Layers (Kungs album)

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Layers
Layers Kungs.jpg
Studio album by
Released4 November 2016
Recorded2015
StudioShoreditch Grind Studio, The White Room Studio, Fryarcorp HQ, London, England
Studio St Germain, Studio du Futur de l'Audiovisuel, Polydor Studio, Paris, France
Val Production, Aix-en-Provence
Genre
Length40:56
Label House of Barclay
Producer Kungs
Kungs chronology
Layers
(2016)
Club Azur
(2022)
Singles from Layers
  1. "This Girl"
    Released: 19 February 2016
  2. "Don't You Know"
    Released: 24 June 2016
  3. "I Feel So Bad"
    Released: 19 October 2016
  4. "You Remain"
    Released: 27 October 2016

Layers is the debut studio album written and conducted by French DJ and record producer Kungs. It was released in France on 4 November 2016 by House of Barclay. The album peaked at number 8 on the French Albums Chart. The album includes the singles "This Girl", "Don't You Know", "I Feel So Bad" and "You Remain".

Contents

Singles

Track listing

Standard listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Melody" (featuring Luke Pritchard) Kungs 4:02
2."This Girl" (vs. Cookin' on 3 Burners)
Kungs3:15
3."Don't You Know" (featuring Jamie N Commons)
Kungs3:04
4."You Remain" (featuring Ritual)
  • Kungs
  • Adam Midgley
  • Tommy Baxter
  • Gez O'Connel
Kungs3:43
5."Freedom" (featuring Wolfgang)
  • Kungs
  • Melanie Pereira
  • Wolfgang Patrick Valbrun
Kungs2:54
6."When You're Gone" (featuring Tillie)
  • Kungs
  • Joe Spargur
  • Grace Allison Kelly
  • Eric Tobias Wincorn
Kungs3:35
7."Wild Church"
  • Kungs
  • Victor Soulisse
Kungs3:54
8."Bangalore Streets" (featuring Freia)
  • Kungs
  • Badea Victoria Ionna
  • Galajia Alexandru Daniel
Kungs3:10
9."Tripping Off" (featuring Lune)
  • Kungs
  • Tom Havelock
  • Linnea Martinsson
Kungs2:56
10."I Feel So Bad" (featuring Ephemerals)
  • Kungs
  • Nicholas Hillman
Kungs3:26
11."Crazy Enough" (featuring Richard Judge)
  • Kungs
  • Richard Judge
Kungs3:52
12."Trust" (featuring Rae Morris)
  • Kungs
  • Benjamin Garrett
  • Rae Morris
Kungs3:25

Samples

Personnel

Adapted credits from the media notes of Layers. [1]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [12] 2× Platinum200,000
Mexico (AMPROFON) [13] Gold30,000
Poland (ZPAV) [14] Platinum20,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionRelease dateFormatLabel
France 4 November 2016House of Barclay

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