Language | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 7 September 2018 | |||
Recorded | 2015–2018 | |||
Studio | Major Tom's (London, UK) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 46:00 | |||
Label | Virgin EMI | |||
Producer |
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MNEK chronology | ||||
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Singles from Language | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 68/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Clash | 6/10 [2] |
DIY | [3] |
The Guardian | [4] |
The Line of Best Fit | 8/10 [5] |
MusicOMH | [6] |
NME | [7] |
Rolling Stone | [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.
Language was received well by critics, with NME awarded Language four stars, [7] as did The Line of Best Fit . [5]
Publication | Accolade | Rank |
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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] |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Background" | Uzoechi Emenike | MNEK | 1:29 |
2. | "Correct" | Emenike | MNEK | 3:55 |
3. | "Tongue" |
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| 3:28 |
4. | "Gibberish (Interlude)" |
| MNEK | 0:19 |
5. | "Phone" | Emenike |
| 3:23 |
6. | "Colour" (featuring Hailee Steinfeld) |
|
| 3:41 |
7. | "Body" |
|
| 3:57 |
8. | "Honeymoon Phaze" |
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| 5:32 |
9. | "Language" | Emenike |
| 1:04 |
10. | "Hearsay (Interlude)" |
| MNEK | 0:15 |
11. | "Girlfriend" |
| MNEK | 4:03 |
12. | "Paradise" |
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| 4:28 |
13. | "Crazy World" |
| MNEK | 3:46 |
14. | "Be (Interlude)" |
| MNEK | 0:17 |
15. | "Free" |
| MNEK | 3:45 |
16. | "Touched by You" |
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| 3:18 |
Total length: | 46:00 |
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