8 Letters

8 Letters is the debut full-length studio album by American boy band Why Don't We. The album was released on August 31, 2018, by Atlantic Records in the United States and by Warner Music Group elsewhere. The album was supported by three singles: "Hooked", "Talk" and the title-track "8 Letters".[1][2]

This article is about the album. For the Take That song, see Progress (Take That album).
8 Letters
Studio album by
Why Don't We
ReleasedAugust 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)
Length26:15
Label
Producer
Why Don't We chronology
A Why Don't We Christmas
(2017)		 8 Letters
(2018)		 Spotify Singles
(2018)
Singles from 8 Letters
  1. "Hooked"
    Released: June 7, 2018
  2. "Talk"
    Released: July 6, 2018
  3. "8 Letters"
    Released: August 19, 2018

Critical reception

Elias Leight of Rolling Stone gave the album a negative review, scoring it 2.5 out of 5 stars, criticizing the short length while stating the band "throws out eight new songs with little to show for it."[3]

Track listing
8 Letters – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."8 Letters"
The Monsters and the Strangerz3:10
2."Talk"
  • Carl Lehrmann
  • Hayley Gene Penner
Louis Schoorl3:10
3."Choose"
Schultz2:53
4."In Too Deep"
Jeberg3:14
5."Friends"
3:34
6."Hard"
Schultz3:16
7."Hooked"
Manson3:24
8."Falling"
  • Why Don't We
  • Schultz
  • Hinshaw
Schultz3:34
Total length:26:15
8 Letters – Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
9."Trust Fund Baby"
Steve Mac3:16
10."Hooked" (Borgeous remix)
  • Manson
  • Plested
3:13
11."8 Letters" (R3hab remix)
  • Abrahart
  • Price
  • Johnson
  • Lomax
  • Johnson
  • The Monsters and the Strangerz
  • R3hab
2:12
Total length:34:43

Charts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 21
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[6] 15
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 17
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8] 38
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 25
US Billboard 200[10] 9
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gollark: But that university has basically no incentive to have reasonable prices.
gollark: I said "many", not "all".
gollark: The government throwing money at it will not make that better.

References
  1. Rincón, Alessandra (August 9, 2018). "Why Don't We Announce Debut Album '8 Letters,' Unveil Cover Art & Title Track". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  2. Spanos, Brittany (August 10, 2018). "Why Don't We Announce Debut Album '8 Letters'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  3. Leight, Elias (September 4, 2018). "Review: Why Don't We's Aimless Debut '8 Letters'". Rolling Stone. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  4. "Australiancharts.com – Why Don't We – 8 Letters". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  5. "Ultratop.be – Why Don't We – 8 Letters" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  6. "Why Don't We Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Why Don't We – 8 Letters" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  8. "Norwegiancharts.com – Why Don't We – 8 Letters". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  9. "Why Don't We | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  10. "Why Don't We Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
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