN 978-1781580141.
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