In a Million Years

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In a Million Years
In A Million Years Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released2 March 2012
Recorded2010–2012
StudioBJB Studios, Sydney, Australia
Genre Indie rock, dance-punk
Length42:52
Label Dew Process, Universal Music Australia
Producer Jean-Paul Fung
Last Dinosaurs chronology
Back from the Dead
(2010)
In a Million Years
(2012)
Wellness
(2015)
Singles from In a Million Years
  1. "Honolulu"
    Released: 21 April 2010
  2. "Time & Place"
    Released: 4 February 2011
  3. "Zoom"
    Released: 15 November 2011
  4. "Andy"
    Released: 6 June 2012
  5. "I Can't Help You"
    Released: 12 November 2012
  6. "Weekend"
    Released: 3 February 2013

In a Million Years is the debut studio album by Australian indie rock band, Last Dinosaurs. The album was released on 2 March 2012 by Dew Process. It serves as the follow-up of their debut EP, Back from the Dead (2010). The album's title was announced after the release of their second single, "Zoom". [1] The album debuted at number 8 in the Australian Albums Chart.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The AU Review 9.8/10 [2]
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The album received critical acclaim upon release. Davey Boy from Sputnikmusic summarize his review, "Aussie indie-pop that uses influences from practically every continent." [4] Andrew Wade of The AU Review said "The album is a surprisingly mature and cohesive collection of songs. With incredibly slick production and the catchiest songs you’ll hear this side of 2000, In A Million Years is a strong contender for the best Australian album of the past twenty years." [5] The album also received an average 5/5 user rating on both Triple J's User Review [6] and iTunes User Ratings. [7] "Andy" was also placed at No. 95 in the Triple J Hottest 100 in 2012.

Track listing

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Zoom"4:00
2."I Can't Help You"3:49
3."Sunday Night"3:55
4."Time & Place"3:17
5."Andy"3:49
6."Satellites"1:47
7."Weekend"4:16
8."I Can't Decide"3:18
9."Used to be Mine"5:29
10."Honolulu"4:11
11."Repair"5:01
Total length:42:52
Australian bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Time & Place" (Japanese version)3:17
iTunes version
No.TitleLength
12."Beaux-Mont*"3:15
13."Zoom" (music video)4:00

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [8] 8

Credits

Band
Production

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