Out of My Hands (Morten Harket album)

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Out of My Hands
Morten Harket - Out Of My Hands.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 13, 2012 (2012-04-13)
Recorded Norway
(Ljunggren Studio, Snowdrop Studios)
England
(Real World Studios)
Sweden
(Studio Brun, Quant Studios)
Genre Synthpop, pop rock
Length37:44
Label Universal, Island, We Love Music
Producer Morten Harket, Lars Hustoft, Peter Kvint, Erik Ljunggren, Steve Osborne, Jonas Quant
Morten Harket chronology
Letter from Egypt
(2008)
Out of My Hands
(2012)
Brother
(2014)
Singles from Out of My Hands
  1. "Lightning"
    Released: 9 March 2012
  2. "Scared of Heights"
    Released: 27 March 2012
  3. "I'm the One"
    Released: 23 November 2012
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Scared of Heights" Espen Lind LindErik Ljunggren3:22
2."Keep the Sun Away" David Sneddon, James Bauer-Mein, Julian PeakeSneddon, Bauer-Mein, Peake Steve Osborne, Ljunggren3:19
3."Lightning" Joakim Berg, Martin Sköld, Morten HarketBerg, Sköld, HarketOsborne, Erik Ljunggren3:52
4."I'm the One"Ole Sverre Olsen, HarketHarket, Peter KvintLjunggren, Kvint3:22
5."Quiet"Olsen, HarketHarket, KvintKvint, Harket4:19
6."Burn Money Burn"Berg, Harket [a] BergLjunggren, Osborne3:52
7."When I Reached the Moon"Håvard RemHarket, KvintOsborne3:50
8."Listening" Neil Tennant Tennant, Chris Lowe Osborne4:53
9."Just Believe It"Olsen, Berg, HarketBerg, Jonas QuantJonas Quant3:28
10."Out of My Hands"Harket, OlsenHarket, Lars K. Hustoft Hustoft, Harket, Kvint3:37
German, France and UK bonus track [13] [14] [15]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Undecided"Hågen Rørmark, Christian Engebretsen, Tor Einar Krogtoft-Jensen3:33
Notes

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart [16] 30
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) [17] 90
Dutch Albums Chart [18] 77
French Albums Chart 29
German Albums Chart [19] 3
Norwegian Albums Chart [20] 1
Russian Albums Chart 18
Swiss Albums Chart [21] 23
UK Albums Chart [22] 37

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label
Austria [23] April 13, 2012 CD, digital download Universal Music Group, Island Records, We Love Music
Belgium [23]
France [23]
Germany [23]
Netherlands [23]
Switzerland [23]
United Kingdom [24] May 14, 2012 Wrasse Records

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