Language (MNEK album)

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Language
MNEK Language.jpg
Studio album by
Released7 September 2018
Recorded2015–2018
StudioMajor Tom's (London, UK)
Genre
Length46:00
Label Virgin EMI
Producer
MNEK chronology
Small Talk EP
(2015)
Language
(2018)
Singles from Language
  1. "Paradise"
    Released: 12 July 2017
  2. "Tongue"
    Released: 28 February 2018
  3. "Colour"
    Released: 1 June 2018
  4. "Crazy World"
    Released: 16 August 2018
  5. "Correct"
    Released: 31 August 2018
  6. "Girlfriend"
    Released: 6 February 2019
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 68/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 6/10 [2]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Line of Best Fit 8/10 [5]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Language is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter and record producer MNEK. [9] [10] [11] It was released on 7 September 2018 through Virgin EMI Records [12] and became his second solo project, succeeding his debut extended play Small Talk , released in 2015. Singles from Language include "Tongue", "Colour", "Correct" and "Girlfriend". The album's release was followed by a UK tour in 2018 and an American leg in 2019.

Contents

Language was received well by critics, with NME awarded Language four stars, [7] as did The Line of Best Fit . [5]

Accolades

Accolades for Language
PublicationAccoladeRank
Billboard Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2018
41 [13]
Idolator Idolator's 25 Best Albums of 2018
12 [14]
MusicOMH MusicOMH's 50 Best Albums of 2018
41 [15]
Paper Paper's 20 Best Albums of 2018
15 [16]

Track listing

Language track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Background" Uzoechi Emenike MNEK 1:29
2."Correct"EmenikeMNEK3:55
3."Tongue"
  • Emenike
  • Julia Karlsson
  • Anton Rundberg
  • MNEK
  • Hightower
3:28
4."Gibberish (Interlude)"
  • Emenike
  • Ryan Campbell
MNEK0:19
5."Phone"Emenike
3:23
6."Colour" (featuring Hailee Steinfeld)
3:41
7."Body"
  • Emenike
  • Campbell
  • MNEK
  • TommyD [a]
3:57
8."Honeymoon Phaze"
  • Emenike
  • Campbell
5:32
9."Language"Emenike
  • MNEK
  • Jean-Marie
1:04
10."Hearsay (Interlude)"
  • Emenike
  • Chimnezie Emenike
MNEK0:15
11."Girlfriend"
MNEK4:03
12."Paradise"
4:28
13."Crazy World"
MNEK3:46
14."Be (Interlude)"
  • Emenike
  • Leo Kalyan
MNEK0:17
15."Free"
  • Emenike
  • Campbell
MNEK3:45
16."Touched by You"
  • Emenike
  • Zachary Poor
  • Robert McCurdy
  • Christopher Petrosino
  • Karlsson
  • Rundberg
  • MNEK
  • Hightower
  • NoiseClub
  • TommyD [a]
3:18
Total length:46:00

Notes

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