Lunatic (Kongos album)

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

Lunatic
Studio album by Kongos
Released	28 December 2012 (original) October 2013 (US self-release) 27 January 2014 (iTunes re-release) 25 February 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: 15 December 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 (1), 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