Head in the Clouds II

Head in the Clouds II is the second album by musical collective 88rising. It was released through 88rising and 12Tone Music on October 11, 2019. Guest appearances include Chungha, Phum Viphurit, Generations from Exile Tribe, GoldLink, Jackson Wang, Swae Lee, Major Lazer, Rhyme So, and Barney Bones.[1]

Head in the Clouds II
Compilation album by
88rising
ReleasedOctober 11, 2019 (2019-10-11)
Recorded2019
Length51:16
Label
Producer
88rising chronology
Head in the Clouds
(2018)		 Head in the Clouds II
(2019)
Singles from Head in the Clouds II
  1. "Indigo"
    Released: August 13, 2019
  2. "Just Used Music Again"
    Released: September 4, 2019
  3. "Breathe"
    Released: September 12, 2019
  4. "These Nights"
    Released: October 3, 2019
  5. "Walking"
    Released: October 12, 2019

Promotion

On 17 August 2019, 88rising held their "Head in the Clouds" festival for the second year in a row at the Los Angeles State Historic Park. Just three days prior, they released "Indigo" as the first single off their upcoming second iteration of the collaborative album.[2][3] They announced that the creative design of the album would be led by Japanese sci-fi illustrator Hajime Sorayama and executive production of the album would be led by Joji.[1][4]

On 8 October 2019, 88rising announced the full track listing with a short promotional video. Along with the track listing, features from artists such as GoldLink, Swae Lee, Generations from Exile Tribe and Major Lazer were mentioned.[5]

Track listing

Adapted from Apple Music.[6]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."These Nights" (Rich Brian and Chung-ha)
  • Montana Best
  • Brian Imanuel
  • Kim Chung-ha
  • Jordan Orvosh
  • McCulloch Sutphin
  • JordanXL
  • Slanger
  • 1Mind
3:43
2."Strange Land" (Niki and Phum Viphurit)
  • Jacob Reske
  • Viphurit Siritip
  • Nicole Zefanya
Reske2:55
3."Need Is Your Love" (Joji and Generations from Exile Tribe)
  • GKoop
  • 1Mind
  • Reske
2:38
4."Tequila Sunrise" (Jackson Wang and Higher Brothers featuring August 08 and GoldLink)
  • Rory Andrew
  • D'Anthony Carlos
  • Stephen Feignbaum
  • Gregory Hein
  • Ray Jacobs
  • Nathaniel Mann
  • Siwei Ma
  • Zhen Ding
  • August 08
  • WYNNE
  • Johan Lenox
4:03
5."Walking" (Joji and Jackson Wang featuring Swae Lee and Major Lazer)
Major Lazer2:47
6."Breathe" (Joji and Don Krez)
  • Krez Caballero
  • Curt Cameruci
  • Christian Dold
  • Christopher van den Hoef
  • Miller
  • Omar Pineiro
2:05
7."Shouldn't Couldn't Wouldn't" (Niki and Rich Brian)
  • Imanuel
  • Alexander Saad
  • Zefanya
  • Gazzo
  • Niko the Kid
3:15
8."Just Used Music Again" (Rhyme So)Shinichi OsawaRhyme So3:31
9."Indigo" (Niki)
  • Chahayed
  • Dexter
  • Singerman
2:53
10."Hopscotch" (August 08 and Joji featuring Barney Bones and Rich Brian)
  • Imanuel
  • Jacobs
  • Miller
  • Maurice Powell
August 083:25
11."Calculator" (August 08 and Barney Bones)
  • Sam Homaee
  • Jacobs
  • Powell
  • Jonathan Wienner
  • August 08
  • The Roommates
2:57
12."La La Lost You" (Niki)
  • Zefanya
  • Jacob Ray
  • Ray
  • Isaac Valeens
3:20
13."Hold Me Down" (Higher Brothers)
  • Best
  • Junyi Yang
  • Ma
  • Sutphin
  • Yujie Xie
  • Ding
1Mind3:43
14."I Love You 3000 II" (Stephanie Poetri and Jackson Wang)
  • Poetri
  • Wang
  • Austin Ong
  • Poetri
  • Vic Wainstein
3:29
15."2 the Face" (Rich Brian and Higher Brothers)
  • Best
  • Imanuel
  • Reske
  • Sutphin
  • Ding
  • 1Mind
  • Reske
2:31
16."Gold Coast" (Rich Brian)
  • Dold
  • Imanuel
  • Diamond Pistols
  • Rich Brian
4:01
Total length:51:16

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 30
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[8] 47
US Billboard 200[9] 79
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References
  1. Bein, Kat. "88Rising Share Joji-Produced Comp 'Head In The Clouds II' Artwork & Rhyme So Single: Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  2. Hodoyan-Gastelum, Alexis (18 August 2019). "Head in the Clouds 2019: Niki, iKON and More Celebrate Asian Pop Culture With Performances". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. Chan, Tim (19 August 2019). "Head in the Clouds: Rich Brian, K-Pop Group iKON at 'Asian Coachella'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  4. Desk, TV News. "88rising Announce 'Head in the Clouds II' Release Date". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  5. @88rising (2019-10-08). "HEAD IN THE CLOUDS II BY 88RISING IS COMING OCTOBER 11TH AT MIDNIGHT WORLDWIDE FEATURING OUR FRIENDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD @JacksonWang852 @SwaeLee @MAJORLAZER @CHUNGHA_MNHent @PViphurit @generationsfext @poetristephanie @GoldLink @BarneyBones @DonKrez_ @rhyme_sopic.twitter.com/SoRBWh8pCW" (Tweet). Retrieved 2019-10-09 – via Twitter.
  6. "Head in the Clouds II by 88rising". Apple Music. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  7. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  8. "Post Malone Returns To No. 1 On Albums Chart". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  9. "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (2/3)". Billboard on Twitter. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
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