''In Our Own Sweet Time'' is the third

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by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy. The album was released on 10 June 2022 through Liberation Music. The album was announced on 7 April 2022 and written during the

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. It was preceded by the singles "

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", "Don't Fade", " Clarity" and "Every Side of You". The album will be supported by the Long Way Home Tour, to commence in Darwin on 17 September 2022.

Background

Joy said that the album is about the idea of creating a life – and a world – with someone special, stating: "I'm always drawn to the idea of timelessness or that shared moment that takes you out of the chaos outside. If the world is crazy, you can retreat somewhere. It's always hard to think of the right title but I think that sums up the album perfectly."

Singles

" was released as the lead single from the album on 21 May 2021. The song peaked at number 14 on the

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and has been certified double platinum. The Annelise Hickey-directed video won the ARIA Award for Best Video at the

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. "Don't Fade" premiered on

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10 February 2022 was officially released the following day as the album's second single. " Clarity" premiered on 7 April 2022, alongside the album's announcement. The song was released on 8 April 2022. "Clarity" was nominated for Best Pop Release and

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at the

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. The fourth single " Every Side of You" was released on 3 June 2022, a week before the album's release date. "Catalonia" was released on 10 June 2022, alongside the album's release.

Track listing

Notes * indicates an additional producer * indicates a co-producer

Personnel

Musicians * Vance Joy – vocals (all tracks), guitar (2, 3, 5, 7, 9), ukulele (4), banjo (11) * Dave Bassett – acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12), bass (1, 2, 4–6, 9, 12), piano (1, 2, 5, 6, 11, 12); electric guitar, synthesizer (1, 2, 5, 6, 9); backing vocals (2);

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(9);

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, harmonium, whistle (12) *

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– drums (2–7, 9–12), percussion (2, 4–6, 8–11), keyboards (4, 6, 10, 11); background vocals, electric guitar (11) * Kieran Conran – euphonium (2), trombone (2, 9),

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(9) * Mark Fitzpatrick –

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(2, 9), trumpet (4, 7, 9) * Nicolas Fleury –

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(2) * Joel Little – bass, programming (3, 7); drums, guitar, keyboards (3); backing vocals (7) * Will Morrissey – saxophone (4) * David Biral – bass, drums, keyboards, percussion, programming (8) * Denzel Baptiste – bass, drums, keyboards, percussion, programming (8) *

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– guitar (8, 11) * James Earp – bass, guitar (10) * Gethin Williams – guitar (10) * Dan Wilson – guitar, pump organ, upright piano (11) Technical * Dale Becker – mastering (1, 2, 4–12) *

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– mastering (3) * Jeff Ellis – mixing (1, 2, 5, 6, 8–12) *

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– mixing (3, 4, 7) * Kayla Reagan – mix

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(1, 2, 5, 6, 8–12) * Dave Bassett – engineering (1, 2, 4–6, 9, 11, 12) * Guus Hoevenaars – engineering (2–7, 9, 11, 12) * Joel Little – engineering (3, 7) * David Longstreth – engineering (8) * James Earp – engineering (10) *

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– engineering (11) * Sara Mulford – engineering (11) * Trevor Taylor – mixing assistance (1, 2, 5, 6, 8–12)

Charts

References

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