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2018 studio album by MNEK

Language

Studio album by MNEK

Released

7 September 2018

Recorded

2015–2018

Studio

Major Tom's (London, UK)

Genre

Length

46:00

Label

Virgin EMI

Producer

MNEK
Anton "Hightower" Rundberg
Tre Jean-Marie
Lophiile
Diztortion
Hal Ritson
NoiseClub

MNEK chronology

Small Talk EP
(2015)

Language
(2018)

Singles from Language

"Paradise"
Released: 12 July 2017
"Tongue"
Released: 28 February 2018
"Colour"
Released: 1 June 2018
"Crazy World"
Released: 16 August 2018
"Correct"
Released: 31 August 2018
"Girlfriend"
Released: 6 February 2019

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	68/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	6/10
DIY
The Guardian
The Line of Best Fit	8/10
MusicOMH
NME
Rolling Stone

Language is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter and record producer MNEK. It was released on 7 September 2018 through Virgin EMI Records and became his second solo project, succeeding his debut extended play Small Talk, released in 2015. Singles from Language include "Tongue", "Colour", "Correct" and "Girlfriend". The album's release was followed by a UK tour in 2018 and an American leg in 2019.

Language was received well by critics, with NME awarded Language four stars, as did The Line of Best Fit.

Accolades

Accolades for *Language*
Publication	Accolade	Rank
Billboard	Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2018	41
Idolator	Idolator's 25 Best Albums of 2018	12
MusicOMH	MusicOMH's 50 Best Albums of 2018	41
Paper	Paper's 20 Best Albums of 2018	15

Track listing

*Language* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Background"	Uzoechi Emenike	MNEK	1:29
2.	"Correct"	Emenike	MNEK	3:55
3.	"Tongue"	Emenike Julia Karlsson Anton Rundberg	MNEK Hightower	3:28
4.	"Gibberish (Interlude)"	Emenike Ryan Campbell	MNEK	0:19
5.	"Phone"	Emenike	MNEK Lophiile	3:23
6.	"Colour" (featuring Hailee Steinfeld)	Emenike Raoul Chen Anne-Marie Nicholson Arthur Hamilton	MNEK Diztortion	3:41
7.	"Body"	Emenike Campbell	MNEK TommyD	3:57
8.	"Honeymoon Phaze"	Emenike Campbell	MNEK Tre Jean-Marie TommyD	5:32
9.	"Language"	Emenike	MNEK Jean-Marie	1:04
10.	"Hearsay (Interlude)"	Emenike Chimnezie Emenike	MNEK	0:15
11.	"Girlfriend"	Emenike Campbell Charles Jankel Kenneth Young	MNEK	4:03
12.	"Paradise"	Emenike Ultra Naté Lem Springsteen John Ciafone	MNEK Hal Ritson Springsteen Ciafone	4:28
13.	"Crazy World"	Emenike Rebecca Hill	MNEK	3:46
14.	"Be (Interlude)"	Emenike Leo Kalyan	MNEK	0:17
15.	"Free"	Emenike Campbell	MNEK	3:45
16.	"Touched by You"	Emenike Zachary Poor Robert McCurdy Christopher Petrosino Karlsson Rundberg	MNEK Hightower NoiseClub TommyD	3:18
Total length:				46:00

Notes

signifies an additional producer.
signifies an original producer.
"Gibberish (Interlude)" features un-credited vocals from Ryan Ashley.
"Correct" features un-credited vocals from Ryan Ashley, Tre Jean-Marie and Kate Stewart.
"Colour" samples lyrical content from the song "The Rainbow Song", originally written by Arthur Hamilton.
"Body" partially samples the album's previous track "Colour", featuring Hailee Steinfeld.
"Hearsay (Interlude)" features un-credited vocals from Barto.
"Girlfriend" samples the song "Ai No Corrida", originally performed and written by Chaz Jankel.
"Paradise" samples the song "Free", originally performed and written by Ultra Naté.

References

"Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
Atkinson, Jess (11 September 2018). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
Goggins, Joe. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
Aroesti, Rachel (7 September 2018). "Language review – people-pleasing pop and camp braggadocio". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
^ "Debut album Language provides MNEK with a deserved place in the spotlight". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
Devlin, Ben (6 September 2018). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
^ "MNEK – 'Language' review". nme.com. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
Leight, Elias (7 September 2018). "MNEK's Hook-Deficient Debut 'Language'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
"MNEK Releases Sexy Single 'Tongue' From His Upcoming Debut Album". Billboard. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
"Play MNEK's "Tongue" and tell someone special that you love them". The Fader. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
"MNEK's honest album". Femalefirst.co.uk. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
"Language by MNEK". iTunes Store. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
"Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2018". Billboard. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
Wass, Mike (29 December 2018). "25 Best Albums of 2018". Idolator. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
Hubbard, Michael (5 December 2018). "MusicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2018". MusicOMH. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
"Paper's Top 20 Albums of 2018". Paper. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

v t e MNEK
Discography Production discography Awards and nominations
Albums	Language (2018)
Singles	"Every Little Word" "Wrote a Song About You" "The Rhythm" "Never Forget You" "At Night (I Think About You)" "Valentino"
Featured singles	"Ready for Your Love" "House Work" "Blinded by Your Grace, Pt. 2" "Head & Heart" "Where Did You Go?"
Other songs	"Close"

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