Night Sports

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Night Sports
3OH!3 NightSports.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 13, 2016 (2016-05-13)
Genre
Length37:58
Label
Producer 3OH!3
3OH!3 chronology
Omens
(2013)
Night Sports
(2016)
Need
(2021)
Singles from Night Sports
  1. "My Dick"
    Released: December 4, 2015
  2. "Mad at You"
    Released: March 4, 2016
  3. "BASMF"
    Released: March 18, 2016
  4. "Hear Me Now"
    Released: April 15, 2016
  5. "Freak Your Mind"
    Released: May 6, 2016
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Renowned for Sound Star half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Sound FictionStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Night Sports is the fifth studio album by American electronic music duo 3OH!3. The album is their first album released under Fueled By Ramen, where the band signed in February 2016. [4] The album was released on May 13, 2016. [5]

Contents

Singles

The first single released from the album was "My Dick", which was surprise released on December 4, 2015. [6] The music video for the single was premiered on the same day, and it was directed by Tony Yacenda. "Mad at You" was released on March 4, 2016 to iTunes, alongside the pre-order for the album. The music video, directed by Isaac Ravishankara, was released the same day. On March 17, 3OH!3 announced a remix contest for the song where the winner would have their remix reposted on Fueled by Ramen's SoundCloud account, shared on the band's Facebook and Twitter accounts, as well as it being uploaded to the band's YouTube channel. [7] The contest ended on April 20, with Wagner Koop being announced as the winner. [8]

"BASMF" was released as single on March 18, 2016. The music video was released the same day. "Hear Me Now", which was released on April 15, 2016. The music video for the song was released on May 12, 2016. The fifth and final single for the album was "Freak Your Mind", which was released on May 6, 2016.

Track listing

All songs produced by 3OH!3.

Night Sports
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fire in the Heavens" 3OH!3 2:22
2."Hear Me Now"
  • 3OH!3
  • Khris Lorenz
  • Marshall Gallagher
3:22
3."Mad at You"3:23
4."Freak Your Mind"3OH!33:48
5."Give Me Something to Remember"3OH!33:38
6."7-11"3OH!33:18
7."BASMF"3OH!32:55
8."My Dick"
3:23
9."Inside Boy (Yep)"3OH!33:07
10."Claustrophobia"3OH!33:26
11."Hologram"3OH!35:16
Total length:37:58

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [9] 170

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