A Moment of Madness

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A Moment of Madness
Izzy Bizu - A Moment of Madness (album cover).jpg
Studio album by
Released2 September 2016
Genre
Length52:37
Label Epic
Izzy Bizu chronology
Coolbeanz
(2013)
A Moment of Madness
(2016)
Singles from A Moment of Madness
  1. "Adam & Eve"
    Released: 15 May 2015
  2. "Diamond"
    Released: 12 June 2015
  3. "Give Me Love"
    Released: 24 July 2015
  4. "White Tiger"
    Released: 16 October 2015
  5. "Mad Behaviour"
    Released: 9 February 2016
  6. "Lost Paradise"
    Released: 19 August 2016
  7. "Talking to You"
    Released: 9 December 2016
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 65/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
The Line of Best Fit(7.5/10) [2]
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The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
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A Moment of Madness is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Izzy Bizu. The album was released on 2 September 2016. [6]

Contents

Background

In June 2014, Bizu was selected by BBC Introducing [7] to perform at Glastonbury Festival. [8] In July 2014, she signed to Epic Records UK. [9] A year later, she released the first singles from her debut album, "Adam & Eve" and "Diamond" which enjoyed support from BBC Radio 1, [10] Radio 2 [11] and 1Xtra. [12] and performed at Glastonbury for the second time. [13] In September 2015, following the release of her single "Give Me Love", she also made her TV debut on Later... with Jools Holland . [14] Bizu supported both Rudimental [15] and Foxes [16] on their UK headline tours. In November 2015, Bizu was shortlisted for a Brit Critics' Choice award [17] and won the BBC Music Introducing Award.

Track listing

A Moment of Madness– Standard version [18]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Diamond"Barter3:48
2."White Tiger"
  • Beardshaw
  • Mika Barroux
Dan Grech-Marguerat 3:27
3."Skinny"
  • Beardshaw
  • Barter
Barter3:55
4."Naïve Soul"
  • Beardshaw
  • Barroux
  • Paul Herman
  • Justin Broad
  • Herman
  • Broad
3:59
5."Give Me Love"
  • Beardshaw
  • Barroux
  • Herman
  • Broad
  • Herman
  • Broad
3:16
6."Adam & Eve"
  • Beardshaw
  • Barroux
  • Jonathan Lipsey
Jony Rockstar3:15
7."Talking to You"
  • Beardshaw
  • Broad
  • Herman
  • Broad
  • Herman
3:24
8."Gorgeous"
  • Beck
  • Christanthou
3:20
9."Lost Paradise"
Hogarth4:05
10."Glorious"
Barter3:33
11."What Makes You Happy"
  • Beardshaw
  • Barter
  • Barroux
Barter3:31
12."Mad Behaviour"
  • Beardshaw
  • Barroux
  • Joseph Stoddart
4:40
13."Circles"
  • Beardshaw
  • Barroux
  • Herman
  • Broad
  • Herman
  • Broad
4:14
14."I Know"
  • Beardshaw
  • Barter
Barter4:10
A Moment of Madness– Deluxe edition (bonus tracks) [19]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Fly With Your Eyes Closed"
  • Beardshaw
  • Barroux
  • Herman
  • Broad
  • Herman
  • Broad
3:45
16."Hello Crazy"
  • Beardshaw
  • Barroux
  • Adam Argyle
Argyle3:27
17."Someone That Loves You" (with Honne)Honne4:04
18."Trees & Fire"
  • Beardshaw
  • Barroux
  • Harry Rutherford
  • Luke Juby
The Firm2:54

Charts

Chart (2016–17)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [20] 86
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [21] 94
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [22] 95
French Albums (SNEP) [23] 82
Irish Albums (IRMA) [24] 47
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ) [25] 10
Scottish Albums (OCC) [26] 20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [27] 52
UK Albums (OCC) [28] 23

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