L.A.B. IV

L.A.B IV
L.A.B IV
Studio album by L.A.B.
Released	18 December 2020
Recorded	2020
Genre	Reggae
Label	Loop Recordings
L.A.B. chronology
Singles from L.A.B IV
	"My Brother"; Released: 20 November 2020; "Why Oh Why"; Released: 2020;

L.A.B IV is the fourth studio album by Whakatāne, New Zealand reggae band L.A.B. It was released on 18 December 2020 via Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa as a sequel to their 2019 album L.A.B III. The album debuted at number one in New Zealand and number forty-five in Australia. It features two singles: "My Brother" and "Why Oh Why", which were also charted at number 35 and 1 respectively. "Why Oh Why" became the band's second number-one single after 2019 "In the Air".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Arapekanga Hayden Adams-Tamatea, Brad Donald Kora, Hiriini Stuart Kora, Joel Charles Shadbolt and Miharo Boaz Gregory.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"My Brother"	3:39
2.	"Why Oh Why"	4:50
3.	"Boy King"	5:22
4.	"Yes I Do"	5:10
5.	"Never Give Up"	3:54
6.	"No Roots"	4:52
7.	"IJDK"	3:44
8.	"Operator"	4:28
9.	"My Baby"	3:56
10.	"Early Bird"	3:59
11.	"Natural" (Acoustic)	3:43
12.	"Natural"	3:40

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *L.A.B. IV*
Chart (2020)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[1]	49
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[2]	1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *L.A.B. IV*
Chart (2021)	Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[3]	6

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[4]	Gold	7,500
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

"Australiancharts.com – L.A.B. – L.A.B. IV". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
"Charts.nz – L.A.B. – L.A.B. IV". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
"Top Selling Albums of 2021". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
"New Zealand album certifications – L.A.B. – L.A.B. IV". Recorded Music NZ.