The Gears was released as track #9 on Carl Barat & The Jackals' debut album, Let It Reign, released on Cooking Vinyl in the UK/Europe and Grand Jury in the U.S. The song was mentioned in a review by Pop Matters; "...towards the end of the album, in the call-and-response intensity of “The Gears”...Barat rarely pauses for breath". Additionally, HotPress.com compare the track to "Up the Bracket".
| Let It Reign |  Carl Barat & The Jackals | Album | 2015-02-16 |
 St.Petersburg @Kosmonavt (1) | Carl Barat & The Jackals | 2015-12-04 | |
 100 Club | Carl Barat & The Jackals | Wesminster, London | 2014-11-21 |
