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| Released | 31 January 2014 | |||
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| Length | 20:03 | |||
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| Producer | Joel Little | |||
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Broods is the debut extended play (EP) by New Zealand music duo Broods, first released digitally 31 January 2014 in select territories through Dryden Street, Island Records Australia and Universal Music Australia as the duo's debut studio effort. It was preceded by lead single "Bridges", which became a top-10 hit in their native New Zealand.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic [4] |    |
| The New Zealand Herald [5] | |
| Sputnikmusic [6] | 4.2/5 |
Chris Schulz of The New Zealand Herald rated Broods four-and-a-half stars out of five, and praised the quality of the writing of the songs. [5]
Broods debuted at number two on the New Zealand Albums Chart dated 10 February 2014, below Lorde's Pure Heroine . [7] It reached number 30 on the Australian Albums Chart, [8] and number 5 on the US Heatseekers Albums, number 45 on the US Top Rock Albums and number 164 on the US Billboard 200. [4] [9]
All tracks written by Caleb Nott, Georgia Nott and Joel Little. [4]
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] | 30 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [11] | 2 |
| US Billboard 200 [12] | 164 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [13] | 5 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [14] | 45 |
| Country | Date | Format | Record label |
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| Australia [15] | 31 January 2014 | Digital download |
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| New Zealand [16] | |||
| Japan [17] | Polydor | ||
| United States [18] [19] | 4 February 2014 | ||
| Australia [20] | 14 February 2014 | CD | Universal Music |
| New Zealand [21] |
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