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| Released | 25 August 2023 | |||
| Length | 38:50 | |||
| Label | Cult Nation | |||
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| Singles from 99 Nights | ||||
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99 Nights is the second studio album by Canadian pop singer Charlotte Cardin, released on August 25, 2023, through Cult Nation. [1] Cardin described the album as "a musical diary" and her "soundtrack of [2021] summer". [2]
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| Source | Rating |
| The Telegraph |   [3] |
LA Robinson of The Telegraph awarded the album 4 out of 5 stars and complimented Cardin's "vixenly voice" that is "able to carry most any tune". He described the album as "a catchy introduction to a quality artist" with "sexy-trappy syncopations" and "reverbing surf rock guitars". [3]
The album received two Juno Award nominations at the Juno Awards of 2024, for Album of the Year and Pop Album of the Year. [4] "Confetti" was a nominee for Single of the Year, Cardin and her songwriting collaborators Jason Brando and Lubalin were nominated for Songwriter of the Year for "Confetti", "Daddy's a Psycho" and "Jim Carrey", and Brando, Lubalin, Mathieu Sénéchal and Sam Avant were nominated for Producer of the Year for "Confetti" and "Jim Carrey".
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Puppy" |
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| 3:55 |
| 2. | "Enfer" (with Skiifall) |
| 2:58 | |
| 3. | "Confetti" |
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| 3:03 |
| 4. | "Way Back" |
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| 2:57 |
| 5. | "Jim Carrey" |
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| 3:03 |
| 6. | "How High" |
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| 3:12 |
| 7. | "Somebody First" |
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| 2:44 |
| 8. | "99 Nights" |
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| 2:56 |
| 9. | "Someone I Could Love" |
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| 3:05 |
| 10. | "Looping" |
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| 3:13 |
| 11. | "Daddy's a Psycho" |
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| 4:19 |
| 12. | "Next to You" |
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| 3:25 |
| Total length: | 38:50 | |||
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [5] | 59 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) [6] | 3 |
| French Albums (SNEP) [7] | 38 |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | 25 August 2023 | Cult Nation | [8] [9] [10] |
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