LANY (album)

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LANY
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 30, 2017 (2017-06-30)
Recorded2014–2016
StudioHoop Dreams
Genre
Length56:50
Label Polydor
Producer
LANY chronology
Kinda
(2016)
LANY
(2017)
Malibu Nights
(2018)
Singles from LANY
  1. "ILYSB"
    Released: November 11, 2016
  2. "Good Girls"
    Released: March 3, 2017
  3. "It Was Love"
    Released: April 7, 2017
  4. "The Breakup"
    Released: May 5, 2017
  5. "13"
    Released: June 2, 2017
  6. "Super Far"
    Released: June 28, 2017

LANY is the debut studio album by American band LANY. It was released on June 30, 2017, by Polydor Records and contains the single "ILYSB".

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 66/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The A.V. Club C+ [1]
Clash 7/10 [5]

LANY received mixed reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 66/100 based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jake Goss, Paul Klein, and Charles Priest, except where noted. All tracks produced by LANY, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Dumb Stuff"2:32
2."The Breakup"3:56
3."Super Far" (writers: Klein, Ryan Tedder)3:23
4."Overtime"3:31
5."Flowers on the Floor"4:18
6."Parents" (writer: Susan Goss)1:18
7."ILYSB" (writers: J. Goss, Klein, Priest, Oskar Engstrom)3:31
8."13"3:54
9."Hericane"5:46
10."Hurts"3:36
11."Good Girls" (writers: Klein, John Luke Lewis; producers: Sir Nolan, LANY)4:09
12."Pancakes"3:52
13."Tampa"3:41
14."Purple Teeth"3:53
15."So, Soo Pretty"1:42
16."It Was Love"3:48
Total length:56:50

Charts

Chart performance for LANY
Chart (2017)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 53
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7] 186
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ) [8] 4
Scottish Albums (OCC) [9] 82
UK Albums (OCC) [10] 90
US Billboard 200 [11] 32
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [12] 5
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [13] 4

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