Know (album)
2018 studio album by Jason Mraz
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Know is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz. The album was released on August 10, 2018 by Atlantic Records.[2] The album's lead single "Have It All" was released on April 27, 2018, accompanied by a video filmed with performing arts students from his hometown of Richmond.[3][4] The video for the third track released on July 6, 2018, "Might as Well Dance", features footage shot at Mraz's wedding.[5]
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| Released | August 10, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2017–2018 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 36:27 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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The album is a further collaboration between Jason Mraz and the members of indie-rock-folk band Raining Jane: Mai Bloomfield, Becky Gebhardt, Chaska Potter and Mona Tavakoli, with whom Mraz has been working since 2007, and who were his backing band on his previous album Yes!.[6] The band returns to back him on Know and helped in writing a number of songs as well. The album peaked at number 9 on the US Billboard 200 chart.
Commercial performance
In the United States, Know debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200 with 33,000 album-equivalent units, which included 26,000 pure album sales.[7] It is Mraz's fifth top-ten album in the country.[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Let's See What the Night Can Do" |
| Andrew Wells | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Have It All" |
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| 3:46 |
| 3. | "More than Friends" (featuring Meghan Trainor) |
| Wells | 3:01 |
| 4. | "Unlonely" | Wells | 3:51 | |
| 5. | "Better with You" |
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| 2:41 |
| 6. | "No Plans" |
| Wells | 2:28 |
| 7. | "Sleeping to Dream" |
| Wells | 3:42 |
| 8. | "Making It Up" |
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| 2:53 |
| 9. | "Might as Well Dance" | Mraz |
| 3:56 |
| 10. | "Love Is Still the Answer" |
| 6:06 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "The Other Side" |
| 2:53 |
| 12. | "Have It All" (Easy Star All-Stars & Michael Goldwasser Reggae Mix) |
| 4:20 |
| Total length: | 43:45 | ||
Notes
- ^a signifies an additional producer
Personnel
- Jason Mraz – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Andrew Wells – production, engineering, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, organ, percussion
- Rob Humphreys – drums, percussion
- Sean Hurley – bass
- Eric Ruscinski – piano, organ, acoustic guitar
- Drew Taubenfeld – pedal steel, acoustic guitar
- Tony Maserati – mixing
- Andre de Santanna – production, engineering, bass
- Leo Costa – drums, percussion
- Molly Miller – electric guitar
- Daniel Mandelman – piano, organ, wurlitzer
- Pedro Collini – percussion
- Carlos Sosa – saxophone
- Raul Vallejo – trombone
- Fernado Castillo – trumpet
- Todd Spadafore – organ
Raining Jane
- Mai Bloomfield – vocals
- Becky Gebhardt – writing
- Chaska Potter – vocals
- Mona Tavakoli – vocals
Charts
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] | 39 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] | 24 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] | 28 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] | 46 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[13] | 10 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] | 5 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] | 27 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[16] | 15 |
| Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[17] | 11 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[18] | 22 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[19] | 37 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] | 46 |
| South Korean Albums (Gaon)[21] | 30 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[22] | 26 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] | 14 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[24] | 46 |
| US Billboard 200[7] | 9 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[25] | 3× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Various | August 10, 2018 | CD, digital download | Atlantic |