Layers (Kungs album) - Composition

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Layers is the debut studio album written and conducted by French DJ and record producer Kungs. It was released in France on 4 November 2016 by House of Barclay. The album peaked at number 8 on the French Albums Chart. The album includes the singles "This Girl", "Don't You Know", "I Feel So Bad" and "You Remain".

Layers

Studio album by Kungs
Released	4 November 2016
Recorded	2015
Studio	Shoreditch Grind Studio, The White Room Studio, Fryarcorp HQ, London, England Studio St Germain, Studio du Futur de l'Audiovisuel, Polydor Studio, Paris, France Val Production, Aix-en-Provence
Genre	Deep house tropical house
Length	40:56
Label	House of Barclay
Producer	Kungs

Singles from Layers
"This Girl" Released: 19 February 2016 "Don't You Know" Released: 24 June 2016 "I Feel So Bad" Released: 19 October 2016 "You Remain" Released: 27 October 2016

Singles

"This Girl" was released as the lead single from the album on 19 February 2016. It is a remix of Cookin' on 3 Burners' original song with vocals by Kylie Auldist. The song peaked at number one on the French Singles Chart.
"Don't You Know" was released as the second single from the album on 24 June 2016. The song peaked at number 5 on the French Singles Chart.
"I Feel So Bad" was released as the third single from the album on 19 October 2016. The song peaked at number 3 on the French Singles Chart.
"You Remain" was released as the fourth single from the album on 27 October 2016. The song peaked at number 45 on the French Singles Chart.

Track listing

Standard listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Melody" (featuring Luke Pritchard)	Kungs Luke Pritchard	Kungs	4:02
2.	"This Girl" (vs. Cookin' on 3 Burners)	Lance Ferguson Ivan Khatchoyan Jake Mason	Kungs	3:15
3.	"Don't You Know" (featuring Jamie N Commons)	Kungs Jamie N Commons Melanie Pereira	Kungs	3:04
4.	"You Remain" (featuring Ritual)	Kungs Adam Midgley Tommy Baxter Gez O'Connel	Kungs	3:43
5.	"Freedom" (featuring Wolfgang)	Kungs Melanie Pereira Wolfgang Patrick Valbrun	Kungs	2:54
6.	"When You're Gone" (featuring Tillie)	Kungs Joe Spargur Grace Allison Kelly Eric Tobias Wincorn	Kungs	3:35
7.	"Wild Church"	Kungs Victor Soulisse	Kungs	3:54
8.	"Bangalore Streets" (featuring Freia)	Kungs Badea Victoria Ionna Galajia Alexandru Daniel	Kungs	3:10
9.	"Tripping Off" (featuring Lune)	Kungs Tom Havelock Linnea Martinsson	Kungs	2:56
10.	"I Feel So Bad" (featuring Ephemerals)	Kungs Nicholas Hillman	Kungs	3:26
11.	"Crazy Enough" (featuring Richard Judge)	Kungs Richard Judge	Kungs	3:52
12.	"Trust" (featuring Rae Morris)	Kungs Benjamin Garrett Rae Morris	Kungs	3:25

Samples

"When You're Gone" contains a sample from "Lost Boy", written by Grace Allison Kelly, Joe Spargur & Eric Tobias Wincorn.
"I Feel So Bad" contains a sample from "You Made Us Change", written by Nicholas Hillman.

Personnel

Adapted credits from the media notes of Layers.[1]

Kungs: programming, engineering, mixing
Rainer Rütsch: additional mix and mastering
Julien Courtois: additional mix and mastering (track 2)
Nathaniel N.M. Robert: creative direction
Romain Staros: photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2]	74
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[3]	76
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[4]	33
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5]	32
French Albums (SNEP)[6]	8
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7]	56
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8]	18
US Billboard 200[9]	196

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Position
French Albums (SNEP)[10]	83

Chart (2017)	Position
French Albums (SNEP)[11]	52

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[12]	2× Platinum	200,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[13]	Gold	30,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Release date	Format	Label
France	4 November 2016	Digital download CD	House of Barclay

References

Layers (booklet). Kungs. House of Barclay. 2016. 5721907.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
"Austriancharts.at – Kungs – Layers" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
"Ultratop.be – Kungs – Layers" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
"Kungs Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
"Ultratop.be – Kungs – Layers" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
"Lescharts.com – Kungs – Layers". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Kungs – Layers" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
"Swisscharts.com – Kungs – Layers". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
"Kungs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
"Top de l'année Top Albums 2016" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
"Top de l'année Top Albums 2017" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
"French album certifications – Kungs – Layers" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
"Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved October 6, 2021. Type Kungs in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Layers in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.

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