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2016 studio album by The Radio Dept.
Running Out of Love
Released 21 October 2016 (2016-10-21 ) Recorded 2015–2016
Genre Length 44 :50
Label
Labrador
Producer The Radio Dept. Tomas Bodén Erik Möller
"Occupied" Released: 16 June 2015 (2015-06-16 )
"Swedish Guns" Released: 31 August 2016 (2016-08-31 )
"We Got Game" Released: 7 October 2016 (2016-10-07 )
"Teach Me to Forget" Released: 14 July 2017 (2017-07-14 )
Running Out of Love is the fourth
studio album by Swedish
indie pop band
The Radio Dept. , released on 21 October 2016. Their first LP since 2010's
Clinging to a Scheme , Running Out of Love was delayed by a legal battle with their record label
Labrador and inspired by "life in Sweden in 2016".
[1]
The first single "Occupied" was released on a three-track EP of the same name on 16 June 2015 on a limited run of 1,000 12" records.
[2]
[3] The second single "Swedish Guns" was released over a year later, on 31 August 2016,
[4] followed by the third single "We Got Game" on 7 October 2016
[5] and fourth single "Teach Me to Forget" on 14 July 2017.
[6]
The album was shortlisted by
IMPALA (The Independent Music Companies Association) for the Album of the Year Award 2016, which rewards on a yearly basis the best album released on an independent European label.
[7]
Reception
Running Out of Love received positive reviews from critics. On
Metacritic , the album holds a score of 82 out of 100 based on 17 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
[9]
Commercial performance
Running Out of Love debuted at number six on the
Billboard
Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart with sales of 1,000 copies, marking the band's first entry on the chart.
[20] The album also reached number 19 on the
Heatseekers Albums chart.
[20]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Sloboda Narodu" Johan Duncanson 3:13 2. "Swedish Guns" Duncanson 5:35 3. "We Got Game" 4:15 4. "Thieves of State" 1:16 5. "Occupied" 7:19 6. "This Thing Was Bound to Happen" Duncanson 3:12 7. "Can't Be Guilty" Duncanson 4:36 8. "Committed to the Cause" 5:48 9. "Running Out of Love" Duncanson 3:30 10. "Teach Me to Forget" 6:06 Total length: 44:50
Personnel
Credits for Running Out of Love adapted from album liner notes.
[21]
The Radio Dept.
Johan Duncanson
Martin Carlberg
Additional musicians
Daniel Tjäder – keyboards (track 7)
Production
Tomas Bodén – mastering, mixing, production (track 10)
Erik Möller – production (track 10)
The Radio Dept. – mixing, production
Charts
References
^ Strauss, Matthew (27 July 2016).
"The Radio Dept. Return With New Album Running Out of Love" .
Pitchfork . Retrieved 28 July 2016 .
^
"The Radio Dept. – new 12" EP out today" .
Labrador Records . 15 June 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2016 .
^
"The Radio Dept. – Occupied" .
Labrador Records . Retrieved 19 September 2018 .
^
"The Radio Dept. – Swedish guns" .
Labrador Records . Retrieved 19 September 2018 .
^
"The Radio Dept. – We got game" .
Labrador Records . Retrieved 19 September 2018 .
^
"Teach Me To Forget" .
Labrador Records . Retrieved 19 September 2018 .
^
"25 artists up for best independent album of the year in Europe" .
IMPALA . Archived from
the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017 .
^
"Running Out Of Love by The Radio Dept. reviews" .
AnyDecentMusic? . Retrieved 19 October 2019 .
^
a
b
"Reviews for Running out of Love by The Radio Dept" .
Metacritic . Retrieved 5 December 2017 .
^ Sendra, Tim.
"Running Out of Love – The Radio Dept" .
AllMusic . Retrieved 5 December 2017 .
^ Kivel, Adam (17 October 2016).
"The Radio Dept. – Running Out of Love" .
Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 5 December 2017 .
^ Takru, Radhika (25 October 2016).
"Album Review: The Radio Dept. – Running Out of Love" .
Drowned in Sound . Archived from
the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017 .
^ Lindsay, Cam (19 October 2016).
"The Radio Dept.: Running Out of Love" .
Exclaim! . Retrieved 5 December 2017 .
^ Shepherd, Sam (21 October 2016).
"The Radio Dept – Running Out of Love" .
MusicOMH . Retrieved 5 December 2017 .
^ Cook, Cameron (28 October 2016).
"The Radio Dept.: Running Out of Love" .
Pitchfork . Retrieved 5 December 2017 .
^ Smith, Tanner (3 November 2016).
"The Radio Dept.: Running Out of Love" .
PopMatters . Retrieved 5 December 2017 .
^ Ogden, Chris (10 October 2016).
"The Radio Dept: Running Out of Love" .
The Skinny . Retrieved 5 December 2017 .
^ Sturges, Fiona (November 2016). "The Radio Dept.: Running Out of Love".
Uncut (234): 35.
^ Davis, Hays (12 December 2016).
"The Radio Dept.: Running Out of Love (Labrador)" .
Under the Radar . Retrieved 5 December 2017 .
^
a
b Murray, Gordan (11 March 2016).
"Christina Aguilera & Nile Rodgers Rule Dance Club Songs Chart" .
Billboard . Retrieved 20 June 2018 .
^ Running Out of Love (liner notes).
The Radio Dept.
Labrador Records . 2016. LAB158.{{
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^
"Swedishcharts.com – The Radio Dept – Running Out of Love" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
^
"The Radio Dept. Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved 7 July 2018.
^
"The Radio Dept. Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved 7 July 2018.
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