Lukas Graham (also known as Lukas Graham (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.
Reception
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.[1]
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 19 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.[6][7]
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.[8] Danish singer Coco O previously charted at number two with the soundtrack to The Great Gatsby (2013).[9]
In Canada, the album debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 5,300 copies.[10]
Track listing
1. |
"7 Years" |
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3:57 |
2. |
"Take the World by Storm" |
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3:11 |
3. |
"Mama Said" |
- Forchhammer
- Ristorp
- Forrest
- Pilegaard
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3:26 |
4. |
"Happy Home" |
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3:37 |
5. |
"Hayo" |
- Forchhammer
- Ristorp
- Forrest
- Pilegaard
- Magnus Larsson
- Christopher Steven Brown
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- Future Animals
- Pilo
- Brown[b]
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2:52 |
6. |
"When I Woke Up… (Interlude)" |
- Forchhammer
- Ristorp
- Forrest
- Pilegaard
- David Greenbaum
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0:49 |
7. |
"Don't You Worry 'Bout Me" |
- Forchhammer
- Ristorp
- Forrest
- Pilegaard
- Brandon O'Bryant Beal
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3:10 |
8. |
"What Happened to Perfect" |
- Forchhammer
- Ristorp
- Forrest
- Pilegaard
- Steven Brown
- Golan
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- Future Animals
- Pilo
- Brown[b]
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3:56 |
9. |
"Playtime" |
- Forchhammer
- Ristorp
- Pilegaard
- Jim Duguid
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4:12 |
10. |
"Strip No More" |
- Forchhammer
- Ristorp
- Forrest
- Sebastian Fogh
- Pilegaard
- Larsson
- O'Bryant Beal
- Steven Brown
- Mark Falgren
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- Future Animals
- Pilo
- Brown[b]
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3:27 |
11. |
"You're Not There" |
- Forchhammer
- Ristorp
- Forrest
- Pilegaard
- James Alan
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3:21 |
12. |
"Funeral" |
- Forchhammer
- Ristorp
- Forrest
- Pilegaard
- Steven Brown
- Golan
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- Future Animals
- Pilo
- Brown[b]
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4:04 |
1. |
"7 Years" |
- Forchhammer
- Ristorp
- Forrest
- Pilegaard
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3:57 |
2. |
"Take the World by Storm" |
- Forchhammer
- Ristorp
- Forrest
- Pilegaard
- Golan
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3:11 |
3. |
"Mama Said" |
- Forchhammer
- Ristorp
- Forrest
- Pilegaard
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3:26 |
4. |
"Happy Home" |
- Forchhammer
- Ristorp
- Forrest
- Pilegaard
- Hedegaard
- Worsøe
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- Future Animals
- Pilo
- Hedegaard
- Worsø[a]
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3:38 |
5. |
"Drunk in the Morning" |
- Forchammer
- Fogh
- Ristorp
- Forrest
- Larsson
- Falgren
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- Future Animals
- Pilo
- Brown[b]
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3:23 |
6. |
"Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind Pt. 2)" |
- Forchammer
- Hedegaard
- Beal
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- Future Animals
- Pilo
- Hedegaard
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4:26 |
7. |
"Don't You Worry 'Bout Me" |
- Forchhammer
- Ristorp
- Forrest
- Pilegaard
- Brandon O'Bryant Beal
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3:10 |
8. |
"What Happened to Perfect" |
- Forchhammer
- Ristorp
- Forrest
- Pilegaard
- Steven Brown
- Golan
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- Future Animals
- Pilo
- Brown[b]
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3:56 |
9. |
"Strip No More" |
- Forchhammer
- Ristorp
- Forrest
- Pilegaard
- Larsson
- O'Bryant Beal
- Steven Brown
- Mark Falgren
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- Future Animals
- Pilo
- Brown[b]
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3:26 |
10. |
"You're Not There" |
- Forchhammer
- Ristorp
- Forrest
- Pilegaard
- James Alan
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3:22 |
11. |
"Funeral" |
- Forchhammer
- Ristorp
- Forrest
- Pilegaard
- Steven Brown
- Golan
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- Future Animals
- Pilo
- Brown[b]
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4:04 |
- Notes
- ^[a] signifies an additional producer
- ^[b] signifies a co-producer
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Certifications
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Release history
References
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Studio albums |
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Singles |
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As featured artist |
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Promotional singles |
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Related articles |
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