Saintmotelevision

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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 21, 2016
Genre Indie pop [1]
Length31:44
Label Elektra
Producer
Saint Motel chronology
My Type
(2014)
saintmotelevision
(2016)
The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(2021)
Singles from saintmotelevision
  1. "Move"
    Released: August 12, 2016
  2. "Happy Accidents"
    Released: Unknown
  3. "Born Again"
    Released: May 31, 2017
  4. "Destroyer"
    Released: October 5, 2017

Saintmotelevision (stylized in all lowercase) is the second studio album by American indie pop band Saint Motel. It was released on October 21, 2016, by Elektra Records. [2] [3]

Contents

Singles

The album's first single, "Move", was released on August 12, 2016. [4] [5] "Move" is featured on the soundtrack of FIFA 17 . [6]

A music video was made for "You Can Be You" and released on September 15, 2016, [7] while a video for "Born Again" was released on October 14, 2016, and a Spotify single followed on March 1, 2017. [8]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by A. J. Jackson, Gregory Erwin, Dak Lerdamornpong, and Aaron Sharp, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Move"  Lars Stalfors 3:09
2."Getaway" Stalfors3:02
3."Destroyer"  Tim Pagnotta 3:12
4."Born Again" Pagnotta3:27
5."Sweet Talk" Stalfors3:12
6."You Can Be You" Stalfors2:58
7."For Elise"
  • Jackson
  • Tommy Leonard
Pagnotta3:23
8."Local Long Distance Relationship (LA2NY)" Pagnotta3:21
9."Slow Motion" Pagnotta2:57
10."Happy Accidents"
  • Jackson
  • Frederik Thaae
  • Jordan Rand Miller
  • Tom Peyton
  • Thaae
  • Jackson
3:03

Personnel

Credits for saintmotelevision adapted from Tidal. [9]

Saint Motel

Additional musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Italian Albums (FIMI) [10] 100
US Billboard 200 [11] 62

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