Language (MNEK album)

Language is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter and record producer MNEK.^[9][10][11] It was released on 7 September 2018 through Virgin EMI Records^[12] and became his second solo project, succeeding his debut extended play Small Talk, released in 2015. Singles from Language include "Tongue", "Colour", "Correct" and "Girlfriend". The album's release was followed by a UK tour in 2018 and an American leg in 2019.

Language
Studio album by MNEK
Released	7 September 2018
Recorded	2015–2018
Studio	Major Tom's (London, UK)
Genre	Pop dance pop R&B
Length	46:00
Label	Virgin EMI
Producer	MNEK Anton "Hightower" Rundberg Tre Jean-Marie Lophiile Diztortion Hal Ritson NoiseClub
MNEK chronology
Small Talk EP (2015) Language (2018)
Singles from Language
"Paradise" Released: 12 July 2017 "Tongue" Released: 28 February 2018 "Colour" Released: 1 June 2018 "Crazy World" Released: 16 August 2018 "Correct" Released: 31 August 2018 "Girlfriend" Released: 6 February 2019

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	68/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	6/10[2]
DIY	[3]
The Guardian	[4]
The Line of Best Fit	8/10[5]
MusicOMH	[6]
NME	[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]

Language was received well by critics, with NME awarded Language four stars,^[7] as did The Line of Best Fit.^[5]

Accolades

Accolades for Language

Publication	Accolade	Rank
Billboard	Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2018	41[13]
Idolator	Idolator's 25 Best Albums of 2018	12[14]
MusicOMH	MusicOMH's 50 Best Albums of 2018	41[15]
Paper	Paper's 20 Best Albums of 2018	15[16]

Track listing

Language track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Background"	Uzoechi Emenike	MNEK	1:29
2.	"Correct"	Emenike	MNEK	3:55
3.	"Tongue"	Emenike Julia Karlsson Anton Rundberg	MNEK Hightower	3:28
4.	"Gibberish (Interlude)"	Emenike Ryan Campbell	MNEK	0:19
5.	"Phone"	Emenike	MNEK Lophiile	3:23
6.	"Colour" (featuring Hailee Steinfeld)	Emenike Raoul Chen Anne-Marie Nicholson Arthur Hamilton	MNEK Diztortion	3:41
7.	"Body"	Emenike Campbell	MNEK TommyD[a]	3:57
8.	"Honeymoon Phaze"	Emenike Campbell	MNEK Tre Jean-Marie TommyD[a]	5:32
9.	"Language"	Emenike	MNEK Jean-Marie	1:04
10.	"Hearsay (Interlude)"	Emenike Chimnezie Emenike	MNEK	0:15
11.	"Girlfriend"	Emenike Campbell Charles Jankel Kenneth Young	MNEK	4:03
12.	"Paradise"	Emenike Ultra Naté Lem Springsteen John Ciafone	MNEK Hal Ritson Springsteen[b] Ciafone[b]	4:28
13.	"Crazy World"	Emenike Rebecca Hill	MNEK	3:46
14.	"Be (Interlude)"	Emenike Leo Kalyan	MNEK	0:17
15.	"Free"	Emenike Campbell	MNEK	3:45
16.	"Touched by You"	Emenike Zachary Poor Robert McCurdy Christopher Petrosino Karlsson Rundberg	MNEK Hightower NoiseClub TommyD[a]	3:18
Total length:				46:00

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer.
• ^{^[b]} signifies an original producer.
• "Gibberish (Interlude)" features un-credited vocals from Ryan Ashley.
• "Correct" features un-credited vocals from Ryan Ashley, Tre Jean-Marie and Kate Stewart.
• "Colour" samples lyrical content from the song "The Rainbow Song", originally written by Arthur Hamilton.
• "Body" partially samples the album's previous track "Colour", featuring Hailee Steinfeld.
• "Hearsay (Interlude)" features un-credited vocals from Barto.
• "Girlfriend" samples the song "Ai No Corrida", originally performed and written by Chaz Jankel.
• "Paradise" samples the song "Free", originally performed and written by Ultra Naté.