Inventing Myself

{{About|the album|the song|Inventing Myself (song)}}

{{Use Australian English|date=October 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Inventing Myself

| type = studio

| artist = Stan Walker

| cover = Inventing Myself.jpeg

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2013|10|25|df=yes}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{flatlist|

}}

| length = 44:41

| label = Sony

| producer =

| prev_title = Let the Music Play

| prev_year = 2011

| next_title = Truth & Soul

| next_year = 2015

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Inventing Myself

| type = Studio

| single1 = Take It Easy

| single1date = 30 November 2012

| single2 = Bulletproof

| single2date = 31 May 2013

| single3 = Inventing Myself

| single3date = 9 July 2013

| single4 = Like It's Over

| single4date = 4 October 2013

}}

}}

Inventing Myself is the fourth studio album by New Zealand recording artist Stan Walker. It was released on 25 October 2013, by Sony Music Australia. It is Walker's first album to be released exclusively in New Zealand. The album was preceded by the singles "Take It Easy", "Bulletproof" and "Inventing Myself".

Background

Walker had been working on Inventing Myself for over two years and it is his first album he has worked on in New Zealand.{{cite web|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1309/S00532/stan-walker-to-release-new-album-inventing-myself.htm|title=Stan Walker to Release New Album 'Inventing Myself'|publisher=Scoop.co.nz|accessdate=18 October 2013}}

Singles

"Take It Easy" was released as the album's first single on 30 November 2012.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/take-it-easy/578523619?i=578523761|title=Take it Easy – Single by Stan Walker|date=30 November 2012 |publisher=iTunes Store (New Zealand). Apple|access-date=18 October 2013}} The song peaked at number five on the New Zealand Singles Chart and was certified double platinum for selling 30,000 copies. "Take It Easy" was also used in the New Zealand box office hit Mt Zion.{{cite web|url=http://www.dnasongs.com/discographyinfo.php?id=102|title=Stan Walker Take It Easy|publisher=DNA Songs|accessdate=18 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160052/http://www.dnasongs.com/discographyinfo.php?id=102|archive-date=19 October 2013|url-status=dead}} "Bulletproof" was released as the second single from Inventing Myself on 31 May 2013; it reached number two in New Zealand and was certified platinum.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/bulletproof/651943942?i=651943991|title=Bulletproof – Single by Stan Walker|date=31 May 2013 |publisher=iTunes Store (New Zealand). Apple|access-date=18 October 2013}} "Inventing Myself" was released as the third single from the album on 9 July 2013. It debuted on the New Zealand Singles Chart at number 27 on 22 July 2013, but fell off the chart the next week.{{cite web |url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Stan+Walker&titel=Inventing+Myself&cat=s |title=Stan Walker – Inventing Myself |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=19 October 2013}} "Like It's Over" was released as the fourth single on 4 October 2013. It peaked at number 19 on 4 November 2013.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length =

| title1 = Inventing Myself

| writer1 = {{flat list|

  • Andy Macken
  • Thomas Macken

}}

| extra1 = Andy Mak

| length1 = 4:00

| title2 = Bulletproof

| writer2 = {{flat list|

}}

| extra2 = Lindsay Rhimes

| length2 = 3:36

| title3 = Find You

| writer3 = {{flat list|

  • Walker
  • Inoke Finau

}}

| extra3 = Mister Watkins

| length3 = 4:06

| title4 = Bully

| writer4 = {{flat list|

  • Walker
  • Stuart Crichton
  • Herbie Crichlow
  • Louis Schoorl

}}

| extra4 = Stuart Crichton

| length4 = 4:00

| title5 = Time To Save Our Love

| writer5 = {{flat list|

}}

| extra5 = {{flat list|

  • Robert Conley
  • Robert De Sa

}}

| length5 = 3:38

| title6 = Runaway

| note6 = featuring Ruby Frost

| writer6 = {{flat list|

}}

| extra6 = Sam de Jong

| length6 = 3:23

| title7 = My Attention

| writer7 = {{flat list|

  • Walker
  • Gladius
  • Jupiter Project

}}

| extra7 = {{flat list|

  • Gladius
  • Jupiter Project

}}

| length7 = 3:47

| title8 = Love Immortal

| writer8 = {{flat list|

  • Walker
  • Iian Kidron
  • Crichton

}}

| extra8 = Crichton

| length8 = 3:12

| title9 = Hurricane

| writer9 = {{flat list|

  • Walker
  • Conley
  • McFadden
  • De Sa

}}

| extra9 = {{flat list|

  • Conley
  • De Sa

}}

| length9 = 3:09

| title10 = Like It's Over

| note10 = featuring Ria Hall

| writer10 = {{flat list|

  • Walker
  • Harder

}}

| extra10 = Vince Harder

| length10 = 3:35

| title11 = Take It Easy

| note11 = Radio Mix

| writer11 = {{flat list|

}}

| extra11 = DNA Songs

| length11 = 3:11

| title12 = Radio

| note12 = with Diafrix, Bouns Track

| writer12 = {{flat list|

  • Walker
  • Kaelyn Behr
  • Carl Dimataga
  • Khaled Abdulwahab
  • Mohamed Komba

}}

| extra12 = {{flat list|

  • Kaelyn Behr
  • Carl Dimataga

}}

| length12 = 3:43

| title13 = Take It Easy

| note13 = Bonus Track

| writer13 = {{flat list|

  • Walker
  • Egizii
  • Musumeci

}}

| extra13 = Dimataga

| length13 = 3:21

}}

Personnel

; Vocal credits

Charts

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (2013)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|New Zealand|3|artist=Stan Walker|album=Inventing Myself|rowheader=true|accessdate=4 November 2013}}

{{col-2}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (2013)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/2013-12-31|title=Top Selling Albums of 2013|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=6 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224155712/http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=2348|archive-date=24 December 2013|url-status=live}}

| 50

{{col-end}}

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format

! scope="col"| Label

scope="row"| New Zealand{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/inventing-myself/716454306|title=Inventing Myself by Stan Walker|publisher=iTunes Store (New Zealand). Apple|access-date=18 October 2013}}

| 25 October 2013

| CD, digital download

| Sony Music Australia

References