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For the song by First Aid Kit, see The Big Black and the Blue. 2014 studio album by Fink
Hard Believer
Studio album by Fink
Released14 July 2014 (2014-07-14)
RecordedNovember 2013 in Los Angeles
Length55:00
LabelR'COUP'D, Ninja Tune
ProducerBilly Bush
Fink chronology
Fink Meets the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
(2014) 		Hard Believer
(2014) 		Horizontalism
(2015)
Singles from Hard Believer
  1. "Looking Too Closely"
    Released: 8 July 2014

Hard Believer is the sixth studio album by English musician Fink. It was released globally by Ninja Tune's imprint R'COUP'D on 14 July 2014.

Promotion

"Looking Too Closely" was released as the lead single to promote the album on 8 July 2014. An official music video for the song, directed by Joffrey Jans and Kai Kurve (Wolf&Lamm Directors Duo), was released onto YouTube on 2 July 2014.

On 7 October 2014, a music video for the second single, "Shakespeare", premiered on YouTube. It was directed by Oliver Murray. An extended play containing remixes of the song will be released digitally on 13 October 2014.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Fin Greenall, Tim Thornton and Guy Whittaker, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hard Believer" 5:26
2."Green and the Blue" 6:06
3."White Flag" 5:04
4."Pilgrim"Fink, B. Mackichan7:03
5."Two Days Later" 5:41
6."Shakespeare" 6:19
7."Truth Begins" 5:05
8."Looking Too Closely" 5:11
9."Too Late" 4:16
10."Keep Falling"Fink, Ryan Keen4:30

Personnel

Fink
  • Fin Greenall – lead and harmony vocals, acoustic guitars, keyboards
  • Guy Whittaker – electric and acoustic bass, BVs
  • Tim Thornton – drums, electric and acoustic guitars, BVs
Additional musicians

Chart performance

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 37
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 45
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 61
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 8
French Albums (SNEP) 72
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 25
UK Independent Albums (OCC) 14
USA Heatseekers 30

References

  1. "Fink: The British band who conquered US television". BBC News. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  2. "Looking Too Closely - Single by Fink". iTunes. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  3. "Fink - Looking Too Closely (Official Music Video)". YouTube. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  4. "The new video for 'Shakespeare': Watch on Youtube". finkworld.co.uk. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  5. "Fink - 'Shakespeare'". YouTube. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  6. "Shakespeare (Remixes) - EP by Fink". iTunes. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  7. "Austriancharts.at – Fink %5BUK%5D – Hard Believer" (in German). Hung Medien.
  8. "Ultratop.be – Fink %5BUK%5D – Hard Believer" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  9. "Ultratop.be – Fink %5BUK%5D – Hard Believer" (in French). Hung Medien.
  10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Fink %5BUK%5D – Hard Believer" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  11. "Lescharts.com – Fink %5BUK%5D – Hard Believer". Hung Medien.
  12. "Offiziellecharts.de – Fink %5BUK%5D – Hard Believer" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  13. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  14. "USA Heatseekers Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
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