Only Love, L
Only Love, L is the fifth studio album by German singer Lena Meyer-Landrut. It was released by Polydor Records on 5 April 2019.[1] The album includes the singles "Thank You" and "Don't Lie to Me", with production from Beatgees, Jugglerz, and Jr Blender. It peaked at number 2 on the German Albums Chart, and entered the five in Austria. The album was re-released as More Love Edition on 6 December 2019, with the songs "Better" and "It Takes Two", as well as acoustic versions of "Thank You", "Don't Lie to Me", "Skinny Bitch" and "Better".[2] Musically it's described as a Pop album that incorporates elements of Dancehall, Trap and R&B.[3]
Only Love, L | ||||
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Released | 5 April 2019 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 45:30 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
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Singles from Only Love, L | ||||
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Singles
The album's lead single "Thank You" was released on 16 November 2018.[4] The song's music video was released on 29 November 2018 and was directed by Mario Clement.[5] The song debuted and peaked at number 40 in Germany.[6] "Don't Lie to Me" was released as the album's second single on 15 March 2019.[7] The song's music video was released on the same day and was directed by Paul Ripke.[8] The song debuted at number 63 and peaked at number 30 in Germany.[9]
"Sex in the Morning" featuring Ramz was released on 29 March 2019 as the first promotional single from the album.[10] "Boundaries" was used in the German campaign for the movie Dark Phoenix. The official music video was released on 17 May 2019.[11] A music video for "Love" was released as an IGTV video on 28 June 2019.[12] On 3 July 2019 the video was published on YouTube.[13] "Better" with Nico Santos was released as a single on 16 August 2019.[14] It was later included on the album's More Love Edition.[2] "Skinny Bitch" was released as a single on 24 January 2020, along with a music video directed by Paul Hüttemann.[15][16]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Dear L" |
| Beatgees | 3:19 |
2. | "Thank You" |
| Beatgees | 3:15 |
3. | "Private Thoughts" |
| Beatgees | 4:20 |
4. | "Scared" |
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| 3:15 |
5. | "Life Was a Beach" |
| Beatgees | 2:54 |
6. | "Sex in the Morning" (featuring Ramz) |
| Jugglerz | 3:08 |
7. | "Note to Myself" |
| Beatgees | 3:06 |
8. | "Love" |
| Beatgees | 4:07 |
9. | "Don't Lie to Me" |
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| 3:26 |
10. | "Stuck Inside" |
| Beatgees | 3:46 |
11. | "Skinny Bitch" |
| Beatgees | 2:58 |
12. | "Boundaries" |
| Beatgees | 4:15 |
13. | "OK" |
| Beatgees | 3:41 |
Total length: | 45:30 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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14. | "If I Wasn't Your Daughter" (Acoustic version) |
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| 3:22 |
Total length: | 48:52 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Better" (with Nico Santos) |
| Reinhardt | 3:20 |
15. | "It Takes Two" |
| Beatgees | 3:33 |
16. | "Thank You" (Acoustic version) |
| Beatgees | 3:10 |
17. | "Don't Lie to Me" (Acoustic version) |
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| 3:18 |
18. | "Skinny Bitch" (Acoustic version) |
| Beatgees | 3:22 |
19. | "Better" (Acoustic version, with Nico Santos) |
| Reinhardt | 3:40 |
Total length: | 65:53 |
Notes
- All track titles are stylised in all lowercase.
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Release history
Region | Date | Formats | Label | Ref. |
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Various | 5 April 2019 | Polydor | [1] |
References
- "Only Love, L". iTunes. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- "Only Love, L (More Love Edition)" von Lena (in German), retrieved 14 December 2019
- "Only Love, L". musikexpress. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- "Lena releases 'Thank You' and pre-order for fifth album 'Only Love, L'". ESCXTRA.com. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- Lena (29 November 2018), Lena - Thank You (Official Video), retrieved 14 April 2019
- "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- "The Drop: Your Guide To New Music Friday Featuring The Bliss & Lena". Idolator. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- Lena (15 March 2019), Lena - Don't Lie To Me (Official Video), retrieved 14 April 2019
- "Don't Lie To Me - Offizielle deutsche Charts". Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- "New Music Friday - This week with Lena, Westlife, Erik Segerstedt & more!". ESCXTRA.com. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- Lena - Boundaries (Official Video), retrieved 6 December 2019
- "Lena on Instagram: "Offizielles Video by Henrik alm"". Instagram. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- Lena - Love (Official Video), retrieved 6 December 2019
- Better - Single by Lena & Nico Santos (in German), retrieved 14 December 2019
- "Lena präsentiert euch das offizielle Video zur Single "Skinny Bitch" von ihrem Album "Only Love, L (More Love Edition)"". www.universal-music.de (in German). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- Lena - Skinny Bitch (Official Video), retrieved 29 January 2020
- "Only Love, L". Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- "Only Love, L". Polydor (Universal Music). Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- "Only Love, L". Polydor (Universal Music). Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- "Austriancharts.at – Lena – Only Love, L" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Lena – Only Love, L" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- "Swisscharts.com – Lena – Only Love, L". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 20 December 2019.