VHS (album)
VHS is the debut studio album by American rock band X Ambassadors, released on June 30, 2015 by KIDinaKORNER and Interscope Records. The album has spawned four singles: "Jungle", "Renegades", "Unsteady", and "Low Life". A special edition titled VHS 2.0 was released on June 10, 2016 with five additional tracks and the interludes removed.
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 30, 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2013–2015 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 47:33 | |||
Label | ||||
Producer |
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X Ambassadors chronology | ||||
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Singles from VHS | ||||
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Alternative Addiction | |
Billboard | |
Brent Music Reviews | |
Everything Mainstream | |
Surviving the Golden Age |
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Y2K Time Capsule" (intro) |
| 0:31 | |
2. | "Renegades" |
| Alex da Kid | 3:14 |
3. | "Moving Day" (interlude) |
|
| 0:19 |
4. | "Unsteady" |
| Alex da Kid | 3:13 |
5. | "Hang On" |
|
| 3:00 |
6. | "Gorgeous" |
| Alex da Kid | 3:17 |
7. | "First Show" (interlude) |
|
| 0:11 |
8. | "Fear" (featuring Imagine Dragons) |
| Alex da Kid | 2:41 |
9. | "Smoke" (interlude) |
|
| 0:24 |
10. | "Nervous" |
| Alex da Kid | 3:33 |
11. | "Low Life" (featuring Jamie N Commons) |
|
| 4:40 |
12. | "Adam & Noah's Priorities" (interlude) |
|
| 0:27 |
13. | "B.I.G." |
|
| 3:29 |
14. | "Feather" |
| Alex da Kid | 3:16 |
15. | "Superpower" |
|
| 3:12 |
16. | "Loveless" |
|
| 3:19 |
17. | "Jungle" (with Jamie N Commons) |
|
| 3:09 |
18. | "Good News on the Remix" (interlude) |
|
| 0:51 |
19. | "Naked" |
|
| 3:21 |
20. | "VHS Outro" |
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| 1:25 |
Total length: | 47:33 |
No. | Title | Length |
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21. | "Skin" | 4:26 |
22. | "Heist" | 3:34 |
Total length: | 55:33 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Renegades" | 3:14 |
2. | "Unsteady" | 3:13 |
3. | "Hang On" | 3:00 |
4. | "Gorgeous" | 3:17 |
5. | "Fear" (featuring Imagine Dragons) | 2:41 |
6. | "Nervous" | 3:33 |
7. | "Low Life" (featuring Jamie N Commons) | 4:40 |
8. | "B.I.G." | 3:29 |
9. | "Feather" | 3:16 |
10. | "Superpower" | 3:12 |
11. | "Loveless" | 3:19 |
12. | "Jungle" (featuring Jamie N Commons) | 3:09 |
13. | "Naked" | 3:22 |
14. | "Low Life 2.0" (featuring Jamie N Commons & A$AP Ferg) | 3:26 |
15. | "Kerosene Dreams" | 3:53 |
16. | "Collider" (featuring Tom Morello) | 3:19 |
17. | "Gorgeous (Upstate Sessions)" | 3:44 |
18. | "Eye of the Storm" | 3:46 |
Total length: | 61:33 |
Personnel
X Ambassadors
- Sam Harris - lead and backing vocals, acoustic, bass and electric guitars, saxophone, additional percussion
- Casey Harris - piano, backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
- Adam Levin - drums, percussion
- Noah Feldshuh - bass and electric guitars, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Jamie N Commons - additional guitar and vocals (on "Jungle" and "Low Life")
- Imagine Dragons - additional vocals and instrumentation (on "Fear")
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[16] | Gold | 40,000^ |
Poland (ZPAV)[17] | Gold | 10,000* |
United States (RIAA)[18] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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United States | June 30, 2015 | [19] | ||
United Kingdom | January 1, 2016 | Digital download | [20] |
References
- allmusic
- Hampp, Andrew (July 3, 2015). "Alt-Rockers X Ambassadors Take a Page From Imagine Dragons on 'VHS'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- "Album Review of VHS by X Ambassadors". Alternative Addiction. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- "Overall, X Ambassadors' debut album is a strong showing". Brent Music Reviews. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- Freecheck, Joel (June 22, 2015). "VHS – X Ambassadors, Everything Mainstream Album Review". Everything Mainstream. blog. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
- "The lyrics pop out, urging you to sing along as it distracts the fact that the music itself is quite mundane". Surviving the Golden Age. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- "X Ambassadors - VHS - Target Exclusive". Target.
- "Ultratop.be – X Ambassadors – VHS" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
- "X Ambassadors Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
- "Lescharts.com – X Ambassadors – VHS". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – X Ambassadors – VHS" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
- "X Ambassadors Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- "Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- "Canadian album certifications – X Ambassadors – VHS". Music Canada.
- "Polish album certifications – X Ambassadors – VHS" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- "American album certifications – X Ambassadors – VHS". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
- "X Ambassadors - VHS [Explicit] - Amazon.com Music". Amazon.com.
- "iTunes - Music - VHS by X Ambassadors". iTunes Store (GB).
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