''Kyle Patrick'' is the second EP by American singer-songwriter

Kyle Patrick Kyle Patrick Dickherber (born May 20, 1986) is an American singer, songwriter and producer. He has earned multiple gold records as an artist, and over 150 million streams as a producer & songwriter. He is the lead singer of Boston power pop ban ...

. It was released independently on July 20, 2012, and was distributed through

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Asia. "Go For Gold!" has been involved in the London Olympics, and has been played on radio in countries such as

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and

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Background and release

In June 2011, Patrick launched a

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campaign to raise funds for his upcoming EP. He performed shows in

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to promote his solo work, which he hope to have an official release for it in May 2012. He wrote the song "Go For Gold" during a marathon training for the 2011

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. He had been working the EP for five years. He described the EP as "pop, anthemic, uplifting, fun, dream and Olympic." "Baby Don't Board That Plane" was written circa 2009. On June 20, 2012, Patrick premiered the EP's lead single "Go For Gold". The song was used in London Olympics commercials in

. The EP was released online via

on July 19, 2012, exclusively to fans who had pledged for Patrick's exclusives. It was officially released on

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and the iTunes Store on July 20, 2012. The song "Follow Your Heartbeat" won the Best Pop Song award at the 2013 Independent Music Awards.

Critical reception

Johan Wippsson of

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gave the EP a positive review stating, "It's a little less power-pop though as he has moved towards a more danceable and electronic sound... this EP should create a great interest among major labels as he has great potential and deserves to be a big name."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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and

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– vocals, composer, lyricist, executive producer, arranger, drums, acoustic guitar, hammond B3, omnichord, piano, synthesizer, wurlitzer * Miles Walker – mixing * James Kang – mixing assistant * Jared Blake Scharff – producer

Release history

References

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