Seeking Thrills

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Seeking Thrills
SeekingThrills.jpg
Studio album by
Georgia
Released10 January 2020 (2020-01-10)
Length44:54
Label Domino
Producer
Georgia chronology
Georgia
(2015)		Seeking Thrills
(2020)		 Euphoric
(2023)
Singles from Seeking Thrills
  1. "Feel It"
    Released: January 5, 2017
  2. "Mellow"
    Released: 20 September 2018
  3. "Started Out"
    Released: 1 November 2018
  4. "About Work the Dancefloor"
    Released: 28 March 2019
  5. "Never Let You Go"
    Released: 19 September 2019
  6. "24 Hours"
    Released: 7 January 2020
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10 [1]
Metacritic 78/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Clash 7/10 [4]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Exclaim! 7/10 [6]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Paste 7.5/10 [9]
Pitchfork 6.8/10 [10]

Seeking Thrills is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Georgia. It was released on 10 January 2020 under Domino Recording Company. [11]

Contents

Release and promotion

The first single "Started Out" was released on 1 November 2018. [12] The next single, "About Work the Dancefloor", was released on 28 March 2019. [13] Another single, titled "Never Let You Go", was released on 19 September 2019. [14]

An expanded edition of the album, subtitled "The Ultimate Thrills Edition", was released digitally on 11 December 2020. It added a cover of Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill", a reworking of "Feel It" featuring Yung Baby Tate, and 25 remixes. [15]

Critical reception

Seeking Thrills was met with generally favourable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream music critics, the album holds an average score of 78, based on 18 reviews. [2]

The album was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize 2020.

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Started Out"
3:42
2."About Work the Dancefloor"
  • Barnes
  • Ralph
  • Georgia
  • Oakley
  • Ralph
3:28
3."Never Let You Go"
  • Barnes
  • Ralph
  • Oakley
  • Ralph
  • Georgia
3:47
4."24 Hours"
  • Barnes
  • Ralph
  • Georgia
  • Oakley
  • Ralph
3:05
5."Mellow" (feat. Shygirl)
  • Georgia
  • Oakley
3:39
6."Till I Own It"
  • Barnes
  • Ralph
  • Georgia
  • Oakley
  • Ralph
3:49
7."I Can't Wait"
  • Barnes
  • Ralph
  • Georgia
  • Oakley
  • Ralph
3:08
8."Feel It"
  • Barnes
  • Georgia
  • Oakley
  • Ralph
3:52
9."Ultimate Sailor"
  • Barnes
  • Georgia
  • Oakley
3:36
10."Ray Guns"
  • Barnes
  • Ralph
  • Georgia
  • Oakley
  • Ralph
3:26
11."The Thrill" (feat. Maurice)
  • Barnes
  • Georgia
  • Ralph
4:27
12."Honey Dripping Sky"
  • Barnes
  • Georgia
  • Oakley
4:55
Total length:44:54
Japan bonus track [16]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."About Work the Dancefloor" (The Black Madonna remix)
  • Barnes
  • Ralph
  • Georgia
  • Oakley
  • Ralph
5:28
Total length:50:32
Digital bonus track [17] [18]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Never Let You Go" (alternative version)
  • Barnes
  • Ralph
  • Oakley
  • Ralph
  • Georgia
3:46
Spotify bonus tracks [17]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."About Work the Dancefloor" (edit)
  • Barnes
  • Ralph
  • Georgia
  • Oakley
  • Ralph
3:14
2."24 Hours" (edit)
  • Barnes
  • Ralph
  • Georgia
  • Oakley
  • Ralph
2:46

Charts

Chart performance for Seeking Thrills
Chart (2019)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [19] 139
Scottish Albums (OCC) [20] 19
UK Albums (OCC) [21] 24
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [22] 1

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  17. 1 2 "Seeking Thrills". Spotify. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
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