Boy (EP)

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Boy
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Released26 April 2024
Length24:02
Producer
  • Sammy Witte
  • Elie Rizk
Luke Hemmings chronology
When Facing the Things We Turn Away From
(2021)
Boy
(2024)
Singles from Boy
  1. "Shakes [1] "
    Released: 6 March 2024
  2. "Close My Eyes"
    Released: 5 April 2024

Boy is an extended play and second solo release by Australian singer-songwriter Luke Hemmings. It was released on 26 April 2024. [2]

Contents

Writing about the inspiration for the project on social media, Hemming said "I wrote these songs in a moment in my life when I found myself questioning everything I thought I knew about the world & myself. All the emotions, fears and grief that came with it." [3]

Tour

On 12 March 2024, Hemmings announced Nostalgia for a Time That Never Existed (a tour by Luke Hemmings). The tour began on 4 May 2024, in Paris, France, and will conclude on 21 November 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Track listing

Boy track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I'm Still Your Boy"Luke Hemmings, Sammy WitteSammy Witte3:56
2."Shakes"Hemmings, WitteWitte3:15
3."Benny"Hemmings, Witte, Elie RizkWitte, Elie Rizk2:52
4."Close My Eyes"Hemmings, WitteWitte2:50
5."Garden Life"Hemmings, WitteWitte3:07
6."Close Enough to Feel You"Hemmings, WitteWitte3:33
7."Promises"Hemmings, WitteWitte4:32
Total length:24:02

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Boy
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] 4
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [6] 70
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [7] 122
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8] 11
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [9] 21
Scottish Albums (OCC) [10] 7
UK Albums (OCC) [11] 22
US Billboard 200 [12] 99
US Top Rock & Alternative Albums ( Billboard ) [13] 22

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