New Hope Club (album) explained

New Hope Club
Type:studio
Artist:New Hope Club
Cover:File:New_Hope_Club_album_cover.png
Label:
Prev Title:Welcome to the Club Pt. 2
Prev Year:2018

New Hope Club is the self-titled debut studio album by British pop trio New Hope Club, released on 14 February 2020, by Hollywood, Virgin and Universal Records. The album features guest appearances from Mexican singer Danna Paola and Dutch-Moroccan DJ R3hab. Commercially, the album peaked at number 5 on the UK albums chart and number 7 on the Irish albums chart.

Background

After the album wasn't released in August, on 24 September 2019, the band announced on their social media that their album, still untitled would be released in February 2020.[1] On 18 December 2019, the band officially announced the title and release date for the album.[2]

Singles

"Permission" was released as the album's lead single on 1 February 2019.[3] [4]

"Love Again" was released as the album's second single on 3 May 2019.[5] [6] The song's music video was released on 16 May 2019 and features American actress Bailee Madison.[7] [8]

"Know Me Too Well" with Mexican singer Danna Paola was released as the album's third single on 4 October 2019.[9] The song's music video was shot in Valencia, Spain.[10]

"Let Me Down Slow" with Dutch-Moroccan DJ R3hab was released as the album's fourth single on 17 January 2020.[11] The song impacted contemporary hit radio in the United States on 25 February 2020.[12] The song's acoustic version was released on 28 February 2020.

Other songs

The songs "Crazy", "Medicine", "Karma" and the original version of "Let Me Down Slow" appear on the album after previously being released on the trio's second EP Welcome to the Club Pt. 2 (2018).

Track listing

Notes

Tours

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the band had to postpone their 2020 tour in support of the album to April 2021.[14] In replacement they are doing a virtual world tour of different countries streaming for free on YouTube.[15] [16]

New Hope Club Virtual World Tour

!Date!Country!Venue!Attendance!Runtime!Ref.
17 July 2020ArgentinaYouTube Streaming40,000+46:11[17]
19 July 2020Brazil35,000+54:07[18]
22 July 2020Mexico24,000+45:06[19]
24 July 2020United States24,000+43:20
26 July 2020Canada20,000+33:59
29 July 2020France17,000+42:39
31 July 2020Sweden15,000+30:13
2 August 2020Poland14,000+31:21
5 August 2020Spain15,000+30:08
7 August 2020Netherlands12,000+30:07
9 August 2020Germany13,000+32:17
12 August 2020Italy12,000+25:11
14 August 2020Russia14,000+29:31
16 August 2020South Korea32,000+38:08
19 August 2020Japan14,000+29:44
21 August 2020Philippines11,000+25:57
23 August 2020Indonesia25,000+37:12
26 August 2020Australia784
28 August 2020Ireland
30 August 2020United Kingdom

April 2021/UK & Ireland Tour

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Hope Club Announces Their Highly-Anticipated Debut Album TigerBeat. 24 September 2019. en-US. 29 February 2020.
  2. Web site: New Hope Club on Instagram: "Here it is, our self titled debut album. NEW HOPE CLUB. We have been working on this album since the band begun, we cannot wait for you to…". https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/newhopeclub/2201744576316732712 . 26 December 2021 . registration. Instagram. en. 29 February 2020.
  3. Web site: New Hope Club to Release New Song 'Permission' TigerBeat. 28 January 2019. en-US. 29 February 2020.
  4. Web site: New Hope Club Release New Single 'Permission'. 1 February 2019. CelebMix. en-GB. 29 February 2020.
  5. Web site: New Hope Club to Drop New Single 'Love Again' TigerBeat. 17 April 2019. en-US. 29 February 2020.
  6. Web site: New Hope Club Release New Single 'Love Again'. 3 May 2019. CelebMix. en-GB. 29 February 2020.
  7. Web site: New Hope Club Releases New Music Video for "Love Again" featuring Bailee Madison. pm studio world wide news. ja. 29 February 2020.
  8. 16 May 2019 . New Hope Club - Love Again . NewHopeClubVEVO . . 28 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210617053632/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxo3ukybEfw . 17 June 2021 . live.
  9. Web site: New Hope Club Release Their Brand-New Single 'Know Me Too Well' Featuring a Very Special Guest!. Mages. Emma. 4 October 2019. en-GB. 29 February 2020.
  10. Web site: NEW HOPE CLUB REVEAL VIDEO FOR LATEST SINGLE 'KNOW ME TOO WELL' FT. MEXICAN STAR DANNA PAOLA. Pressparty. en. 29 February 2020.
  11. Web site: New Hope Club Release Brand New Single, 'Let Me Down Slow', With R3HAB. Pop. Essentially. 17 January 2020. en-GB. 29 February 2020.
  12. Web site: Top 40/M Future Releases Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates .... All Access. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200224021820/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases. 24 February 2020. 29 February 2020.
  13. Web site: NEW HOPE CLUB SHOP. getnhc.com. 29 February 2020.
  14. New Hope Club . New Hope Club . NewHopeClub . 1284050218909040640 . 17 July 2020 . Due to the current circumstances we have unfortunately had to postpone our tour this year and move it back to April 21. We can’t wait to start playing live shows again and see all of you guys! We have added several new dates so hopefully we can see even more of you next year. https://t.co/DNQ84ZdQSi . en . 28 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211222133537/https://twitter.com/NewHopeClub/status/1284050218909040640 . 22 December 2021 . live.
  15. New Hope Club . New Hope Club . NewHopeClub . 1283053300162732035 . 14 July 2020 . BIG NEWS! We have been planning this for a while now and we are so excited to announce our Virtual World Tour Check the dates and join us there. #NHCWorldTour coming to a screen near you! ❤️ https://t.co/U5RBfRZjyY . en . 28 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211022182811/https://twitter.com/NewHopeClub/status/1283053300162732035 . 22 October 2021 . live.
  16. Web site: New Hope Club Virtual Tour Book 2020. 23 July 2020. Issuu. en.
  17. Web site: New Hope Club. 17 July 2020. New Hope Club Virtual World Tour - ARGENTINA. 23 July 2020. YouTube.
  18. Web site: New Hope Club. 19 July 2020. New Hope Club Virtual World Tour - BRAZIL. YouTube.
  19. Web site: New Hope Club. 22 July 2020. New Hope Club Virtual World Tour - MEXICO. YouTube.