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Politics of Living
Studio album by
Released28 September 2018 (2018-09-28)
GenreIndie pop, pop, pop rock, dance-pop
Length44:28
Label
Producer
Kodaline chronology
I Wouldn't Be
(2017)
Politics of Living
(2018)
One Day at a Time
(2020)
Singles from Politics of Living
  1. "Brother"
    Released: 23 June 2017
  2. "Follow Your Fire"
    Released: 23 March 2018
  3. "Shed a Tear"
    Released: 15 June 2018
  4. "Worth It"
    Released: 20 July 2018
  5. "Head Held High"
    Released: 24 August 2018

Politics of Living is the third studio album by the Irish rock band Kodaline. It was released on 28 September 2018 through labels B-Unique Records and Sony Music UK. It features prominent production collaborations with musicians such as Steve Mac, Stephen Harris, and Jonny Coffer. Five singles were issued from the album: "Brother", "Follow Your Fire", "Shed a Tear", "Worth It", and "Head Held High".[1][2] Commercially, Politics of Living was a success within Europe. The album peaked at number one on the Irish Albums Chart, becoming Kodaline's third number one album, and at 15 on the UK Albums Chart.[3][4]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Follow Your Fire"Mac3:58
2."Hide and Seek"
  • Kodaline
  • McDaid
  • Corey Sanders
  • Will Reynolds
  • McDaid
  • Max Marlow
  • Reynolds
  • Graham Archer
3:46
3."Angel"KodalineStephen Harris3:57
4."Worth It"
4:01
5."Shed a Tear"
  • Harris
  • Jeberg
  • Dave Emery
3:55
6."Head Held High"
  • Harris
  • Coffer
3:34
7."Born Again"
  • Garrigan
  • McDaid
  • Mac
  • Hector
  • Mac
  • Serban Ghenea
3:34
8."I Wouldn't Be"KodalineHarris3:41
9."Don't Come Around"
  • Kodaline
  • Coffer
  • Hector
Coffer3:07
10."Brother"
3:23
11."Hell Froze Over"
  • Kodaline
  • McDaid
  • Marlow
  • McDaid
  • Marlow
  • Reynolds
  • Archer
3:45
12."Temple Bar"
  • Kodaline
  • Coffer
  • Hector
Coffer3:47
Total length:44:28
Japanese edition bonus tracks[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Ready to Change"
  • Kodaline
  • Hector
  • Harris
  • Emery
3:56
14."The Riddle"KodalineHarris4:12
15."Blood and Bones"KodalineHarris3:54
Total length:56:39

Charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 49
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 101
Irish Albums (OCC)[4] 1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 86
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] 10
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[10] 91
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 11
UK Albums (OCC)[3] 15
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[12] 11

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Price, Ryan (27 September 2018). "'Politics of Living' - Kodaline release first new album in three years". The Irish Press. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  2. ^ Corr, Alan (24 June 2018). "Kodaline scrapped their new album and re-recorded it". RTÉ. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Kodaline | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  5. ^ "「ポリティックス・オブ・リビング」- コーダライン". Sony Music Japan. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Kodaline – Politics of Living" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Kodaline – Politics of Living" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Kodaline – Politics of Living" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Kodaline – Politics of Living". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Kodaline – Politics of Living". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2019.