The Great Divide

~ Release by Noah Kahan (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

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Tracklist

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1End of August
assistant recording engineer:
Gillian Pelkonen
drum machine programming:
Aaron Dessner
additional engineer:
Maddie Harmon (engineer, mixer), Ben Lanz (trombonist) and Alberto Sewald
engineer:
Bella Blasko
additional producer:
Gabe Simon
producer:
Aaron Dessner and Noah Kahan
assistant mixer:
Max Challis and Tyler Spratt
mixer:
Ryan Hewitt
acoustic guitar:
Aaron Dessner and Dylan Jones (Nashville keys player)
bass synthesizer, electric bass guitar and shakers:
Aaron Dessner
cello and fiddle:
Nina de Vitry (Nashville-based Jazz Folk Singer)
drums (drum set):
Aaron Dessner and Carrie K
electric guitar:
Aaron Dessner and Gabe Simon
mandolin:
Gabe Simon
organ:
Dylan Jones (Nashville keys player)
piano:
Aaron Dessner and Noah Kahan
trombone:
Ben Lanz (trombonist)
lead vocals:
Noah Kahan
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-09 (number: 14), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-16 (number: 39), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-23 (number: 49), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-06-06 (number: 91), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-30 (number: 94) and Billboard Hot 100: 2026-06-13 (number: 96)
recording of:
End of August
writer:
Aaron Dessner and Noah Kahan
5:17
2Doors
assistant recording engineer:
Matt Hall (sound engineer), Maddie Harmon (engineer, mixer) and Alberto Sewald
engineer:
Phillip Smith (engineer) and Sam Westhoff
producer:
Noah Kahan and Gabe Simon
assistant mixer:
Max Challis and Tyler Spratt
mixer:
Ryan Hewitt
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Noah Kahan
baritone guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, hurdy gurdy, percussion and slide guitar:
Gabe Simon
drums (drum set):
Carrie K and Gabe Simon
mandolin:
Dylan Jones (Nashville keys player) and Gabe Simon
piano:
Dylan Jones (Nashville keys player)
violin:
Nina de Vitry (Nashville-based Jazz Folk Singer)
background vocals:
Dylan Jones (Nashville keys player), Noah Kahan and Gabe Simon
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-09 (number: 9), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-16 (number: 20), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-23 (number: 30), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-06-13 (number: 51), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-06-06 (number: 54), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-06-20 (number: 57), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-30 (number: 58), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-06-27 (number: 60) and Billboard Hot 100: 2026-07-04 (number: 64)
recording of:
Doors
writer:
Noah Kahan and Sam Westhoff
3:51
3American Cars
assistant recording engineer:
Matt Hall (sound engineer), Maddie Harmon (engineer, mixer) and Alberto Sewald
engineer:
Phillip Smith (engineer) and Sam Westhoff
producer:
Noah Kahan and Gabe Simon
assistant mixer:
Max Challis and Tyler Spratt
mixer:
Ryan Hewitt
acoustic guitar:
Noah Kahan, Noah Levine and Gabe Simon
banjo, mandocello, piano and reed organ:
Dylan Jones (Nashville keys player)
drums (drum set):
Carrie K
electric guitar:
Noah Levine
percussion:
Carrie K and Gabe Simon
background vocals:
Dylan Jones (Nashville keys player), Noah Kahan and Gabe Simon
lead vocals:
Noah Kahan
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-09 (number: 16), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-16 (number: 44), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-23 (number: 57), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-06-06 (number: 93), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-30 (number: 99) and Billboard Hot 100: 2026-06-13 (number: 100)
recording of:
American Cars
writer:
Dylan Jones (Nashville keys player), Carrie K, Noah Kahan, Noah Levine and Gabe Simon
4:32
4Downfall
assistant recording engineer:
Gillian Pelkonen
additional engineer:
Maddie Harmon (engineer, mixer) and Alberto Sewald
engineer:
Bella Blasko
producer:
Aaron Dessner, Noah Kahan and Gabe Simon
assistant mixer:
Max Challis and Tyler Spratt
mixer:
Ryan Hewitt
acoustic guitar:
Aaron Dessner and Noah Kahan
banjo:
Gabe Simon and Justin Vernon
baritone guitar:
Gabe Simon
bass guitar:
Aaron Dessner and Gabe Simon
bass synthesizer, Hammond organ, mellotron, piano and shakers:
Aaron Dessner
drums (drum set):
Carrie K and Gabe Simon
pedal steel guitar:
Eddy Dunlap (Multi-instrumentalist who specializes in pedal steel guitar)
background vocals:
Justin Vernon
lead vocals:
Noah Kahan
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-09 (number: 23), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-16 (number: 47) and Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-23 (number: 62)
recording of:
Downfall
writer:
Aaron Dessner, Noah Kahan and Gabe Simon
4:16
5Paid Time Off
assistant recording engineer:
Matt Hall (sound engineer)
additional engineer:
Maddie Harmon (engineer, mixer) and Alberto Sewald
engineer:
Sam Westhoff
producer:
Noah Kahan and Gabe Simon
assistant mixer:
Max Challis and Tyler Spratt
mixer:
Ryan Hewitt
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Noah Kahan
banjo and double bass:
Gabe Simon
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Carrie K
fiddle:
Nina de Vitry (Nashville-based Jazz Folk Singer)
percussion:
Carrie K and Gabe Simon
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-09 (number: 29), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-02 (number: 44), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-16 (number: 63) and Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-23 (number: 81)
recording of:
Paid Time Off
writer:
Carrie K, Noah Kahan, Gabe Simon and Sam Westhoff
3:47
6The Great Divide
assistant recording engineer:
Maddie Harmon (engineer, mixer) and Alberto Sewald
recording engineer:
Phillip Smith (engineer)
producer:
Noah Kahan and Gabe Simon
assistant mixer:
Max Challis and Tyler Spratt
mixer:
Ryan Hewitt
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Noah Kahan
baritone guitar and bass guitar:
Gabe Simon
drums (drum set):
Carrie K
electric guitar:
Noah Levine and Gabe Simon
keyboard and organ:
Dylan Jones (Nashville keys player)
mandolin:
Dylan Jones (Nashville keys player) and Gabe Simon
percussion:
Carrie K and Gabe Simon
background vocals:
Noah Kahan and Gabe Simon
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-09 (number: 11), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-16 (number: 18), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-23 (number: 23), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-06-13 (number: 38), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-06-06 (number: 41), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-06-20 (number: 41), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-07-04 (number: 44), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-04-25 (number: 45), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-06-27 (number: 50) and Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-30 (number: 52)
recording of:
The Great Divide
lyricist and composer:
Noah Kahan and Gabe Simon
recording of:
The Great Divide
writer:
Noah Kahan and Gabe Simon
35:18
7Haircut
assistant recording engineer:
Maddie Harmon (engineer, mixer)
engineer:
Alberto Sewald
producer:
Noah Kahan and Gabe Simon
assistant mixer:
Max Challis and Tyler Spratt
mixer:
Ryan Hewitt
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
Noah Kahan
baritone guitar and electric guitar:
Noah Levine
bass guitar:
Gabe Simon
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Carrie K
fiddle and mandolin:
Nina de Vitry (Nashville-based Jazz Folk Singer)
mellotron and resonator guitar:
Dylan Jones (Nashville keys player)
musical saw:
Alberto Sewald
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-09 (number: 28), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-16 (number: 55) and Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-23 (number: 67)
recording of:
Haircut
writer:
Noah Kahan and Nina de Vitry (Nashville-based Jazz Folk Singer)
4:50
8Willing and Able
assistant recording engineer:
Gillian Pelkonen
additional engineer:
Maddie Harmon (engineer, mixer), Rob Moose and Alberto Sewald
engineer:
Bella Blasko
additional producer:
Noah Levine and Gabe Simon
producer:
Aaron Dessner and Noah Kahan
assistant mixer:
Max Challis and Tyler Spratt
mixer:
Ryan Hewitt
acoustic guitar:
Aaron Dessner, Noah Kahan and Noah Levine
baritone guitar, electric bass guitar, electric guitar, mellotron, piano, shakers and tambourine:
Aaron Dessner
drums (drum set):
Aaron Dessner and Carrie K
Hammond organ:
Gabe Simon
pedal steel guitar:
Eddy Dunlap (Multi-instrumentalist who specializes in pedal steel guitar)
lead vocals:
Noah Kahan
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-09 (number: 26), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-16 (number: 43), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-23 (number: 46), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-07-04 (number: 71), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-06-27 (number: 76), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-06-13 (number: 84), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-30 (number: 86), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-06-06 (number: 86) and Billboard Hot 100: 2026-06-20 (number: 91)
recording of:
Willing and Able
writer:
Noah Kahan and Noah Levine
4:57
9Dashboard
assistant recording engineer:
Matt Hall (sound engineer) and Maddie Harmon (engineer, mixer)
engineer:
Alberto Sewald and Sam Westhoff
producer:
Noah Kahan and Gabe Simon
assistant mixer:
Max Challis and Tyler Spratt
mixer:
Ryan Hewitt
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Noah Kahan
bass guitar, electric guitar and piano:
Gabe Simon
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Carrie K
organ:
Sam Westhoff
background vocals:
Amy Allen (US indie-pop songwriter), Carrie K, Noah Kahan and Gabe Simon
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-09 (number: 19), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-16 (number: 41), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-23 (number: 58), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-06-06 (number: 95) and Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-30 (number: 100)
recording of:
Dashboard
writer:
Amy Allen (US indie-pop songwriter), Carrie K, Noah Kahan and Gabe Simon
3:51
1023
assistant recording engineer:
Matt Hall (sound engineer)
additional engineer:
Maddie Harmon (engineer, mixer) and Alberto Sewald
engineer:
Sam Westhoff
producer:
Noah Kahan and Gabe Simon
assistant mixer:
Max Challis and Tyler Spratt
mixer:
Ryan Hewitt
banjo, bass guitar and slide guitar:
Gabe Simon
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Carrie K
guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
Noah Kahan
pedal steel guitar:
Eddy Dunlap (Multi-instrumentalist who specializes in pedal steel guitar)
piano:
Dylan Jones (Nashville keys player) and Gabe Simon
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-09 (number: 33), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-16 (number: 64) and Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-23 (number: 84)
recording of:
23
writer:
Noah Kahan
4:41
11Porch Light
assistant recording engineer:
Gillian Pelkonen
engineer:
Bella Blasko, Maddie Harmon (engineer, mixer) and Alberto Sewald
producer:
Aaron Dessner, Noah Kahan and Gabe Simon
assistant mixer:
Max Challis and Tyler Spratt
mixer:
Ryan Hewitt
acoustic guitar:
Aaron Dessner and Noah Kahan
banjo:
Aaron Dessner and Dylan Jones (Nashville keys player)
bass guitar, electric guitar, mellotron, percussion, shakers, synthesizer, tambourine and upright piano:
Aaron Dessner
drums (drum set):
Andrew Barr (singer/multi-instrumentalist "The Barr Brothers) and Carrie K
fiddle:
Nina de Vitry (Nashville-based Jazz Folk Singer)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Noah Kahan
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-03-28 (number: 20), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-09 (number: 21), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-16 (number: 36), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-04-04 (number: 42), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-04-11 (number: 48), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-04-18 (number: 50), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-23 (number: 53), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-02 (number: 60), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-04-25 (number: 72), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-06-06 (number: 84), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-06-13 (number: 87), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-30 (number: 90), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-06-20 (number: 94), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-06-27 (number: 97) and Billboard Hot 100: 2026-07-04 (number: 99)
recording of:
Porch Light
writer:
Aaron Dessner and Noah Kahan
4:23
12Deny Deny Deny
assistant recording engineer:
Matt Hall (sound engineer) and Maddie Harmon (engineer, mixer)
additional engineer:
Todd Clark (Canadian singer/songwriter, member of Pilate/Pilot Speed)
engineer:
Sam Westhoff
producer:
Noah Kahan and Gabe Simon
assistant mixer:
Max Challis and Tyler Spratt
mixer:
Ryan Hewitt
bass guitar, bouzouki and mandolin:
Gabe Simon
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Carrie K
electric guitar and background vocals:
Noah Kahan and Gabe Simon
organ:
Sam Westhoff
lead vocals:
Noah Kahan
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-09 (number: 34), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-16 (number: 61) and Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-23 (number: 75)
recording of:
Deny Deny Deny
writer:
Dylan Jones (Nashville keys player), Carrie K, Noah Kahan, Gabe Simon and Sam Westhoff
3:51
13Headed North
assistant recording engineer:
Matt Hall (sound engineer) and Maddie Harmon (engineer, mixer)
engineer:
Sam Westhoff
producer:
Noah Kahan and Gabe Simon
assistant mixer:
Max Challis and Tyler Spratt
mixer:
Ryan Hewitt
acoustic guitar:
Noah Kahan and Gabe Simon
percussion:
Carrie K and Gabe Simon
background vocals:
Carrie K, Noah Levine and Gabe Simon
lead vocals:
Noah Kahan
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-09 (number: 51) and Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-16 (number: 89)
recording of:
Headed North
writer:
Noah Kahan
4:27
14We Go Way Back
assistant recording engineer:
Maddie Harmon (engineer, mixer)
programming and engineer:
Gabe Simon
producer:
Noah Kahan and Gabe Simon
assistant mixer:
Max Challis and Tyler Spratt
mixer:
Ryan Hewitt
acoustic guitar:
Dylan Jones (Nashville keys player) and Noah Kahan
banjo, piano and slide guitar:
Dylan Jones (Nashville keys player)
bass guitar and electric guitar:
Gabe Simon
drums (drum set) and other vocals [animal sounds]:
Carrie K
violin:
Nina de Vitry (Nashville-based Jazz Folk Singer)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Noah Kahan
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-09 (number: 48), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-16 (number: 81) and Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-23 (number: 97)
recording of:
We Go Way Back
writer:
Dylan Jones (Nashville keys player), Carrie K, Noah Kahan and Gabe Simon
4:03
15Spoiled
assistant recording engineer:
Gillian Pelkonen
engineer:
Bella Blasko
producer:
Aaron Dessner and Noah Kahan
assistant mixer:
Max Challis and Tyler Spratt
mixer:
Ryan Hewitt
acoustic guitar:
Aaron Dessner and Noah Kahan
banjo, bass synthesizer, electric bass guitar, mellotron, shakers, slide guitar and tambourine:
Aaron Dessner
drums (drum set):
Andrew Barr (singer/multi-instrumentalist "The Barr Brothers) and Aaron Dessner
electric guitar:
Aaron Dessner, Noah Kahan and Justin Vernon
lead vocals:
Noah Kahan
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-09 (number: 56) and Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-16 (number: 88)
recording of:
Spoiled
writer:
Noah Kahan
5:06
16All Them Horses
assistant recording engineer:
Maddie Harmon (engineer, mixer)
engineer:
Alberto Sewald
producer:
Noah Kahan and Gabe Simon
assistant mixer:
Max Challis and Tyler Spratt
mixer:
Ryan Hewitt
12 string guitar and bass guitar:
Gabe Simon
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Noah Kahan
banjo and electric piano:
Dylan Jones (Nashville keys player)
cello and fiddle:
Nina de Vitry (Nashville-based Jazz Folk Singer)
drums (drum set) and other vocals [animal sounds]:
Carrie K
resonator guitar:
Noah Levine
background vocals:
Noah Kahan and Nina de Vitry (Nashville-based Jazz Folk Singer)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-09 (number: 45), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-16 (number: 71) and Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-23 (number: 87)
recording of:
All Them Horses
writer:
Noah Kahan
5:14
17Dan
assistant recording engineer:
Gillian Pelkonen
drum machine programming:
Aaron Dessner
additional engineer:
Maddie Harmon (engineer, mixer) and Alberto Sewald
engineer:
Bella Blasko
additional producer:
Gabe Simon
producer:
Aaron Dessner and Noah Kahan
assistant mixer:
Max Challis and Tyler Spratt
mixer:
Ryan Hewitt
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Noah Kahan
banjo, bass guitar, guitar, mandolin, mellotron, percussion and synthesizer:
Aaron Dessner
drums (drum set):
Carrie K
electric guitar:
Justin Vernon
pedal steel guitar:
Eddy Dunlap (Multi-instrumentalist who specializes in pedal steel guitar)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-09 (number: 50), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-16 (number: 66) and Billboard Hot 100: 2026-05-23 (number: 79)
recording of:
Dan
writer:
Aaron Dessner and Noah Kahan
5:06