Forever Neverland

Forever Neverland
Studio album by MØ
Released 19 October 2018 (2018-10-19)
Recorded 2015-18
Length 44:48
Label Columbia
Producer
MØ chronology
When I Was Young
(2017)		 Forever Neverland
(2018)
Singles from Forever Neverland
  1. "Nostalgia"
    Released: 28 March 2018
  2. "Sun in Our Eyes"
    Released: 12 July 2018
  3. "Way Down"
    Released: 7 September 2018
  4. "Imaginary Friend"
    Released: 21 September 2018

Forever Neverland is the upcoming second studio album by Danish singer and songwriter MØ. It is scheduled to be released on 19 October 2018 by Columbia Records.[1] It is her first full-length body of work since her debut studio album No Mythologies to Follow (2014), and comes after her second EP When I Was Young (2017). The album was preceded four singles: "Nostalgia", "Sun in Our Eyes" featuring Diplo, "Way Down" and "Imaginary Friend".[2] The album will also feature collaborations of Charli XCX, What So Not and Empress Of.[3]

Background

A year after the release of her debut album, MØ announced that she is working on her new album. On April 2015, MØ released a draft of the song in which was later authorized by Mads Kristiansen.[4] Later MØ traveled to New York to reunite with American DJ Diplo, where he later produced the song. On 15 October 2015, MØ finally released his single "Kamikaze" and it has reached the top 40 in Belgium and Denmark.[5]

MØ later traveled to Los Angeles to release a new song. She sent the lyrics to MNEK to produce the new song.[6] On 13 May 2016, she finally released the supposed second single of her upcoming album "Final Song" in which was reached to the top 5 in Denmark,[7] the top 20 in Australia, Norway[8] and the United Kingdom, and the top 100 in Canada and Sweden.

Later she joined SOPHIE, Benny Blanco and Cashmere Cat to realesed a new single. The song was released on 21 April 2017, the planned third single of the album was named "Nights with You" in wich was premiered on MistaJam's BBC Radio 1 show.[9]

On January 1, 2018, MØ explained in an interview how that her life changed after her collaboration with Major Lazer and DJ Snake for "Lean On", because the song becomes an international hit and MØ finally gained international fame.[10] Later she collaborated again with Major Lazer for "Cold Water" in which she also collaborated with Canadian singer Justin Bieber.[11] She also said that her EP "When I Was Young" is her first major major release following the success of both Major Lazer's "Lean On" and "Cold Water" featuring Justin Bieber.[12] She admitted that the new tracks might not be what new fans might expect following the two features and the others she's done since 2015, but that might not be such a bad. She has been working for four years on her new album, because after the success of "Lean On" and "Cold Water", MØ thinked that she needed to take a rest to later pass to the second phase of her album.[13][14]

On 2018, July 12, 2018 MØ teased her second album with the releasing of her new single "Sun in Our Eyes". On September 7 she revelead the album’s cover and also revelead that the album will be released on October 19, 2018. She also revelead that the other singles: "Kamikaze", "Final Song" and "Nights with You" will be only avalaible in the Japanese edition.[15][16]

Singles

On March 28, 2018, MØ released for streaming and digital dowland the album’s led single "Nostalgia".[17] Later MØ released the official music video on May 3, 2018, on her official Youtube account, in which is grabbed in a cellphone.[18]

On July 12, 2018, "Sun in Our Eyes" was released as the album’s second single.[19] The song peaked at number 17 in Ultratop on the Flemish Ultratip chart [20] and at number 32 on Mw Zealand Hot 40 Singles.[21] The music video was released August 8, 2018 on her Youtube account.[22]

On September 7, 2018, "Way Down" was released as the album's third single.[23]

On September 21, 2018, "Imaginary Friend" was released as the album's fourth single.[24] The official music video was released on the same day.[25]

Pre-release

On September 13, 2018, Forever Neverland was included on Billboard's "The 40 Most Anticipated Albums of Fall 2018" list.[26]

Track listing

Forever Neverland[27]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
0:45
2."Way Down"
ST!NT3:08
3."I Want You"
ST!NT3:16
4."Blur"
  • Ørsted
  • Bhattacharya
  • Kristoffer "Bonn" Fodgelmark
  • Albin Nedler
  • ST!NT
  • Fodgelmark
  • Nedler
3:04
5."Nostalgia"
  • ST!NT
  • McKenzie
3:46
6."Sun in Our Eyes" (with Diplo)
3:37
7."Mercy" (featuring What So Not)
3:41
8."If It's Over" (featuring Charli XCX)
3:39
9."West Hollywood" (Interlude)
  • Ørsted
  • Bhattacharya
ST!NT1:07
10."Beautiful Wreck"
  • Ørsted
  • Bhattacharya
  • Fodgelmark
  • Nedler
  • Madison Love
ST!NT3:49
11."Red Wine" (featuring Empress Of)
  • ST!NT
  • MantraBeats
  • DalePlay
3:22
12."Imaginary Friend"
Illangelo3:47
13."Trying to Be Good"
  • Ørsted
  • Bhattacharya
ST!NT3:46
14."Purple Like the Summer Rain"
  • Ørsted
  • Bhattacharya
  • Feeney
  • McKenzie
  • Riley
  • ST!NT
  • Dukes
  • McKenzie
4:01
Total length:44:48

Notes

  • ^[c] signifies an vocal producer
  • ^[d] signifies an executive producer
  • All album vocal production work was handled by Erik Eger, Andy Steinway and Dillon Zachara, except where noted.

References

  1. ↑ Wicks, Amanda (12 July 2018). "MØ Announces New Album, Shares New Song with Diplo: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "MØ Announces New Album Forever Neverland for September 2019 Release Debuts New Song "Sun In Our Eyes Featuring Diplo"". mxdwn.com. 14 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "MØ Reveals Her 'Forever Neverland' Tracklist Featuring Charli XCX". Idolator. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "MO X SURFACE". Microsoft OneNote. Microsoft. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Feeney, Nolan (4 October 2018). "The New MØ Single "Kamikaze" is a Worthy Sequel to "Lean On"". Time. New York. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  6. ↑ Myers, Owen (4 October 2018). "How Mø Finessed Anarchist Punk Life Into Global Pop Stardom". The Fader. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "danishcharts.com - MØ - Final Song". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "VG-lista - Topp 20 Single uke 28, 2016". VG-lista. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  9. ↑ Ana Leorne (4 October 2018). "MØ shares new single 'Nights With You'". The 405. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  10. ↑ "Major Lazer and DJ Snake ft. MØ release "Lean On"". Brightside.
  11. ↑ Briones, Isis (July 13, 2016). "Justin Bieber Celebrates His 'Cold Water' Single With a Backflip". Teen Vogue. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  12. ↑ "MØ releases surprise EP and new single 'When I Was Young' - NME". NME. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "Mø Talks 'Life Changer' Single 'Lean On' and Her Latest EP: Interview". Billboard. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  14. ↑ Lartleet, Barry (13 July 2018). "MØ: life after 'Lean On'". Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  15. ↑ "MØ announces new album, Forever Neverland, shares "Sun In Our Eyes" featuring Diplo: Stream". Consequences of Sound. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  16. ↑ "Forever Neverland in CD Japan". Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  17. ↑ "MØ releases new single 'Nostalgia'". 29 March 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  18. ↑ "MØ heads back to her hometown in new phone-friendly video for 'Nostalgia'". NME. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  19. ↑ "MO, Diplo Release Breezy New Collaboration 'Sun in Our Eyes'". Rolling Stones. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  20. ↑ ""Discografie MØ"". (in Dutch)Ultratop. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  21. ↑ "HOT 40 SINGLES". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  22. ↑ "MØ & Diplo Debut Peter Pan-Inspired Video For Breezy 'Sun In Our Eyes' Collab: Watch". Billboard. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  23. ↑ "Listen to MØ's killer new pop banger, 'Way Down'". NME. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  24. ↑ "MØ shares lustful pop ballad "Imaginary Friend"". The Line of Best Fit. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  25. ↑ "MØ Announces New Album And Debuts New Video". Vinyl Reviews. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  26. ↑ "The 40 Most Anticipated Albums of Fall 2018". Billboard. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  27. ↑ "Forever Neverland by MØ on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  28. ↑ "CDJapan : Forever Neverland MO CD Album" (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 September 2018.
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