Foreverland

For the 2011 Canadian film, see Foreverland (film).

Foreverland
Studio album by
The Divine Comedy
Released2 September 2016
Recorded2015–16
Studio
Various
GenreOrchestral pop
Length41:43
55:47 (bonus disc)
LabelDivine Comedy
ProducerNeil Hannon
The Divine Comedy chronology
Bang Goes the Knighthood
(2010) 		Foreverland
(2016) 		Office Politics
(2019)
Singles from Foreverland
  1. "Catherine the Great"
    Released: 24 June 2016[1]
  2. "How Can You Leave Me on My Own"
    Released: 26 August 2016[2]
  3. "To The Rescue"
    Released: 20 January 2017[3]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Drowned in Sound8/10[6]
Hot Presspositive[7]
The Irish Times[8]
Mojo[9]
Q[10]
Uncut7/10[11]

Foreverland is the eleventh studio album by Northern Irish chamber pop band the Divine Comedy, released on 2 September 2016 by Divine Comedy Records.[12][13][14][15][16]

Accolades

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Publication Accolade Year Rank
Mojo The 50 Best Albums of 2016 2016
50[17]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Neil Hannon, except where noted[18]

No.TitleLength
1."Napoleon Complex"4:45
2."Foreverland"4:01
3."Catherine the Great"3:03
4."Funny Peculiar"2:44
5."The Pact"2:55
6."To the Rescue"5:16
7."How Can You Leave Me on My Own"3:31
8."I Joined the Foreign Legion (To Forget)"3:41
9."My Happy Place"4:10
10."A Desperate Man"2:42
11."Other People"1:35
12."The One Who Loves You"3:20
Deluxe edition bonus disc[19]
No.TitleLength
1."6 December"3:52
2."11 December"4:16
3."13 December"2:37
4."23 December"2:59
5."3 January"4:11
6."13 January"1:41
7."15 January"1:58
8."30 January"3:33
9."7 February"2:13
10."22 February"3:49
11."8 March"3:10
12."27 March"1:07
13."4 April"3:33
14."4 April (Midnight)"2:34
15."3 May"4:16
16."10 May"2:17
17."21 May"3:12
18."28 May"1:07
19."31 May"3:22

Personnel

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Personnel per liner notes included in Venus, Folly, Cupid & Time – Thirty Years of the Divine Comedy.

Charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[20] 65
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21] 31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[22] 12
French Albums (SNEP)[23] 18
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[24] 41
Irish Albums (IRMA)[25] 3
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[26] 21
Scottish Albums (OCC)[27] 9
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[28] 33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 36
UK Albums (OCC)[30] 7

References

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  1. ^ "Meet Catherine The Great". The Divine Comedy. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  2. ^ "New Single: How Can You Leave Me on My Own". The Divine Comedy. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  3. ^ "New Single: To The Rescue". The Divine Comedy. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Foreverland". Metacritic. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Foreverland – Divine Comedy". AllMusic. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Album Review: Divine Comedy – Foreverland". Drowned in Sound. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Album Review: Divine Comedy, Foreverland". Hot Press. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  8. ^ "The Divine Comedy – Foreverland review: first-rate examples of contemplative, classic pop music". The Irish Times. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  9. ^ McNair, James (October 2016). "The Divine Comedy – Foreverland ****". Mojo.
  10. ^ Price, Simon (October 2016). "The Divine Comedy – Foreverland ****". Q.
  11. ^ Muller, Andrew (October 2016). "The Divine Comedy – Foreverland 7/10". Uncut.
  12. ^ "The Divine Comedy". The Divine Comedy. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  13. ^ "The Divine Comedy announce new album 'Foreverland' and Dublin date at the BGE Theatre". entertainment.ie. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  14. ^ "The Divine Comedy announce new album and UK tour". Mirror Online. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  15. ^ "The Divine Comedy announce new album and return to Dublin". Dublin Live. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  16. ^ "The Divine Comedy to release first album since 2010 and play Leeds City Varieties in October". The Press. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  17. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2016". Mojo. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  18. ^ "Foreverland". iTunes. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  19. ^ "Foreverland Deluxe Version". iTunes. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  20. ^ "Austriancharts.at – The Divine Comedy – Foreverland" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  21. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Divine Comedy – Foreverland" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  22. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Divine Comedy – Foreverland" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  23. ^ "Lescharts.com – The Divine Comedy – Foreverland". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  24. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Divine Comedy – Foreverland" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  25. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 36, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  26. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – The Divine Comedy – Foreverland". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  27. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  28. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – The Divine Comedy – Foreverland". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  29. ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Divine Comedy – Foreverland". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  30. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 September 2016.


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