Peroxide (Nina Nesbitt album)

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Peroxide
Nina Nesbitt Peroxide.jpg
Studio album by
Released17 February 2014 (2014-02-17)
Genre
Length70:31
Label Island
Producer
Nina Nesbitt chronology
Nina Nesbitt
(2014)
Peroxide
(2014)
Modern Love
(2016)
Singles from Peroxide
  1. "The Apple Tree"
    Released: 23 April 2012
  2. "Stay Out"
    Released: 8 April 2013
  3. "Don’t Stop"
    Released: 23 August 2013
  4. "Selfies"
    Released: 9 February 2014
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 56/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Daily Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Drowned in Sound (3/10) [4]
Financial Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
NME (3/10) [9]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Virgin Media Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Peroxide is the debut album by Scottish singer-songwriter Nina Nesbitt. The album features new material and old songs from her past EPs. It was released on 17 February 2014. [12] After the release of the album, Nesbitt embarked on a 3-show tour including Manchester, London, and her hometown of Edinburgh. The album was produced by Nesbitt with Jake Gosling (Paloma Faith, Ed Sheeran, One Direction) and Iain Archer (Example, Snow Patrol, Jake Bugg).

Contents

Despite being at number one on Wednesday's mid-week chart, with a small lead,[ citation needed ] following the Brit Awards that night giving coverage to other bands and singers, including Arctic Monkeys and Bastille, it only reached number 11 on the album chart on Sunday, 23 February. However, in Nesbitt's native Scotland, the album entered at number one on the Scottish Albums Chart, selling 45% more than its nearest competitor.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Peroxide"Nina Nesbitt Jake Gosling 3:31
2."Stay Out"
  • Gosling
  • Archer
2:43
3."Selfies"
  • Nesbitt
  • Thomas Kirkpatrick
James Earp3:26
4."Two Worlds Away"NesbittGosling3:25
5."Align"
Gosling3:58
6."Mr. C"Steve Mac2:42
7."He's the One I'm Bringing Back"
Gosling3:01
8."18 Candles"
  • Nesbitt
  • Gosling
  • Leonard
  • Gosling
  • Matt Furmidge
  • Alex Smith
3:13
9."Tough Luck"
  • Nesbitt
  • Gosling
Gosling3:18
10."The Outcome"
  • Nesbitt
  • Archer
Gosling3:22
11."Hold You" (featuring Kodaline)NesbittEarp5:28
12."We'll Be Back for More"
  • Gosling
  • Archer
3:20
13."The Hardest Part"NesbittEarp4:02
Deluxe edition (bonus tracks) [13]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(sLength
14."Some You Win"
  • Nesbitt
  • Gosling
  • Leonard
Gosling3:34
15."Bright Blue Eyes"NesbittEarp4:09
16."Brit Summer"
  • Nesbitt
  • Archer
Archer3:09
17."Don't Stop" Christine McVie
  • Earp
  • James F. Reynolds
2:46
18."Not What Your Dad Wants to Know"NesbittEarp2:59
19."The Apple Tree"
  • Nesbitt
  • Gosling
  • Leonard
Gosling2:51
20."The People"NesbittGosling5:27

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Irish Albums (IRMA) [14] 40
Scottish Albums (OCC) [15] 1
UK Albums (OCC) [16] 11

Release history

RegionDateEditionFormatLabel
Australia14 February 2014
  • Standard
  • deluxe
Digital download Island
New Zealand
IrelandDigital download, CD
United Kingdom17 February 2014
Japan19 February 2014Digital download

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