Everybody Needs a Hero (album)

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Everybody Needs a Hero
Orla Gartland - Everybody Needs a Hero.png
Studio album by
Released4 October 2024 (2024-10-04)
Recorded2022–2024
Studio
  • Middle Farm
  • Chateaux Head Chef
  • OG HQ
Genre Alternative pop
Length37:30
Label New Friends
Producer
Orla Gartland chronology
Woman on the Internet
(2021)
Everybody Needs a Hero
(2024)
Singles from Everybody Needs a Hero
  1. "Kiss Ur Face Forever"
    Released: 1 August 2023
  2. "Little Chaos"
    Released: 15 May 2024
  3. "Mine"
    Released: 18 June 2024
  4. "The Hit"
    Released: 24 July 2024
  5. "Late to the Party"
    Released: 27 August 2024

Everybody Needs a Hero is the second studio album by the Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist Orla Gartland, released on 4 October 2024 by New Friends. [1]

Contents

Singles

Everybody Needs a Hero was preceded by the release of five singles, "Kiss Ur Face Forever", "Little Chaos", "Mine", "The Hit" and "Late to the Party".

Track listing

Everybody Needs a Hero track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Both Can Be True" Orla Gartland
1:30
2."Sound of Letting Go"
  • Gartland
  • Pete Robertson
  • Gartland
  • Tom Stafford
  • Miles
  • Robertson [a]
2:49
3."Little Chaos"
  • Gartland
  • Miles
  • Tom Stafford
  • Gartland
  • Miles
2:54
4."Backseat Driver"
  • Gartland
  • Stafford
2:55
5."The Hit"
  • Gartland
  • Aquilina
  • Stafford
  • Gartland
  • Stafford
  • Miles
3:30
6."Simple"Gartland
  • Gartland
  • Stafford
3:31
7."Late to the Party" (featuring Declan McKenna)
  • Gartland
  • Declan McKenna
  • Gartland
  • Stafford
  • Miles
3:35
8."Three Words Away"
3:10
9."Kiss Ur Face Forever"
  • Gartland
  • Aquilina
  • Stafford
  • Gartland
  • Stafford
  • Miles
2:47
10."Who Am I?"
  • Gartland
  • Stafford
  • Victoria Zaro
  • Gartland
  • Stafford
3:08
11."Mine"Gartland
  • Gartland
  • Miles
  • Stafford
3:08
12."Everybody Needs a Hero"
  • Gartland
  • Stafford
  • Gartland
  • Miles
  • Stafford
4:20
Total length:37:30

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Visuals

Charts

Chart performance
ChartPeak
position
Irish Albums (IRMA) [2] 8
UK Albums (OCC) [3] 43

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References

  1. "Orla Gartland announces her second album, Everybody Needs A Hero". The Line of Best Fit . 24 July 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  2. "Irish Albums Chart". Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  3. "ORLA GARTLAND | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 1 December 2024.