''The Great Expanse'' is the eighth studio album by

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, released on 22 February 2019 through Universal Music Australia. The album was produced by members Suffa (Matthew Lambert) and DJ Debris (Barry Francis), and features gold selling

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, platinum single " Leave Me Lonely", and new single "

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. ''The Great Expanse'' debuted at No. 1 on the

Albums Charts, making it the group's sixth number one and setting a new ARIA record for most #1 Albums by an Australian band or group. The album was also issued on CD and

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, the album was nominated for three awards. Album of the Year, Best Group and Best Hip Hop Release.

Composition

Second single "Leave Me Lonely" is about the "eternal struggle of being cornered by a close-talker".

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told ''The Music'' that while "Leave Me Lonely" is the "fastest song on the record", "there are a few other party banger style songs that it fits in nicely with. The album as a whole, however, varies from dark and moody to fun and upbeat throughout."

Track listing

Track listing adapted from

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Personnel

Hilltop Hoods * Suffa (Matthew David Lambert) – vocals, engineering, mixing, producing * Pressure (Daniel Howe Smith) – vocals * DJ Debris (Barry John M Francis) – producing, engineering, turntablism Additional musicians *

– guest vocals on track 4 and 6 * Nyassa – guest vocals on track 4 and 12 * Timberwolf – guest vocals on track 5 *

– guest vocals on track 6 * Adrian Eagle – guest vocals on track 7 * Ruel – guest vocals on track 10

Composition

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

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