X Ambassadors
X Ambassadors (also stylized XA) is an American rock band from Ithaca, New York. Its members currently include lead vocalist Sam Harris, keyboardist Casey Harris, and drummer Adam Levin. Their most notable songs include "Jungle", "Renegades", and "Unsteady". The band's debut full-length album, VHS, was released on June 30, 2015. Their sophomore album Orion was released on June 14, 2019.
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Origin | Ithaca, New York, United States |
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Years active | 2009–present |
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Website | xambassadors |
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Past members | Noah Feldshuh |
History
2009–12: Ambassadors and Litost
X Ambassadors began as a band titled Ambassadors, touring with artists such as LIGHTS. During this time, they self-released their debut EP, Ambassadors EP, creating a music video for its lead single, "Tropisms", shot and directed by Rodrigo Zedillo. Shortly after, the band self-released its debut LP, Litost, which included the song "Litost", which would later be used on the soundtrack for The Host. The band signed a music publishing deal in 2012 with SONGS Music Publishing.[1] The band started a Kickstarter account to shoot a video for the lead single, "Unconsolable", which would be re-recorded later.[2] The group was noticed by Imagine Dragons while frontman Dan Reynolds was sick in the hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. Reynolds heard an acoustic version of "Litost" on 96X WROX-FM and asked Interscope to sign the band as soon as possible.[3][4]
2013–14: Love Songs Drug Songs and The Reason
X Ambassadors released their debut major label EP, Love Songs Drug Songs in 2013. The EP included the track "Stranger" co-written by Dan Reynolds.[5] In promotion of the EP they toured supporting Imagine Dragons, Jimmy Eat World and The Mowglis. In 2014, the band released a second major label EP, The Reason. Two of the tracks from the EP, "Unsteady" and "Jungle" later appeared on their full-length album VHS released after a year. In promotion of the new EP, X Ambassadors supported Panic! at the Disco and Imagine Dragons on their respective tours. They also featured in The Knocks' single "Comfortable" from their second EP with the same name.
2015–16: VHS
In March 2015, they released the single "Renegades". That song later appeared in their debut LP. The album was released June 30, 2015 via digital download, vinyl record and CD. The album features 20 tracks, including 7 interludes and 3 previously released songs for a total of 10 new songs. The album features collaborations with Jamie N Commons and Imagine Dragons. A special edition titled VHS 2.0 was released on June 10, 2016, with five additional tracks and the interludes removed.
X Ambassadors appeared as a collaboration on their earlier title "Comfortable" with The Knocks', which was originally released back in 2013, as part of the duo's debut album, entitled 55, which was released in March 2016. However, later on in the year, X Ambassadors lead singer Sam Harris was reunited with the duo in their new collaboration, entitled "Heat", which was released in October 2016.
On June 20, 2016, the band announced that Feldshuh would be taking an indefinite hiatus from the band to deal with personal issues.[6]
2017: Single releases
X Ambassadors released four stand-alone singles in 2017: "Hoping" in March, "Torches" in April, "The Devil You Know" in June, and "Ahead of Myself" in July.[7] They also performed at the 2017 National Scout Jamboree. The band was featured in a song by Eminem titled "Bad Husband", off his album Revival. They also performed in a song titled "Home" on the soundtrack for the Netflix film Bright. The song includes pop singer Bebe Rexha and rapper Machine Gun Kelly.
2018–present: Joyful (cancelled album), Orion and Belong
X Ambassadors released their next single, "Joyful", on January 26, 2018, originally intended to be the title track of their second album.[8] Later that day they announced their second full-length album, Joyful, through their Instagram accounts, and pre-orders became available through their website.[9] The album was slated for an April 2018 release. On February 2, 2018, the band released another single off the album titled "Don't Stay".[10]
On January 25, 2019, X Ambassadors released their next single titled "Boom".
Three months later, on April 19, 2019, over a year after the announcement of the album Joyful, it was announced that the band had cancelled it in favor of their new work for their new upcoming second studio album Orion. "Boom" became the first single off the new album. Lead singer Sam Harris stated that Joyful was the second iteration of their second album, and that they felt like the songs on it did not represent where they were at.[11] The singles released prior to the album's cancellation will continue to be available on streaming services. That same day, the band released another new song titled "Hey Child", as the second single off their new album. A third single from the album, titled "Hold You Down", was released on May 31, 2019.[12] The album was released on June 14, 2019.[11]
On April 19, 2019, American rapper and singer Lizzo released her album "Cuz I Love You", which featured the tracks "Cuz I Love You", "Jerome", and "Heaven Help Me", all produced by X Ambassadors.[13]
On August 16, 2019, the band was featured on a song titled "In Your Arms", off of Illenium's third studio album titled Ascend.[14]
On August 23, 2019, the band released a stand-alone single titled "Optimistic". The song centers around gun violence in the United States.[15]
On February 7, 2020, the band released a single titled "Everything Sounds Like a Love Song".[16] It was released as the lead single of the band’s upcoming EP.
On February 21, 2020, the band released a single titled "Great Unknown" for the theatrical film The Call of the Wild.[17]
On March 6, 2020, the band released a three song EP titled Belong. It is the band's first EP since The Reason in January 2014. The EP includes the songs "Everything Sounds Like a Love Song", "Happy Home", and "Belong". Lead singer Sam Harris stated that the EP is a collection of songs that the band wrote that didn't quite fit on their upcoming third studio album, but they loved the songs and wanted to put them out.[18]
Musical style and influences
In an interview with Caitlin White, X Ambassadors declared themselves distinctly rock with few characteristics commonly associated with indie bands.[3] They referenced Incubus and the Red Hot Chili Peppers as heroes.[3]
Philanthropy
In January 2017, Sam Harris participated in the official Women's March on Washington after-party.[19][20] Harris was joined by The National, Ani DiFranco, Samantha Ronson, Sleater-Kinney, and many others.
In March 2017, X Ambassadors performed a special show to benefit Planned Parenthood on International Women's Day.[21]
Following the benefit show, X Ambassadors released the song "Hoping" on March 10.[22][23] All proceeds from the song for the six months following its release were donated to the ACLU.[23]
In June 2017, X Ambassadors announced that they would donate all the proceeds from their Mississippi Coast Coliseum Show to Unity Mississippi - an LGBT charitable organization,[24] following the announcement that the State of Mississippi signed HB 1523 - the "Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act" into law.[25]
Band members
- Sam Harris – lead vocals, guitar, saxophone, bass guitar, drums, percussion (2009–present)
- Casey Harris – piano, keyboards, backing vocals (2009–present)
- Adam Levin – drums, percussion (2009–present)
Former member
- Noah Feldshuh – lead guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (2009–2016; currently on hiatus)
Members information
- Sam Harris and Casey Harris are brothers, and have been friends with Feldshuh since kindergarten in Ithaca. Sam met Levin while attending the New School in New York City in 2006.[26][27]
- Casey Harris has been blind since birth.[28]
- Noah Feldshuh is the nephew of actress Tovah Feldshuh.
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
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US [29] |
BEL [30] |
CAN [31] |
FRA [32] |
GER [33] |
UK [34] | |||
Litost (as Ambassadors) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
VHS |
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7 | 181 | 2 | 85 | 56 | 41 | |
Orion |
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125 | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. |
Extended plays
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
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US Heat [40] |
IRE [41] | ||
Ambassadors |
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— | — |
Love Songs Drug Songs |
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11 | — |
The Reason |
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7 | 62 |
Belong |
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— | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. |
Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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US [43] |
AUS [44] |
AUT [45] |
BEL [30] |
CAN [46] |
FRA [32] |
GER [33] |
IRE [41] |
NL [47] |
UK [34] | ||||
"Tropisms"[48][upper-alpha 1] | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Unconsolable"[49][upper-alpha 2] | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Unconsolable" (New version)[50] | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love Songs Drug Songs | |
"Jungle" (with Jamie N Commons)[51] |
87 | — | — | — | 63 | 55 | 44 | 62 | 85 | 18 | VHS | ||
"Renegades" | 2015 | 17 | 43 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 32 | 38 | ||
"American Oxygen"[59] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Fear" (featuring Imagine Dragons) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | VHS | ||
"Unsteady" | 20 | 94 | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | —[upper-alpha 3] | |||
"Collider" (with Tom Morello) |
2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | VHS 2.0[62] | |
"Hoping"[63] | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Torches"[64] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"The Devil You Know"[65] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Ahead of Myself"[66] | — | — | — | — | —[upper-alpha 4] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Home" (with Machine Gun Kelly and Bebe Rexha) |
90 | 74 | 32 | 41 | 43 | 130 | 27 | 74 | 98 | 64 |
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Bright: The Album | |
"Joyful"[68] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Don't Stay"[69] | — | — | — | — | —[upper-alpha 5] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Boom"[70] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Orion | |
"Hey Child" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Hold You Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Optimistic"[71] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Everything Sounds Like a Love Song" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Belong | |
"Great Unknown" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Zen" (with Grandson and K.Flay) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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US [43] |
AUS [44] |
AUT [45] |
BEL [30] |
CAN [46] |
FRA [32] |
GER [33] |
IRE [41] |
NL [47] |
UK [34] | ||||
"Wicked Ways" (Eminem featuring X Ambassadors) |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 197 | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 | |
"Comfortable" (The Knocks featuring X Ambassadors) |
2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | |
"Cannonball" (Skylar Grey featuring X Ambassadors) |
2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Sucker for Pain" (Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons with Logic and Ty Dolla $ign featuring X Ambassadors) |
2016 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 11 | Suicide Squad: The Album | |
"Heat" (The Knocks featuring Sam Nelson Harris) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Testify EP | ||
"Not Easy" (Alex Da Kid featuring X Ambassadors, Elle King and Wiz Khalifa) |
—[upper-alpha 6] | 73 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Bad Husband" (Eminem featuring X Ambassadors) |
2017 | —[upper-alpha 7] | 94 | — | — | 68 | 167 | 69 | 44 | 81 | — | Revival | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Guest appearances
Year | Title | Album |
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2013 | "Love of a Life" (Keljet featuring X Ambassadors) |
Non-album single |
"Wicked Ways" (Eminem featuring X Ambassadors) |
The Marshall Mathers LP 2 | |
2014 | "Comfortable" (The Knocks featuring X Ambassadors) |
So Classic |
2015 | "Transmission" (Zedd featuring Logic and X Ambassadors) |
True Colors |
"Cannonball" (Skylar Grey featuring X Ambassadors) |
Non-album single | |
2017 | "Bad Husband" (Eminem featuring X Ambassadors) |
Revival |
2019 | "In Your Arms" (Illenium with X Ambassadors) |
Ascend |
Music videos
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"Tropisms"1 | 2009 | Jackson Morton[76] |
"Unconsolable"1 | 2013 | ENDS[77] |
"Jungle" | 2014 | Emile Rafael & Alex Da Kid[78] |
"Renegades" | 2015 | ENDS & Alex Da Kid[79] |
"Unsteady" | ENDS[80] | |
"American Oxygen" | 2016 | |
"Low Life" | Alissa Torvinen[81] | |
"Collider" | Tess Harrison[82] | |
"Hoping" | 2017 | |
"Ahead of Myself" | Jake Kovnat[83] | |
"Joyful" | 2018 | Tess Harrison[84] |
"Don't Stay" | ||
"Boom" | 2019 | |
"Hold You Down" | Najeeb Tarazi[85] | |
"Hey Child" | Sam Nelson Harris[86] | |
"Everything Sounds Like a Love Song" | 2020 | |
Notes
- "Tropisms" single released under the name Ambassadors
- "Unconsolable" single released under the name Ambassadors
- "Unsteady" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 93 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[60]
- "Ahead of Myself" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 28 on the Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.[67]
- "Don't Stay" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 46 on the Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.[67]
- "Not Easy" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 36 on the Digital Song Sales chart.[74]
- "Bad Husband" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[75]
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Music: Rock Song | "Renegades" | Nominated | [87] |
2016 | Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Best Song – Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film | "Sucker for Pain" | Nominated | [88] |
iHeartRadio Music Awards | Alternative Rock Artist of the Year | X Ambassadors | Nominated | [89] | |
Alternative Rock Song of the Year | "Renegades" | Nominated | |||
Billboard Music Awards | Top Rock Artist | X Ambassadors | Nominated | [90] | |
Top Rock Song | "Renegades" | Nominated | |||
American Music Awards | Favorite Artist - Alternative Rock | X Ambassadors | Nominated | [91] | |
2017 | Billboard Music Awards | Top Rock Artist | X Ambassadors | Nominated | [92] |
Top Rock Song | "Sucker for Pain" | Nominated | |||
"Unsteady" | Nominated | ||||
Teen Choice Awards | Choice Rock Artist | X Ambassadors | Nominated | [93] |
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