Beautiful Nightmare (album)
Beautiful Nightmare | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 19 October 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2011–12 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Label | Sony | |||
Producer |
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Reece Mastin chronology | ||||
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Singles from Beautiful Nightmare | ||||
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Beautiful Nightmare is the second
Beautiful Nightmare debuted at number three on the Australian
Development and writing
Beautiful Nightmare is the follow-up to Mastin's
In April 2012, Mastin announced he was in the studio writing songs with
Music and lyrics
Musically, Beautiful Nightmare is of the pop and rock genres.[11][13] Its first song "Addictive" is a synth-driven rock song, which features "light reggae segments".[11] The second song "Rock Star" is a pop rock song, which features "American sounding guitar riffs".[14] A writer for Take 40 Australia likened the song's sound to Wheatus and Jimmy Eat World.[14] Cameron Adams of the Herald Sun noted that the song "channels" Wheatus' "Teenage Dirtbag" (2000) Avril Lavigne's "Sk8er Boi" (2002).[15] The album's title track "Beautiful Nightmare" is a dubstep and horror rock song "slightly reminiscent of Muse".[11][15] "Stars" has been described as a "romantic song", which sees Mastin "heading back to more traditional pop."[11] In an interview with the Herald Sun, Mastin revealed that the song is about his girlfriend Rhiannon Fish.[16] The album's fifth song "Dirty Paradise" is a pop punk song, which "features fast lyrics such as 'You gave it up last week / now I've been losing sleep / thinking about what we used to do'".[11]
"Alive" is an "uplifting" rock song, which uses the
Reception
Cameron Adams of the
Release and promotion
Beautiful Nightmare was released through
The Summer Nights Tour
To further promote the album, Mastin embarked on The Summer Nights Tour across Australia and New Zealand, which began on 1 December 2012 in
Date | Country | Location | Venue |
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1 December 2012 | Australia | Perth | Perth Arena |
4 December 2012 | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | |
6 December 2012 | Melbourne | Hisense Arena
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8 December 2012 | Sydney | Hordern Pavilion | |
11 December 2012 | Brisbane | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | |
8 January 2013 | Townsville | The Venue | |
9 January 2013 | Mackay | Mackay Entertainment Centre | |
10 January 2013 | Gladstone | Gladstone Entertainment Centre | |
11 January 2013 | Bundaberg | Moncrieff Theatre | |
12 January 2013 | Caloundra | Events Centre | |
13 January 2013 | Gold Coast | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Halls | |
15 January 2013 | Lismore | Lismore Workers Club | |
16 January 2013 | Coffs Harbour | Coff's Ex-Services Club | |
17 January 2013 | Port Macquarie | Port Macquarie Panthers | |
18 January 2013 | Great Lakes Council | Club Forster | |
19 January 2013 | Newcastle | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | |
20 January 2013 | Penrith | Penrith Panthers | |
22 January 2013 | Wollongong | Wollongong Entertainment Centre
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23 January 2013 | Canberra | AIS Arena | |
24 January 2013 | Wagga Wagga | Capital Entertainment Centre | |
25 January 2013 | Albury | Albury Entertainment Centre | |
26 January 2013 | Geelong | Geelong Arena | |
14 February 2013 | New Zealand | Hamilton | Founders Theatre |
15 February 2013 | Auckland | Town Hall | |
16 February 2013 | Tauranga | Baycourt Theatre | |
18 February 2013 | New Plymouth | TSB Showplace | |
19 February 2013 | Palmerston North | Regent on Broadway | |
21 February 2013 | Wellington | Michael Fowler Centre | |
23 February 2013 | Christchurch | CBS Canterbury Arena
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24 February 2013 | Dunedin | Regent Theatre |
Singles
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Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Addictive" |
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| 3:15 |
2. | "Rock Star" |
| Westberg | 2:57 |
3. | "Beautiful Nightmare" |
| Clark | 2:59 |
4. | "Stars" |
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| 4:02 |
5. | "Dirty Paradise" |
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| 3:25 |
6. | "Shout It Out" |
| DNA | 3:30 |
7. | "Alive" |
| Rimes | 3:23 |
8. | "She's a Killer" |
| Gerrard | 2:59 |
9. | "Freakshow" |
| Stevens | 3:17 |
10. | "Timeless" |
| DNA | 3:56 |
11. | "Ex-Girlfriend" |
| Rimes | 3:11 |
12. | "Outta My Face" |
| DNA | 3:19 |
13. | "Shut Up & Kiss Me" |
| DNA | 3:20 |
14. | "She Calls This Love" |
| Rimes | 3:36 |
15. | "Give Up the Girl" |
| Rimes | 3:42 |
- Notes
- ^a signifies a vocal producer
Credits and personnel
Adapted from the liner notes of Beautiful Nightmare.[39]
- Locations
- Recorded at New Holland Studios, Sydney; The Rockpool, Los Angeles; Sony Studios, Sydney; Studios 301, Sydney.
- Mixed at New Holland Studios, Sydney; The Rockpool, Los Angeles; Song Rimes Studio.
- Drums engineered at Ultimate Rhythm Studio in Los Angeles.
- Mastered at Studios 301 in Sydney.
- Creative and vocal credits
- Jeff Darmanin – photography
- Killanoodle – artwork design
- Benji Madden – additional backing vocals
- Reece Mastin – lead vocals, backing vocals
- David Musumeci (DNA) – backing vocals
- Louis Schoorl – backing vocals
- Scott Stevens – backing vocals
- Technical credits
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Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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Certifications
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Release history
Country | Date | Format | Label |
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Australia[23][24] | 19 October 2012 | CD, digital download
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Sony Music Australia |
New Zealand[42][43] |
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