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: 4 December 2020; "Yes I Do"; Released: 28 July 2021;

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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 "In the Air" (2019).

Track listing

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

*L.A.B. IV* track listing
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
Chart (2022)	Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[4]	29

Certifications

Certifications for *L.A.B. IV*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[5]	3× Platinum	45,000^‡
^‡ 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.
^ "Top Selling Albums of 2022". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
^ "New Zealand album certifications – L.A.B. – L.A.B. IV". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 29 April 2023.

[ac_Australia_L.A.B.-1] "Australiancharts.com – L.A.B. – L.A.B. IV". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[ac_New_Zealand_L.A.B.-2] "Charts.nz – L.A.B. – L.A.B. IV". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[3] "Top Selling Albums of 2021". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[4] "Top Selling Albums of 2022". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.

[New_ZealandL.A.B.L.A.B._IValbumCertRef-5] "New Zealand album certifications – L.A.B. – L.A.B. IV". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 29 April 2023.

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v t e L.A.B.
Brad Kora Stuart Kora Joel Shadbolt Ara Adams-Tamatea Miharo Gregory
Albums	L.A.B. L.A.B. II L.A.B. III L.A.B. IV L.A.B. V
Compilation albums	Introducing L.A.B.
Singles	"Controller" "In the Air" "Why Oh Why" "Yes I Do" "Mr Reggae" "Under the Sun" "Take It Away" "Casanova"