143 (album)

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143
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Studio album by
Released21 August 2015
Recorded2014
Genre Pop
Length35:58 (Standard Edition)
Label 143 Records
Producer
Bars and Melody chronology
Hopeful
(2014)
143
(2015)
Teen Spirit
(2016)
Singles from 143
  1. "Hopeful"
    Released: 27 July 2014
  2. "Keep Smiling"
    Released: 16 February 2015
  3. "Stay Strong"
    Released: 5 April 2015

143 is the debut studio album by British pop duo Bars and Melody. It was released in the United Kingdom on 21 August 2015. The album peaked at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart. The album includes the singles "Hopeful", "Keep Smiling" and "Stay Strong".

Contents

Singles

"Hopeful" was released as the lead single from the album on 27 July 2014. The song peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart. "Keep Smiling" was released as the second single from the album on 16 February 2015. The song peaked at number 52 on the UK Singles Chart. "Stay Strong" was released as the third single from the album on 5 April 2015. The song peaked at number 53 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

Standard Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Hopeful"
2:49
2."Breathe"  3:40
3."Keep Smiling"  3:01
4."Stay Young"
  • Leondre Devries
  • Charlie Lenehan
  • Kevin McPherson
  • Kevin McPherson
3:28
5."Complicated"
  • Leondre Devries
  • Charlie Lenehan
  • Kevin McPherson
  • Kevin McPherson
3:19
6."Stay Strong"  3:28
7."Just Remember"  3:57
8."Don't Look Back"
  • Leondre Devries
  • Charlie Lenehan
  • Kevin McPherson
  • Kevin McPherson
3:06
9."That Girl"
  • Leondre Devries
  • Charlie Lenehan
  • Kevin McPherson
  • Kevin McPherson
2:57
10."143"  3:35
11."Beautiful"
  • Leondre Devries
  • Charlie Lenehan
  • Kevin McPherson
  • Kevin McPherson
3:13
Deluxe Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Stay Strong" (Acoustic Version) 3:02
13."Beautiful" (Acoustic Version)
  • Leondre Devries
  • Charlie Lenehan
  • Kevin McPherson
3:24

Charts

Chart (2015–16)Peak
position
Irish Albums (IRMA) [1] 11
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [2] 31
Scottish Albums (OCC) [3] 12
UK Albums (OCC) [4] 4

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV) [5] Platinum20,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom 21 August 2015 [6] [7] Digital download, CD 143 Records

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