Layers (Kungs album)

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Layers
An image of a man with gelled hair, wearing a white t-shirt. The artist's name covers the man's face, colored in red. The album title appears below the artist's name, colored in white.
Studio album by
Kungs
Released4 November 2016
Recorded2015
StudioShoreditch 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
Length40:56
LabelHouse of Barclay
ProducerKungs
Kungs chronology
Layers
(2016) 		Club Azur
(2022)
Singles from Layers
  1. "This Girl"
    Released: 19 February 2016
  2. "Don't You Know"
    Released: 24 June 2016
  3. "I Feel So Bad"
    Released: 19 October 2016
  4. "You Remain"
    Released: 27 October 2016

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".

Singles

Track listing

Standard listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Melody" (featuring Luke Pritchard)
Kungs4:02
2."This Girl" (vs. Cookin' on 3 Burners)
Kungs3:15
3."Don't You Know" (featuring Jamie N Commons)
Kungs3:04
4."You Remain" (featuring Ritual)
  • Kungs
  • Adam Midgley
  • Tommy Baxter
  • Gez O'Connel
Kungs3:43
5."Freedom" (featuring Wolfgang)
  • Kungs
  • Melanie Pereira
  • Wolfgang Patrick Valbrun
Kungs2:54
6."When You're Gone" (featuring Tillie)
  • Kungs
  • Joe Spargur
  • Grace Allison Kelly
  • Eric Tobias Wincorn
Kungs3:35
7."Wild Church"
  • Kungs
  • Victor Soulisse
Kungs3:54
8."Bangalore Streets" (featuring Freia)
  • Kungs
  • Badea Victoria Ionna
  • Galajia Alexandru Daniel
Kungs3:10
9."Tripping Off" (featuring Lune)
  • Kungs
  • Tom Havelock
  • Linnea Martinsson
Kungs2:56
10."I Feel So Bad" (featuring Ephemerals)
  • Kungs
  • Nicholas Hillman
Kungs3:26
11."Crazy Enough" (featuring Richard Judge)
  • Kungs
  • Richard Judge
Kungs3:52
12."Trust" (featuring Rae Morris)
  • Kungs
  • Benjamin Garrett
  • Rae Morris
Kungs3:25

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.

  • 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

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) 2× Platinum 200,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON) Gold 30,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) Platinum 20,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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

References

  1. ^ Layers (booklet). Kungs. House of Barclay. 2016. 5721907.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  3. ^ "Ultratop.be – Kungs – Layers" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
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  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Kungs – Layers" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Lescharts.com – Kungs – Layers". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kungs – Layers" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Kungs – Layers". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Kungs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 2016" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 2017" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  12. ^ "French album certifications – Kungs – Layers" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 6 October 2021. Type Kungs in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Layers in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  14. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 May 2023. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter Layers in the search box.
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