96 Months

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96 Months
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Studio album / compilation album by
Released9 August 2024 (2024-08-09)
Recorded2015–2024
Length55:48
Label
Producer
Calvin Harris chronology
Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2
(2022)
96 Months
(2024)
Singles from 96 Months
  1. "Free"
    Released: 26 July 2024

96 Months is the seventh studio album [1] and first compilation album [2] [3] by Scottish record producer and DJ Calvin Harris. It was released on 9 August 2024 through Columbia Records and Sony Music UK. The album is comprised of various previously-released singles, released between 2015 and 2024, that were not included on an album, as well as a brand new track and lead single, "Free". The album is a sequel to 18 Months (2012), which was Harris' first album to heavily feature guest vocalists. The album follows his previous project Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 (2022).

Contents

Background

Harris first teased the project on 7 August 2024, after posting the album's artwork on his social media accounts, and it was released two days later. The album contains all previously released singles that Harris had not featured on an album, except "Hype" and "Over Now". [2] [3] The album also features three singles that were released under Harris' Love Regenerator alias. [4] [5]

Track listing

All tracks are produced by Calvin Harris, except where noted.

96 Months track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Free" (with Ellie Goulding) 3:32
2."How Deep Is Your Love" (with Disciples; 2015)
  • Harris
  • Disciples
3:32
3."This Is What You Came For" (featuring Rihanna; 2016)
3:42
4."My Way" (2016)Wiles 3:39
5."One Kiss" (with Dua Lipa; 2018) 3:34
6."Promises" (with Sam Smith; 2018)
 3:33
7."Giant" (with Rag'n'Bone Man; 2019)
 3:49
8."I'm Not Alone 2019" (2019)Wiles 3:21
9."Miracle" (with Ellie Goulding; 2023)
3:06
10."Desire" (with Sam Smith; 2023)
  • Harris
  • Burns
2:59
11."Hypnagogic (I Can't Wait)" (2020)Wiles 3:13
12."Lovers in a Past Life" (with Rag'n'Bone Man; 2024)
  • Harris
  • Watt
2:40
13."Nuh Ready Nuh Ready" (featuring PartyNextDoor; 2018) 3:04
14."Body Moving" (with Eliza Rose; 2023)
 2:36
15."Live Without Your Love" (featuring Steve Lacy; 2020)
 3:25
16."Lonely" (with Riva Starr featuring Sananda Maitreya; 2022)
  • Harris
  • Starr
2:50
17."By Your Side" (featuring Tom Grennan; 2021) 3:10
Total length:55:48

Notes

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for 96 Months
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 30
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7] 79
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [8] 145
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [9] 56
Irish Albums (OCC) [10] 6
Italian Albums (FIMI) [11] 74
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [12] 28
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [13] 23
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [14] 18
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [15] 69
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [16] 18
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [17] 72
UK Albums (OCC) [18] 11
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [19] 1
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [20] 3

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