Communion (Years & Years album)

Communion
Studio album by Years & Years
Released 19 June 2015
Genre
Label Polydor Records
Producer
  • Years & Years
  • Andy Smith
  • Mark Ralph
  • Two Inch Punch
Years & Years chronology

Y & Y EP
(2015)		 Communion
(2015)
Singles from Communion
  1. "Real"
    Released: 17 February 2014
  2. "Take Shelter"
    Released: 18 August 2014
  3. "Desire"
    Released: 23 November 2014
  4. "King"
    Released: 27 February 2015

Communion is the debut album by English electronica trio Years & Years, due to be released 19 June 2015.[1]

Background

In 2014, the group signed to Polydor Records. In January 2015, Years & Years won the prestigious BBC Sound of 2015.[2] The trio were also nominated for the Critics Choice Award for the Brit Awards 2015 [3]

The album's title and release date was announced on 18 March 2015, when it was made available to pre-order on iTunes.[4]

Singles

"Real" was released as the album's first single on 17 February 2014.

"Take Shelter" was released as the album's second single on 18 August 2014 and peaked at number 140 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Desire" was released on 23 November 2014 as the album's third single. It reached number 22 on the UK Singles Chart.[5]

"King" was released as the album's fourth single on 27 February 2015. The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart,[5] with a combined sales-streaming figure of 101,000 copies, and reached number three on the Irish Singles Chart.

Track listing

Communion
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Foundation"     2:56
2. "Real"      
3. "Shine"      
4. "Take Shelter"     4:05
5. "Worship"     3:40
6. "Eyes Shut"      
7. "Ties"      
8. "King"  
  • Mark Ralph
  • Years & Years
  • Andy Smith
 3:34
9. "Desire"  
  • Ralph
  • Two Inch Punch
 3:25
10. "—"      
11. "Without"      
12. "Border"      
13. "Memo"     3:22

Notes

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Australia 19 June 2015
Polydor [7]
Germany [8]
Ireland [1]
France 22 June 2015 [9]
Italy [10]
Spain [11]
United Kingdom [12]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "iTunes - Music - Communion by Years & Years". iTunes Store (Republic of Ireland). 18 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Youngs, Ian (2015-01-09). "BBC News - Years & Years top BBC Sound Of 2015 list". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  3. ↑ Singh, Anita (2015-01-15). "Brit Awards nominations list 2015: year of the male". Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  4. ↑ "@yearsandyears: OK you can now pre-order our debut album Communion out 22-06-15 http://t.co/sawzjZGDMA ... http://t.co/v8bAo1DBq2". Twitter.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Years & Years - Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company.
  6. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Communion (Deluxe) by Years & Years". iTunes Store (United Kingdom). 18 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Communion by Years & Years". iTunes Store (Australia). 18 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "iTunes - Musik - Communion von Years & Years" (in German). iTunes Store (Germany). 18 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "iTunes - Musique - Communion de Years & Years" (in French). iTunes Store (France). 18 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "iTunes - Musica - Communion di Years & Years" (in Italian). iTunes Store (Italy). 18 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "iTunes - Música - Communion de Years & Years" (in Spanish). iTunes Store (Spain). 18 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Communion by Years & Years: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon (United Kingdom).