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Still on My Mind
Studio album by
Released8 March 2019 (2019-03-08)
GenrePop, Hip Hop, Folktronica
Length45:27
LabelBMG
Producer
Dido chronology
Greatest Hits
(2013)
Still on My Mind
(2019)
Singles from Still on My Mind
  1. "Give You Up"
    Released: 22 January 2019

Still on My Mind is the fifth studio album by English singer Dido, released on 8 March 2019 through BMG.[1] It is her first studio album since 2013's Girl Who Got Away. The teaser single "Hurricanes" was released on 12 November 2018.[1] The official lead single "Give You Up" was premiered 22 January 2019 on BBC Radio 2. Dido will tour in support of the album from May 2019, making it her first tour in 15 years.[1]

Recording

Dido wrote and recorded the album in England with her brother Rollo. She said she "only wanted to make another album if it was with him", and called the recording process simple and an "absolutely magical experience",[2] saying it was "made in such an easy way, all the vocals recorded on the sofa, a lot of it recorded at home".[3]

Music

The album is said to display Dido's "love of hip hop and her folk roots", and feature "a dance and electronic music sensibility".[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

Still on My Mind received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 72 based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Hurricanes"
  • Dido
  • Rollo
5:17
2."Give You Up"
  • Dido
  • Denise Adam
  • Denny Thacker
  • Simon Hulbert
  • Rob Agostini
  • Adam
  • Hulbert
3:21
3."Hell After This"
  • Dido
  • Ryan Laubscher
  • Dido
  • Rollo
3:27
4."You Don't Need a God"
  • Dido
  • Rollo
  • Dido
  • Rollo
3:31
5."Take You Home"
  • Dido
  • Rollo
  • Nowels
  • Dido
  • Rollo
5:05
6."Some Kind of Love"
  • Dido
  • Laubscher
  • Dido
  • Rollo
4:42
7."Still on My Mind"
  • Dido
  • Louder
  • Dido
  • Rollo
3:04
8."Mad Love"
  • Dido
  • Rollo
  • Dido
  • Rollo
2:52
9."Walking By"
  • Dido
  • Laubscher
  • Dido
  • Laubscher
4:31
10."Friends"
  • Dido
  • Laubscher
  • Matt Hales
  • Dido
  • Rollo
3:23
11."Chances"
  • Dido
  • Rollo
3:31
12."Have to Stay"
  • Dido
  • Laubscher
Dido
2:43
Total length:45:27
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."What Am I Doing Here" 

References

  1. ^ a b c Copsey, Rob (12 November 2018). "Dido announces new album Still On My Mind and first UK and Ireland tour in 15 years". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  2. ^ McMahon, Amy (12 November 2018). "Dido to play the Olympia Theatre". Hot Press. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b Ellwood-Hughes, Pip (12 November 2018). "Dido returns with new album Still On My Mind and 2019 world tour dates". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Critic Reviews for Still on My Mind - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  5. ^ Yeung, Neil Z. (8 March 2019). "Still on My Mind – Dido". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 March 2019.