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{{About|the album|the song|Inventing Myself (song)}}
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| Name = Inventing Myself
| name = Inventing Myself
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| Length = 44:41
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| Name = Inventing Myself
| name = Inventing Myself
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| Single 1 = [[Take It Easy (Stan Walker song)|Take It Easy]]
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| single1date = 30 November 2012
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'''''Inventing Myself''''' is the fourth [[studio album]] by Australian recording artist [[Stan Walker]]. It was released on 25 October 2013, by [[Sony Music Australia]]. It is Walker's first album to be released exclusively in New Zealand. The album was preceded by the singles "[[Take It Easy (Stan Walker song)|Take It Easy]]", "[[Bulletproof (Stan Walker song)|Bulletproof]]" and "[[Inventing Myself (song)|Inventing Myself]]".
'''''Inventing Myself''''' is the fourth [[studio album]] by New Zealand recording artist [[Stan Walker]]. It was released on 25 October 2013, by [[Sony Music Australia]]. It is Walker's first album to be released exclusively in New Zealand. The album was preceded by the singles "[[Take It Easy (Stan Walker song)|Take It Easy]]", "[[Bulletproof (Stan Walker song)|Bulletproof]]" and "[[Inventing Myself (song)|Inventing Myself]]".


==Background==
==Background==
Walker has been working on the album for over two years and it is his first album he has worked on in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1309/S00532/stan-walker-to-release-new-album-inventing-myself.htm|title=Stan Walker to Release New Album ‘Inventing Myself’
Walker had been working on ''Inventing Myself'' for over two years and it is his first album he has worked on in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1309/S00532/stan-walker-to-release-new-album-inventing-myself.htm|title=Stan Walker to Release New Album 'Inventing Myself'|publisher=Scoop.co.nz|accessdate=18 October 2013}}</ref>
|publisher=Scoop.co.nz|accessdate=18 October 2013}}</ref>


==Singles==
==Release and promotion==
"[[Take It Easy (Stan Walker song)|Take It Easy]]" was released as the album's first single on 30 November 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/take-it-easy/id578523619?i=578523761|title=Take it Easy – Single by Stan Walker|date=30 November 2012 |publisher=[[iTunes Store]] (New Zealand). [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]|accessdate=18 October 2013}}</ref> The song peaked at number five on the [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|New Zealand Singles Chart]] and was certified double platinum for selling 30,000 copies. "Take It Easy" was also used in the New Zealand box office hit ''[[Mt. Zion (film)|Mt Zion]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnasongs.com/discographyinfo.php?id=102|title=Stan Walker Take It Easy|publisher=DNA Songs|accessdate=18 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160052/http://www.dnasongs.com/discographyinfo.php?id=102|archive-date=19 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> "[[Bulletproof (Stan Walker song)|Bulletproof]]" was released as the second single from ''Inventing Myself'' on 31 May 2013; it reached number two in New Zealand and was certified platinum.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/bulletproof/id651943942?i=651943991|title=Bulletproof – Single by Stan Walker|date=31 May 2013 |publisher=[[iTunes Store]] (New Zealand). [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]|accessdate=18 October 2013}}</ref> "[[Inventing Myself (song)|Inventing Myself]]" was released as the third single from the album on 9 July 2013. It debuted on the New Zealand Singles Chart at number 27 on 22 July 2013, but fell off the chart the next week.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Stan+Walker&titel=Inventing+Myself&cat=s |title=Stan Walker &ndash; Inventing Myself |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=19 October 2013}}</ref> "[[Like It's Over]]" was released as the fourth single on 4 October 2013. It peaked at number 19 on 4 November 2013.

===Singles===
"[[Take It Easy (Stan Walker song)|Take It Easy]]" was released as the album's first single on 30 November 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/take-it-easy/id578523619?i=578523761|title=Take it Easy – Single by Stan Walker|publisher=[[iTunes Store]] (New Zealand). [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]|accessdate=18 October 2013}}</ref> The song peaked at number 5 on the [[Recorded Music NZ]] and was certified double platinum for selling 30,000 copies. Take It Easy was also used on the New Zealand box office hit [[Mt Zion]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnasongs.com/discographyinfo.php?id=102|title=Stan Walker Take It Easy|publisher=DNA Songs|accessdate=18 October 2013}}</ref>

"[[Bulletproof (Stan Walker song)|Bulletproof]]" was released as the second single from ''Inventing Myself'' on 31 May 2013 and reached number two in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/bulletproof/id651943942?i=651943991|title=Bulletproof – Single by Stan Walker|publisher=[[iTunes Store]] (New Zealand). [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]|accessdate=18 October 2013}}</ref> "Bulletproof" was certified Platinum.

"[[Inventing Myself (song)|Inventing Myself]]" was released as the third single from the album on July 9, 2013. It debuted on the [[New Zealand Singles Chart]] at number 27 on 22 July 2013, but fell off the chart the next week.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Stan+Walker&titel=Inventing+Myself&cat=s |title=Stan Walker &ndash; Inventing Myself |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=19 October 2013}}</ref>

"[[Like_It%27s_Over|Like it's Over]]" was released as the fourth single on October 4, 2013. It peaked at number 19 on 4 November 2013.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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| extra_column = Producer(s)
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length =
| total_length =
| title1 = [[Inventing Myself (song)|Inventing Myself]]
| writing_credits = yes

| title1 = Inventing Myself
| writer1 = {{flat list|
| writer1 = {{flat list|
*Andy Macken
*Thomas Macken
}}
}}
| extra1 =
| extra1 = Andy Mak
| length1 = 4:00
| length1 = 4:00


| title2 = [[Bulletproof (Stan Walker song)|Bulletproof]]
| title2 = [[Bulletproof (Stan Walker song)|Bulletproof]]
| writer2 = {{flat list|
| writer2 = {{flat list|
*[[Stan Walker]]
*Lindsay Rhimes
*[[Vince Harder]]
}}
}}
| extra2 =
| extra2 = Lindsay Rhimes
| length2 = 3:36
| length2 = 3:36


| title3 = Find You
| title3 = Find You
| writer3 = {{flat list|
| writer3 = {{flat list|
*Walker
*Inoke Finau
}}
}}
| extra3 =
| extra3 = Mister Watkins
| length3 = 4:06
| length3 = 4:06


| title4 = Bully
| title4 = Bully
| writer4 = {{flat list|
| writer4 = {{flat list|
*Walker
*Stuart Crichton
*Herbie Crichlow
*Louis Schoorl
}}
}}
| extra4 =
| extra4 = Stuart Crichton
| length4 = 4:00
| length4 = 4:00


| title5 = Time To Save Our Love
| title5 = Time To Save Our Love
| writer5 = {{flat list|
| writer5 = {{flat list|
*Walker
*Robert Conley
*[[Brian McFadden]]
*Robert De Sa
}}
| extra5 = {{flat list|
*Robert Conley
*Robert De Sa
}}
}}
| extra5 =
| length5 = 3:38
| length5 = 3:38


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| note6 = featuring [[Ruby Frost]]
| note6 = featuring [[Ruby Frost]]
| writer6 = {{flat list|
| writer6 = {{flat list|
*[[Ruby Frost|Jane de Jong]]
*Sam de Jong
}}
}}
| extra6 =
| extra6 = Sam de Jong
| length6 = 3:23
| length6 = 3:23


| title7 = My Attention
| title7 = My Attention
| writer7 = {{flat list|
| writer7 = {{flat list|
*Walker
*Gladius
*Jupiter Project
}}
| extra7 = {{flat list|
*Gladius
*Jupiter Project
}}
}}
| extra7 =
| length7 = 3:47
| length7 = 3:47


| title8 = Love Immortal
| title8 = Love Immortal
| writer8 = {{flat list|
| writer8 = {{flat list|
*Walker
*Iian Kidron
*Crichton
}}
}}
| extra8 =
| extra8 = Crichton
| length8 = 3:12
| length8 = 3:12


| title9 = Hurricane
| title9 = Hurricane
| writer9 = {{flat list|
| writer9 = {{flat list|
*Walker
*Conley
*McFadden
*De Sa
}}
| extra9 = {{flat list|
*Conley
*De Sa
}}
}}
| extra9 =
| length9 = 3:09
| length9 = 3:09


| title10 = [[Like_It%27s_Over|Like it's Over]]
| title10 = [[Like It's Over]]
| note10 = featuring [[Ria Hall]]
| note10 = featuring [[Ria Hall]]
| writer10 = {{flat list|
| writer10 = {{flat list|
*Walker
*Harder
}}
}}
| extra10 =
| extra10 = Vince Harder
| length10 = 3:35
| length10 = 3:35


| title11 = [[Take It Easy (Stan Walker song)|Take It Easy]]
| title11 = [[Take It Easy (Stan Walker song)|Take It Easy]]
| note10 = Radio Mix
| note11 = Radio Mix
| writer11 = {{flat list|
| writer11 = {{flat list|
*Walker
*[[DNA Songs|Anthony Egizii]]
*[[DNA Songs|David Musumeci]]
}}
}}
| extra11 =
| extra11 = [[DNA|DNA Songs]]
| length11 = 3:11
| length11 = 3:11


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| note12 = with Diafrix, Bouns Track
| note12 = with Diafrix, Bouns Track
| writer12 = {{flat list|
| writer12 = {{flat list|
*Walker
*Kaelyn Behr
*Carl Dimataga
*Khaled Abdulwahab
*Mohamed Komba
}}
| extra12 = {{flat list|
*Kaelyn Behr
*Carl Dimataga
}}
}}
| extra12 =
| length12 = 3:43
| length12 = 3:43


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| note13 = Bonus Track
| note13 = Bonus Track
| writer13 = {{flat list|
| writer13 = {{flat list|
*Walker
*Egizii
*Musumeci
}}
}}
| extra13 =
| extra13 = Dimataga
| length13 = 3:21
| length13 = 3:21
}}
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
{{col-begin}}
; Vocal credits
; Vocal credits
*[[Stan Walker]] – lead vocals
*[[Stan Walker]] – lead vocals
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*[[Ria Hall]] – featured artist
*[[Ria Hall]] – featured artist
*Diafrix – featured artist
*Diafrix – featured artist
{{col-end}}


==Charts==
==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
! Chart (2013)
! scope="col"| Chart (2013)
! Peak<br>position
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
|-
!scope="row"{{albumchart|New Zealand|3|year=2013|week=43|artist=Stan Walker|album=Inventing Myself|accessdate=2013-11-04}}
{{album chart|New Zealand|3|artist=Stan Walker|album=Inventing Myself|rowheader=true|accessdate=4 November 2013}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2013)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=2348|title=Top Selling Albums of 2013|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|accessdate=6 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224155712/http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=2348|archivedate=24 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 50
|}
|}
{{col-end}}


==Release history==
==Release history==
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[[Category:2013 albums]]


[[Category:Stan Walker albums]]
[[Category:Stan Walker albums]]
[[Category:Sony Music Australia albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Sam de Jong]]

Latest revision as of 16:35, 31 January 2024

This article is about the album. For the song, see Inventing Myself (song).

Inventing Myself
Studio album by
Stan Walker
Released25 October 2013 (2013-10-25)
Genre
Length44:41
LabelSony
Stan Walker chronology
Let the Music Play
(2011) 		Inventing Myself
(2013) 		Truth & Soul
(2015)
Singles from Inventing Myself
  1. "Take It Easy"
    Released: 30 November 2012
  2. "Bulletproof"
    Released: 31 May 2013
  3. "Inventing Myself"
    Released: 9 July 2013
  4. "Like It's Over"
    Released: 4 October 2013

Inventing Myself is the fourth studio album by New Zealand recording artist Stan Walker. It was released on 25 October 2013, by Sony Music Australia. It is Walker's first album to be released exclusively in New Zealand. The album was preceded by the singles "Take It Easy", "Bulletproof" and "Inventing Myself".

Background

[edit]

Walker had been working on Inventing Myself for over two years and it is his first album he has worked on in New Zealand.[1]

Singles

[edit]

"Take It Easy" was released as the album's first single on 30 November 2012.[2] The song peaked at number five on the New Zealand Singles Chart and was certified double platinum for selling 30,000 copies. "Take It Easy" was also used in the New Zealand box office hit Mt Zion.[3] "Bulletproof" was released as the second single from Inventing Myself on 31 May 2013; it reached number two in New Zealand and was certified platinum.[4] "Inventing Myself" was released as the third single from the album on 9 July 2013. It debuted on the New Zealand Singles Chart at number 27 on 22 July 2013, but fell off the chart the next week.[5] "Like It's Over" was released as the fourth single on 4 October 2013. It peaked at number 19 on 4 November 2013.

Track listing

[edit]
No.TitelWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Inventing Myself"
  • Andy Macken
  • Thomas Macken
Andy Mak4:00
2."Bulletproof"
Lindsay Rhimes3:36
3."Find You"
  • Walker
  • Inoke Finau
Mister Watkins4:06
4."Bully"
  • Walker
  • Stuart Crichton
  • Herbie Crichlow
  • Louis Schoorl
Stuart Crichton4:00
5."Time To Save Our Love"
  • Robert Conley
  • Robert De Sa
3:38
6."Runaway" (featuring Ruby Frost)
Sam de Jong3:23
7."My Attention"
  • Walker
  • Gladius
  • Jupiter Project
  • Gladius
  • Jupiter Project
3:47
8."Love Immortal"
  • Walker
  • Iian Kidron
  • Crichton
Crichton3:12
9."Hurricane"
  • Walker
  • Conley
  • McFadden
  • De Sa
  • Conley
  • De Sa
3:09
10."Like It's Over" (featuring Ria Hall)
  • Walker
  • Harder
Vince Harder3:35
11."Take It Easy" (Radio Mix)
DNA Songs3:11
12."Radio" (with Diafrix, Bouns Track)
  • Walker
  • Kaelyn Behr
  • Carl Dimataga
  • Khaled Abdulwahab
  • Mohamed Komba
  • Kaelyn Behr
  • Carl Dimataga
3:43
13."Take It Easy" (Bonus Track)
  • Walker
  • Egizii
  • Musumeci
Dimataga3:21

Personnel

[edit]
Vocal credits

Charts

[edit]

Release history

[edit]
Region Date Format Label
New Zealand[8] 25 October 2013 CD, digital download Sony Music Australia

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Stan Walker to Release New Album 'Inventing Myself'". Scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Take it Easy – Single by Stan Walker". iTunes Store (New Zealand). Apple. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Stan Walker Take It Easy". DNA Songs. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Bulletproof – Single by Stan Walker". iTunes Store (New Zealand). Apple. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Stan Walker – Inventing Myself". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Charts.nz – Stan Walker – Inventing Myself". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 2013". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Inventing Myself by Stan Walker". iTunes Store (New Zealand). Apple. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
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