VHS (album)

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VHS
Studio album by
X Ambassadors
ReleasedJune 30, 2015 (2015-06-30)
Genre
Length47:33
Label
Producer
X Ambassadors chronology
The Reason
(2014) 		VHS
(2015) 		Orion
(2019)
Singles from VHS
  1. "Jungle"
    Released: December 18, 2013
  2. "Renegades"
    Released: March 3, 2015
  3. "Unsteady"
    Released: October 13, 2015
  4. "Low Life"
    Released: June 28, 2016
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Alternative Addiction[3]
Billboard[2]
Brent Music Reviews[4]
Everything Mainstream[5]
Surviving the Golden Age[6]

VHS is the debut

KIDinaKORNER and Interscope Records. The album has spawned three singles, "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 the only album to feature Noah Feldshuh before he took an indefinite hiatus in 2016.

Track listing

VHS – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Y2K Time Capsule" (intro)
  • Dan Reynolds
Alex da Kid2:41
9."Smoke" (interlude)
  • S. Harris
  • Feldshuh
  • X Ambassadors
  • Alex da Kid
0:24
10."Nervous"
  • X Ambassadors
  • Grant
Alex da Kid3:33
11."Low Life" (featuring Jamie N Commons)
  • Alex da Kid
  • DeZuzio
4:40
12."Adam & Noah's Priorities" (interlude)
  • Adam Levin
  • Feldshuh
  • X Ambassadors
  • Alex da Kid
0:27
13."B.I.G."
  • X Ambassadors
  • Grant
  • X Ambassadors
  • Alex da Kid
3:29
14."Feather"
  • X Ambassadors
  • Grant
Alex da Kid3:16
15."Superpower"
  • X Ambassadors
  • Grant
  • X Ambassadors
  • Alex da Kid
3:12
16."Loveless"
  • X Ambassadors
  • Grant
  • X Ambassadors
  • Alex da Kid
3:19
17."Jungle" (with Jamie N Commons)
  • Alex da Kid
  • Del Rio
3:09
18."Good News on the Remix" (interlude)
  • S. Harris
  • Grant
  • X Ambassadors
  • Alex da Kid
0:51
19."Naked"
  • X Ambassadors
  • Grant
  • X Ambassadors
  • Alex da Kid
3:21
20."VHS Outro"
  • C. Harris
  • S. Harris
  • Levin
  • X Ambassadors
  • Alex da Kid
1:25
Total length:47:33
VHS – Target exclusive bonus tracks[7]
No.TitleLength
21."Skin"4:26
22."Heist"3:34
Total length:55:33
VHS 2.0
No.TitleLength
1."
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

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[20] 2× Platinum 160,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[21]
VHS 2.0 		Platinum 80,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[22] Gold 10,000‡
United States (RIAA)[23] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
United States June 30, 2015
[24]
United Kingdom January 1, 2016 Digital download [25]

References

  1. ^ allmusic
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  3. ^ "Album Review of VHS by X Ambassadors". Alternative Addiction. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  4. ^ "Overall, X Ambassadors' debut album is a strong showing". Brent Music Reviews. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  5. ^ Freecheck, Joel (June 22, 2015). "VHS – X Ambassadors, Everything Mainstream Album Review". Everything Mainstream. blog. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
  6. ^ "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. 16 July 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  7. ^ "X Ambassadors - VHS - Target Exclusive". Target.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – X Ambassadors – VHS" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  9. ^ "X Ambassadors Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  10. ^ "Lescharts.com – X Ambassadors – VHS". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  11. GfK Entertainment Charts
    . Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  12. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  13. ^ "X Ambassadors Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  14. ^ "X Ambassadors Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  15. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  16. ^ "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  17. ^ "Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  18. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  19. ^ "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  20. ^ "Canadian album certifications – X Ambassadors – VHS". Music Canada.
  21. ^ "Canadian album certifications – X Ambassadors – VHS 2.0". Music Canada. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  22. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2018 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  23. ^ "American album certifications – X Ambassadors – VHS". Recording Industry Association of America.
  24. ^ "X Ambassadors - VHS [Explicit] - Amazon.com Music". Amazon. 2015.
  25. ^ "iTunes - Music - VHS by X Ambassadors". iTunes Store (GB). 23 June 2015.


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