Faith (Hurts album)

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Faith
Hurts - Faith.jpg
Studio album by
Released4 September 2020 (2020-09-04)
Genre Pop rock, electronic rock
Length44:45
Label Lento
Producer Hurts
Hurts chronology
Desire
(2017)
Faith
(2020)
Singles from Faith
  1. "Voices"
    Released: 15 May 2020
  2. "Suffer"
    Released: 24 June 2020
  3. "Redemption"
    Released: 16 July 2020
  4. "Somebody"
    Released: 30 July 2020

Faith is the fifth studio album by the English synth-pop duo Hurts. It was released on 4 September 2020 by Lento Records. [1] The album was preceded by the singles "Voices", "Suffer", "Redemption" and "Somebody".

Contents

Background

In June 2020, along with the release of the second single, "Suffer", Hurts announced that their new album would be released on 4 September 2020. [2]

Promotion

Singles

"Voices" was released as the lead single from the album on 15 May 2020. [3] The song peaked at number 88 on the UK Download Chart. [4] "Suffer" was released as the second single from the album on 24 June 2020. "Redemption" was released as the third single from the album on 16 July 2020. The fourth single from the album, "Somebody", was released on 30 July 2020.

Track listing

Faith track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Voices"
  • Hurts
  • Martin Forslund
3:09
2."Suffer"
  • Forslund
  • Anderson
  • Hutchcraft
  • Hurts
  • Forslund
4:27
3."Fractured"
  • Forslund
  • Anderson
  • Hutchcraft
  • Hurts
  • Forslund
2:59
4."Slave to Your Love"
  • Chenai Zinyuku
  • Anderson
  • Hutchcraft
  • Hurts
5:24
5."All I Have to Give"
  • Anderson
  • Hutchcraft
  • Hurts
3:52
6."Liar"
  • Anderson
  • Hutchcraft
  • Hurts
3:49
7."Somebody"
  • Janiak
  • Hurts
3:01
8."Numb"
  • Anderson
  • Hutchcraft
  • Hurts
4:05
9."Redemption"
  • Anderson
  • Hutchcraft
  • Hurts
4:18
10."White Horses"
  • Anderson
  • Hutchcraft
  • Hurts
5:17
11."Darkest Hour"
  • Anderson
  • Hutchcraft
  • Hurts
4:24
Total length:44:45

Charts

Chart performance for Faith
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [5] 8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [6] 138
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) [7] 71
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8] 59
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [9] 40
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 9
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [11] 15
Scottish Albums (OCC) [12] 5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 10
UK Albums (OCC) [14] 21

Release history

Release formats for Faith
RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom4 September 2020 [1] Lento

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