New Hope Club (album)

New Hope Club is the self-titled debut studio album by British pop trio New Hope Club, released on 14 February 2020, by Hollywood, Virgin and Universal Records. The album features guest appearances from Mexican singer Danna Paola and Dutch-Moroccan DJ R3hab. Commercially, the album peaked at number 5 on the UK albums chart and number 7 on the Irish albums chart.

New Hope Club
Studio album by New Hope Club
Released	14 February 2020 (2020-02-14)
Length	41:53
Label	Hollywood Virgin Universal
Producer	Jarly Kin Ian Kirkpatrick Jintae Ko Mac & Phil John Martin Rick Parkhouse PhD R3hab Matt Rad Rice N' Peas Blake Richardson Jordan Riley Louis Schoorl George Tizzard Chris Wallace Young Skeptics Michel Zitron
New Hope Club chronology
Welcome to the Club Pt. 2 (2018) New Hope Club (2020)
Singles from New Hope Club
"Permission" Released: 1 February 2019 "Love Again" Released: 3 May 2019 "Know Me Too Well" Released: 4 October 2019 "Let Me Down Slow" Released: 17 January 2020

Background

After the album wasn't released in August, on 24 September 2019, the band announced on their social media that their album, still untitled would be released in February 2020.^[1] On 18 December 2019, the band officially announced the title and release date for the album.^[2]

Singles

"Permission" was released as the album's lead single on 1 February 2019.^[3][4]

"Love Again" was released as the album's second single on 3 May 2019.^[5][6] The song's music video was released on 16 May 2019 and features American actress Bailee Madison.^[7][8]

"Know Me Too Well" with Mexican singer Danna Paola was released as the album's third single on 4 October 2019.^[9] The song's music video was shot in Valencia, Spain.^[10]

"Let Me Down Slow" with Dutch-Moroccan DJ R3hab was released as the album's fourth single on 17 January 2020.^[11] The song impacted contemporary hit radio in the United States on 25 February 2020.^[12] The song's acoustic version was released on 28 February 2020.^[13]

Other songs

The songs "Crazy", "Medicine", "Karma" and the original version of "Let Me Down Slow" appear on the album after previously being released on the trio's second EP Welcome to the Club Pt. 2 (2018).

Track listing

New Hope Club – Standard edition^[14][15]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Love Again"	Andrew Bullimore Blake Richardson Daniel Davidsen George Smith Kane John Parfitt Peter Wallevik Reece Bibby	PhD Jez Ashurst[v]	3:23
2.	"Let Me Down Slow" (with R3hab)	Joakim Jarl John Martin Lindström Max McElligott Michel Zitron	Jarly John Martin Zitron R3hab Cameron Gower Poole[v]	2:55
3.	"Know Me Too Well" (featuring Danna Paola)	Richardson Bruno Valverde Paola Smith Grace Barker Hajar Sbihi Parfitt Bibby Sam Merrifield	Kin Young Skeptics Valverde[v] Sbihi[v]	3:20
4.	"Permission"	Jaramye Daniels Katie Pearlman Matthew Holmes Phil Plested Philip Leigh	Mac & Phil Matt Rad	3:14
5.	"Fixed"	George Tizzard Rick Parkhouse Roy Stride	Tizzard Parkhouse	3:44
6.	"Medicine"	Richardson Chris Wallace Smith Isaac Elliot Jared William Lee Bibby	Wallace Rad[c]	3:25
7.	"Give Me Time"	Richardson Smith Bibby	Richardson	2:37
8.	"Serious"	Richardson Smith Lauren Christy Louis Schoorl Bibby	Schoorl	3:23
9.	"Crazy"	Dewain Whitmore Ian Kirkpatrick Ilsey Juber Jason Evigan	Kirkpatrick Dreamlab[v]	3:54
10.	"Let Me Down Slow"	Jarly Martin McElligott Zitron	Jordan Riley Poole[v]	2:42
11.	"You and I"	Richardson Smith Holmes Plested Leigh Bibby Stride	Mac & Phil	3:16
12.	"Why Oh Why"	Bullimore Richardson Smith Jeremy Dussolliet Mike Waters Bibby Timothy Sommers	Rice N' Peas Sommers[v]	3:02
13.	"Karma"	Richardson Smith Bibby	Richardson Jintae Ko	2:58
Total length:				41:53

New Hope Club – Blake Edition^[16]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Love Again"	Bullimore Richardson Davidsen Smith Parfitt Wallevik Bibby	PhD Ashurst[v]	3:23
2.	"Let Me Down Slow" (with R3hab)	Jarly Martin McElligott Zitron	Jarly Martin Zitron R3hab Poole[v]	2:55
3.	"Know Me Too Well" (featuring Danna Paola)	Richardson Valverde Paola Smith Barker Sbihi Parfitt Bibby Merrifield	Kin Young Skeptics Valverde[v] Sbihi[v]	3:20
4.	"Permission"	Daniels Pearlman Holmes Plested Leigh	Mac & Phil Rad	3:14
5.	"Fixed"	Tizzard Parkhouse Stride	Tizzard Parkhouse	3:44
6.	"Medicine"	Richardson Wallace Smith Elliot Lee Bibby	Wallace Rad[c]	3:25
7.	"Give Me Time"	Richardson Smith Bibby	Richardson	2:37
8.	"Serious"	Richardson Smith Christy Schoorl Bibby	Schoorl	3:23
9.	"Crazy"	Whitmore Kirkpatrick Juber Evigan	Kirkpatrick Dreamlab[v]	3:54
10.	"You and I"	Richardson Smith Holmes Plested Leigh Bibby Stride	Mac & Phil	3:16
11.	"Just To Find Love"	Richardson Smith Bibby	New Hope Club	2:52
12.	"We Broke Up In a Dream"	Richardson Smith Bibby	New Hope Club	3:05
Total length:				39:08

New Hope Club – George Edition^[17]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Love Again"	Bullimore Richardson Davidsen Smith Parfitt Wallevik Bibby	PhD Ashurst[v]	3:23
2.	"Let Me Down Slow" (with R3hab)	Jarly Martin McElligott Zitron	Jarly Martin Zitron R3hab Poole[v]	2:55
3.	"Know Me Too Well" (featuring Danna Paola)	Richardson Valverde Paola Smith Barker Sbihi Parfitt Bibby Merrifield	Kin Young Skeptics Valverde[v] Sbihi[v]	3:20
4.	"Permission"	Daniels Pearlman Holmes Plested Leigh	Mac & Phil Rad	3:14
5.	"Fixed"	Tizzard Parkhouse Stride	Tizzard Parkhouse	3:44
6.	"Medicine"	Richardson Wallace Smith Elliot Lee Bibby	Wallace Rad[c]	3:25
7.	"Give Me Time"	Richardson Smith Bibby	Richardson	2:37
8.	"Serious"	Richardson Smith Christy Schoorl Bibby	Schoorl	3:23
9.	"Crazy"	Whitmore Kirkpatrick Juber Evigan	Kirkpatrick Dreamlab[v]	3:54
10.	"You and I"	Richardson Smith Holmes Plested Leigh Bibby Stride	Mac & Phil	3:16
11.	"Flight Away"	Richardson Smith Bibby	New Hope Club	3:22
12.	"Remember"	Richardson Smith Bibby	New Hope Club	2:51
Total length:				39:24

New Hope Club – Reece Edition^[18]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Love Again"	Bullimore Richardson Davidsen Smith Parfitt Wallevik Bibby	PhD Ashurst[v]	3:23
2.	"Let Me Down Slow" (with R3hab)	Jarly Martin McElligott Zitron	Jarly Martin Zitron R3hab Poole[v]	2:55
3.	"Know Me Too Well" (featuring Danna Paola)	Richardson Valverde Paola Smith Barker Sbihi Parfitt Bibby Merrifield	Kin Young Skeptics Valverde[v] Sbihi[v]	3:20
4.	"Permission"	Daniels Pearlman Holmes Plested Leigh	Mac & Phil Rad	3:14
5.	"Fixed"	Tizzard Parkhouse Stride	Tizzard Parkhouse	3:44
6.	"Medicine"	Richardson Wallace Smith Elliot Lee Bibby	Wallace Rad[c]	3:25
7.	"Give Me Time"	Richardson Smith Bibby	Richardson	2:37
8.	"Serious"	Richardson Smith Christy Schoorl Bibby	Schoorl	3:23
9.	"Crazy"	Whitmore Kirkpatrick Juber Evigan	Kirkpatrick Dreamlab[v]	3:54
10.	"You and I"	Richardson Smith Holmes Plested Leigh Bibby Stride	Mac & Phil	3:16
11.	"How To Say I Love You"	Richardson Smith Bibby	New Hope Club	3:30
12.	"Turning Red"	Richardson Smith Bibby	New Hope Club	3:44
Total length:				40:25

New Hope Club – Japanese Edition (bonus tracks)^[19]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Just To Find Love"	Richardson Smith Bibby	New Hope Club	3:52
15.	"We Broke Up In A Dream"	Richardson Smith Bibby	New Hope Club	3:05
16.	"Flight Away"	Richardson Smith Bibby	New Hope Club	3:22
17.	"Remember"	Richardson Smith Bibby	New Hope Club	2:51
18.	"How To Say I Love You"	Richardson Smith Bibby	New Hope Club	3:30
19.	"Turning Red"	Richardson Smith Bibby	New Hope Club	3:44
Total length:				1:02:17

Japan deluxe edition bonus DVD^[20]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Film Documentary (The Love Again World Tour)"	59:56
2.	"Love Again" (Audio Contents)	3:25
3.	"Let Me Down Slow (with R3hab)" (Audio Contents)	2:55
4.	"Know Me Too Well (featuring Danna Paola)" (Audio Contents)	3:22
5.	"Permission" (Audio Contents)	3:12
6.	"Fixed" (Audio Contents)	3:44
7.	"Medicine" (Audio Contents)	3:26
8.	"Give Me Time" (Audio Contents)	2:36
9.	"Serious" (Audio Contents)	3:23
10.	"Crazy" (Audio Contents)	3:54
11.	"You and I" (Audio Contents)	3:16
Total length:		1:31:15

Notes

• ^{^[v]} signifies a vocal producer
• ^{^[c]} signifies a co-producer

Charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Irish Albums (IRMA)[21]	7
UK Albums (OCC)[22]	5
South Korean Albums (Circle)[23]	43

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
Various	14 February 2020	Digital download streaming CD vinyl	Hollywood Virgin Universal	[24]

Tours

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the band had to postpone their 2020 tour in support of the album to April 2021.^[25] In replacement they held a virtual world tour of different countries streaming for free on YouTube.^[26][27]

New Hope Club Virtual World Tour

Date	Country	Venue	Attendance	Runtime	Ref.
17 July 2020	Argentina	YouTube Streaming	40,000+	46:11	[28]
19 July 2020	Brazil		35,000+	54:07	[29]
22 July 2020	Mexico		24,000+	45:06	[30]
24 July 2020	United States		24,000+	43:20
26 July 2020	Canada		20,000+	33:59
29 July 2020	France		17,000+	42:39
31 July 2020	Sweden		15,000+	30:13
2 August 2020	Poland		14,000+	31:21
5 August 2020	Spain		15,000+	30:08
7 August 2020	Netherlands		12,000+	30:07
9 August 2020	Germany		13,000+	32:17
12 August 2020	Italy		12,000+	25:11
14 August 2020	Russia		14,000+	29:31
16 August 2020	South Korea		32,000+	38:08
19 August 2020	Japan		14,000+	29:44
21 August 2020	Philippines		11,000+	25:57
23 August 2020	Indonesia		25,000+	37:12
26 August 2020	Australia		784
28 August 2020	Ireland
30 August 2020	United Kingdom

April 2021/UK & Ireland Tour