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| Released | 18 May 2018 | |||
| Length | 48:26 | |||
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Electric Light is the second studio album by British singer-songwriter James Bay. The album was released on 18 May 2018 through Republic Records. [2]
On 7 March 2018, Bay announced that his second album was called Electric Light and would be released on 18 May 2018. In a press release, he said: "If I had to describe my first album visually it would probably be a flame – while this new album is about a real sonic and artistic evolution for me. The feeling of a 100 watt bulb expanding and brightening is what I envisioned. Electric Light came to my mind and I knew it was perfect." [3]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100 [4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The A.V. Club | B [6] |
| Clash | 7/10 [7] |
| Cryptic Rock |  [8] |
| The Guardian | [9] |
| The Independent | [10] |
| MusicOMH | [11] |
| NME | [12] |
| Q Magazine | [13] |
| Variety | Positive [14] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 71 based on 13 ratings, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [15] Jordan Bassett of NME stated "'Electric Light' is all over the place. There are hip-hop style spoken-word skits on the record and, actually, it sometimes sounds more like a lush, exploratory mixtape than a coherent album." He rated the album 3/5. [16] Q magazine was quoted as saying the album contains "an admirable desire for transformation." [15] Stereogum wrote "It’s a genuinely thrilling piece of work, one that converted me into a James Bay fan on impact." [17]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | Bay | 0:58 | |
| 2. | "Wasted on Each Other" |
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| 3:58 |
| 3. | "Pink Lemonade" |
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| 4:14 |
| 4. | "Wild Love" |
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| 3:17 |
| 5. | "Us" |
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| 3:01 |
| 6. | "In My Head" |
|
| 3:07 |
| 7. | "Interlude" | Bay | Bay | 1:01 |
| 8. | "Just for Tonight" |
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| 3:37 |
| 9. | "Wanderlust" |
| 4:16 | |
| 10. | "I Found You" |
| 5:06 | |
| 11. | "Sugar Drunk High" |
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| 3:39 |
| 12. | "Stand Up" |
| 4:59 | |
| 13. | "Fade Out" |
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| 3:52 |
| 14. | "Slide" |
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| 3:21 |
| Total length: | 48:26 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Confirmation" |
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| 3:14 |
| 16. | "Young Hearts in the Dark" |
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| 3:17 |
| Total length: | 54:59 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Wild Love" (acoustic) | 3:09 |
| 16. | "Pink Lemonade" (acoustic) | 4:23 |
| 17. | "Us" (acoustic) | 3:03 |
| Total length: | 59:04 | |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18. | "Confirmation" |
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| 3:14 |
| 19. | "Young Hearts in the Dark" |
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| 3:17 |
| Total length: | 65:43 | |||
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| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA) [18] | 14 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [19] | 20 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [20] | 24 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [21] | 81 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) [22] | 14 |
| Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) [23] | 43 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [24] | 13 |
| French Albums (SNEP) [25] | 156 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [26] | 14 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA) [27] | 12 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) [28] | 75 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) [29] | 140 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [30] | 21 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [31] | 25 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP) [32] | 22 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [33] | 3 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [34] | 81 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [35] | 26 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [36] | 6 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [37] | 2 |
| US Billboard 200 [38] | 21 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI) [39] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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