Sunsets & Full Moons

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Sunsets & Full Moons
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Studio album by
Released8 November 2019 (2019-11-08)
Genre Pop [1]
Length30:20
Label Sony
Producer
The Script chronology
Acoustic Sessions
(2018)
Sunsets & Full Moons
(2019)
Acoustic Sessions 2
(2021)
Singles from Sunsets & Full Moons
  1. "The Last Time"
    Released: 20 September 2019 [2]
  2. "Run Through Walls"
    Released: 10 January 2020

Sunsets & Full Moons is the sixth studio album by Irish rock band The Script, released 8 November 2019 through Sony Music Entertainment. [3] It was supported by the lead single "The Last Time". The Script embarked on a European tour in 2020 in promotion of the album, with Becky Hill acting as a support act. [4] It was the last studio album to feature guitarist Mark Sheehan before his death in 2023, and the last album as a trio.

Contents

Background

The band consider the album to be a sequel to their self-titled debut album, released in 2008, as both were "written and recorded following traumatic personal events" for lead singer Danny O'Donoghue, whose parents both died ten years apart. O'Donoghue called the album the "most poignant record we've ever made", and said "Our music was always about being together with the audience, and writing about your own feelings, and sharing them." [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Something Unreal"3:31
2."The Last Time"
3:16
3."Run Through Walls"
  • O'Donoghue
  • Sheehan
  • Barry
  • David King
3:26
4."If You Don't Love Yourself"
  • O'Donoghue
  • Sheehan
  • Barry
  • King
2:45
5."Hurt People Hurt People"
  • O'Donoghue
  • Sheehan
  • Barry
  • King
3:07
6."Same Time"
  • O'Donoghue
  • Sheehan
  • Abrahart
  • Steven James
  • Dale Anthoni
3:17
7."Underdog"
  • O'Donoghue
  • Sheehan
  • Barry
3:37
8."The Hurt Game"
3:48
9."Hot Summer Nights"
  • O'Donoghue
  • Sheehan
  • Barry
  • Shaun Farrugia
3:33
Total length:30:20

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [17] Gold100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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