Politics of Living

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Politics of Living
Kodaline - Politics of Living.png
Studio album by
Released28 September 2018 (2018-09-28)
Genre Indie pop, pop, pop rock, dance-pop
Length44:28
Label
Producer
Kodaline chronology
I Wouldn't Be
(2017)
Politics of Living
(2018)
One Day at a Time
(2020)
Singles from Politics of Living
  1. "Brother"
    Released: 23 June 2017
  2. "Follow Your Fire"
    Released: 23 March 2018
  3. "Shed a Tear"
    Released: 15 June 2018
  4. "Worth It"
    Released: 20 July 2018
  5. "Head Held High"
    Released: 24 August 2018

Politics of Living is the third studio album by the Irish rock band Kodaline. It was released on 28 September 2018 through labels B-Unique Records and Sony Music UK. It features prominent production collaborations with musicians such as Steve Mac, Stephen Harris, and Jonny Coffer. Five singles were issued from the album: "Brother", "Follow Your Fire", "Shed a Tear", "Worth It", and "Head Held High". [1] [2] Commercially, Politics of Living was a success within Europe. The album peaked at number one on the Irish Albums Chart, becoming Kodaline's third number one album, and at 15 on the UK Albums Chart. [3] [4]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Follow Your Fire"Mac3:58
2."Hide and Seek"
  • Kodaline
  • McDaid
  • Corey Sanders
  • Will Reynolds
  • McDaid
  • Max Marlow
  • Reynolds
  • Graham Archer
3:46
3."Angel"Kodaline Stephen Harris 3:57
4."Worth It"
4:01
5."Shed a Tear"
  • Harris
  • Jeberg
  • Dave Emery
3:55
6."Head Held High"
  • Harris
  • Coffer
3:34
7."Born Again"
  • Garrigan
  • McDaid
  • Mac
  • Hector
  • Mac
  • Serban Ghenea
3:34
8."I Wouldn't Be"KodalineHarris3:41
9."Don't Come Around"
  • Kodaline
  • Coffer
  • Hector
Coffer3:07
10."Brother"
3:23
11."Hell Froze Over"
  • Kodaline
  • McDaid
  • Marlow
  • McDaid
  • Marlow
  • Reynolds
  • Archer
3:45
12."Temple Bar"
  • Kodaline
  • Coffer
  • Hector
Coffer3:47
Total length:44:28
Japanese edition bonus tracks [5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Ready to Change"
  • Kodaline
  • Hector
  • Harris
  • Emery
3:56
14."The Riddle"KodalineHarris4:12
15."Blood and Bones"KodalineHarris3:54
Total length:56:39

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [6] 49
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [7] 101
Irish Albums (OCC) [4] 1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8] 86
Scottish Albums (OCC) [9] 10
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [10] 91
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [11] 11
UK Albums (OCC) [3] 15
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [12] 11

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