Back in Love City

Back in Love City is the fifth studio album by English indie rock band the Vaccines. It is the first Vaccines album to involve keyboardist Timothy Lanham and drummer Yoann Intonti from the start, with the pair having officially joined the band midway through the making of previous album Combat Sports.^[3]

Back in Love City
Studio album by The Vaccines
Released	10 September 2021
Recorded	2020^[1]
Studio	Sonic Ranch
Length	45:44
Label	AWAL Sony
Producer	Fryars Daniel Ledinsky^[2]
The Vaccines chronology
Combat Sports (2018) Back in Love City (2021) Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations (2024)
Singles from Back in Love City
"Headphones Baby" Released: 14 May 2021 "Back in Love City" Released: 25 June 2021 "Alone Star" Released: 6 August 2021 "El Paso" Released: 27 August 2021 "Jump Off the Top" Released: 8 September 2021

The album was released on 10 September 2021 through AWAL via Sony Music. Five singles, "Headphones Baby", the title track, "Alone Star", "El Paso" and "Jump Off the Top" were released ahead of the album.

Track listing

Back in Love City track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Back in Love City"	Justin Hayward-Young Freddie Cowan Árni Arnason Timothy Lanham Yoann Intonti Will Bloomfield	3:33
2.	"Alone Star"	Young Cowan Arnason Lanham Intonti Cole Marsden Greif-Neill Daniel Ledinsky	3:16
3.	"Headphones Baby"	Young Cowan Arnason Lanham Intonti Greif-Neill Ben Garrett	3:18
4.	"Wanderlust"	Young Cowan Arnason Lanham Intonti Bloomfield	3:34
5.	"Paranormal Romance"	Young Cowan Arnason Lanham Intonti Max Wolfgang	3:31
6.	"El Paso"	Young Cowan Arnason Lanham Intonti Ledinsky Ian Dewane	3:39
7.	"Jump Off the Top"	Young Cowan Arnason Lanham Intonti Greif-Neill	2:45
8.	"XCT"	Young Cowan Arnason Lanham Intonti Greif-Neill	2:53
9.	"Bandit"	Young Cowan Arnason Lanham Intonti Bloomfield	2:58
10.	"Peoples' Republic of Desire"	Young Cowan Arnason Lanham Intonti Ledinsky Joel Sjoo Sammy Witte	3:58
11.	"Savage"	Young Cowan Arnason Lanham Intonti Greif-Neill Alan Dale Boyd	4:00
12.	"Heart Land"	Young Cowan Arnason Lanham Intonti Greif-Neill Ledinsky Patrik Berger	4:07
13.	"Pink Water Pistols"	Young Cowan Arnason Lanham Intonti Bloomfield Boyd	4:12

Charts

Chart performance for Back in Love City

Chart (2021)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[4]	173
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[5]	8
UK Albums (OCC)^[6]	5
UK Independent Albums (OCC)^[7]	3

References

1. Rielly, Nick (25 June 2021). "The Vaccines announce fifth album 'Back In Love City' and share title track". NME. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
2. "The Vaccines – Back In Love City | Proper Music Group". 6 September 2021.
3. Lanham, Tom (14 September 2021). "The Vaccines Are Right Where They Belong on Back in Love City". Paste. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
4. "Ultratop.be – The Vaccines – Back in Love City" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
5. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
6. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
7. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2021.