All Washed Up

All Washed Up
Studio album by
Cheap Trick
ReleasedNovember 14, 2025
Recorded2024–2025
Length39:56
LabelBMG
Producers
Cheap Trick chronology
In Another World
(2021)		 All Washed Up
(2025)
Singles from All Washed Up
  1. "Twelve Gates"
    Released: August 22, 2025
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star
Classic RockStarStarStarStar
MojoStarStarStarStar
Record CollectorStarStarStarStar
Uncut7/10

All Washed Up is the twenty-first studio album by American rock band Cheap Trick, released on November 14, 2025. It was followed up in 2026 with the All Washed Up Tour, where the band performed at multiple locations in North America.

Background

On April 29, 2025, Cheap Trick lead vocalist Robin Zander revealed in an interview with John Johnson of Tampa Bay Music News that the band's next album was nearing the end of the recording and production process, and was tentatively titled All Washed Up, a reference to the band's 1980 album All Shook Up.

On August 22, lead single "Twelve Gates" was released, and the album's title, cover art, track list, and a release date of November 14 were confirmed.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rick Nielsen, Robin W. Zander, and Tom Petersson, except "Twelve Gates" (written with Robin Taylor Zander) and "A Long Way to Worcester" (written with Jerry Dale McFadden and Robert Reynolds).

All Washed Up track listing
No.TitleLength
1."All Washed Up"3:35
2."All Wrong Long Gone"4:08
3."The Riff That Won't Quit"2:48
4."Bet It All"2:35
5."The Best Thing"4:01
6."Twelve Gates"3:59
7."Bad Blood"4:53
8."Dancing With the Band"3:43
9."Love Gone"2:54
10."A Long Way to Worcester"4:57
11."Wham Boom Bang"2:23
Total length:39:56

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.

Cheap Trick

Additional contributors

  • Julian Raymond – production (all tracks), backing vocals (tracks 2, 5, 8–10)
  • Ted Jensen – engineering
  • Howard Willing – engineering
  • Michael W. Rende – engineering
  • Robert Stevenson – engineering
  • Austin Brown – engineering assistance
  • David Paulin – engineering assistance
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Brian Judd – mixing assistance
  • Robin Taylor Zander – backing vocals, guitar
  • Daxx Nielsen – drums
  • Tim Lauer – keyboards
  • Robin-Sailor Zander – backing vocals (5, 10)

Charts

Chart performance for All Washed Up
Chart (2025) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)187
French Physical Albums (SNEP) 83
French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP) 23
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)97
Japanese Albums (Oricon)45
Japanese Rock Albums (Oricon) 10
Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard Japan) 45
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)12
Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)39
UK Albums Sales (OCC) 16
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)4
US Independent Albums (Billboard)29
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)9
US Top Rock & Alternative Albums (Billboard) 46

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for All Washed Up by Cheap Trick". Metacritic. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  2. ↑ Sendra, Tim (November 14, 2025). "All Washed Up - Cheap Trick". AllMusic. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  3. ↑ Roberts, Chris (November 13, 2025). ""The ageless thrill of someone getting classic rock right": Cheap Trick's electricity is evergreen on All Washed Up". Classic Rock. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  4. ↑ Their trademark bubblegum choruses are all reassuringly present, with a handful of songs here good enough to tough it out with anything on their early revered studio albums. [Dec 2025, p.83]
  5. ↑ "Cheap Trick - All Washed Up - New Albums". Record Collector. November 2, 2025. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  6. ↑ They may not go out with a bang on this occasion, but Cheap trick's capacity to surprise prevails. [Dec 2025, p.28]
  7. ↑ Johnson, John (April 29, 2025). "Zooming with Zander: My Virtual Chat". Tampa Bay Music News. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Is This the Name of Cheap Trick's New Album?". Ultimate Classic Rock. May 3, 2025. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
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  17. ↑ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales – November 19, 2025". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved November 21, 2025.
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  25. ↑ "Cheap Trick Chart History (Top Rock & Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2025.