Unfinished Business (Nathan Sykes album)

Unfinished Business is the debut studio album by English singer Nathan Sykes. It was released on 11 November 2016, by Global Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings. The album features two guest appearances from American singer Ariana Grande, and American rapper G-Eazy.

Unfinished Business
Studio album by Nathan Sykes
Released	11 November 2016
Recorded	2014–16
Genre	Pop dance-pop R&B Soul
Length	44:11
Label	Global Entertainment Def Jam
Producer	LDN Noise Riley Bell Matthew Burnett Harmony Samuels Talay Riley Nathan Sykes Jin Choi Martin Sjolie The Rascals Babyface Antonio Dixon Tim Woodcock Dernst Emlie II Sam Watters Pretty Sister Jarred K AC Burrell Kyle Townsend
Singles from Unfinished Business
"Kiss Me Quick" Released: 28 June 2015 "Over and Over Again" Released: 18 October 2015 "Give It Up" Released: 29 April 2016 "Famous" Released: 30 September 2016 "There's Only One of You" Released: 29 December 2016

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Renowned for Sound	[1]

Background

In 2014, the concept for the album came about when the British-based dance-pop band The Wanted began parted ways with each other on a hiatus, while Nathan himself decided that he wanted to pursue a solo career. In March 2015, Sykes debuted as a solo artist and released his first music video for the track, called "More Than You'll Ever Know" on his Vevo account.[2][3] Sykes went on his first solo tour on 8 April 2015, which included six sold-out shows in the United Kingdom. Sykes announced via the app Periscope that the debut single from his album would be called "Kiss Me Quick".[4] The single was released on 28 June 2015.[5] On 21 May 2015, Sykes released a music video for his debut single, "Kiss Me Quick" on his Vevo account.[6] The song peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart.

In October 2015, Sykes announced that his second single from the album would be called "Over and Over Again". The music video for the song was released in the UK on 28 October 2015. It was released worldwide on 20 November 2015. In March 2016, it was announced that Sykes would support the girl group Little Mix on their Get Weird Tour. Sykes announced that his third single from the album would be called "Give It Up", and would be released on 13 May 2016.[7] The music video for "Give It Up" was released on 27 April 2016, and was later banned from television after numerous scenes were deemed unsuitable for most audiences. On 26 July 2016, Sykes announced that his debut studio album would be called Unfinished Business, and would be released on 4 November 2016. However, on 12 October 2016, Sykes announced that the album would be released one week later than originally planned on 11 November 2016.

Track listing

Unfinished Business – Standard edition[8]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Good Things Come to Those Who Wait"	Nathan Sykes Martin Sjolie Iain James Farquharson	Sjolie	3:38
2.	"Kiss Me Quick"	Sykes Lorne Alistair Tennant Greg Bonnick Hayden Chapman Jin Choi	Choi LDN Noise	3:07
3.	"Money"	Sykes James Abrahart Harmony Samuels Carmen Reece Edgar "JV" Etienne	Samuels	3:18
4.	"Freedom"	Sykes Chapman Tennant Bonnick	LDN Noise	2:51
5.	"Twist"	Sykes Samuels Etienne Talay Riley	Samuels Riley	4:01
6.	"I Can't Be Mad"	Sykes Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds Reece Riddick Tynes	The Rascals Babyface Antonio Dixon	4:07
7.	"There's Only One of You"	Sykes Tim Woodcock	Woodcock	3:54
8.	"Famous"	Sykes Samuels Major Johnson Finley Reece Edgar "JV" Etienne	Samuels	4:10
9.	"Give It Up" (featuring G-Eazy)	Sykes Gerald Gillum Riley Luke James Matthew Burnett Riley Bell	Bell Burnett	3:27
10.	"More Than You'll Ever Know"	Sykes Riley Scribz Riley Kurtis McKenzie John Mills	Riley	3:25
11.	"Over and Over Again"	Sykes Samuels Reece Finley	Samuels Sykes	4:07
12.	"I'll Remember You"	Sykes Courtney Harrel Dernst Emile II Abrahart	Dernst Emile II	4:06
Total length:				44:11

Unfinished Business – Deluxe edition[9]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Tears in the Rain"	Sykes Louis Biancaniello Sam Watters	Watters	4:23
14.	"Over and Over Again" (featuring Ariana Grande)	Sykes Samuels Reece Finley	Samuels Sykes	4:06
15.	"Taken"	Diane Warren	Pretty Sister Jarred K AC Burrell Kyle Townsend LDN Noise	2:48
16.	"Burn Me Down"	Sykes Al Sherrod Lambert Samuels Etienne Finley	Samuels	3:59
Total length:				59:27

Unfinished Business – Vinyl Double LP[10]

No.	Title	Length
17.	"I'd Rather Lose"

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11]	19
UK Albums (OCC)[12]	11
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[13]	2

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[14]	Silver	60,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Smith, Michael (3 December 2016). "Album Review: Nathan Sykes – Unfinished Business". Renowned for Sound. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
2. Mohamed, Adam (12 March 2015). "Nathan Sykes amazing voice in new video More Than You'll Ever Know". Daily Star. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
3. "Nathan Sykes Oozes Sex Appeal In New Video: Watch". MTV. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
4. "Instagram". Instagram. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
5. "Nathan Sykes on Twitter: "If you missed the news, people in the UK can pre-order my debut single now". Twitter.com. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
6. "Nathan Sykes - Kiss Me Quick". YouTube. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
7. "Nathan Sykes on Twitter: "For anyone who missed the announcement on @facebook ... My brand new single is called #GiveItUp". Twitter.com. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
8. "Nathan Sykes - Unfinished Business". United Kingdom: iTunes Store.
9. "Nathan Sykes - Unfinished Business". United Kingdom: iTunes Store.
10. "Nathan Sykes - Unfinished Business (Vinyl) - TM Stores". United Kingdom: TM Stores.
11. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
12. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
13. "Nathan Sykes Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
14. "British album certifications – Nathan Sykes – Unfinished Business". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 February 2020. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Unfinished Business in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.