Dinner Party (album)

Dinner Party
Studio album by
Niall Horan
Released5 June 2026 (2026-06-05)
GenrePop
Length36:48
LabelCapitol
Producers
Niall Horan chronology
The Show
(2023)		 Dinner Party
(2026)
Singles from Dinner Party
  1. "Dinner Party"
    Released: 20 March 2026
  2. "Little More Time"
    Released: 23 April 2026
  3. "End of an Era"
    Released: 22 May 2026

Dinner Party is the fourth studio album by the Irish singer and songwriter Niall Horan, released on 5 June 2026 through Capitol Records. The album charted at number one in Australia, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

Background and release

Horan wrote the album's title track after meeting his long-time girlfriend for the first time at a friend's dinner party.[1] Horan has cited Irish musician Damien Rice as a particular influence in the album's music.[2] The album itself was released on 5 June 2026,[3] with the lead single "Dinner Party" being released on 20 March 2026.[4] The second single was "Little More Time", released on 23 April 2026.[5] Horan explained that the album closer, "End of an Era", was re-written following the passing of his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne, and that he now considers the song a tribute and celebration of Payne's life and their friendship.[6] The track was released as the third single on 22 May 2026.[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[8]
Associated PressStarStarStar[9]
Clash8/10[10]
Hot Press8/10[11]
The Irish TimesStarStarStarStar[12]
NieuwsbladStarStarStarHalf star[13]
RTÉStarStarStarHalf star[14]

Ed Power of The Irish Times complimented Dinner Party as "a joyously moreish collection of mid-tempo pop".[12]

Track listing

Standard track listing[15]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Tastes So Good"
  • Ryan
  • Bunetta
  • Zara
3:05
2."Dinner Party"
  • Horan
  • Ryan
  • Bunetta
  • Ian Franzino
  • Andrew Haas
  • Jamie Scott
  • Afterhrs
  • Ryan
  • Bunetta
2:34
3."Monochromatic"
  • Horan
  • Ryan
  • Bunetta
  • Franzino
  • Haas
  • Scott
  • Ryan
  • Bunetta
  • Afterhrs
2:44
4."She Gets It from Her Mother"
  • Horan
  • Ryan
  • Zara
  • Block
  • Ryan
  • Zara
3:24
5."Better Man"
  • Horan
  • Ryan
  • Bunetta
  • Franzino
  • Haas
  • Scott
  • Ryan
  • Bunetta
  • Afterhrs
3:13
6."Little More Time"
  • Ryan
  • Bunetta
  • Afterhrs
3:38
7."Flowers"
  • Ryan
  • Bunetta
2:26
8."Boys Are Fun"
  • Horan
  • Ryan
  • Bunetta
  • Franzino
  • Haas
  • Scott
  • Ryan
  • Bunetta
  • Afterhrs
3:33
9."Fighting over Nothing"
  • Horan
  • Ryan
  • Bunetta
  • Franzino
  • Haas
  • Scott
  • Ryan
  • Bunetta
  • Afterhrs
2:30
10."Pretty"
  • Horan
  • Ryan
  • Bunetta
  • Franzino
  • Haas
  • Scott
  • Ryan
  • Bunetta
  • Afterhrs
2:54
11."Die If I Don't"
  • Horan
  • Ryan
  • Bunetta
  • Franzino
  • Haas
  • Scott
  • Ryan
  • Bunetta
  • Afterhrs
3:09
12."End of an Era"
  • Horan
  • Ryan
  • Bunetta
  • Jones
  • Ryan
  • Bunetta
  • Afterhrs
3:38
Total length:36:48
Target exclusive and digital bonus track[16][17]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Mia"
  • Horan
  • Ryan
  • Bunetta
  • Allen
  • Little
  • Ryan
  • Bunetta
 
Store exclusive bonus track[18]
No.TitleLength
13."Loneliest Girl in the World" 

Personnel

The credits are adapted from Tidal.[19]

Musicians

  • Niall Horan – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • John Ryan – background vocals (tracks 1–5, 7–12), acoustic guitar (1–5, 7, 8, 10–12), programming (1–4, 7, 8, 10–12), keyboards (1, 2, 7, 8, 11), electric guitar (1, 3–8, 10–12), bass (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11), drums (1, 4, 7), piano (5)
  • Julian Bunetta – background vocals (1–3, 7–10, 12), programming (1–3, 7, 8, 10–12), drums (1, 2, 7, 9, 10, 12), electric guitar (3, 6, 8–10, 12), keyboards (3, 7–9, 12), acoustic guitar (8), bass (9, 10, 12)
  • Damon Bunetta – background vocals (1–3, 6–10)
  • Matt Zara – acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar, keyboards (1, 4); programming (1), drums (4)
  • Andrew Haas[a] – programming (2, 3, 5, 6, 8–11), background vocals (2, 3, 5, 6, 8–10), acoustic guitar (2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10), bass (2, 5, 6, 9, 10), electric guitar (2, 5, 6, 9), keyboards (2, 6, 10), drums (6, 9)
  • Ian Franzino[a] – programming (2, 3, 5, 6, 8–11), background vocals (2, 3, 5, 6, 8–10), keyboards (2, 6, 9), drums (6, 9)
  • Jamie Scott – background vocals (2, 5), electric guitar (5)
  • Aaron Sterling – drums (2, 6)
  • Jake Curran – electric guitar (2)
  • Dave Cohen – keyboards (3, 8, 12)
  • Ian Fitchuk – drums (3, 8), acoustic guitar (3)
  • Rich Brinsfield – bass (3, 8)
  • Kris Donegan – electric guitar (3, 8)
  • Sam Hunter – acoustic guitar (3), electric guitar (8)
  • Rocky Block – keyboards (4), background vocals (6)
  • Steph Jones – background vocals (6)
  • Brendan Civale – background vocals (7)
  • Jeff Gunnell – background vocals (7)
  • Joel Little – electric guitar (7)
  • Joshua Reedy – background vocals (8)
  • Peter Bunetta – percussion (8)
  • Seán Óg Graham – accordion, bouzouki (11)
  • Damian McKee – accordion (11)
  • Eamon Murray – bodhrán (11)
  • Niamh Dunne – fiddle, strings (11)
  • Liam Bradley – Mellotron (11)
  • Mark Rudin – trombone, trumpet (11)

Technical

  • Jeff Gunnell – engineering (all tracks), mixing (3–5, 9–11)
  • Julian Bunetta – engineering (1–3, 5, 7–12)
  • Bryce Bordone – engineering (1, 2, 8)
  • John Ryan – engineering (1, 3–12)
  • Andrew Haas[a] – engineering (2, 3, 5, 6, 8–12)
  • Ian Franzino[a] – engineering (2, 3, 5, 6, 8–12)
  • Brad King – engineering (3, 8, 12)
  • Matt Zara – engineering (4)
  • Martin Hannah – engineering (6, 11, 12)
  • Micah Tawiks – engineering (8, 12)
  • Arthur Caplan – engineering (8)
  • Austin Brown – engineering assistance (3, 8, 12)
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing (1, 2, 8)
  • Rich Costey – mixing (6, 7, 12)
  • Carlos Mas – mixing assistance (3, 6, 7, 12)
  • Nathan Dantzler – mastering
  • Harrison Tate – mastering assistance

Charts

Chart performance
Chart (2026) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[21]2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[22]1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[23]1
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[24]12
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[25] 7
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[26]1
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[27]11
French Albums (SNEP)[28]27
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[29]1
German Pop Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[30] 1
Irish Albums (Official Charts)[31]1
Italian Albums (FIMI)[32] 4
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[33] 6
Norwegian Albums (IFPI Norge)[34] 82
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[35]3
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[36] 68
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[37]1
Spanish Albums (Promusicae)[38]9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[39] 40
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[40]4
UK Albums (Official Charts)[41]1
US Billboard 200[42]7

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Credited individually and as part of Afterhrs

References

  1. ↑ Paul, Larisha (18 March 2026). "Niall Horan Wants to Invite You to a 'Dinner Party' With New Album Announcement". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 19 March 2026. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Levine, Nick (27 March 2026). "Niall Horan on his first 10 years as a solo artist: "I've stuck to my guns and that's stood me in good stead"". NME. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  3. ↑ Brandle, Lars (26 March 2026). "Niall Horan's 'Dinner Party' Tour Is Coming to America". Billboard. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Kaufman, Gil (4 March 2026). "Niall Horan Sets Table For Emotional 'Dinner Party' Single From Fourth Solo LP About The Moment That 'Changed The Course' Of His Life". Billboard. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  5. ↑ Parkinson, Megan (24 April 2026). "Niall Horan slows things down on "Little More Time"". Melodic Magazine. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  6. ↑ Perry, Kevin (30 April 2026). "Niall Horan says it felt 'liberating' to write new song about the death of Liam Payne". The Independent. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  7. ↑ Paul, Larisha (22 May 2026). "Niall Horan Says Goodbye to Liam Payne on New Song 'End of an Era'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  8. ↑ Yeung, Neil Z. (5 June 2026). "Dinner Party – Niall Horan". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  9. ↑ Sherman, Maria (4 June 2026). "Music Review: Niall Horan throws a 'Dinner Party' for those in love". AP News. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
  10. ↑ Garner, Shannon (5 June 2026). "Niall Horan – Dinner Party". Clash. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
  11. ↑ Russell, Will (5 June 2026). "Album Review: Niall Horan, Dinner Party". HotPress. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
  12. 1 2 Power, Ed (5 June 2026). "Niall Horan: Dinner Party review – Sorry, Harry Styles. This is the year's best 1D album". Irish Times. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
  13. ↑ De Poorter, Eva (6 June 2026). "RECENSIE. 'Dinner party' van Niall Horan: Verliefde positieve sferen". Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 July 2026.
  14. ↑ Corr, Alan (9 June 2026). "Niall Horan is all loved-up on his new album". RTE. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
  15. ↑ Horan, Niall (5 June 2026). "Dinner Party". Capitol Records. Retrieved 4 June 2026 – via Apple Music.
  16. ↑ Horan, Niall (5 June 2026). "Dinner Party (+ bonus track)". Capitol Records. Retrieved 13 June 2026 – via Apple Music.
  17. ↑ Horan, Niall (5 June 2026). "Dinner Party (Target exclusive, CD)". Capitol Records. Retrieved 14 June 2026 – via Target Corporation.
  18. ↑ Horan, Niall. "Dinner Party – store exclusive edition digital album". Capitol Records. Archived from the original on 13 June 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026 – via Official store.
  19. ↑ Horan, Niall (5 June 2026). "Dinner Party / Credits". Capitol Records. Retrieved 4 June 2026 – via Tidal.
  20. ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 15 June 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
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  22. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Niall Horan – Dinner Party" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
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  31. ↑ "Official Irish Albums Chart on 12/6/2026 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
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  36. ↑ "Top 200 Álbuns Semana 23 de 2026" (PDF) (in European Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. p. 2. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  37. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 12/6/2026 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  38. ↑ "Top 100 Álbumes Semanal-semana 24-2026". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  39. ↑ "Veckolista Album, vecka 24, 2026". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
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