Kygo (album)

Kygo is the fifth studio album by Norwegian record producer and DJ Kygo. It was released on 21 June 2024 through RCA Records. The album contains guest appearances from Sigrid, Ava Max, Fred Well, Plested, the Jonas Brothers, Zak Abel, Julia Michaels, Chance Peña, Sandro Cavazza, Emmit Fenn, Sasha Alex Sloan, Nile Rodgers, Hayla, and Matt Hansen. Production was handled by Kygo and Nile Rodgers themselves, alongside Petey Martin, Luke Niccoli, Ollie Green, Franklin, and Stuart Crichton. It serves as the follow-up to Kygo's previous album, Thrill of the Chase (2022).

Kygo
Studio album by Kygo
Released	21 June 2024 (2024-06-21)
Genre	Dance-pop tropical house progressive house
Length	63:48
Label	RCA
Producer	Stuart Crichton Kygo Franklin Ollie Green Petey Martin Luke Niccoli Nile Rodgers
Kygo chronology
Thrill of the Chase (2022) Kygo (2024)
Singles from Kygo
"Whatever" Released: 19 January 2024 "For Life" Released: 19 April 2024 "Without You" Released: 31 May 2024 "Me Before You" Released: 14 June 2024

Singles and promotion

The lead single of the album, "Whatever", a collaboration with American singer-songwriter Ava Max, was released on 19 January 2024.^[1] The second single, "For Life", a collaboration with English singer-songwriter Zak Abel that features American musician Nile Rodgers, was released on 19 April 2024.^[2] On 30 May 2024, Kygo announced the title of the album alongside its cover art and release date.^[3] The third single, "Without You", a collaboration with British singer-songwriter Hayla, was released the following day.^[4] Kygo revealed the tracklist of the album on 10 June 2024.^[5] The fourth single, "Me Before You", a collaboration with English singer-songwriter Plested, was released four days later.^[6]

Track listing

Kygo track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll	Kygo	1:15
2.	"The Feeling" (with Sigrid)	Gørvell-Dahll Johan Lindbrandt Julia Gargano	Kygo Anders Nilsen[v]	3:10
3.	"Whatever" (with Ava Max)	Gørvell-Dahll Amanda Koci Shakira Tim Mitchell Gloria Estefan Cleo Tighe Roland Spreckley Jonah Sky Patrick Martin	Kygo Petey Martin	2:58
4.	"Surrender" (with Fred Well)	Gørvell-Dahll Fredrik Brurås Robin Stjernberg Mads Songve Lindbrandt	Kygo	3:16
5.	"Can't Do It on My Own"	Gørvell-Dahll	Kygo	4:04
6.	"Me Before You" (with Plested)	Gørvell-Dahll Philip Plested Michael Wise	Kygo Wise[v]	3:35
7.	"Healing (Shattered Heart)" (with Jonas Brothers)	Gørvell-Dahll Calle Lehmann	Kygo	2:42
8.	"Lighthouse" (with Zak Abel)	Gørvell-Dahll Zak Zilesnick Sandro Cavazza Songve	Kygo	3:11
9.	"Found Another Love"	Gørvell-Dahll	Kygo	4:22
10.	"Louder" (with Julia Michaels and Chance Peña)	Gørvell-Dahll Julia Michaels Martin Victor Ray Bill Maybury	Kygo Martin	3:00
11.	"Fade Away" (with Sandro Cavazza)	Gørvell-Dahll Cavazza Songve	Kygo	5:05
12.	"Hold On" (featuring Emmit Fenn)	Gørvell-Dahll Emmit Fenn	Kygo	4:18
13.	"Let Go" (with Sasha Alex Sloan)	Gørvell-Dahll Sasha Alex Sloan Mikky Ekko Luke Niccoli	Kygo Niccoli	3:07
14.	"For Life" (with Zak Abel featuring Nile Rodgers)	Gørvell-Dahll Zilesnick Nile Rodgers Ollie Green Bernard Edwards Ben Duncombe Romain Tranchart Yann Destangol	Kygo Rodgers Green Franklin	2:55
15.	"Without You" (with Hayla)	Gørvell-Dahll Hayley Williams Maegan Cottone Magnus Skylstad Jenson Vaughan	Kygo Skylstad[a]	4:23
16.	"Wait – Kygo Remix" (2024 edit)	Gørvell-Dahll Justin Meldal-Johnsen Brad Laner Morgan Kibby Yann Gonzalez Anthony Gonzalez	Kygo	5:35
17.	"You Can Feel"	Gørvell-Dahll	Kygo	3:11
18.	"Love Me Now or Lose Me Later" (with Matt Hansen)	Gørvell-Dahll Matt Hansen Stuart Crichton James Norton	Kygo Crichton	3:41
Total length:				63:48

Note

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer
• ^{^[v]} signifies a vocal producer

Personnel

• Randy Merrill – mastering
• Serban Ghenea – mixing
• Bryce Bordone – engineering assistance
• Petey Martin – acoustic guitar, drums, electric guitar, keyboards, percussion, piano, strings, and synthesizer on "Whatever"
• Ian Rene Parent – recording on "Whatever"
• Terena Dawn – engineering assistance on "Whatever"
• Ollie Green – piano on "For Life"

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Kygo Chart (2024–2025) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 52 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 105 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 182 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] 39 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] 49 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 33 French Albums (SNEP)[13] 44 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 86 Italian Albums (FIMI)[15] 95 Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)[16] 19 Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[17] 67 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[18] 70 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[19] 40 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[20] 1 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[21] 172 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[22] 77 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 20 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 7 UK Albums (OCC)[25] 62 UK Dance Albums (OCC)[26] 1 US Billboard 200[27] 97 US Top Dance Albums (Billboard)[28] 2

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Kygo Chart (2024) Position Australian Dance Albums (ARIA)[29] 47 US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[30] 25