Nightflight (Kate Miller-Heidke album)

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Nightflight
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Studio album by
Released13 April 2012 [1]
Recorded2011
Genre Pop, indie
Length45:00
Label Sony [1]
Producer Keir Nuttall, Lindsay Gravina
Kate Miller-Heidke chronology
Live at the Hi-Fi
(2009)
Nightflight
(2012)
O Vertigo!
(2014)
Singles from Nightflight
  1. "I'll Change Your Mind"
    Released: 27 April 2012
  2. "Sarah"
    Released: 8 February 2013
  3. "Ride This Feeling"
    Released: 5 July 2013

Nightflight is the third studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke, although her fourth overall. It was released on 13 April 2012 in Australia [1] as both a standard single-disc edition and a deluxe two-disc edition. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Nightflight received positive reviews from critics. Jeff Jenkins of Stack.net gave the album 3.5 out of 4 Stars. [3] Josh Donellan of Rave Magazine gave the album 3.5 out of 4 Stars as well, saying that it is "Pop music for clever people" and said that "Nightflight is clever, insightful and revealing" and that "[it] is a force to be reckoned with.". [4] Iain Shedden of The Australian gave the album 4 out of 5 Stars. [5] Brag Magazine gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, calling it a masterpiece. Noel Mengel of Brisbane's The Courier Mail gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ride This Feeling"Kate Miller-Heidke, Keir Nuttall3:23
2."Sarah"Miller-Heidke, Nuttall3:55
3."Nightflight"Miller-Heidke, Nuttall5:05
4."The Tiger Inside Will Eat the Child"Nuttall4:03
5."Let Me Fade"Miller-Heidke3:49
6."I'll Change Your Mind"Miller-Heidke, Nuttall3:01
7."Humiliation"Miller-Heidke, Nuttall4:23
8."In the Dark"Miller-Heidke, Nuttall4:31
9."Beautiful Darling"Miller-Heidke, Nuttall4:02
10."The Devil Wears a Suit"Miller-Heidke, Nuttall4:46
11."Fire and Iron"Miller-Heidke, Nuttall4:02
Bonus disc – Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mother and Sun"Miller-Heidke, Nuttall4:06
2."Your Friends Will Tell You Who You Are"Miller-Heidke, Nuttall4:37
3."Hey Little Girl" (Live) Iva Davies 4:20
4."In the Dark" (Live)Miller-Heidke, Nuttall3:39
5."The Devil Wears a Suit" (Live)Miller-Heidke, Nuttall4:36
6."Fire and Iron" (Live)Miller-Heidke, Nuttall4:00
7."Starlings"Miller-Heidke, Nuttall3:16

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 2

Year-end charts

YearChartRank
2012 Australian Artist ARIA End of year Chart [7] 32

Release history

CountryRelease dateFormatLabelCatalogue
Australia13 April 2012CD, Digital DownloadSony BMG88691974412

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