''8'' is the seventh international

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by Indonesian-French singer

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and her eleventh overall. It was released by

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on 8 December 2017 and became her first English-language album not to have a standalone French version. The album's first single, "

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", was released digitally on 13 October 2017 and reached number eight on the ''Billboard'' Dance Club Songs chart in the United States.

Background

Following the release of her sixth French-language album, ''

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'' (2015), Anggun worked on the English version. In July 2017, it was announced that the singer had signed a pan-Asian recording deal with Universal Music Asia, based in Hong Kong, and her album would be released by the end of the year. She then restarted the album's recording and rejected all the English songs from the ''Toujours un ailleurs'' session, including the ones she recorded with

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in Metrophonic Studio, London. Titled ''8'', the album became Anggun's eighth album since her international breakthrough, following '' Snow on the Sahara / Au nom de la lune'' (1997), '' Chrysalis / Désirs contraires'' (2000), the ''

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'' soundtrack (2002), ''

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'' (2005), ''

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'' (2008), '' Echoes / Échos'' (2011), and ''Toujours un ailleurs'' (2015).

Promotion

The album was launched at the

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in Singapore on 8 December 2017, with an acoustic showcase by the singer. Anggun also travelled to Manila, Philippines to do a promotional tour. "

" was released as the album's first single on 13 October 2017, with a

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directed by Roy Raz. The second single, "The Good Is Back", was released in two duet versions on 20 April 2018, one with Indonesian singer Rossa and the other with Malaysian singer

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Background

Promotion

Track listing

Charts

Release history

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