Honest (Kodaline song)

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"Honest"
Honest single cover.jpg
Single by Kodaline
from the album Coming Up for Air
Released8 December 2014 [1]
Recorded2014
Genre Indie rock, alternative rock
Length3:38
Label B-Unique
Songwriter(s)
  • Steve Garrigan
  • Mark Prendergrast
  • Vincent May
  • Jacknife Lee
Producer(s) Jacknife Lee
Kodaline singles chronology
"One Day"
(2014)
"Honest"
(2014)
"The One"
(2015)
Music video
"Honest" on YouTube

"Honest" is a song by Dublin-based alternative rock quartet Kodaline. The song was released on 1 February 2015 as the lead single from the band's second studio album, Coming Up for Air (2015). [2] "Honest" became the band's third top 10 single in their home country, Ireland, following "High Hopes" (2013) and "Love Like This" (2013). [3]

Contents

Track listing

Digital download [4]
No.TitleLength
1."Honest"3:38

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) [5] 7
Scotland (OCC) [6] 19
UK Singles (OCC) [7] 39

Release history

RegionDateFormat
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1 February 2015 [2] Digital download

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Kodaline premiere new single 'Honest' from forthcoming second album". Digital Spy . Retrieved 5 June 2015.
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