Cloud Nine (Kygo album)

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Cloud Nine
Cloud Nine coverartwork.jpg
Studio album by Kygo
Released 13 May 2016 (2016-05-13)
Recorded 2014–16
Genre
Length 55:49
Label
Producer Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll
Singles from Cloud Nine
  1. "Firestone"
    Released: 1 December 2014
  2. "Stole the Show"
    Released: 23 March 2015
  3. "Nothing Left"
    Released: 31 July 2015
  4. "Stay"
    Released: 4 December 2015
  5. "Raging"
    Released: 1 April 2016

Cloud Nine is the debut studio album by Norwegian DJ and record producer Kygo and features the likes of Conrad Sewell, Parson James, Tom Odell, Foxes, Matt Corby, RHODES, Will Heard, Julia Michaels, James Vincent McMorrow, Kodaline, Labrinth, John Legend and Angus & Julia Stone. It was released on 13 May 2016 by Sony Music and Ultra Music.[1][2][3][4][5]

Singles

The album's first single, "Firestone", featuring Australian singer Conrad Sewell, was released on 1 December 2014. The debut single was an international success, charting in over 14 countries and peaked at No. 1 on the Norwegian Singles Chart. "Firestone" notably popularized the genre of tropical house in 2014.[6] In late 2015, it was confirmed to be the lead single from the album.

The second single, "Stole the Show", featuring Parson James, was released on 23 March 2015. It peaked at No. 1 on Norwegian, French, and Swedish charts and reached the top 10 in more than 20 countries.

"Nothing Left", featuring Will Heard was released as the third single on 31 July 2015. The single charted on several international charts and peaked on No. 1 on the Norwegian Singles Chart.[7]

"Stay", featuring Maty Noyes, was released as the fourth single on 4 December 2015. The single peaked on No. 2 on the Norwegian Singles Chart.

"Raging", featuring Kodaline, was released as the fifth single on 1 April 2016.

Promotional singles

After the delayed release of his album, Kygo announced that he would release three promotional singles leading to the release of the album. The first promotional single, "Fragile" was released on 18 March 2016. It is a collaboration with Labrinth.

The second promotional single, "I'm In Love", featuring vocals from James Vincent McMorrow, was released on 22 April 2016.

Promotion

Cloud Nine was supported by Kygo's first world tour.[8] The tour landed in 22 cities across North America and Europe, including stops at Barclays in New York City, Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam and Le Zenith in Paris.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 55/100[9]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3.5/5 stars[10]
The Guardian 1/5 stars[11]
London Evening Standard 2/5 stars[12]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[13]
The Line of Best Fit 5/10[14]

Cloud Nine received mixed reviews from music critics. David Smith from Evening Standard gave the album two out of five stars, stating that Cloud Nine is "superficially pretty with little of real substance."[15] In a more negative review, Ben Beaumont-Thomas from The Guardian wrote that the songs are "joyless and chemically castrated of any passion or sexuality", calling the album "laughable".[16]

Track listing

Cloud Nine[17]
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Intro"   Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll 2:08
2. "Stole the Show" (featuring Parson James)
3:42
3. "Fiction" (featuring Tom Odell)
4:03
4. "Raging" (featuring Kodaline)
  • Gørvell-Dahll
  • Mark Williams
  • Derek Fuhrmann
  • James Bay
 3:44
5. "Firestone" (featuring Conrad Sewell)
  • Gørvell-Dahll
  • Conrad Sewell
  • Martijn Konignenburg
 4:33
6. "Happy Birthday" (featuring John Legend)
4:10
7. "I'm in Love" (featuring James Vincent McMorrow)
3:32
8. "Oasis" (featuring Foxes)
3:57
9. "Not Alone" (featuring RHODES)
3:25
10. "Serious" (featuring Matt Corby)
3:54
11. "Stay" (featuring Maty Noyes)
3:59
12. "Nothing Left" (featuring Will Heard)
3:56
13. "Fragile" (with Labrinth)
3:50
14. "Carry Me" (featuring Julia Michaels)
3:53
15. "For What It's Worth" (featuring Angus & Julia Stone)
3:03
Total length:
 55:49

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] 13
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[19] 16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] 9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] 22
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[22] 3
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[23] 1
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[24] 9
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[25] 4
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[26] 5
French Albums (SNEP)[27] 10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[28] 6
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[29] 31
Irish Albums (IRMA)[30] 7
Italian Albums (FIMI)[31] 13
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[32] 25
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[33] 14
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[34] 1
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[35] 34
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[36] 17
Russian Albums (2M)[37] 6
Scottish Albums (OCC)[38] 2
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[39] 22
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[40] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[41] 1
Taiwanese Albums (Five Music)[42] 7
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[43] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[44] 3
US Billboard 200[45] 11
US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[46] 1
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[47] 6

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide 13 May 2016

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