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. It Is Only Album To Feature Noah Fledshuh Before He's Going On Idenfinite Hiatus In 2016.
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| Released | June 30, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–2015 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 47:33 | |||
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Y2K Time Capsule" (intro) |
| 0:31 | |
| 2. | "Renegades" |
| Alex da Kid | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Moving Day" (interlude) |
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| 0:19 |
| 4. | "Unsteady" |
| Alex da Kid | 3:13 |
| 5. | "Hang On" |
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| 3:00 |
| 6. | "Gorgeous" |
| Alex da Kid | 3:17 |
| 7. | "First Show" (interlude) |
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| 0:11 |
| 8. | "Fear" (featuring Imagine Dragons) |
| Alex da Kid | 2:41 |
| 9. | "Smoke" (interlude) |
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| 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" |
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| 3:12 |
| 16. | "Loveless" |
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| 3:19 |
| 17. | "Jungle" (with Jamie N Commons) |
|
| 3:09 |
| 18. | "Good News on the Remix" (interlude) |
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| 0:51 |
| 19. | "Naked" |
|
| 3:21 |
| 20. | "VHS Outro" |
|
| 1:25 |
| Total length: | 47:33 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 21. | "Skin" | 4:26 |
| 22. | "Heist" | 3:34 |
| Total length: | 55:33 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[16] | Gold | 40,000^ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[17] | Gold | 10,000* |
| United States (RIAA)[18] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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