Where the Light Goes

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Where the Light Goes
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 26, 2023
Recorded2022
Genre Pop rock
Length44:38
Label Atlantic
Producer
Matchbox Twenty chronology
North
(2012)
Where the Light Goes
(2023)
Singles from Where the Light Goes
  1. "Wild Dogs (Running in a Slow Dream)"
    Released: March 17, 2023
  2. "Don't Get Me Wrong"
    Released: May 5, 2023 [1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Where the Light Goes is the fifth studio album by American rock band Matchbox Twenty, released on May 26, 2023, by Atlantic Records. [3] On March 17, 2023, the band released the first single from the album, "Wild Dogs (Running in a Slow Dream)". It is the band's first album in over a decade since North in 2012. [4] This is also the first album of new material by the band not to be produced by longtime producer Matt Serletic. The album was produced by Gregg Wattenberg with band members Paul Doucette and Kyle Cook.

Contents

Where the Light Goes debuted at number 53 on the US Billboard 200 with 13,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. [5]

Background

As they were about to embark on a 2020 tour, the members of Matchbox Twenty had come to the conclusion that they had no desire to make a new album and were now primarily a touring band that would occasionally release new songs. The tour was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and though the band announced new dates for 2022, those were subsequently postponed as well. With the tour rescheduled once again to 2023, Kyle Cook suggested that the band record a new album after all in order to give their fans something new to make up for their long period of inactivity. [6]

Track listing

Where the Light Goes track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Friends" Paul Doucette 4:46
2."Wild Dogs (Running in a Slow Dream)"
  • Wattenberg
  • Doucette
3:30
3."Rebels"
  • Thomas
  • Doucette
  • Wattenberg
  • Doucette
3:44
4."One Hit Love"
  • Thomas
  • Doucette
  • Wattenberg
Wattenberg3:43
5."Warm Blood"Doucette
  • Wattenberg
  • Doucette
3:48
6."Queen of New York City"
  • Thomas
  • Eric Arjes
  • Jeffrey Joseph East
Wattenberg3:32
7."Where the Light Goes"ThomasWattenberg3:52
8."Hang on Every Word"DoucetteWattenberg4:08
9."Don't Get Me Wrong"Wattenberg2:53
10."I Know Better" Kyle Cook Wattenberg3:48
11."No Other Love" (featuring Amanda Shires)
  • Wattenberg
  • Doucette
3:36
12."Selling Faith"Thomas
  • Wattenberg
  • Cook
3:18
Total length:44:38

Personnel

Matchbox Twenty

Additional musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Where the Light Goes
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [7] 2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] 77
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [9] 26
Scottish Albums (OCC) [10] 9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [11] 79
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [12] 10
US Billboard 200 [13] 53
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [14] 7

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