Politics of Living

Politics of Living is the third studio album by the Irish rock band Kodaline. It was released on 28 September 2018 through labels B-Unique Records and Sony Music UK. It features prominent production collaborations with musicians such as Steve Mac, Stephen Harris, and Jonny Coffer. Five singles were issued from the album: "Brother", "Follow Your Fire", "Shed a Tear", "Worth It", and "Head Held High".^[1][2] Commercially, Politics of Living was a success within Europe. The album peaked at number one on the Irish Albums Chart, becoming Kodaline's third number one album, and at 15 on the UK Albums Chart.^[3][4]

Politics of Living
Studio album by Kodaline
Released	28 September 2018 (2018-09-28)
Genre	Indie pop, pop, pop rock, dance-pop
Length	44:28
Label	B-Unique Sony
Producer	Steve Mac Johnny McDaid Max Marlow Will Reynolds Graham Archer Stephen Harris Jonny Coffer Jonas Jeberg Dave Emery Serban Ghenea Two Inch Punch
Kodaline chronology
I Wouldn't Be (2017) Politics of Living (2018) One Day at a Time (2020)
Singles from Politics of Living
"Brother" Released: 23 June 2017 "Follow Your Fire" Released: 23 March 2018 "Shed a Tear" Released: 15 June 2018 "Worth It" Released: 20 July 2018 "Head Held High" Released: 24 August 2018

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Follow Your Fire"	Steve Garrigan Johnny McDaid Steve Mac	Mac	3:58
2.	"Hide and Seek"	Kodaline McDaid Corey Sanders Will Reynolds	McDaid Max Marlow Reynolds Graham Archer	3:46
3.	"Angel"	Kodaline	Stephen Harris	3:57
4.	"Worth It"	Kodaline Wayne Hector	Harris Jonny Coffer	4:01
5.	"Shed a Tear"	Kodaline Dave Gibson Jonas Jeberg Neil Ormandy	Harris Jeberg Dave Emery	3:55
6.	"Head Held High"	Kodaline McDaid Coffer Liam O'Donnell	Harris Coffer	3:34
7.	"Born Again"	Garrigan McDaid Mac Hector	Mac Serban Ghenea	3:34
8.	"I Wouldn't Be"	Kodaline	Harris	3:41
9.	"Don't Come Around"	Kodaline Coffer Hector	Coffer	3:07
10.	"Brother"	Kodaline Sanders Alex Davies Jon Maguire	Harris Two Inch Punch	3:23
11.	"Hell Froze Over"	Kodaline McDaid Marlow	McDaid Marlow Reynolds Archer	3:45
12.	"Temple Bar"	Kodaline Coffer Hector	Coffer	3:47
Total length:				44:28

Japanese edition bonus tracks^[5]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Ready to Change"	Kodaline Hector	Harris Emery	3:56
14.	"The Riddle"	Kodaline	Harris	4:12
15.	"Blood and Bones"	Kodaline	Harris	3:54
Total length:				56:39

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6]	49
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7]	101
Irish Albums (OCC)[4]	1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8]	86
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9]	10
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[10]	91
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11]	11
UK Albums (OCC)[3]	15
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[12]	11

See also

• List of number-one albums of 2018 (Ireland)