Give Me the Future
Give Me the Future | ||||
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Released | 4 February 2022 | |||
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Length | 32:15 40:53 (deluxe) 70:47 (+ Dreams of the Past) | |||
Label | EMI | |||
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Bastille chronology | ||||
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Singles from Give Me the Future | ||||
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Give Me the Future + Dreams of the Past | ||||
Singles from Give Me the Future + Dreams of the Past | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.1/10[5] |
Metacritic | 72/100[6] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [7] |
Clash | 8/10[8] |
DIY | [9] |
Gigwise | [10] |
NME | [11] |
The Independent | [12] |
musicOMH | [13] |
Pitchfork | 4.7/10[14] |
The Telegraph | [15] |
Give Me the Future is the fourth studio album by British indie pop band Bastille, released on 4 February 2022 through EMI Records. It was executive produced by Ryan Tedder.[16] The album was preceded by the singles "Distorted Light Beam", "Give Me the Future", and "Thelma + Louise",[17] and subsequently announced alongside the release of the fourth single "No Bad Days".[18] A fifth single titled "Shut Off the Lights"[19] launched nearly three weeks prior to the album release.
A deluxe version of the album was released on 7 February 2022. It includes the single "Survivin'” from their 2020 Goosebumps EP. Bastille toured the UK and Europe starting in April 2022 in support of the album.[20] A super deluxe version of the album, entitled Give Me the Future + Dreams of the Past, was released on 26 August 2022, split into three "paths": Give Me the Future, Dreams of the Past and Other People's Heartache, which includes fourteen new tracks and is the fifth installment into Bastille's series of mixtapes, Other People's Heartache.[21]
Background
The album also includes a spoken-word interlude narrated by British actor and rapper Riz Ahmed titled "Promises".[23]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Distorted Light Beam" |
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| 2:57 |
2. | "Thelma + Louise" |
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| 2:17 |
3. | "No Bad Days" |
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| 3:05 |
4. | "Brave New World" (interlude) |
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| 0:27 |
5. | "Back to the Future" |
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| 2:53 |
6. | "Plug In..." | Smith |
| 2:40 |
7. | "Promises" (with Riz Ahmed) | Rizwan Ahmed | Ahmed | 1:25 |
8. | "Shut Off the Lights" |
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| 3:07 |
9. | "Stay Awake?" |
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| 3:07 |
10. | "Give Me the Future" |
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| 3:39 |
11. | "Club 57" |
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| 3:12 |
12. | "Total Dissociation" (interlude) |
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| 0:43 |
13. | "Future Holds" (featuring Bim) |
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| 2:43 |
Total length: | 32:15 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Back to the Innerverse" (interlude) |
| Smith | 0:20 |
15. | "Real Life" |
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| 2:20 |
16. | "Survivin'" |
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| 2:52 |
17. | "Shut Off the Lights" (Spinall remix) |
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| 3:06 |
Total length: | 40:53 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Back to the Innerverse" (interlude) | 0:20 |
2. | "Real Life" | 2:20 |
3. | "Family Ties" | 2:46 |
4. | "Distorted Light Beam" (reprise) | 3:23 |
5. | "Revolution" | 3:03 |
6. | "Survivin'" | 2:53 |
7. | "No More Bad Days" | 3:59 |
8. | "Hope for the Future" | 3:32 |
9. | "Other People's Heartache" (interlude) | 0:45 |
10. | "Run into Trouble" (featuring Dancing in the Dark " | 3:07 |
14. | "Running Away" | 2:52 |
Total length: | 70:47 |
Notes
- "Survivin'" is stylized in lowercase.
Personnel
Bastille
- Dan Smith – vocals (1–3, 5–13), keyboards (1–3, 5, 6, 8–13), programming (4, 7, 12)
- Kyle Simmons – background vocals (1, 8), computer music voices (1), keyboards (2, 5, 8)
- Will Farquarson – guitar (2, 5, 8), background vocals (8), bass (8, 11)
- Chris Wood – background vocals, drums (5, 8)
Additional musicians
- Marty Maro – bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, programming (1)
- Dan Priddy – keyboards, programming (1–3, 5, 9, 10); background vocals (8)
- Mark Crew – keyboards (1–3, 5, 8–11, 13), programming (1–3, 5, 8, 9, 11, 13), guitar (11)
- Jonny Abraham – string arrangement (1, 4–6, 10, 12), trumpet (5, 8, 10)
- Llinos Richards – cello (1, 4–6, 10, 12)
- Jordan Bergmans – viola (1, 4–6, 10, 12)
- Ciara Ismail – violin (1, 4–6, 10, 12)
- Rosie Langley – violin (1, 4–6, 10, 12)
- Bim Amoake-Gyampah – background vocals (2), vocals (13)
- Charlie Barnes – guitar (2, 5, 8, 10), background vocals (8)
- Jack Duxbury – guitar (2, 3, 5, 11, 13), piano (3); keyboards, programming (13)
- John Rittipo-Moore – saxophone (5, 8, 10), background vocals (8)
- Barnaby Philpott – trombone (5, 8, 10)
- Riz Ahmed – spoken word (7)
- Adam Foster – background vocals (8)
- Chris Speirs – background vocals (8)
- Dick Meredith – background vocals (8)
- Lisa O'Callaghan – background vocals (8)
- Paul Cooper – background vocals (8)
- Jonny Coffer – guitar, programming (8)
- May Charters – spoken word (9)
- Jack Scott – whistle (11)
- Senab Adekunle – background vocals, vocal arrangement (13)
Technical
- Chris Gehringer – mastering
- Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing(1–6, 8–11, 13)
- Mark Crew – mixing (7, 12), recording (1–6, 8–13)
- Rich Rich – recording (1)
- Riz Ahmed – recording (7)
- Jonny Coffer – recording (8)
- Matt Wolach – mixing assistance (1–6, 8–11, 13)
Charts
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[24] | 69 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[25] | 30 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[26] | 15 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[27] | 53 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[28] | 10 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[29] | 15 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[30] | 96 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[31] | 1 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] | 28 |
UK Albums (OCC)[33] | 1 |
US Billboard 200[34] | 110 |
US | 13 |
US | 17 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[37] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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