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Night Call is the third studio album by British artist Years & Years, released on 21 January 2022 by Polydor Records. It serves as the follow-up to their second album Palo Santo (2018).[2] Marking the first album release of Years & Years as Alexander's solo project following the departure of Mikey Goldsworthy and Emre Türkmen, it was preceded by three singles; "Starstruck", "Crave", "Sweet Talker" with Swedish DJ duo Galantis. Alexander embarked on the Night Call Tour in support of the album in the UK and Ireland.[3]

Night Call
Standard cover
Studio album by Years & Years
Released	21 January 2022
Genre	Pop[1]
Length	33:57
Label	Polydor
Producer	Mark Ralph DetoNate George Reid Ed Carlile Bloodshy Georgia Joel Little Richard "Biff" Stannard Duck Blackwell
Years & Years chronology
Palo Santo (2018) Night Call (2022)
Singles from Night Call
"Starstruck" Released: 8 April 2021 "Crave" Released: 28 September 2021 "Sweet Talker" Released: 24 November 2021

Background

Years & Years released their second album Palo Santo on 6 July 2018, supported by four singles. The album was commercially and critically successful, receiving critical acclaim from music critics and debuting in the top 3 on the UK Albums Chart. They also embarked on the Palo Santo Tour (2018–19) in support of the album.

On 18 March 2021, the band announced a third Years & Years album to be released in 2021. It was simultaneously announced that Goldsworthy and Türkmen had stepped down as active members, and that the act would continue as Alexander's solo project.[4][5]

On 28 September 2021, the album's cover art, title, and release date were revealed on his social media accounts.[6] Speaking about Night Call, Alexander said in a statement: "I was writing from a fantastical space, stuck in the same four walls. I wanted to have as much pleasure as possible in the music."[7]

Singles

On 23 March 2021, Olly Alexander announced the lead single off the album "Starstruck", which was released on 8 April. It was Alexander's first song release with Years & Years being a solo project, following the departures of Goldsworthy and Türkmen. The song peaked at 31 on the UK Singles Chart, and was promoted with a music video, which was released on 12 April, and a variety of remixes, including one with Australian singer Kylie Minogue.

"Crave" was released on 28 September 2021 as the second single off the album, which was announced along with the album announcement. A music video for the song premiered on the same day.

"Sweet Talker", which features Swedish electronic music duo Galantis, was released as the third and final single off the album on 24 November 2021. The music video for the song premiered on 9 December, and the song peaked at 26 on the UK Singles Chart. It was hailed Billboard as "a romantic, glorious dancefloor anthem" and Dancing Astronaut labelling it "a tour de force".[8]

Other notable songs

Ahead of the album's release, "Sooner or Later" was released on 14 January 2022 aswith a lyric video being released on the same day. The song was co-written by Alexander, Clarence Coffee Jr., and Mark Ralph, who also produced the song. The track is a synth-pop track, with it lyrically talking about Alexander chasing after a lost love who broke his heart."[9][8][10]

"Hallucination" was released on 18 February 2022, which featured on a reissued deluxe edition of Night Call on Spotify. The song features Kosovo Albanian DJ Regard and lyrically finds Alexander "warning off serial heartbreakers."[11]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.6/10[12]
Metacritic	71/100[13]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[14]
Clash	7/10[15]
Evening Standard	[16]
Gigwise	[17]
The Guardian	[18]
The Independent	[19]
musicOMH	[1]
NME	[20]
The Skinny	[21]
The Telegraph	[22]

Night Call has received generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 71 based on 13 reviews.[13] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 6.6 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.

AllMusic's Mark Collar said "While Night Call builds nicely upon Years & Years' indie electronic roots, it primarily feels like a new beginning for Alexander as he boldly embraces his pop future."[14]

In a positive review Robin Murray from Clash said that "It never quite transgresses those influences, yet in terms of sheer charm and bravura it places Olly right up there with his idols."[15]

Ben Devlin from musicOMH wrote that "Night Call, for all its merits, is a selection of pop songs that have no meaningful connection and which one could hear anywhere."[1]

In a mixed review writing for The Skinny Nadia Younes said "Unfortunately, Olly Alexander’s first solo outing as Years & Years doesn’t quite hit the mark, but even though they may be few and far between, there are still some glimmers of potential on Night Call."[21]

Track listing

Charts

Chart performance for Night Call

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[26]	88
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[27]	15
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[28]	12
French Albums (SNEP)[29]	134
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[30]	47
Irish Albums (OCC)[31]	19
Scottish Albums (OCC)[32]	2
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[33]	39
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[34]	62
UK Albums (OCC)[35]	1
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[36]	65
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[37]	5

Certifications

Certification for Night Call

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[38]	Silver	60,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for Night Call

Region	Date	Version	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	21 January 2022	Standard deluxe New Year's	CD LP cassette	Polydor	[39][40][41]
			Digital download streaming		[42][43]
Japan	16 February 2022	Deluxe	Japanese edition CD	Universal Music Japan	[44]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Night Call (album)

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[es] Night Call (álbum)

Night Call —en español, Night Call— es el tercer álbum de estudio del proyecto en solitario del británico, Olly Alexander, bajo el nombre de Years & Years, que será lanzado mundialmente el 21 de enero de 2022 por el sello discográfico Polydor,[1][2] marcando así el lanzamiento de su primer álbum como solista tras la partida de Mikey Goldsworthy y Emre Türkmen.[3] Fue precedido por tres sencillos: Starstruck, Crave y Sweet Talker, junto con Galantis. Además, Alexander ya ha anunciado las primeras fechas del Night Call Tour que comenzará en 2022 y en apoyo del álbum por el Reino Unido e Irlanda.[4]

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[it] Night Call

Night Call è il terzo album in studio, del progetto musicale del cantante britannico Olly Alexander chiamato Years & Years, pubblicato nel 2022. Dall'album furono estratti 5 singoli. Il primo, Starstruck, uscito nell'aprile 2021 seguito poi da Crave nel settembre dello stesso anno con cui il cantante annunciò l'uscita di un album. A Second to Midnight è il terzo singolo e vede la collaborazione con Kylie Minogue, il brano è incluso nella ristampa del suo quindicesimo album Disco e nell'edizione deluxe di Night Call. Alexander collabora poi con il duo svedese Galantis in Sweet Talker e infine, il 14 gennaio 2022 esce Sooner or Later, unico singolo promozionale dell'album.

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