Matter of Time (Meg Mac album)

Matter of Time is the third studio by Australian singer-songwriter Meg Mac, released on 16 September 2022 through EMI Music Australia.[8][5]

Matter of Time
Studio album by
Released16 September 2022
Length34:05
LabelEMI
Producer
Meg Mac chronology
Hope
(2019)
Matter of Time
(2022)
Singles from Matter of Time
  1. "Is It Worth Being Sad"
    Released: 2 March 2022[1]
  2. "On Your Mind"
    Released: 1 April 2022[2]
  3. "Only Love"
    Released: 12 May 2022[3]
  4. "Letter"
    Released: 8 July 2022[4][5]
  5. "Understand"
    Released: 26 August 2022 [6][7]

The album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year at the 2022 J Awards.[9]

At the 2023 ARIA Music Awards, the album earned Mac a nomination for Best Solo Artist.[10]

Background and release

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Following the release of 2019 album Hope, Mac said she "took a risk and threw out an entire album and started again" after experiencing a "bit of a meltdown." She relocated to a small cottage in Burrawang, New South Wales, where she went off social media and went into my own little world, writing songs. The result is Matter of Time which features several songs co-written with PJ Harding, Jesse Shatkin and reimagined tunes that survived that scrapped album, including "Something in the Water", "Don't You Cry" and the title track. Upon the album's announcement, Mac said, "I wanted to just start again and do everything without compromise" adding that Matter of Time is "how I've always wanted to do an album. Knowing when it's not right, and having the confidence to say so and to take it in a different direction. Now for the first time, I really feel in control." Mac then announced the album on 6 July 2022.[11]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Megan McInerney

Matter of Time track listing
No.TitleMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Is It Worth Being Sad"
  • Megan McInerney
  • Marius Andrei Feder
  • PJ Harding
  • Sergiu Adrian Gherman
  • Tyler Reese Mehlenbacher
  • Feder
  • The Donuts
4:01
2."Only Love"
  • M. McInerney
  • Feder
  • Harding
  • Gherman
  • Mehlenbacher
The Donuts3:05
3."Understand"
Shatkin2:57
4."Something in the Water"
  • M. McInerney
  • Hannah McInerney
  • Peter Gonzales
  • Gherman
  • Mehlenbacher
The Donuts3:27
5."Letter"M. McInerneyDylan Nash3:09
6."On Your Mind"
  • M. McInerney
  • Feder
  • Gherman
  • Mehlenbacher
  • Daniel Nathan Krieger
The Donuts3:56
7."Matter of Time"
  • De Jong
  • The Donuts
3:58
8."Don't You Cry"
  • M. McInerney
  • Harding
Harding4:02
9."Lifesaver"
  • M. McInerney
  • Harding
The Donuts2:36
10."Head on the Pillow"
  • M. McInerney
  • Harding
Nash2:54
Total length:34:09

Charts

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Chart performance for Matter of Time
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] 1

Release history

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Release history and formats for Matter of Time
Region Date Format Catalogue Label Ref.
Various 16 September 2022 EMI Music Australia
Australia LP 4579860 [13]
CD 4579861 [14]

References

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  1. ^ "New Noise Meg Mac". Wonderland Magazine. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Meg Mac shares smoky new single "On Your Mind" alongside live video, national tour dates". NME. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Meg Mac speaks to RUSSH about her world slowing down and shares an exclusive look at her latest track "Only Love"". Russh. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Meg Mac announces new album Matter of Time and shares new single". NME. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Meg Mac Announces Third Album Matter of Time, Shares New Single". Music Feeds. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Meg Mac Has a New Song "Understand"". noise11. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Meg Mac shares powerful new single "understand"". amnplify. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  8. ^ Cashmere, Paul (6 July 2022). "Meg Mac Has Something New for You". Noise11. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Here's all the J Awards 2022 nominees!". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Nominees Announced for 2023 ARIA Awards". Music Feeds. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Meg Mac announces new album Matter of Time, shares new single "Letter"". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  12. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Matter of Time (Vinyl)". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Matter of Time (CD)". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 27 August 2022.