Vikings (album)

Summary

Vikings is the third studio album by Danish rock band New Politics, released on August 14, 2015 via DCD2 Records and Warner Bros. Records. Three singles were released, titled "Everywhere I Go (Kings & Queens)", "West End Kids" and "Girl Crush". "West End Kids" is featured in the video game NHL 16[citation needed] and "Everywhere I Go (Kings & Queens)" is featured in the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5, The Sims 4: Get to Work and a trailer for the 2016 Amazon Prime series The Tick[2].

Vikings
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 14, 2015
Recorded2014–2015
Genre
Length44:53
LabelDCD2, Warner Bros.[1]
Producer
New Politics chronology
A Bad Girl in Harlem
(2013)
Vikings
(2015)
Lost in Translation
(2017)
Singles from Vikings
  1. "Everywhere I Go (Kings & Queens)"
    Released: September 2, 2014
  2. "West End Kids"
    Released: May 11, 2015
  3. "Girl Crush"
    Released: November 26, 2015

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by David Boyd, Søren Hansen, and Louis Vecchio

No.TitleLength
1."Everywhere I Go (Kings & Queens)"3:25
2."West End Kids"3:32
3."Girl Crush"2:54
4."Lovers in a Song"3:11
5."15 Dreams"3:04
6."50 Feet Tall"3:30
7."Pretend We're in a Movie"3:15
8."Loyalties Among Thieves"3:12
9."Stardust"3:40
10."Aristocrat"3:16
11."Strings Attached" (track ends at 1:39, first hidden track "Bitch I'm Gold" at 5:00 and second hidden track "LSD" at 11:07)11:55
Total length:44:54

Charts edit

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 129
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[4] 16

Singles edit

Title Year Peak chart positions
US Alt.
[5]
US Rock
[6]
"Everywhere I Go (Kings & Queens)" 2014 19 28
"West End Kids" 2015 25
"Girl Crush" 31
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

References edit

  1. ^ Kuchik, Natalie (October 15, 2014). "New Politics announce a new album 'Vikings'". AXS. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  2. ^ The Tick - Official Trailer. YouTube. 2017-07-12.
  3. ^ "New Politics Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "New Politics Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  5. ^ "New Politics Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.
  6. ^ "New Politics Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.