Crystal Sky

Crystal Sky is the fourth studio album by German recording artist Lena Meyer-Landrut. It was released on digital retailers on 15 May 2015 via We Love Music and Universal Music.[4] The album includes productions by Biffco and Beatgees. The sound is described as electronic sounds with pop influences. The lead single "Traffic Lights" was released in native Germany and across Europe on May 1, 2015. Crystal Sky peaked number 2 on the German Albums Chart.[5]

This article is about the 2015 album. For the film production company, see Crystal Sky Pictures.
Crystal Sky
Studio album by
Lena
Released15 May 2015 (2015-05-15)
Recorded2014–15[1]
Studio
Genre
Label
Producer
Lena chronology
Stardust
(2012)		 Crystal Sky
(2015)		 Only Love, L
(2019)
Singles from Crystal Sky
  1. "Traffic Lights"
    Released: May 1, 2015
  2. "Wild & Free"
    Released: September 11, 2015
  3. "Beat to My Melody[2]"
    Released: March 25, 2016[3]

Background

In early 2014, Meyer-Landrut began principal work on her fourth studio album. In January, she traveled to New York City to engage in talks with record producer Bosko.[6] In May 2014, she visited the Yoad Nevo studios in London and in June 2014. she worked with Australian singer-songwriter Kat Vinter in Berlin and with Israeli-American singer-songwriter Rosi Golan in Los Angeles. In Brighton, she worked with the Biffco producer team. Further she worked with AFSHeeN and Berlin production team Beatgees who already produced a remix of "Neon (Lonely People)" and the children's song "Schlaft alle" for the compilation album Giraffenaffen 3 which was released in November 2014. On 7 August 2014, Meyer-Landrut revealed via her Twitter account that the title of the album would be Crystal Sky.[7]

Singles

"Traffic Lights" was released as the lead single from the album on May 1, 2015. The song entered the German Singles Chart at number 14. Follow-up "Wild & Free was released as the second single from the deluxe version of the album. It served as the title track of the German comedy film Fack ju Göhte 2 (2015). "Beat to My Melody" was released as the third and final single from the album. A Remix EP was released on April 8, 2016 via Universal Music.

Track listing

All tracks produced by Biffco and Beatgees, with dditional programming by Steven Malcolmson. Original production on "Lifeline" by AFSHeen and Josh Cumbee.

Crystal Sky – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Girl"
  • Melisa Bester
  • Karl Johan Råsmark
  • Laila Samuelsen
4:09
2."Keep on Living"
3:21
3."Traffic Lights"
2:48
4."All Kinds of Crazy"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Beatgees
  • Laila Samuelsen
  • Katrina Noorbergen
3:40
5."Beat to My Melody"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Katrina Noorbergen
  • Jonny Coffer
  • Sam Preston
3:36
6."Sleep Now"
3:47
7."Lifeline"
3:06
8."4 Sleeps"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Beatgees
  • Samuelsen
  • Katrina Noorbergen
4:06
9."We Roam"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Beatgees
  • Samuelsen
  • Katrina Noorbergen
3:47
10."Crystal Sky"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Beatgees
  • Samuelsen
  • Katrina Noorbergen
3:28
11."Invisible"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Katrina Noorbergen
  • Coffer
  • Preston
3:31
12."Catapult" (featuring Kat Vinter and Little Simz)
5:09
13."In the Light"
3:18
14."Home"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Coffer
  • Preston
  • Katy Beth Young
3:42
Crystal Sky – Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Girl"
  • Melisa Bester
  • Karl Johan Råsmark
  • Laila Samuelsen
4:09
2."Keep on Living"
3:21
3."Wild & Free"
3:13
4."Traffic Lights"
2:48
5."All Kinds of Crazy"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Beatgees
  • Laila Samuelsen
  • Katrina Noorbergen
3:40
6."Galaxies"
3:17
7."Beat to My Melody"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Katrina Noorbergen
  • Jonny Coffer
  • Sam Preston
3:36
8."Sleep Now"
3:47
9."Lifeline"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Afshin Salmani
  • Josh Cumbee
3:06
10."4 Sleeps"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Beatgees
  • Samuelsen
  • Katrina Noorbergen
4:06
11."We Roam"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Beatgees
  • Samuelsen
  • Katrina Noorbergen
3:47
12."Crystal Sky"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Beatgees
  • Samuelsen
  • Katrina Noorbergen
3:28
13."Invisible"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Katrina Noorbergen
  • Coffer
  • Preston
3:31
14."Catapult" (featuring Kat Vinter and Little Simz)
5:09
15."Back in Time"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Beatgees
  • Laila Samuelsen
  • Simon Triebel
3:26
16."In the Light"
3:17
17."Home"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Coffer
  • Preston
  • Katy Beth Young
3:42
18."Beat to My Melody" (Madizin Mix / Bonus Track)
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Katrina Noorbergen
  • Jonny Coffer
  • Sam Preston
3:38
Crystal Sky – New version 2017[8]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Girl"
  • Melisa Bester
  • Karl Johan Råsmark
  • Laila Samuelsen
4:09
2."Keep on Living"
3:21
3."Wild & Free"
3:13
4."Traffic Lights"
2:48
5."All Kinds of Crazy"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Beatgees
  • Laila Samuelsen
  • Katrina Noorbergen
3:40
6."Galaxies"
3:17
7."Beat to My Melody"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Katrina Noorbergen
  • Jonny Coffer
  • Sam Preston
3:36
8."Sleep Now"
3:47
9."Lifeline"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Afshin Salmani
  • Josh Cumbee
3:06
10."4 Sleeps"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Beatgees
  • Samuelsen
  • Katrina Noorbergen
4:06
11."We Roam"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Beatgees
  • Samuelsen
  • Katrina Noorbergen
3:47
12."Crystal Sky"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Beatgees
  • Samuelsen
  • Katrina Noorbergen
3:28
13."Invisible"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Katrina Noorbergen
  • Coffer
  • Preston
3:31
14."Catapult" (featuring Kat Vinter and Little Simz)
5:09
15."Back in Time"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Beatgees
  • Laila Samuelsen
  • Simon Triebel
3:26
16."In the Light"
3:17
17."Home"
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Coffer
  • Preston
  • Katy Beth Young
3:42
18."Beat to My Melody" (Madizin Mix / Bonus Track)
  • Meyer-Landrut
  • Katrina Noorbergen
  • Jonny Coffer
  • Sam Preston
3:38
19."Satellite" (Bonus)
2:55
20."Stardust" (Bonus)
3:31
21."Taken By a Stranger" (Bonus)
3:24

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 25
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 40

Release history
List of release dates, showing region, formats, label, and reference
Region Date Formats Label Ref.
Various 15 May 2015 Universal Music
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References
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  2. http://www.jumpradio.de/musik/song-des-tages/song-des-tages-102.html?viatw250216
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  7. "Lena: "Crystal Sky" - neues Album erscheint im Mai". Universal International Division (in German). 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  8. https://www.amazon.de/Crystal-Sky-New-Version-Lena/dp/B071RLRQLL/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1496481752&sr=1-1&keywords=lena+crystal+sky+new
  9. "Austriancharts.at – Lena – Crystal Sky" (in German). Hung Medien.
  10. "Officialcharts.de – Lena – Crystal Sky". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  11. "Swisscharts.com – Lena – Crystal Sky". Hung Medien.
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