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Lunatic is the second studio album by South African rock band Kongos. It was released independently by Tokoloshe on December 28, 2012. After signing with Epic Records, they re-released the album on February 25, 2014.

Lunatic

Studio album by

Kongos

Released

December 28, 2012 (original)
October 2013 (US self-release)
January 27, 2014 (iTunes re-release)
February 25, 2014 (re-release)

Recorded

2012

Studio

Tokoloshe Studios in South Africa

Genre

Alternative rock
kwaito

Length

51:36

Label

Tokoloshe (independent)
Epic (2014 re-release)

Producer

Kongos

Kongos chronology

Kongos
(2007)

Lunatic
(2012)

Egomaniac
(2016)

Singles from Lunatic

"I'm Only Joking"
Released: 2011
"Come with Me Now"
Released: December 15, 2012
"I Want to Know"
Released: 2012
"Escape"
Released: 2012
"Sex on the Radio"
Released: 2012

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	58/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Alternative Addiction	[3]
The Guardian	[4]
Renowned for Sound	[5]

Track listing

Original release
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Come with Me Now"	John J. Kongos	John J. Kongos, Dylan Kongos	3:32
2.	"Sex on the Radio"	Dylan Kongos	Dylan	3:57
3.	"Escape"	Jesse Kongos	Jesse Kongos	4:34
4.	"Kids These Days"	Daniel Kongos	Daniel Kongos	3:56
5.	"As We Are"	John J.	John J.	4:43
6.	"I Want to Know"	Jesse	Jesse	3:55
7.	"Hey I Don't Know"	Jesse	John J., Dylan	4:01
8.	"Traveling On"	Dylan	Dylan	4:32
9.	"Take Me Back"	John J.	Dylan, John J.	4:46
10.	"It's a Good Life"	Jesse	Jesse	3:59
11.	"I'm Only Joking"	Jesse	Dylan, Jesse	3:45
12.	"This Time I Won't Forget"	John J.	John J.	5:46

Epic reissue
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"I'm Only Joking"	Jesse Kongos	Dylan Kongos, Jesse Kongos	3:45
2.	"Come with Me Now"	John J. Kongos	John J., Dylan	3:32
3.	"I Want to Know"	Jesse	Jesse, John J.	3:55
4.	"Escape"	Jesse	Jesse	4:34
5.	"Kids These Days"	Daniel Kongos	Daniel Kongos	3:56
6.	"As We Are"	John J.	John J.	4:43
7.	"Sex on the Radio"	Dylan	Dylan	3:57
8.	"Hey I Don't Know"	Jesse	John J., Dylan	4:01
9.	"Traveling On"	Dylan	Dylan	4:32
10.	"Take Me Back"	John J.	Dylan, John J.	4:46
11.	"It's a Good Life"	Jesse	Jesse	3:59
12.	"This Time I Won't Forget"	John J.	John J. Kongos	5:46

Personnel

Adapted from the Lunatic liner notes.[6]

Kongos

Dylan Kongos - lead vocals (1,2,4,5,8,9,12), bass, pedal-steel guitar (2), acoustic guitar, programming, backing vocals
Johnny Kongos - accordion, piano, synths, programming, backing vocals
Jesse Kongos - drums, percussion, programming, lead vocals (3,6,7,10,11), backing vocals
Danny Kongos - guitar, backing vocals

Artwork

Kongos - artwork
Danny Kongos - photography

Production

Kongos - producer, recording, mixing
Jesse Kongos - mastering

Additional musician

John Kongos - executive producer, additional backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[7]	39
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8]	2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[9]	19
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[10]	9

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)	Position
US Top Rock Albums[11]	53
US Alternative Albums (Billboard)[12]	38

References

"Reviews for Lunatic by Kongos". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
Monger, James Christopher. "Lunatic - Kongos". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
"Review of "Lunatic" by KONGOS". Alternative Addiction. 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
Mokoena, Tshepo (18 September 2014). "Kongos: Lunatic review – John Kongos's sons aim for the world". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
Franklin, Nathan (19 September 2014). "Album Review: Kongos – Lunatic". Renowned for Sound. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
Lunatic (liner notes). Kongos. Epic. 2014.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
"Kongos Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
"Kongos Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
"Kongos Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
"Kongos Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
"Top Rock Albums: Year End 2014". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
"Alternative Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 16 January 2015. (subscription required)

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Lunatic è il secondo album in studio del gruppo musicale alternative rock sudafricano Kongos, pubblicato nel 2012 dall'etichetta discografica indipendente Tokoloshe. Dopo che il gruppo ha firmato con Epic Records, l'album è stato ripubblicato il 25 febbraio 2014.

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