Running Out of Love

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Running Out of Love
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Studio album by
Released21 October 2016 (2016-10-21)
Recorded2015–2016
Genre
Length44:50
Label Labrador
Producer
  • The Radio Dept.
  • Tomas Bodén
  • Erik Möller
The Radio Dept. chronology
Passive Aggressive: Singles 2002–2010
(2011)
Running Out of Love
(2016)
Singles from Running Out of Love
  1. "Occupied"
    Released: 16 June 2015 (2015-06-16)
  2. "Swedish Guns"
    Released: 31 August 2016 (2016-08-31)
  3. "We Got Game"
    Released: 7 October 2016 (2016-10-07)
  4. "Teach Me to Forget"
    Released: 14 July 2017 (2017-07-14)

Running Out of Love is the fourth studio album by Swedish indie pop band The Radio Dept., released on 21 October 2016. Their first LP since 2010's Clinging to a Scheme , Running Out of Love was delayed by a legal battle with their record label Labrador and inspired by "life in Sweden in 2016". [1]

Contents

The first single "Occupied" was released on a three-track EP of the same name on 16 June 2015 on a limited run of 1,000 12" records. [2] [3] The second single "Swedish Guns" was released over a year later, on 31 August 2016, [4] followed by the third single "We Got Game" on 7 October 2016 [5] and fourth single "Teach Me to Forget" on 14 July 2017. [6]

The album was shortlisted by IMPALA (The Independent Music Companies Association) for the Album of the Year Award 2016, which rewards on a yearly basis the best album released on an independent European label. [7]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.6/10 [8]
Metacritic 82/100 [9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Consequence of Sound B [11]
Drowned in Sound 9/10 [12]
Exclaim! 8/10 [13]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Pitchfork 7.6/10 [15]
PopMatters 8/10 [16]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [17]
Uncut 8/10 [18]
Under the Radar 8/10 [19]

Running Out of Love received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 82 out of 100 based on 17 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [9]

Commercial performance

Running Out of Love debuted at number six on the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart with sales of 1,000 copies, marking the band's first entry on the chart. [20] The album also reached number 19 on the Heatseekers Albums chart. [20]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sloboda Narodu"Johan Duncanson3:13
2."Swedish Guns"Duncanson5:35
3."We Got Game"
  • Duncanson
  • Martin Carlberg
4:15
4."Thieves of State"
  • Duncanson
  • Carlberg
1:16
5."Occupied"
  • Duncanson
  • Carlberg
7:19
6."This Thing Was Bound to Happen"Duncanson3:12
7."Can't Be Guilty"Duncanson4:36
8."Committed to the Cause"
  • Duncanson
  • Carlberg
5:48
9."Running Out of Love"Duncanson3:30
10."Teach Me to Forget"
  • Duncanson
  • Carlberg
6:06
Total length:44:50

Personnel

Credits for Running Out of Love adapted from album liner notes. [21]

The Radio Dept.

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [22] 11
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [23] 19
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [24] 6

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