Tell Me I'm Alive

Tell Me I'm Alive is the ninth studio album by American rock band All Time Low. It was released on March 17, 2023, as the band's third and final release with major label Fueled by Ramen.^[1]

Tell Me I'm Alive
Studio album by All Time Low
Released	March 17, 2023 (2023-03-17)
Recorded	2022
Genre	Pop-punk pop rock
Length	41:02
Label	Fueled by Ramen
Producer	All Time Low
All Time Low chronology
Wake Up, Sunshine (2020) Tell Me I'm Alive (2023) The Forever Sessions (2024)
Singles from Tell Me I'm Alive
"Sleepwalking" Released: October 7, 2022 "Tell Me I'm Alive" Released: January 13, 2023 "Modern Love" Released: February 14, 2023 "Calm Down" Released: March 17, 2023

Background and recording

The release of Wake Up, Sunshine in April 2020 coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic, preventing the band from touring. They continued to write music amidst global shutdowns; over the course of two years, the band wrote an estimated 30 songs, some of which became tracks on Tell Me I'm Alive.^[2] Vocalist Alex Gaskarth and guitarist Jack Barakat stated that many of the album's themes, such as loneliness, were drawn from emotions and experiences they had witnessed during the pandemic.^[3][2]

Composition

Critics of Tell Me I'm Alive have described the album as a blend of pop rock and pop punk.^[4][5] Tracks on the album prominently feature synth and piano.^[3]

In an interview with the Daily Express, Gaskarth described the album's sound as an "amalgamation" of Last Young Renegade and Wake Up, Sunshine.^[3] He stated in a separate interview with Recovery Magazine that many songs on the album were influenced by artists like Queen and Elton John.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Kerrang!	3/5[4]
Wall of Sound	4/10[5]

Callum Crumlish praised the album's sound and lyrical quality.^[6] Mark Sutherland of Kerrang! acknowledged the band's growing maturity and praised Gaskarth's vocals, but noted that the music style shifted from pop-punk to pop rock and unfavorably compared songs "New Religion" and "Calm Down" to works by Maroon 5 and Ed Sheeran, respectively.^[4]

Track listing

Tell Me I'm Alive track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Tell Me I'm Alive"	Alex Gaskarth Jack Barakat Andrew Goldstein	Gaskarth Goldstein Zakk Cervini	2:36
2.	"Modern Love"	Gaskarth Barakat Dan Swank Phil Gornell	Gaskarth Cervini Gornell	3:15
3.	"Are You There?"	Gaskarth Cervini	Gaskarth Cervini	3:13
4.	"Sleepwalking"	Gaskarth Goldstein Barakat	Gaskarth Cervini Goldstein	3:07
5.	"Calm Down"	Gaskarth Goldstein Nolan Sipe Sam Farrar Sean Van Vleet	Gaskarth Cervini	3:14
6.	"English Blood // American Heartache"	Gaskarth Swank Barakat Gornell	Gaskarth Cervini Gornell	3:16
7.	"The Sound of Letting Go"	Gaskarth Goldstein	Gaskarth Cervini Goldstein	2:39
8.	"New Religion" (featuring Teddy Swims)	Gaskarth Dan Book Barakat	Gaskarth Cervini Book	3:04
9.	"The Way You Miss Me"	Gaskarth Goldstein	Gaskarth Cervini Goldstein	3:40
10.	"I'd Be Fine (If I Never Saw You Again)"	Gaskarth Cervini	Gaskarth Cervini	2:59
11.	"Kill Ur Vibe"	Gaskarth Cervini	Gaskarth Cervini	3:30
12.	"The Other Side"	Gaskarth Cervini Bonnie McKee	Gaskarth Cervini	2:48
13.	"Lost Along the Way"	Gaskarth Cervini	Gaskarth Cervini	3:41
Total length:				41:02

Japanese bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Sleepwalking" (Mokita & Goldhouse Remix)	Gaskarth Goldstein Barakat
15.	"Sleepwalking" (Unplugged)	Gaskarth Goldstein Barakat

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[7]

All Time Low

• Alex Gaskarth – vocals, guitar, creative direction
• Jack Barakat – guitar, creative direction
• Zack Merrick – bass guitar, creative direction
• Rian Dawson – drums, percussion, creative direction

Additional contributors

• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Neal Avron – mixing (1, 2, 4, 5, 9)
• Zakk Cervini – mixing (3, 6–8, 10–13)
• Andrew Cook – creative direction, design, layout

Charts

Chart performance for Tell Me I'm Alive

Chart (2023)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8]	38
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9]	87
Scottish Albums (OCC)[10]	3
UK Albums (OCC)[11]	12