Surrounded by Light

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Surrounded by Light
SurroundedbyLightLakeMalawi.jpg
Studio album by
Released10 November 2017
Recorded2016
Label Holidays Forever
Lake Malawi chronology
We Are Making Love Again
(2015)
Surrounded by Light
(2017)
Singles from Surrounded by Light
  1. "Prague (In the City)"
    Released: 25 January 2017
  2. "Surrounded by Light"
    Released: 20 April 2017
  3. "Bottom of the Jungle"
    Released: 8 September 2017
  4. "Paris"
    Released: 9 November 2017
  5. "Spaced Out"
    Released: 23 March 2018

Surrounded by Light is the debut studio album by the Czech indie pop band Lake Malawi. It was released on 10 November 2017 by Holidays Forever. [1] [2] [3] The album peaked at number 81 on the Czech Albums Chart. The album includes the singles "Prague (In the City)", "Surrounded by Light", "Bottom of the Jungle", "Paris" and "Spaced Out".

Contents

Singles

"Prague (In the City)" was released as the lead single from the album on 25 January 2017. [4] "Surrounded by Light" was released as the second single from the album on 20 April 2017. [5] "Bottom of the Jungle" was released as the third single from the album on 8 September 2017. [6] "Paris" was released as the fourth single from the album on 9 November 2017. [7] "Spaced Out" was released as the fifth single from the album on 23 March 2018. [8]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Holidays Forever"4:46
2."Spaced Out"3:47
3."Because Because"3:40
4."Giving Up on Love"3:28
5."Black Pearl"3:24
6."Prague (In the City)"3:07
7."Parallel Universe"4:08
8."Surrounded by Light"3:14
9."Beach, Nectarines & Daim"2:43
10."Bottom of the Jungle"3:11
11."Nyc"4:39
12."Pyramid"2:57
13."Paris"3:26
14."Maryland"2:39

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) [9] 81

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Czech Republic10 November 2017 [1] Digital download Holidays Forever

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