After Us (album)

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After Us
Weeping Willows - After Us.png
Studio album by
Released22 March 2019 (2019-03-22)
Length35:53
Label
Producer Barry Adamson
Weeping Willows chronology
Snowflakes
(2017)
After Us
(2019)
Songs of Winter
(2021)

After Us is an album by the Swedish band Weeping Willows. It was released on 22 March 2019 and was produced by Barry Adamson. [1] The main theme is climate change. [2] [3] Aftonbladet praised the lyrics. [4] It debuted at number one on the Swedish Albums Chart and remained on the chart for eight weeks. [5]

Contents

Track listing

After Us track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Butterfly"3:37
2."Let Go"3:31
3."Save Us from Ourselves"3:12
4."I Travel with You"3:42
5."Judgement Day"2:57
6."Another Future"3:29
7."Endless Sleep"4:07
8."There's No Hiding Place"3:36
9."Tombstones"4:00
10."After Us"3:42
Total length:35:53

Charts

Chart performance for After Us
Chart (2019)Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [6] 1

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References

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  2. Sundström, Sofia (21 March 2019). "Weeping Willows har ångest inför framtiden". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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