Released 16 June 2015 Release date 16 June 2015 Genres R&B/soul, Pop | Artist Lukas Graham Label Island Records | |
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Length 40:02 (standard version)
39:59 (2016 international version) Producer Future Animals
Hedegaard
Pilo Nominations Danish Music Award for Danish Songwriter of the Year Soul music albums Chaos and the Calm, Nine Track Mind, Sheleg Ba'sharav, Another Round, OnMyRadio | ||
Lukas graham 7 years official music video
Lukas Graham (also known as Blue Album) is the second studio album by Danish band Lukas Graham. It was released in Denmark on 16 June 2015 through Copenhagen Records. The album includes the singles "Mama Said", "Strip No More" and "7 Years". A version of the album incorporating "Drunk in the Morning" and "Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind Pt 2)" from the band's debut (while removing "Hayo", the interlude and "Playtime") was released internationally on 1 April 2016, serving as the band's debut album in the United States and United Kingdom.
Contents
Critical reception
Lukas Graham received mostly favourable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, it received an average score of 75, based on 5 reviews. The album features CDVU+ technology that includes more than 30 pages of bonus features with an exclusive video performance, 60 printable photos, complete album lyrics, downloadable graphics, and hidden links. In addition, the packaging of the album is made from 100% recycled materials.
Commercial performance
In Denmark, Lukas Graham was released on 16 June 2015 without any promotion. The album entered the Danish Albums Chart at number one and spent 22 non-consecutive weeks at the top of the chart. In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, with first-week sales of 24,093 copies, becoming the highest-charting album by a Danish act. Lukas Graham debuted at number one on the Australian Albums Chart, becoming the first number-one album by a Danish act since Aqua's Aquarium peaked at number one in 1998.
The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 in the United States, selling 34,000 copies. It is the highest charting album by a Danish act. Danish singer Coco O previously charted at number two with the soundtrack to The Great Gatsby (2013).
In Canada, the album debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 5,300 copies.
Track listing
Songs
17 Years3:57
2Take the World by Storm3:12
3Mama Said3:26