Missing Link (EP)
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| name = Missing Link
| type = ep
| artist = Nick Murphy
| cover = Missing_Link_by_Nick_Murphy.jpg
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| released = 9 May 2017
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| genre = Electronic
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| label = Future Classic
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| prev_title = Work
| prev_year = 2015
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Missing Link is an extended play (EP) by Australian musician Nick Murphy. It is the first musical collection to be released under his birth name. In a press release, Murphy said “Chet Faker was me trying to prove something to myself. But my tastes are pretty dynamic, and I realized I’ve spent time resisting that. Now I want to put everything in. It’s not conceptual anymore. It’s just me, and it made sense to show that in a name. It feels like a rediscovery.” {{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7791925/missing-link-nick-murphy-chet-faker-kaytranada|title= 'Missing Link' EP Connects Chet Faker's Past to Nick Murphy's Future: Listen|publisher=Billboard|date=9 May 2017|accessdate=12 May 2017}} Adding the Missing Link EP is “a bridge between what's out and what's coming”{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/musicnews/s4666607.htm|title=First listen: Nick Murphy drops surprise 'Missing Link' EP|publisher=ABC|date=10 May 2017|accessdate=12 May 2017}}
Track listing
Notes: All tracks written and produced by Nick Murphy, except for "Your Time", alongside Kaytranada.
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| title1 = Your Time
| length1 = 4:04
| title2 = Bye
| length2 = 1:31
| title3 = I'm Ready
| length3 = 4:23
| title4 = Forget About Me
| length4 = 6:46
| title5 = Weak Education
| length5 = 5:39
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{{Track listing
| headline = Japan bonus tracks
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| title6 = In-Between
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| title7 = Mania
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| title8 = I Don't Want to Talk About It
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Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Missing Link vinyl.{{cite AV media notes |title=Missing Link |type=Vinyl liner notes |others=Nick Murphy |publisher=Downtown Records, Interscope Records |year=2017 |id=B0026427-01}}
- Benjamin Gordon – artwork, visual direction
- Kaytranada – producer {{small|(track: 1)}}
- Mitchell McLennan – photography
Release history
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| scope="col"|Region
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Label !scope="col"|Format !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|References}} |
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| scope="row"|Canada
|rowspan="2"|9 May 2017 |rowspan="2"|Opulent |rowspan="6"|Digital download |
| scope="row"|United States |
| scope="row"|Australia
|rowspan="4"|10 May 2017 |rowspan="4"|Future Classic |
| scope="row"|Germany |
| scope="row"|New Zealand |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"|United Kingdom |
| 9 June 2017
|{{hlist|Future Classic|PIAS}} |rowspan="2"|12-inch vinyl |align="center"|{{cite web|title=Missing Link [12" VINYL]|website=Amazon UK |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0719FDF8S|accessdate=30 March 2018}} |
| scope="row"|United States
|16 June 2017 |{{hlist|Downtown|Interscope}} |align="center"|{{cite web|title=Missing Link|website=Amazon |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06ZZT5XJL|accessdate=30 March 2018}} |
| scope="row"|Japan
|5 July 2017 |{{hlist|Future Classic|Hostess}} |CD |align="center"|{{cite web|title=Missing Link|url= http://hostess.co.jp/releases/2017/07/HSE-4154.html|publisher=Hostess Entertainment|accessdate=30 March 2018|language=Japanese}} |
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2017)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| scope="row"| New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2017-05-19|title=NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=22 May 2017|access-date=19 May 2017}}
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