Shooting Star (EP)

Shooting Star is the second extended play by American electronica project Owl City, released on iTunes and other media outlets on May 15, 2012, through Universal Republic.[1] The extended play consists of four new songs that would also be on Young's subsequent album, The Midsummer Station. Mark Hoppus, vocalist for Blink-182 is featured on the song "Dementia".

Shooting Star
EP by
Owl City
ReleasedMay 15, 2012
GenreSynthpop
Length15:06
LabelUniversal Republic
ProducerAdam Young
Owl City chronology
All Things Bright and Beautiful
(2011)		 Shooting Star
(2012)		 The Midsummer Station
(2012)

Background
"Sometimes, bands release stuff and don't give anyone a heads up. The fans think, 'This kind of came out of nowhere with no explanation from the artist.' So I put out the EP for that reason."

—Adam Young on his decision to release the EP.[2]

"I feel that as an artist you should never really look back or repeat yourself," Adam Young tells Billboard during an interview. Young is currently planning for a new album to be released in the summer of 2012 and Shooting Star "is just to help build excitement... for the [new] record coming out." His second extended play "is kind of a preview, and I wanted to make sure the four songs on the EP gave sort of an accurate snapshot or a taste of what the new record is about."[1]

Writing and development

Though Young stays true to his synthpop roots, the EP illustrates his efforts to create a polished and radio-friendly sound, dabbling heavily with European trance in "Shooting Star" and rock on "Dementia".[1]

Track listing

Track listing according to Amazon.com[3]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shooting Star"Adam Young, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Matthew Thiessen, Dan Omelio4:07
2."Gold"Josh Crosby, Nate Campany, Emily Wright3:56
3."Dementia" (featuring Mark Hoppus)Young3:31
4."Take It All Away"Young, Allan P. Grigg, Wright, Campany3:30
Total length:14:24

Credits and personnel
Owl City
  • Adam Young – vocals, keyboards, guitars, drums, producer, engineer, art direction, audio mixer
Additional musicians and production[4]
  • Mikkel S. Eriksen - Additional instruments on Track 1, composer
  • Tor Erik Hermansen - Additional instruments on Track 1, composer
  • Josh Crosby - Additional instruments, backing vocals on Track 2, composer
  • Dustin Sauder - Guitar on Track 2
  • Mark Hoppus – Additional vocals on Track 3
  • Kool Kojak - Additional instruments on Track 4
  • Nate Campany – composer
  • A.P. Grigg – composer
  • Dan Omelio – composer
  • Matthew Thiessen – composer
  • Emily Wright – composer

Charts
Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 49
US Billboard Digital Albums[6] 12

Music videos

References
  1. Gary Graff (May 10, 2012). "Owl City Exclusive: Listen to "Shooting Star" - Billboard.com". Billboard. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  2. Zemler, Emily (17 August 2012). "Owl City Embraces Collaborations for 'Midsummer Station' Album". Billboard. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  3. "Amazon.com: Shooting Star (EP): Owl City: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Amazon.com. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  4. "Shooting Star - Owl City : Owl City : Credits : AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  5. "Owl City Album and Song Chart History: Billboard 200 - Billboard.com". Billboard. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  6. "Owl City Album and Song Chart History: Billboard Digital Albums - Billboard.com". Billboard. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
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