8 (Anggun album)

8 is the seventh international studio album by Indonesian-French singer Anggun and her eleventh overall.[1][2] It was released by Universal Music on 8 December 2017 and became her first English-language album not to have a standalone French version. The album's first single, "What We Remember", was released digitally on 13 October 2017[3] and reached number eight on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in the United States.[4]

8
Studio album by
Anggun
Released8 December 2017
Recorded2016–17
GenrePop
Length33:33
LabelApril Earth, Universal Music
Anggun chronology
Toujours un ailleurs
(2015)		 8
(2017)

Background

Following the release of her sixth French-language album, Toujours un ailleurs (2015), Anggun worked on the English version.[5] In July 2017, it was announced that the singer had signed a pan-Asian recording deal with Universal Music Asia, based in Hong Kong, and her album would be released by the end of the year.[6] She then restarted the album's recording and rejected all the English songs from the Toujours un ailleurs session, including the ones she recorded with Brian Rawling in Metrophonic Studio, London.[1]

Titled 8, the album became Anggun's eighth album since her international breakthrough, following Snow on the Sahara / Au nom de la lune (1997), Chrysalis / Désirs contraires (2000), the Open Hearts soundtrack (2002), Luminescence (2005), Elevation (2008), Echoes / Échos (2011), and Toujours un ailleurs (2015).

Promotion

The album was launched at the Apple Store on Orchard Road in Singapore on 8 December 2017, with an acoustic showcase by the singer.[7][8] Anggun also travelled to Manila, Philippines to do a promotional tour.[9] "What We Remember" was released as the album's first single on 13 October 2017, with a music video directed by Roy Raz.[10][11] The second single, "The Good Is Back", was released in two duet versions on 20 April 2018, one with Indonesian singer Rossa and the other with Malaysian singer Fazura.[12][13]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."No Promises"
  • Anggun
  • Julian Grenier
  • Romain Joutard
 3:28
2."What We Remember"
  • Anggun
  • Silvio Lisbonne
  • Guillaume Boscaro
  • Lisbonne
  • Tiborg
2:46
3."The Good Is Back"
  • Anggun
  • Manon Romiti
  • Jeremy Poligné
  • Poligné
  • Tiborg
3:45
4."Righteous"
  • Anggun
  • Eddy Pradelles
  • Thomas Caruso
  • Pradelles
  • Tiborg
3:34
5."Alive"
  • Anggun
  • Laurent Wilthien
  • Matthieu Tosi
  • Jean-Noël Wilthien
Skydancers3:25
6."Medicine and Meditation"
  • Lisbonne
  • Tiborg
3:27
7."Inhuman"
  • Anggun
  • Nicolas Loconte
Loconte3:10
8."Forget Her"
  • Anggun
  • Loconte
Loconte3:08
9."Oceans"
  • Anggun
  • Christian Kretschmar
Kretschmar3:55
10."Thank You"
  • Anggun
  • Grenier
  • Joutard
 3:05

Charts
List of singles and chart positions
Title US
Dance
[14]
"What We Remember" 8
"The Good Is Back" 20

Release history
Region Date Label Edition(s) Format(s)
Indonesia[15] 8 December 2017 Universal Music Standard edition CD
Malaysia[16]
Philippines[17]
Taiwan[18]
Various[19] Digital download, music streaming

References
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  2. "Indonesia's The Sacred Riana beats Filipino dance group DMX to Asia's Got Talent title". yahoo.com. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  3. Media, Kompas Cyber (14 October 2017). "Anggun C Sasmi Rilis "What We Remember" - Kompas.com". kompas.com. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  4. "Anggun". Billboard.
  5. "Guess what?: Anggun to release new album in October". The Jakarta Post.
  6. "Indonesian artiste Anggun signs with Universal Music Asia". nst.com.my. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  7. "Watch "Anggun: Invitation to Her Session " posted by Apple Music International Pop on Apple Music". apple.com. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  8. hermes (1 December 2017). "Happenings - Gigs". straitstimes.com. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  9. "Anggun is coming to Manila!". rappler.com. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  10. Anggun Video (7 December 2017). "Anggun - What We Remember (Official video – Directed by Roy Raz)". Retrieved 16 December 2017 – via YouTube.
  11. "Clip " What We Remember " : Anggun surmonte sa peine amoureuse". aficia.info. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  12. "The Good is Back - Single by Anggun & Rossa". iTunes. 20 April 2018.
  13. "The Good is Back - Single by Anggun & Fazura". iTunes. 20 April 2018.
  14. "Anggun". Billboard.
  15. "Universal Music Indonesia Anggun – 8". Lazada.com. 8 December 2017. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  16. "ANGGUN 8 CD – 11street Malaysia – Music Album – Local". 11street. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  17. "ANGGUN 8 CD – 11street Philippines – Music Album – Local". 11street. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  18. "ANGGUN 8 CD – 11street Taiwan – Music Album – Local". 11street. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  19. CyberNews, Suara Merdeka. "Baru Dirilis, Album Anggun Kokoh di Top 250 Album Terlaris di Dunia versi I-Tunes". www.suaramerdeka.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
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