Dark Night Sweet Light

Dark Night Sweet Light is the fifth album from Australian hip hop duo Hermitude. It was released on 15 May 2015.[2] The album peaked at number 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart.

Dark Night Sweet Light
Studio album by
Released15 May 2015 (2015-05-15)
Recorded2013–2015
StudioThe Cave, Leichhardt and the Den, Glebe, Australia
GenreElectronica, Australian hip hop
Length40:54
LabelElefant Traks
ProducerLuke Dubber and Angus Stuart (Hermitude)
Hermitude chronology
Parallel Paradise
(2012)
Dark Night Sweet Light
(2015)
Pollyanarchy
(2019)
Singles from Dark Night Sweet Light
  1. "Through the Roof"
    Released: 21 January 2015[1]
  2. "The Buzz"
    Released: 28 April 2015
  3. "Ukiyo"
    Released: July 2015
  4. "Searchlight"
    Released: August 2015

Prior to its release, the duo said, "I feel like this record is more stripped back than a lot of music we've made before. It's not like James Blake minimal but it's definitely more simplified. The title is Dark Night Sweet Light [and] it's a night record, city lights, up moments but some melancholy drifts throughout".[3]

At the AIR Awards of 2015, the album was nominated for Best Independent Album and Best Independent Dance/Electronic Album.[4] At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015, the album was nominated for Album of the Year, Best Independent Release and Best Group, while Mitch Kenny was nominated for Engineer of the Year and Luke Dubber and Angus Stuart for Producer of the Year for their work on this album.[5]

At the J Awards of 2015, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[6]

Track listing

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Dark Night Sweet Light track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Hijinx"3:16
2."Through the Roof" (featuring Young Tapz)3:09
3."Ukiyo"3:47
4."Searchlight" (featuring Yeo)3:55
5."Bermuda Bay"4:06
6."Hazy Love"3:58
7."The Buzz" (featuring Mataya and Young Tapz)3:47
8."Metropolis"3:40
9."Midnight Terrain"4:29
10."Shift"2:18
11."Searchlight (Reprise)" (featuring Yeo)4:29
Total length:40:54

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Dark Night Sweet Light
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] 27

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for Dark Night Sweet Light
Chart (2015) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 43

Certifications

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Certifications for Dark Night Sweet Light
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release history and formats for Dark Night Sweet Light
Country Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia 15 May 2015 Elefant Traks ACE118/ACE121
North America 2015
  • CD
  • digital download
  • 2×LP (limited)
Nettwerk 31076 1

References

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  1. ^ "Hermitude Stream New Single Through The Roof". Music Feeds. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Hermitude Announce New Album Dark Night Sweet Light & National Tour". Music Feeds. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Hermitude's Dark Night, Sweet Light". Scenestr. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  4. ^ "1 Dads, Courtney Barnett Lead This Year's Independent Music Award Nominations". MusicFeeds. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  5. ^ Baroni, Nastassia (7 October 2015). "Courtney Barnett, Hermitude, Tame Impala Lead 2015 ARIA Award Nominations". Music Feeds. Archived from the original on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  6. ^ "The J Award 2015". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Hermitude – Dark Night Sweet Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Charts.nz – Hermitude – Dark Night Sweet Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  9. ^ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2015". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  10. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 July 2023.