Out of the Black (EP)

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Out of the Black
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EP by
Released11 March 2014 (2014-03-11)
Recorded
Length14:54
Label Warner Bros.
Producer
  • Tom Dalgety
  • Mike Kerr
  • Ben Thatcher
Royal Blood chronology
Out of the Black
(2014)
Royal Blood
(2014)
Singles from Out of the Black
  1. "Out of the Black"
    Released: 22 November 2013
  2. "Little Monster"
    Released: 10 February 2014
  3. "Come On Over"
    Released: 21 April 2014

Out of the Black is the debut extended play by British rock duo Royal Blood. The four-track EP, self-produced by the band with Tom Dalgety, was released by Black Mammoth and Warner Bros. Records on 11 March 2014 in the United States. The EP marks the major label debut by the band, having signed with Warner Bros. earlier in the year. The first three songs appeared on their debut album that was released later that year. "Hole" was later released as a B-side to the single "Little Monster".

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher. All tracks produced by Tom Dalgety with Kerr and Thatcher.

No.TitleLength
1."Out of the Black"4:00
2."Little Monster"3:32
3."Come On Over"2:51
4."Hole"4:31
Total length:14:54

Personnel

Partly adapted from Out of the Black liner notes. [1]

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United States11 March 2014 Digital download [2]

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References

  1. Out of the Black (liner notes). Royal Blood. Warner Bros. Records. 2014. 542162-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. "Out of the Black - EP by Royal Blood". iTunes Store US . Apple Inc. Retrieved 22 August 2014.