Bewitched (Laufey album)

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Bewitched
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Studio album by
Released8 September 2023 (2023-09-08)
Genre
Length48:19 (original version)
61:17 (The Goddess Edition)
Label AWAL
Producer
Laufey chronology
A Night at the Symphony
(2023)
Bewitched
(2023)
Alternative cover
Bewitched, The Goddess Edition.jpeg
The Goddess Edition cover
Bewitched track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Dreamer"3:30
2."Second Best"3:24
3."Haunted"3:20
4."Must Be Love" (writers: Laufey, Freddy Wexler, Max Wolfgang)3:04
5."While You Were Sleeping"2:57
6."Lovesick"3:45
7."California and Me" (featuring Philharmonia Orchestra) (writer: Laufey; producers: Laufey, Philharmonia Orchestra)3:36
8."Nocturne" (Interlude) (writer and producer: Laufey)2:24
9."Promise" (writers and producers: Laufey, Dan Wilson)3:54
10."From the Start"2:49
11."Misty" (writers: Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner)3:29
12."Serendipity"3:39
13."Letter to My 13 Year Old Self" (writer: Laufey)4:22
14."Bewitched" (producers: Laufey, Stewart, Philharmonia Orchestra)4:06
Total length:48:19
Bewitched: The Goddess Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Bored" 3:33
16."Trouble"Laufey, Stewart, Wilson2:51
17."It Could Happen to You" Jimmy Van Heusen, Burke2:07
18."Goddess"Laufey4:27
Total length:61:17

Charts

Chart performance for Bewitched
Chart (2023–2024)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [20] 6
Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA) [21] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [22] 15
Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) [23] 38
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [24] 15
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [25] 45
Icelandic Albums (Plötutíðindi) [26] 1
Irish Albums (IRMA) [27] 67
Irish Independent Albums (IRMA) [28] 3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [29] 13
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [30] 60
Scottish Albums (OCC) [31] 10
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [32] 99
UK Albums (OCC) [33] 13
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [34] 2
US Billboard 200 [35] 18
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [36] 1
US Jazz Albums ( Billboard ) [37] 1

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