Our Generation (album)

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Our Generation
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Studio album by
Released17 November 2017
Recorded2017
Length48:13
Label Syco
Producer
Singles from Our generation
  1. "Bloodstream"
    Released: 12 October 2017
  2. "Baltimore"
    Released: 27 October 2017
  3. "Angel"
    Released: 3 November 2017

Our Generation is the debut studio album by British classical musician Tokio Myers. It was released on 17 November 2017 through Syco Music [1] and features contributions from Ed Sheeran, J'Danna, Latir, Meave, Vera Hall, Guy Farley, Craigie Dodds, Hugh Fothergill and Alex Hepburn.

Contents

Track listing

Note: All tracks are produced by Tokio Myers, Craigie Dodds and Guy Farley

Our Generation
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Red"
1:41
2."Baltimore"
  • Jones
  • Dodds
  • J'Danah Marshall
  • Farley
  • Pete Boxta Martin [2]
3:42
3."Bloodstream"3:35
4."Angel"3:26
5."Limitless"
  • Jones
  • Dodds
  • Farley
3:54
6."Mercy"
4:06
7."To Be Loved"
  • Jones
  • Latir Thakur
  • Dodds
  • Farley
3:18
8."Children (Interlude)"
  • Jones
  • Dodds
  • Farley
1:16
9."Children"3:33
10."Polaroid"
  • Jones
  • Dodds
  • Farley
3:55
11."Our Generation"
  • Jones
  • Dodds
  • Farley
5:18
12."Lotus Flower"
  • Jones
  • Dodds
  • Farley
4:05
13."Pursuit of Happiness"
6:24
Total length:48:13

Notes

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017–18)Peak
position
Irish Albums (IRMA) [5] 23
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ) [6] 2
Scottish Albums (OCC) [7] 9
UK Albums (OCC) [8] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)Position
UK Albums (OCC) [9] 88

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [10] Gold100,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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