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{{Infobox album | name = Running Out of Love | type = studio | artist = The Radio Dept. | cover = Running out of love.jpg | alt = | released = {{startdate|2016|10|21|df=yes}} | recorded = 2015–2016 | venue = | studio = | genre = {{hlist|Dream pop|indie pop|electronic}} | length = {{duration|m=44|s=50}} | label = Labrador | producer = {{hlist|The Radio Dept.|Tomas Bodén|Erik Möller}} | prev_title = Passive Aggressive: Singles 2002–2010 | prev_year = 2011 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | name = Running Out of Love | type = Studio | single1 = Occupied | single1date = {{startdate|2015|6|16|df=yes}} | single2 = Swedish Guns | single2date = {{startdate|2016|8|31|df=yes}} | single3 = We Got Game | single3date = {{startdate|2016|10|7|df=yes}} | single4 = Teach Me to Forget | single4date = {{startdate|2017|7|14|df=yes}} }} }}
'''''Running Out of Love''''' is the fourth studio album by Swedish indie pop band The Radio Dept., released on 21 October 2016. Their first LP since 2010's ''Clinging to a Scheme'', ''Running Out of Love'' was delayed by a legal battle with their record label Labrador and inspired by "life in Sweden in 2016".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/67109-the-radio-dept-return-with-new-album-running-out-of-love/ |title=The Radio Dept. Return With New Album Running Out of Love |work=Pitchfork |date=27 July 2016 |accessdate=28 July 2016 |last=Strauss |first=Matthew}}</ref>
The first single "Occupied" was released on a three-track EP of the same name on 16 June 2015 on a limited run of 1,000 12" records.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://labrador.se/the-radio-dept-new-12-ep-out-today/ |title=The Radio Dept. – new 12" EP out today. |publisher=Labrador Records |date=15 June 2015 |accessdate=28 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://labrador.se/shop/the-radio-dept-occupied/|title=The Radio Dept. – Occupied|publisher=Labrador Records|accessdate=19 September 2018}}</ref> The second single "Swedish Guns" was released over a year later, on 31 August 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://labrador.se/shop/the-radio-dept-swedish-guns/|title=The Radio Dept. – Swedish guns|publisher=Labrador Records|accessdate=19 September 2018}}</ref> followed by the third single "We Got Game" on 7 October 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://labrador.se/shop/we-got-game/|title=The Radio Dept. – We got game|publisher=Labrador Records|accessdate=19 September 2018}}</ref> and fourth single "Teach Me to Forget" on 14 July 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://labrador.se/shop/teach-me-to-forget/|title=Teach Me To Forget|publisher=Labrador Records|accessdate=19 September 2018}}</ref>
The album was shortlisted by IMPALA (The Independent Music Companies Association) for the Album of the Year Award 2016, which rewards on a yearly basis the best album released on an independent European label.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://impalamusic.org/content/25-artists-best-independent-album-year-europe/ | title=25 artists up for best independent album of the year in Europe | publisher=IMPALA | access-date=14 March 2017 | archive-date=15 March 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315085333/http://impalamusic.org/content/25-artists-best-independent-album-year-europe/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Reception== {{Album ratings | ADM = 7.6/10<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/8330/The-Radio-Dept-Running-Out-Of-Love.aspx |title=Running Out Of Love by The Radio Dept. reviews |publisher=AnyDecentMusic? |accessdate=19 October 2019}}</ref> | MC = 82/100<ref name=MC>{{Cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/running-out-of-love/the-radio-dept |title=Reviews for Running out of Love by The Radio Dept. |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=5 December 2017}}</ref> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=AllMusic>{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/running-out-of-love-mw0002977811 |title=Running Out of Love – The Radio Dept. |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=5 December 2017 |last=Sendra |first=Tim}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Consequence of Sound'' | rev2score = B<ref name=CoS>{{Cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2016/10/album-review-the-radio-dept-running-out-of-love/ |title=The Radio Dept. – Running Out of Love |work=Consequence of Sound |date=17 October 2016 |access-date=5 December 2017 |last=Kivel |first=Adam}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Drowned in Sound'' | rev3score = 9/10<ref name=DiS>{{Cite web |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/19709/reviews/4150556 |title=Album Review: The Radio Dept. – Running Out of Love |work=Drowned in Sound |date=25 October 2016 |accessdate=5 December 2017 |last=Takru |first=Radhika |archive-date=5 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205194702/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/19709/reviews/4150556 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | rev4 = ''Exclaim!'' | rev4score = 8/10<ref name=Exclaim>{{Cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_radio_dept_-running_out_of_love |title=The Radio Dept.: Running Out of Love |work=Exclaim! |date=19 October 2016 |accessdate=5 December 2017 |last=Lindsay |first=Cam}}</ref> | rev5 = ''MusicOMH'' | rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=musicOMH>{{Cite web |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/radio-dept-running-love |title=The Radio Dept – Running Out of Love |work=MusicOMH |date=21 October 2016 |accessdate=5 December 2017 |last=Shepherd |first=Sam}}</ref> | rev6 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev6score = 7.6/10<ref name=Pitchfork>{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22551-running-out-of-love/ |title=The Radio Dept.: Running Out of Love |work=Pitchfork |date=28 October 2016 |accessdate=5 December 2017 |last=Cook |first=Cameron}}</ref> | rev7 = ''PopMatters'' | rev7score = 8/10<ref name=PopMatters>{{Cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/the-radio-dept-running-out-of-love-2495410141.html |title=The Radio Dept.: Running Out of Love |work=PopMatters |date=3 November 2016 |accessdate=5 December 2017 |last=Smith |first=Tanner}}</ref> | rev8 = ''The Skinny'' | rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=Skinny>{{Cite web |url=http://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/albums/the-radio-dept-running-out-of-love |title=The Radio Dept: Running Out of Love |work=The Skinny |date=10 October 2016 |accessdate=5 December 2017 |last=Ogden |first=Chris}}</ref> | rev9 = ''Uncut'' | rev9score = 8/10<ref name=Uncut>{{Cite journal |title=The Radio Dept.: Running Out of Love |journal=Uncut |issue=234 |date=November 2016 |last=Sturges |first=Fiona |page=35}}</ref> | rev10 = ''Under the Radar'' | rev10score = 8/10<ref name=UtR>{{Cite web |url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/the_radio_dept._running_out_of_love/ |title=The Radio Dept.: Running Out of Love (Labrador) |work=Under the Radar |date=12 December 2016 |accessdate=5 December 2017 |last=Davis |first=Hays}}</ref> }}
''Running Out of Love'' received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 82 out of 100 based on 17 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref name=MC/>
==Commercial performance== ''Running Out of Love'' debuted at number six on the ''Billboard'' Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart with sales of 1,000 copies, marking the band's first entry on the chart.<ref name="billboard">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/christina-aguilera-nile-rodgers-dance-club-songs-chart/|title=Christina Aguilera & Nile Rodgers Rule Dance Club Songs Chart|magazine=Billboard|date=11 March 2016|access-date=20 June 2018|last=Murray|first=Gordan}}</ref> The album also reached number 19 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.<ref name="billboard"/>
==Track listing== {{tracklist | title1 = Sloboda Narodu | writer1 = Johan Duncanson | length1 = 3:13 | title2 = Swedish Guns | writer2 = Duncanson | length2 = 5:35 | title3 = We Got Game | writer3 = {{hlist|Duncanson|Martin Carlberg}} | length3 = 4:15 | title4 = Thieves of State | writer4 = {{hlist|Duncanson|Carlberg}} | length4 = 1:16 | title5 = Occupied | writer5 = {{hlist|Duncanson|Carlberg}} | length5 = 7:19 | title6 = This Thing Was Bound to Happen | writer6 = Duncanson | length6 = 3:12 | title7 = Can't Be Guilty | writer7 = Duncanson | length7 = 4:36 | title8 = Committed to the Cause | writer8 = {{hlist|Duncanson|Carlberg}} | length8 = 5:48 | title9 = Running Out of Love | writer9 = Duncanson | length9 = 3:30 | title10 = Teach Me to Forget | writer10 = {{hlist|Duncanson|Carlberg}} | length10 = 6:06 | total_length = 44:50 }}
==Personnel== Credits for ''Running Out of Love'' adapted from album liner notes.<ref>{{cite AV media|title=Running Out of Love|others=The Radio Dept.|type=liner notes|year=2016|publisher=Labrador Records|id=LAB158}}</ref>
'''The Radio Dept.''' *Johan Duncanson *Martin Carlberg
'''Additional musicians''' *Daniel Tjäder – keyboards (track 7)
'''Production''' *Tomas Bodén – mastering, mixing, production (track 10) *Erik Möller – production (track 10) *The Radio Dept. – mixing, production
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2016) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- {{Album chart|Sweden|11|artist=The Radio Dept|album=Running Out of Love|accessdate=7 July 2018|rowheader=true}} |- {{Album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|19|artist=The Radio Dept.|accessdate=7 July 2018|rowheader=true}} |- {{Album chart|BillboardDanceElectronic|6|artist=The Radio Dept.|accessdate=7 July 2018|rowheader=true}} |}
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