Every Kingdom is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter
Ben Howard. It was released in the United Kingdom on 30 September 2011 as a digital download, CD, LP, and 200-copy limited edition cassette. It reached a peak chart position of number four in the
UK Albums Chart on 24 February 2013 following his success at the
Brit Awards that week.[1] The songs on the album were written by Ben Howard and produced by Chris Bond.[2] The cover art was designed by Owen Tozer, based on photography by Mickey Smith and Roddy Bow.[3]
The song "
Old Pine" is the music video version of the original found on the Old Pine EP. A remix of the song by
Everything Everything was released by Howard as a single on 20 July 2012.[4] The songs "
The Wolves" and "These Waters" are re-recordings of the original versions found on the These Waters EP. The song "
Keep Your Head Up" is a re-recording of the original version found on the Games in the Dark EP. The song "Black Flies" was released on 21 April 2012 as a 100-copy limited edition LP as part of the 2012 edition of Secret 7", each copy with different cover art.
The song "Black Flies" was featured in the 2017 Square Enix/Deck Nine game
Life Is Strange: Before the Storm's fourth, Bonus episode as the ending song of the episode.
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The Wolves" is the first single from the album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 3 June 2011 and re-released on 23 February 2012. It reached a peak chart position of 70 on the
UK Singles Chart.
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Keep Your Head Up" is the second single from the album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 26 August 2011. It reached a peak chart position of 46 on the UK Singles Chart.
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The Fear" is the third single from the album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 12 October 2011. It reached a peak chart position of 58 on the UK Singles Chart.
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Only Love" is the fourth single from the album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 4 May 2012. It reached a peak chart position of 9 on the UK Singles Chart.
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Old Pine" is the fifth single from the album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 20 July 2012.