Electric Sun (album)

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Electric Sun
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Studio album by
Released28 April 2023 (2023-04-28)
Recorded2023
StudioAnachron, Hamburg
Length63:32
Label
Producer Ronan Harris
VNV Nation chronology
Noire
(2018)
Electric Sun
(2023)

Electric Sun is the eleventh studio album by the Irish alternative electronic band VNV Nation. It was released on 28 April 2023, in Europe under Anachron Sounds and in America under Metropolis. [1]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ronan Harris.

No.TitleLength
1."Electric Sun"6:44
2."Before the Rain" (Additionally produced by Andre Winter)4:45
3."The Game"4:15
4."Invictus" (Additionally produced by Andre Winter)4:34
5."Artifice" (Additionally produced by Andre Winter)4:56
6."In the Temple"4:46
7."Prophet"5:42
8."Wait" (Additionally produced by Andre Winter)7:27
9."At Horizon's End" (Additionally produced by Andre Winter)5:29
10."Run"6:24
11."Sunflare"5:33
12."Under Sky"2:57
Total length:63:32

Personnel

VNV Nation

Other assistance

Charts

Chart performance for Electric Sun
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [2] 54
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [3] 5

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References

  1. "Electric Sun, by VNV Nation".
  2. "Austriancharts.at – VNV Nation – Electric Sun" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  3. "Offiziellecharts.de – VNV Nation – Electric Sun" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 May 2023.