24 Hrs (album)

24 Hrs is the fifth studio album by English recording artist Olly Murs, released through RCA Records on 11 November 2016. The album has produced the Gold-certified "You Don't Know Love" and UK top-forty single "Grow Up". Commercially, the album debuted atop the UK Albums Chart giving Murs his fourth UK number-one album.[1]

24 Hrs
Studio album by Olly Murs
Released	11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)
Recorded	2015–2016
Genre	Pop
Length	40:19
Label	RCA Syco
Producer	Cutfather Daniel Davidsen Carl Falk Steve Mac Matt Rad William Ristorp Steve Robson TMS Peter Wallevik MNEK
Olly Murs chronology
Never Been Better (2014) 24 Hrs (2016) You Know I Know (2018)
Singles from 24 Hrs
"You Don't Know Love" Released: 8 July 2016 "Grow Up" Released: 7 October 2016 "Years & Years" Released: 9 December 2016 "Unpredictable" Released: 31 May 2017 "That Girl" Released: 9 April 2019

Promotion

Tour

In September 2016 Olly Murs announced he would embark on a UK Tour, called the Spring & Summer Tour 2017.

Singles

The lead single from the album, "You Don't Know Love", peaked at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart. The second single, "Grow Up" was released on 7 October 2016 and it peaked at number 25 in the UK Singles Chart.

On 18 November 2016, after the news of the album going to number 1, Murs did a Facebook Live stream and announced that "Years & Years" would be a new single off the album.[2]

The fourth single was announced to be "Unpredictable", which was re-released as a collaboration with Murs' fellow The X Factor contestant (and winner), Louisa Johnson. The release date of the new version was 31 May 2017.[3]

Promotional singles

"Back Around" was made available before the album's release as an instant gratification track on 4 November 2016.

Critical reception

Neil Z. Yeung of AllMusic gave the album three and a half stars in his review, writing "24 Hrs continues Olly Murs maturation, shedding some of his former pop/rock sound in favor of tighter dance-pop sheen and deeper lyrical content. The singer's fifth effort sounds slick indeed, serving up shimmering pop that connects the dots between contemporaries like the 1975, Years & Years, and DNCE. Save for the guitar-based 'Grow Up,' 24 Hrs' its primary objective is to inspire movement. The result is a highly enjoyable LP, upbeat and fun, despite the fact that much of the lyrical content revolves around a rough breakup. [...] Ultimately, 24 Hrs is comforting and reassuring in its ability to lift the spirits, healing broken hearts through dance therapy."[4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Digital Spy	[5]
Sunday Times	[6]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart on 18 November 2016 with sales of 58,000 copies, giving Murs his fourth consecutive UK number one album.[1]

Track listing

24 Hrs – Standard version[7]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"You Don't Know Love"	Olly Murs Steve Robson Camille Purcell Wayne Hector	Robson	3:18
2.	"Years & Years"	Murs Hector Steve Mac	Mac	4:02
3.	"Grow Up"	Murs Robson Purcell Hector	Robson	3:45
4.	"Unpredictable"	Mich Hansen Daniel Davidsen Peter Wallevik Kara DioGuardi Iain James	Cutfather Davidsen Wallevik	3:20
5.	"Back Around"	Murs Robson Hector Claude Kelly	Robson	2:54
6.	"Deeper"	Murs Mac Clarence Coffee, Jr. Chelcee Grimes	Mac	2:36
7.	"24 Hrs"	Murs Robson Coffee, Jr. Janee Bennett	Robson	3:28
8.	"Private"	Murs Tom Barnes Ben Kohn Peter Kelleher Uzoechi Emenike	TMS MNEK	3:10
9.	"Love You More"	Ed Drewett Edvard Erfjord Andrew Jackson Henrik Michelsen Matt Rad	Electric Rad	3:04
10.	"Read My Mind"	Murs Robson Drewett James Newman	Robson	3:37
11.	"Better Than Me"	Murs Hector Carl Falk	Falk	3:54
12.	"Flaws"	Murs Robson Coffee, Jr. Ina Wroldsen	Robson	3:11
Total length:				40:19

24 Hrs – Deluxe version[8]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"That Girl"	Murs Robson Coffee, Jr. Wroldsen	Robson	2:56
14.	"Before You Go"	Murs Jason Dean Joseph Kirkland Stefan Forrest Morten Ristorp	William Ristorp	3:50
15.	"Better Without You"	Murs Robson Coffee, Jr. Wroldsen	Robson	3:39
16.	"How Much for Your Love"	Murs Robson Coffee, Jr. Bennett	Robson	3:33
Total length:				54:17

24 Hrs (Acoustic)

24 Hrs (Acoustic) is an EP containing five acoustic versions of songs from the album, released on 24 December 2016.[9]

24 Hrs (Acoustic)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"You Don't Know Love" (Acoustic)	3:14
2.	"Grow Up" (Acoustic)	3:30
3.	"Years & Years" (Acoustic)	4:03
4.	"Love You More" (Acoustic)	2:55
5.	"Flaws" (Acoustic)	3:08

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2016) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 42 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 72 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 116 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 142 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 41 Irish Albums (IRMA)[15] 2 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[16] 106 New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[17] 7 Scottish Albums (OCC)[18] 2 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 32 UK Albums (OCC)[20] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position UK Albums (OCC)[21] 12 Chart (2017) Position UK Albums (OCC)[22] 99 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[23] Platinum 304,000[21] ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

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