Bloom (Rüfüs album)

Bloom is the second studio album by alternative dance group RÜFÜS DU SOL, released on 22 January 2016 via Sweat It Out and Sony Music Australia.^[6]

Bloom
Studio album by RÜFÜS DU SOL
Released	22 January 2016
Length	51:46
Label	Sweat It Out Sony Music Australia
Producer	Tyrone Lindqvist[a] Jon George[a] James Hunt[a]
RÜFÜS DU SOL chronology
Atlas (2013) Bloom (2016) Solace (2018)
Singles from Bloom
"You Were Right" Released: 26 June 2015 "Like an Animal" Released: 25 September 2015 "Innerbloom" Released: 20 November 2015 "Say a Prayer for Me" Released: 13 January 2016 "Be with You" Released: 1 July 2016[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Guardian	[2]
Herald Sun	[3]
Rolling Stone Australia	[4]
The Sydney Morning Herald	[5]

The album debuted and peaked at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart, and was later certified platinum in Australia in 2018.

Singles

The album was preceded by five singles. "You Were Right" was released as the lead single on 26 June 2015. The song peaked at number 22 on the ARIA Charts. "Like an Animal" was released on 25 September 2015, "Innerbloom" in November 2013 and "Say a Prayer for Me" in January 2014; all prior to the album's release. "Be with You" was released as the fifth and final single in July 2016.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Brighter"	4:43
2.	"Like an Animal"	4:04
3.	"Say a Prayer for Me"	4:38
4.	"You Were Right"	4:02
5.	"Be with You"	4:05
6.	"Daylight"	3:18
7.	"Hypnotised" (featuring Dena Kaplan)	4:07
8.	"Tell Me"	3:52
9.	"Until the Sun Needs to Rise"	4:55
10.	"Lose My Head"	4:26
11.	"Innerbloom"	9:36

All music is composed by RÜFÜS DU SOL

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.^[7]

Musicians

Rüfüs

• Tyrone Lindqvist – writing, recording, production (1–11)
• Jon George – writing, recording, production (1–11)
• James Hunt – writing, recording, production (1–11)

Technical

• Rüfüs – mixing (1–11)
• Cassian Stewart-Kasimba – mixing (1–11)
• Darren Ziesing – mastering (1–11)

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Bloom

Chart (2016/17)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8]	1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9]	14

Year-end charts

2016 year-end chart performance for Bloom

Chart (2016)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10]	24

Certifications

Certifications for Bloom

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11]	Platinum	70,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one albums of 2016 (Australia)

Notes

1. All tracks

References

1. "Be with You (Remixes) – EP by RÜFÜS on Apple Music". Apple Music. July 1, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
2. Teague, Marcus (January 22, 2016). "RÜFÜS: Bloom review – efficient, highly-functional dancefloor fodder". The Guardian. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
3. Adams, Cameron; Cahill, Mikey (January 21, 2016). "Latest Album Reviews: RUFUS, Fat White Family, Fleetwood Mac, Charlie Hilton & Mystery Jets". Herald Sun. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
4. Ross, Annabel (January 26, 2016). "RÜFÜS – Bloom". Rolling Stone Australia. Archived from the original on January 31, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
5. Zuel, Bernard (January 29, 2016). "Spectrum reviews: Rufus, Buddy Guy, Nigel Kennedy and Bloc Party". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
6. "Bloom by RÜFÜS". Apple Music. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
7. Bloom (booklet). Rüfüs. Sweat It Out / Sony Music Australia. 2016.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
8. "Australiancharts.com – RÜFÜS – Bloom". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
9. "Charts.nz – RÜFÜS – Bloom". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
10. "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2016". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
11. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 26, 2021.