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| Released | 4 October 2024 (2024-10-04) |
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| Recorded | 2022–2024 |
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| Studio | - Middle Farm
- Chateaux Head Chef
- OG HQ
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| Genre | Alternative pop |
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| Length | 37:30 |
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| Label | New Friends |
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- "Kiss Ur Face Forever"
Released: 1 August 2023
- "Little Chaos"
Released: 15 May 2024
- "Mine"
Released: 18 June 2024
- "The Hit"
Released: 24 July 2024
- "Late to the Party"
Released: 27 August 2024
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- "Now What?"
Released: April 14, 2025
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Everybody Needs a Hero is the second studio album by the Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist Orla Gartland, released on 4 October 2024 by New Friends.[1]
Singles
Everybody Needs a Hero was preceded by the release of five singles, "Kiss Ur Face Forever", "Little Chaos", "Mine", "The Hit" and "Late to the Party".
Track listing
Everybody Needs a Hero track listing| Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
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| 1. | "Both Can Be True" | Orla Gartland | | 1:30 |
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| 2. | "Sound of Letting Go" | | - Gartland
- Tom Stafford
- Miles
- Robertson[a]
| 2:49 |
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| 3. | "Little Chaos" | - Gartland
- Miles
- Tom Stafford
| | 2:54 |
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| 4. | "Backseat Driver" | | | 2:55 |
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| 5. | "The Hit" | | | 3:30 |
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| 6. | "Simple" | Gartland | | 3:31 |
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| 7. | "Late to the Party" (featuring Declan McKenna) | | | 3:35 |
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| 8. | "Three Words Away" | | | 3:10 |
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| 9. | "Kiss Ur Face Forever" | | | 2:47 |
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| 10. | "Who Am I?" | - Gartland
- Stafford
- Victoria Zaro
| | 3:08 |
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| 11. | "Mine" | Gartland | | 3:08 |
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| 12. | "Everybody Needs a Hero" | | | 4:20 |
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| Total length: | 37:30 |
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Extended edition| Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
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| 13. | "Now What?" | | | 3:13 |
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| 14. | "Pest" (featuring Tommy Lefroy) | - Gartland
- Mouzourakis
- Stafford
- Bethnal
| | 3:06 |
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| 15. | "One Eye Open" | | | 3:09 |
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| 16. | "Thirty" | | | 3:05 |
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| 17. | "Mine (Stripped)" | | | 3:15 |
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| Total length: | 53:14 |
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Personnel
Musicians
- Orla Gartland – vocals (all tracks), piano (track 1), electric guitar (2–4, 6–12), synthesizer (2, 3), bass (3, 5), acoustic guitar (5), drums (7)
- Tom Stafford – synthesizer (tracks 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12), electric guitar (3–5, 7–9, 12), programming (3, 5–8, 10–12), drums (4, 6); modular synthesizer, bass (4, 7); backing vocals (4, 8), string arrangement (11)
- Pete Miles – percussion (tracks 2, 8), programming (3, 5, 7–9, 12), bass (6, 8, 9, 12)
- Nathan Cox – electric guitar (tracks 6, 9, 12), bass (8, 10), synthesizer (10)
- Mat Swales – drums (tracks 2, 3, 8, 10, 12)
- Tim Langsford – drums (tracks 5, 7–9)
- Lauren Aquilina – backing vocals (tracks 4, 5, 9)
- Isambard Warburton – drums (track 8)
- Soren Bryce – synthesizer, backing vocals (track 9)
- Grace Lightman – backing vocals (track 9)
- Declan McKenna – electric guitar, vocals (track 7)
- Will Harvey – violin (track 11)
- Guy Button – violin (track 11)
- Francesca Gilbert – viola (track 11)
- Maddie Cutter – cello (track 11)
- Dan Hillman – saxophone (track 8)
Technical
- Christian Wright – mastering
- Orla Gartland – mixing (tracks 1, 6, 11)
- Pete Miles – mixing (tracks 1, 6, 11)
- Geoff Swan – mixing (tracks 2–5, 7–10, 12)
- Tom Stafford – mixing (track 11)
Visuals
- Flower Up – creative direction, vinyl packaging design
- Greta Isaac – creative direction, art direction
- Nicole Ngai – photography
- Orla Gartland – liner notes
Charts
References