Released 25 November 2011 | Recorded 2010–2011 Length 45:05 | |
In Case You Didn't Know(2011) Right Place Right Time(2012) |
In Case You Didn't Know is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Olly Murs, released on 25 November 2011, through Epic Records. The album's release was preceded by the number-one singles "Heart Skips a Beat" on 19 August 2011, and "Dance with Me Tonight", on 20 November 2011. The album's track listing was confirmed by Digital Spy on 7 October 2011.
Contents
Background
In June 2011, it was heavily rumoured that Murs had begun working on his second studio album. In the same month, Murs confirmed that he had been back in the studio, and that he was creating an album with a different approach to the first, stating that he wanted to explore all kinds of music. He commented: "I'm secretly not a bad rapper, and I really like to do a bit of beatboxing. Eminem has always been a favourite, but Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby" is a classic." On 27 August, during an interview with Digital Spy, Murs stated and that he was looking to create an album that was gracious of his roots.
Singles
Tour
In February and March 2012 Murs did an arena tour of the UK and Ireland.
Set list
- "Anywhere Else"
- "Change Is Gonna Come"
- "Thinking of Me"
- "Tell the World"
- "On My Cloud"/"I Need a Dollar"
- "This Song Is About You"
- "Busy"
- "I'm OK"
- "I Don't Love You Too"
- "Just Smile"
- "In Case You Didn't Know"
- "It Must Be Love"
- "Play Off"
- "One Step Beyond"
- "Dance With Me Tonight"
- "Oh My Goodness"
- "I Need You Now"
- "Sex Machine"
- "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"
- "Get Up Offa That Thing"
- "I Got You (I Feel Good)"
- "Heart on My Sleeve"
- "Please Don't Let Me Go"
Encore
- "Heart Skips a Beat"
Commercial performance
In Case You Didn't Know entered the UK Albums Chart at number-one with first week sales of over 148,000 copies, dethroning Rihanna's Talk That Talk album from that position, becoming Murs' first album to top the chart. On 9 December 2011, the album was certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for shipments of 300,000 copies in the UK. The album debuted at number six and peaked at number two on the Irish Albums Chart, marking it Murs' first album to chart within the top ten and highest peaking album. As of November 2016; the album has 1,105,014 copies in the United Kingdom.