Dark Eyes (Half Moon Run album)
| Dark Eyes | ||
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| Studio album by Half Moon Run | ||
| Released | 27 March 2012 | |
| Recorded | Autumn 2011 | |
| Genre | Indie rock, Indie folk, Indie pop | |
| Length |
39:28 (Canadian release) 43:34 (International release) | |
| Label | Indica Records | |
| Producer | Nygel Asselin and Daniel Lagacé | |
| Singles from Dark Eyes | ||
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Dark Eyes is the debut studio album by the Canadian indie rock band Half Moon Run, released through Indica Records in Canada on March 27, 2012.[1] Their debut single "Full Circle" reached number 29 on the Canadian rock/alternative chart in 2012. The track was also used on the 'Horizon' trailer for Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, shown during E3 2013. The album's second single "Call Me in the Afternoon" peaked at number 19 on the Canadian rock/alternative chart in 2013. The band also released a song entitled 'Unofferable' on the album's international release in July 2013.
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| 13Strings |   [2] |
| AllMusic |  [3] |
| Buzz Magazine | [4] |
| Sputnik Music | [5] |
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Half Moon Run[6].
| Original Canadian release | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Full Circle" | 3:02 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Call Me in the Afternoon" | 3:04 | ||||||||
| 3. | "No More Losing the War" | 3:57 | ||||||||
| 4. | "She Wants to Know" | 4:12 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Need It" | 3:26 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Give Up" | 3:51 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Judgement" | 3:05 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Drug You" | 3:48 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Nerve" | 3:17 | ||||||||
| 10. | "Fire Escape" | 2:54 | ||||||||
| 11. | "21 Gun Salute" | 4:52 | ||||||||
Total length: |
39:28 | |||||||||
All songs written and composed by Half Moon Run, except "Unofferable" written with Isaac Symonds.
| International release | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Full Circle" | 3:02 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Call Me in the Afternoon" | 3:04 | ||||||||
| 3. | "No More Losing the War" | 3:57 | ||||||||
| 4. | "She Wants to Know" | 4:12 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Need It" | 3:26 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Give Up" | 3:51 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Judgement" | 3:05 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Unofferable" | 4:06 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Drug You" | 3:48 | ||||||||
| 10. | "Nerve" | 3:17 | ||||||||
| 11. | "Fire Escape" | 2:54 | ||||||||
| 12. | "21 Gun Salute" | 4:52 | ||||||||
Total length: |
43:34 | |||||||||
Chart performance
Weekly charts
| Chart (2013) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| scope="row" | Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] | 119 |
| scope="row" | Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] | 186 |
| scope="row" | Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[9] | 48 |
| scope="row" | French Albums (SNEP)[10] | 138 |
Personnel
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- Half Moon Run - primary artist
- Thomas Chartré - cello on "Give Up"
- Brigitte Dajczer - violin on "Give Up"
References
- ↑ "HALF MOON RUN WILL RELEASE THEIR DEBUT ALBUM 'DARK EYES'". Indica Records. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
- ↑ "Half Moon Run Dark Eyes". 13Strings. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ↑ Monger, James. "Half Moon Run Dark Eyes". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ↑ Griffiths, Dave. "Half Moon Run - Dark Eyes". BuzzMagazine. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ↑ Aziz (6 February 2013). "Half Moon Run Dark Eyes". Sputnik Music. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ↑ "Half Moon Run - Dark Eyes". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
- ↑ "Half Moon Run – Dark Eyes" (in Dutch). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Half Moon Run – Dark Eyes" (in French). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Half Moon Run – Dark Eyes" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Half Moon Run – Dark Eyes". Lescharts.com. Hung Medien.