Open Wide (album)
2025 studio album by Inhaler
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Open Wide is the third album by Irish rock band Inhaler. It was released through Polydor Records on 7 February 2025, and was met with favourable critical reception.
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| Released | 7 February 2025 | |||
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| Length | 48:11 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Kid Harpoon | |||
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| Singles from Open Wide | ||||
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The album debuted at No.2 on the UK Albums Chart, earning the band its third top-ten effort on the chart, following 2023's Cuts & Bruises (No. 2) and their chart-topping It Won't Always Be Like This (2021). Open Wide entered atop the Irish Albums Chart, marking their third consecutive number one in the native country.
Background and release
In an interview with The Independent, Inhaler frontman Elijah Hewson said that Open Wide reflects his "quarter-life crisis".[1][2]
Open Wide was released through Polydor Records on 7 February 2025.[3]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Clash | 8/10[5] |
| The Independent |   [1] |
| MusicOMH |  [6] |
| NME | [3] |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Open Wide received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 76 out of 100 from 5 critic scores.[4] It received positive reviews from The Independent,[1] NME,[3] and Clash,[5] as well as a mixed review from MusicOMH.[6]
Year-end lists
Track listing
All tracks are written by Elijah Hewson, Josh Jenkinson, Robert Keating and Ryan McMahon, with Amy Allen as an additional songwriter on "Eddie in the Darkness" and "Open Wide".
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Eddie in the Darkness" | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Billy (Yeah Yeah Yeah)" | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Your House" | 3:47 |
| 4. | "A Question of You" | 3:42 |
| 5. | "Even Though" | 3:18 |
| 6. | "Again" | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Open Wide" | 4:48 |
| 8. | "All I Got Is You" | 3:44 |
| 9. | "Still Young" | 3:21 |
| 10. | "The Charms" | 3:45 |
| 11. | "X-Ray" | 3:23 |
| 12. | "Concrete" | 3:49 |
| 13. | "Little Things" | 3:14 |
| 14. | "Hole in the Ground" | 3:45A |
| Total length: | 48:11 | |
Notes
- A "Hole in the Ground" was appended to streaming editions of the album later on, being released on October 29, 2025. It was added in November, 6 2025.
Personnel
Inhaler
- Elijah Hewson – vocals, electric guitar (all tracks); background vocals (tracks 2, 8)
- Robert Keating – bass guitar (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 1, 2, 5–8, 10, 13), synth bass (3)
- Josh Jenkinson – keyboards (all tracks), electric guitar (tracks 1–8, 10–13), background vocals (1, 2); acoustic guitar, organ (9)
- Ryan McMahon – drums (all tracks), background vocals (track 1)
Additional contributors
- Kid Harpoon – production (all tracks), synthesizer (tracks 2–13), Hammond B3 (3), background vocals (7, 8)
- Randy Merrill – mastering
- Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
- Brian Rajaratnam – engineering
- Liam Hebb – recording, engineering assistance
- Emi Trevena – additional engineering
- Andrea Cozzaglio – additional engineering (tracks 1–12), additional production (track 9), engineering (track 9–10), piano (track 10), programming (tracks 2, 9, 10)
- Matt Wolach – mixing assistance
- Tommy Turner – mixing assistance
- Natalie Maddix – choir arrangement, alto vocals (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9)
- Daniel Thomas – choir arrangement (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9)
- Laura Leon – alto vocals (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9)
- Shayanne Campbell – alto vocals (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9)
- Siziwe Sayiya – alto vocals (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9)
- Cleo Stewart – soprano vocals (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9)
- Leanna Leid – soprano vocals (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9)
- Roslyn Adonteng – soprano vocals (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9)
- Vânia Lima – soprano vocals (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9)
- Anton Denny-Brown – tenor vocals (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9)
- Charles Dawson – tenor vocals (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9)
- Christian Jamieson Idos – tenor vocals (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9)
- Dean Patron – tenor vocals (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9)
Charts
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] | 50 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] | 8 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] | 51 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] | 8 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] | 18 |
| Irish Albums (Official Charts)[13] | 1 |
| Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[14] | 2 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 64 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[16] | 2 |