Blue (Jonas Blue album)

Blue
Studio album by
Jonas Blue
Released11 November 2018 (2018-11-11)
GenreDance
Length48:04
Label
Producer
Jonas Blue chronology
Jonas Blue: Electronic Nature – The Mix 2017
(2017) 		Blue
(2018) 		Est. 1989
(2020)
Singles from Blue
  1. "Fast Car"
    Released: 4 December 2015
  2. "Perfect Strangers"
    Released: 3 June 2016
  3. "By Your Side"
    Released: 28 October 2016
  4. "Mama"
    Released: 5 May 2017
  5. "We Could Go Back"
    Released: 13 October 2017
  6. "Rise"
    Released: 25 May 2018
  7. "I See Love"
    Released: 29 June 2018
  8. "Polaroid"
    Released: 5 October 2018
  9. "Desperate"
    Released: 23 January 2019
  10. "Wild"
    Released: 27 February 2019
  11. "What I Like About You"
    Released: 22 March 2019
  12. "Ritual"
    Released: 31 May 2019
  13. "I Wanna Dance"
    Released: 19 July 2019
  14. "Younger"
    Released: 6 September 2019

Blue is the debut studio album by British DJ Jonas Blue, released on 11 November 2018, via Positiva and Virgin EMI.

Background

The album consists of most of Blue's previous released singles including "Rise" with American duo Jack & Jack, "Polaroid" with English musician Liam Payne and double platinum-certified single "Fast Car" alongside seven new original tracks such as "Wherever You Go" and "Come Through". It features collaborators such as Canadian-Colombian singer-songwriter Jessie Reyez, American pop singer Joe Jonas, Scottish vocalist Nina Nesbitt, English songwriter Chelcee Grimes, Argentine singer Tini and Kosovar singer Era Istrefi.[1]

Idolator described the album as a "greatest hits collection".[2] Blue stated on his Instagram page that "Hey guys, super excited to announce the release of my debut album BLUE – coming out November 9th. Includes all the hits plus 7 new tracks with some amazing new artists."[3] He told the Evening Standard that he "wanted to explore new talent and there's established acts and other people but it's been great to have the new up-and-coming talent on this".[4][5]

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Drink to You" (featuring Zak Abel)
3:30
2."Mama" (featuring William Singe)
Blue3:04
3."Perfect Strangers" (featuring JP Cooper)
Blue3:16
4."I See Love" (featuring Joe Jonas)
Blue2:53
5."Polaroid" (featuring Liam Payne and Lennon Stella)
  • Robin
  • Romans
  • Drewett
  • Cooper
Blue3:13
6."Desperate" (featuring Nina Nesbitt)
  • Blue
  • Jackson Foote
  • Jordan Riley
2:54
7."By Your Side" (featuring Raye)
Blue3:21
8."Wild" (featuring Chelcee Grimes, Tini and Jhay Cortez)
  • Blue
  • Jordan Riley
3:32
9."Wherever You Go" (with Juan Magán featuring Jessie Reyez)
3:28
10."Purpose" (featuring Era Istrefi)
2:50
11."Rise" (featuring Jack & Jack)
  • Robin
  • Romans
  • Drewett
Blue3:14
Total length:35:14
Digital edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Supernova" (with Dark Heart featuring Charlotte OC)
  • Blue
  • Dark Heart
3:07
13."We Could Go Back" (featuring Moelogo)
Blue3:12
14."Come Through" (with Kaskade featuring Olivia Noelle)
2:58
15."Fast Car" (featuring Dakota)Tracy ChapmanBlue3:32
Total length:48:03
Japanese edition[6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Alien" (featuring Sabrina Carpenter)
Blue2:54
17."Perfect Strangers" (featuring JP Cooper (CMC$ Remix))
  • Robin
  • Smith
  • Cooper
Blue2:06
18."Heartbeat" (with Dark Heart featuring Gina Kushka)
  • Robin
  • Thomas
  • Gina Kushka
  • Shave
  • Pebworth
  • Astasio
  • Blue
  • Dark Heart
3:32
Total length:56:35
Deluxe edition[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
19."Rise" (featuring Iz*One)
  • Robin
  • Romans
  • Drewett
Blue3:12
20."What I Like About You" (featuring Theresa Rex)
  • Robin
  • Lene Dissing
  • Peter Bjørnskov
Blue3:40
21."Ritual" (with Tiësto featuring Rita Ora)
3:19
22."I Wanna Dance"RobinBlue3:05
23."Younger" (featuring Hrvy)
  • Robin
  • Romans
  • Blue
  • Cameron Gower Poole
3:14
Total length:73:05

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[27] Platinum 70,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[28] Gold 10,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[29] Platinum 60,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[30] 2× Platinum 40,000‡
Singapore (RIAS)[31] 2× Platinum 20,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[32] Gold 100,000‡
United States (RIAA)[33] Gold 500,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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