Mesmer (album)

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All tracks are written by Marcus Bridge, Jon Deiley, Josh Smith, Alex Milovic and Nic Pettersen, except where noted [22]

Mesmer
Northlane Mesmer artwork.jpg
Studio album by
Northlane
Released24 March 2017
StudioThe Barber Shop Studio, Hopatcong, New Jersey, U.S.
Genre
Length43:39
Label
Producer David Bendeth
Northlane chronology
Equinox
(2016)		Mesmer
(2017)		 Analog Future
(2018)
Singles from Mesmer
  1. "Intuition"
    Released: 18 January 2017
  2. "Citizen"
    Released: 20 March 2017
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Citizen"Bridge, Deiley, Smith, Milovic, Pettersen, David Bendeth 4:24
2."Colourwave" 3:41
3."Savage" 4:39
4."Solar" 3:16
5."Heartmachine"Bridge, Deiley, Milovic, Pettersen, Bendeth4:04
6."Intuition"Bridge, Deiley, Smith, Milovic, Pettersen, Bendeth3:51
7."Zero-One" 3:57
8."Fade"Bridge, Deiley, Smith, Milovic, Pettersen, Bendeth3:58
9."Render" 3:56
10."Veridian" 3:25
11."Paragon"Bridge, Deiley, Smith, Milovic4:23
Total length:43:39
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Citizen" (instrumental)4:24
2."Colourwave" (instrumental)3:41
3."Savage" (instrumental)4:39
4."Solar" (instrumental)3:16
5."Heartmachine" (instrumental)4:04
6."Intuition" (instrumental)3:51
7."Zero-One" (instrumental)3:57
8."Fade" (instrumental)3:58
9."Render" (instrumental)3:56
10."Veridian" (instrumental)3:25
11."Paragon" (instrumental)4:23
Total length:43:39

Personnel

Credits adapted from album sleeve.

Northlane
Additional personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Mesmer
Chart (2017)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [23] 3
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ) [24] 3
UK Digital Albums (OCC) [25] 61
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [26] 31
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [27] 13
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [28] 11

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