B.O.A.T.S

B.O.A.T.S
B.O.A.T.S
Studio album by Michael Patrick Kelly
Released	November 12, 2021
Studio	Hoxa HQ (London, UK); Jan Krause Studio (Germany); Tweedstudio (Munich, Germany); Scaramouche (Vienna, Austria); Principal Studios (Senden, Germany); Toolhouse Studios (Rotenburg an der Fulda, Germany); Air Studios (London, UK);
Genre	Pop rock
Length	57:27
Label	Columbia; Sony Music;
Producer	Abaz; Daniel Flamm; Decco; Jimmy Hogarth; Johannes Herbst; Klaus Sahm; Lukas Hillebrand; Michael Patrick Kelly; Philipp Steinke; Robin Grubert; Tobias Kuhn; Vincent Sorg; X-Plosive;
Michael Patrick Kelly chronology
Singles from B.O.A.T.S
	"Beautiful Madness"; Released: May 1, 2020; "Throwback"; Released: July 23, 2021; "Blurry Eyes"; Released: 2022; "Best Bad Friend"; Released: May 13, 2022; "O.K.O"; Released: May 26, 2023;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
laut.de	^[1]

B.O.A.T.S is the fifth solo studio album by Irish-American musician Michael Patrick Kelly. It was released on 12 November 2021 through Columbia/Sony Music. Recording sessions took place at Hoxa HQ and Air Studios in London, Jan Krause Studio, Tweedstudio and Principal Studios and Toolhouse Studios in Germany, and Scaramouche in Vienna. Production was handled by Kelly himself together with Jimmy Hogarth, Daniel Flamm, Decco, Johannes Herbst, Robin Grubert, Lukas Hillebrand, Abaz, Klaus Sahm, Philipp Steinke, Tobias Kuhn, Vincent Sorg and X-Plosive. It features a guest appearance from Ilse DeLange.

The album reached number 2 in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, and number 187 in Flanders. It was certified Gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie and IFPI Switzerland.

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Boats"	Michael Patrick Kelly James Dearness Hogarth	Paddy Kelly Jimmy Hogarth Luke Glazewski (ass.)	4:34
2.	"Diamonds & Metals"	Kelly Hogarth	Paddy Kelly Jimmy Hogarth Daniel Flamm (add.) Luke Glazewski (ass.)	4:14
3.	"Running Blind"	Kelly John Thomas Roach Jintae Ko	Paddy Kelly Daniel Flamm Lukas Hillebrand Jimmy Hogarth (add.) Jonas Mengler (voc.)	3:17
4.	"Blurry Eyes"	Kelly Daniel Bryer Mike Needle	Paddy Kelly Jimmy Hogarth Daniel Flamm Johannes Herbst Robin Grubert	3:36
5.	"Throwback"	Kelly Sebastian Arman Joacim Persson	Paddy Kelly DECCO	2:30
6.	"Fake Messiah"	Kelly Imran Abbas Thomas Keßler Elżbieta Steinmetz	Paddy Kelly Abaz X-Plosive Jimmy Hogarth (add.)	3:21
7.	"Paragliding"	Kelly Daniel Flamm Robin Grubert	Paddy Kelly Daniel Flamm Robin Grubert	4:05
8.	"Beautiful Madness"	Kelly Arman Persson	Paddy Kelly DECCO	2:56
9.	"Earthquake"	Kelly David Rhodes Jack Gourlay	Paddy Kelly Jimmy Hogarth Daniel Flamm Johannes Herbst	3:31
10.	"Mother's Day"	Kelly Philipp Steinke Tobias Kuhn	Paddy Kelly Jimmy Hogarth Philipp Steinke Tobias Kuhn	3:33
11.	"The World" (featuring Ilse DeLange)	Kelly Flamm Christoph Koterzina Markus Schlichtherle	Paddy Kelly Jimmy Hogarth Daniel Flamm	2:57
12.	"America"	Kelly Alexander Zuckowski Flamm	Paddy Kelly Daniel Flamm Vincent Sorg	4:57
13.	"Thank You"	Kelly Zuckowski Flamm	Paddy Kelly Jimmy Hogarth Daniel Flamm Johannes Herbst (add.)	3:48
14.	"Icon"	Kelly Anders Grahn Andre Lindal	Paddy Kelly Jimmy Hogarth Peter Seifert (add.)	3:29
15.	"Home"	Kelly Zuckowski Flamm	Paddy Kelly Jimmy Hogarth Daniel Flamm Matthias Oldofredi (add.)	5:18
16.	"Boats (Reprise)"	Kelly Hogarth	Paddy Kelly Jimmy Hogarth Daniel Flamm Klaus Sahm	1:21
Total length:				57:27

Extended Edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)
17.	"Best Bad Friend" (featuring Rea Garvey)	Raymond Michael Garvey Nicolas Rebscher Martin Gallop	Nicolas Rebscher
18.	"Wonders"	Flamm Grubert	Daniel Flamm Johannes Herbst Robin Grubert Michael Ilbert
19.	"Two Mothers"	Jimmy Harry	Paddy Kelly Jimmy Hogarth
20.	"O.K.O"	Kelly Hogarth Flamm Koterzina Schlichtherle	Paddy Kelly Jimmy Hogarth Daniel Flamm Michael Ilbert
21.	"Good Morning Sunshine"	Michael Geldreich René Miller	Michael Geldreich Benedikt Schoeller
22.	"When Sorry Ain’t Good Enough"	Kelly Hogarth	Paddy Kelly Jimmy Hogarth

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (2021)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[2]	2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[3]	187
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[4]	2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[5]	2

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2021)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[6]	27
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[7]	65
Chart (2022)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[8]	21
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[9]	44
Chart (2023)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[10]	92

Certifications[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)^[11]	Gold	100,000^‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[12]	Gold	10,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

^ Dobler, Eberhard. "Das Style-Hopping nimmt man Paddy nicht ab". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Michael Patrick Kelly – B·O·A·T·S" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
^ "Ultratop.be – Michael Patrick Kelly – B·O·A·T·S" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Michael Patrick Kelly – B·O·A·T·S" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Michael Patrick Kelly – B·O·A·T·S". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts (Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts)". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2021 - Alben". swisscharts.com (in German). Hung Medien. 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts (Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts)". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2022 - Alben". swisscharts.com (in German). Hung Medien. 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts (Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts)". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Michael Patrick Kelly; 'B.O.A.T.S')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('B.O.A.T.S')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

External links[edit]

B.O.A.T.S at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Dobler, Eberhard. "Das Style-Hopping nimmt man Paddy nicht ab". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2024.

[ac_Austria_Michael_Patrick_Kelly-2] "Austriancharts.at – Michael Patrick Kelly – B·O·A·T·S" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

[ac_Flanders_Michael_Patrick_Kelly-3] "Ultratop.be – Michael Patrick Kelly – B·O·A·T·S" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

[ac_Germany4_Michael_Patrick_Kelly-4] "Offiziellecharts.de – Michael Patrick Kelly – B·O·A·T·S" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

[ac_Switzerland_Michael_Patrick_Kelly-5] "Swisscharts.com – Michael Patrick Kelly – B·O·A·T·S". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

[6] "Offizielle Deutsche Charts (Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts)". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

[7] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2021 - Alben". swisscharts.com (in German). Hung Medien. 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

[8] "Offizielle Deutsche Charts (Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts)". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

[9] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2022 - Alben". swisscharts.com (in German). Hung Medien. 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

[10] "Offizielle Deutsche Charts (Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts)". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

[GermanyMichael_Patrick_KellyB.O.A.T.SalbumCertRef-11] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Michael Patrick Kelly; 'B.O.A.T.S')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

[SwitzerlandMichael_Patrick_KellyB.O.A.T.SalbumCertRef-12] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('B.O.A.T.S')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

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