A Good Friend Is Nice

A Good Friend Is Nice
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2019 (2019-01-25)
RecordedFebruary–December 2018
GenrePop[1]
Length38:42
LabelIsland
Producer
Jack & Jack chronology
Gone
(2017)
A Good Friend Is Nice
(2019)
Singles from A Good Friend Is Nice
  1. "No One Compares to You"
    Released: October 5, 2018
  2. "Tension"
    Released: January 11, 2019

A Good Friend Is Nice is the debut studio album by American pop-rap duo Jack & Jack. It was released on January 25, 2019 via Island Records. The album was supported by an accompanying tour named Good Friends Are Nice.[2]

Background

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The duo shared on their Instagram pages the album cover, a photo of them from their time in kindergarten, featuring the handwriting of five-year-old Johnson and the date 1-11-02.[3]

Singles

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The album's lead single "No One Compares to You" was released on October 5, 2018.[4][5] Jonas Blue's single "Rise" (which features the duo) is also included.[6][7] The following single from A Good Friend Is Nice, "Tension", was released on January 11, 2019.[citation needed]

Track listing

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Track listing adapted from iTunes.[8] Credits adapted from Tidal.[9]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."No One Compares to You"3:02
2."Lotta Love"
  • Jacob Manson
  • Jussifer
2:50
3."Barcelona"Ryan OG2:44
4."April Gloom"
  • Gilinsky
  • Johnson
  • Ogren
Ryan OG3:02
5."Promise Me"
  • James Wong
  • James John Abrahart Jr.
  • Andrew Jackson
Gladius3:38
6."Pose"
  • William Mosgrove
  • Gilinsky
  • Johnson
  • James Alexander Hau
NGHTxNGHT2:45
7."Used to You Now"
Big Taste3:11
8."Day Dreaming"
Cook Classics3:31
9."Meet U in the Sky"
Morgan Taylor Reid3:14
10."Tension"
Jerrod Bettis3:42
11."2 Cigarettes"
  • Gilinsky
  • Johnson
  • Ogren
  • Jeff Halavacs
  • Halatrax
  • Ryan OG
3:49
12."Rise" (Jonas Blue featuring Jack & Jack)Jonas Blue3:14
Total length:38:42

Charts

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Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[11] 36
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 124

References

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  1. ^ Pedrosa, Marina (July 11, 2018). "Jack & Jack Announce Debut Album 'A Good Friend Is Nice'". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  2. ^ Brozyna, Emily (November 6, 2018). "Jack & Jack Announce Dates For 'A Good Friend is Nice Tour' And We Can't Wait". J-14. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  3. ^ Stivale, Shelby (November 2, 2018). "Jack & Jack Announce Upcoming Album 'A Good Friend Is Nice'". Tigerbeat. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  4. ^ "Jack & Jack Announce Debut Album 'A Good Friend Is Nice' ⋆ Street Stalkin". Street Stalkin. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  5. ^ Wass, Mike (November 8, 2018). "Jack & Jack Announces Debut LP, 'A Good Friend Is Nice'". Idolator. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  6. ^ Pedrosa, Marina (November 7, 2018). "Jack & Jack Announce Debut Album 'A Good Friend Is Nice'". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  7. ^ Baines, Huw (November 5, 2018). "Jack & Jack Announce Spring Shows in the UK and Ireland – Stereoboard". Stereoboard. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  8. ^ "A Good Friend Is Nice by Jack & Jack". iTunes. January 25, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  9. ^ "A Good Friend Is Nice / Jack & Jack". Tidal. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  10. ^ "No One Compares To You / Jack & Jack". Tidal. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  11. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – Jack & Jack – A Good Friend Is Nice" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 2, 2019.