How Did We Get So Dark?

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How Did We Get So Dark?
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Studio album by
Royal Blood
Released16 June 2017 (2017-06-16)
Recorded2016–2017
Studio
  • ICP (Brussels)
  • RAK (London)
Genre
Length34:25
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
Royal Blood chronology
Royal Blood
(2014) 		How Did We Get So Dark?
(2017) 		Typhoons
(2021)
Singles from How Did We Get So Dark?
  1. "Lights Out"
    Released: 13 April 2017[1]
  2. "I Only Lie When I Love You"
    Released: 8 June 2017
  3. "How Did We Get So Dark?"
    Released: 20 October 2017
  4. "Hole in Your Heart"
    Released: 20 March 2018[2]

How Did We Get So Dark? is the second studio album by British rock duo Royal Blood. The album was released by Warner Bros. Records on 16 June 2017.[3]

The album is considered by most critics to be compositionally similar to the band's breakthrough debut album; both of the albums are stylistically very similar, with Kerr's bass serving as the music's focal point, but it has a softer sound compared to their debut.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.4/10[7]
Metacritic71/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[4]
Classic Rock4/5 stars[5]
Dork4/5 stars[8]
Exclaim!6/10[9]
Financial Times4/5 stars[10]
MusicOMH3.5/5 stars[11]
NME4/5 stars[12]
The Spill Magazine5/5 stars[13]

The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, attaining a Metacritic aggregate score of 71. The album was generally not as well received as the band's first album with critics noting that, while the songwriting and production were well-executed, the band had failed to progress creatively since their debut.

Track listing[]

All lyrics are written by Royal Blood; all music is composed by Royal Blood, except where noted.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."How Did We Get So Dark?"  3:17
2."Lights Out"
  • Mike Kerr
  • John Barrett
  • Royal Blood
  • John Barrett
3:57
3."I Only Lie When I Love You"  2:49
4."She's Creeping"  3:23
5."Look Like You Know"  3:05
6."Where Are You Now?"  2:46
7."Don't Tell"
  • Mike Kerr
  • John Barrett
  • Royal Blood
  • John Barrett
3:38
8."Hook, Line & Sinker"  3:28
9."Hole in Your Heart"  3:46
10."Sleep" 
  • Royal Blood
  • Patrick Berger
4:16
Total length:34:25
Super deluxe vinyl bonus 7"[14]
No.TitleLength
11."Cheap Affection"2:55
12."Half the Chance"3:18
Total length:40:38

Personnel[]

Royal Blood

  • Mike Kerr – bass, keyboards, vocals, production
  • Ben Thatcher – drums, percussion, Steinway D, production

Production

  • Tom Dalgety – production, engineering, mixing
  • Jolyon Thomas – production, engineering
  • Brian Lucey – mastering
  • Justin Smith – engineering
  • Drew Bang – engineering
  • Adrian Samson – photography
  • Pascal Teixeira – art direction
  • Richard Welland – design

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 4
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16] 13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 2
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[19] 8
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[20] 43
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[21] 8
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[22] 28
French Albums (SNEP)[23] 28
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[24] 17
Greek Albums (IFPI)[25] 19
Irish Albums (IRMA)[26] 4
Italian Albums (FIMI)[27] 29
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[28] 6
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[29] 23
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[30] 8
Scottish Albums (OCC)[31] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[32] 25
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[33] 4
UK Albums (OCC)[34] 1
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[35] 1
US Billboard 200[36] 25
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[37] 6

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2017) Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[38] 31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[39] 112
UK Albums (OCC)[40] 39

References[]

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