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Dua Lipa Live from the Royal Albert Hall
Live album by
Released6 December 2024 (2024-12-06)
Recorded17 October 2024 (2024-10-17)
VenueRoyal Albert Hall
Length81:30
LabelWarner
Producer
  • Charles Monneraud
  • William Bowerman
Dua Lipa chronology
Radical Optimism
(2024)
Dua Lipa Live from the Royal Albert Hall
(2024)

Dua Lipa Live from the Royal Albert Hall is the debut live album by English and Albanian singer Dua Lipa. The album was released on 6 December 2024 through Warner Records. The concert was recorded on 17 October 2024, from Lipa's television special An Evening with Dua Lipa (2024), at the Royal Albert Hall located in London, England.

Development

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Lipa performing alongside the Heritage Orchestra.

Dua Lipa uploaded a promotional poster on Instagram where she would perform a one-off show located at the Royal Albert Hall in her hometown, London, England.[1] The concert took place on 17 October 2024, and Lipa was accompanied on stage a fifty–three piece orchestra, her seven-piece band, and fourteen choristers.[2]

Television networks CBS Entertainment and ITV confirmed in a press release on 23 October that the artist would star in a television special titled An Evening with Dua Lipa (2024).[3][4] Lipa later announced on 19 November she would release her debut live album containing recordings from her concert special.[5]

Release

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Dua Lipa Live from the Royal Albert Hall was later released on 6 December 2024 through Warner Records.[6] The tracklist consisted of various songs entirely taken from Lipa's third studio album Radical Optimism (2024), four songs from Future Nostalgia (2020), and one song from her eponymous debut studio album (2017).[7] She also covered the songs "Dance the Night" (2023), "Sunshine" (2021) by English singer Cleo Sol, and had a sole guest appearance with singer Elton John to perform "Cold Heart" (2021).[8]

Commercial performance

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Dua Lipa Live from the Royal Albert Hall debuted at number forty–five on the UK Albums Chart.

Track listing

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Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Overture"
  • Ben Foster
  • Charles Monneraud
  • William Bowerman
1:46
2."End of an Era"3:59
3."Houdini"
  • Lipa
  • Parker
  • Harle
  • Ailin
  • Jesso
3:56
4."Training Season"
3:40
5."These Walls"
3:50
6."Whatcha Doing"
3:58
7."French Exit"
  • Lipa
  • Parker
  • Harle
  • Ailin
  • Jesso
3:45
8."Illusion"
  • Lipa
  • Parker
  • Harle
  • Ailin
  • Jesso
3:57
9."Falling Forever"
4:00
10."Anything for Love"
3:09
11."Maria"
  • Lipa
  • Wyatt
  • Harle
  • Ailin
  • Michaels
3:45
12."Happy for You"
  • Lipa
  • Parker
  • Harle
  • Ailin
  • Jesso
4:23
13."Love Again"
6:02
14."Pretty Please"
  • Lipa
  • Michaels
  • Kirkpatrick
  • Ailin
3:25
15."Levitating"4:24
16."Sunshine"4:42
17."Cold Heart" (with Elton John)5:28
18."Be the One"
  • Gale
  • Jack Tarrant
  • Lucy Taylor
4:49
19."Dance the Night"
4:07
20."Don't Start Now"
  • Lipa
  • Ailin
  • Kirkpatrick
  • Warren
4:25
Total length:81:30

Charts

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Chart performance for Dua Lipa Live from the Royal Albert Hall
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 132
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 70
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 45

Release history

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Release dates and formats for Dua Lipa Live from the Royal Albert Hall
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various 6 December 2024 Warner [12]
United Kingdom [13]
United States 13 December 2024 [14]

References

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  1. ^ Geraghty, Hollie (25 March 2024). "Dua Lipa announces one-off London show at Royal Albert Hall". New Musical Express. Archived from the original on 25 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  2. ^ Smith, Thomas (18 October 2024). "Dua Lipa joined by Elton John at special orchestral concert in London". Billboard. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  3. ^ "CBS presents An Evening with Dua Lipa, a new primetime concert special airing Sunday, December 15" (Press release). CBS Entertainment. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  4. ^ "An Evening with Dua Lipa to air on ITV later this year" (Press release). ITV Press Centre. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  5. ^ Daw, Stephen (19 November 2024). "Dua Lipa turned her one-night-only Royal Albert Hall show into a live album". Billboard. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  6. ^ Malone Mendez, Chris (6 December 2024). "Dua Lipa relives Royal Albert Hall concert with new live album". Forbes. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  7. ^ Jamieson, Sarah (20 November 2024). "Dua Lipa announces live album of recent Royal Albert Hall show". DIY. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  8. ^ Strauss, Matthew (19 November 2024). "Dua Lipa announces new Live From the Royal Albert Hall album". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Dua Lipa – Live from the Royal Albert Hall" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – Dua Lipa – Live from the Royal Albert Hall" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  12. ^ Lipa, Dua (6 December 2024). "Dua Lipa Live from the Royal Albert Hall". Apple Music. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  13. ^ Dua Lipa Live from the Royal Albert Hall release formats in the United Kingdom:
  14. ^ Dua Lipa Live from the Royal Albert Hall release formats in the United States: