Ceremony (Phantogram album)

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Ceremony
Phantogram - Ceremony.png
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 6, 2020 (2020-03-06)
StudioHarmony West & SoundEQ, Los Angeles
Length37:27
Label Republic
Producer
Phantogram chronology
Three
(2016)
Ceremony
(2020)
Singles from Ceremony
  1. "Into Happiness"
    Released: May 31, 2019
  2. "Mister Impossible"
    Released: August 9, 2019
  3. "In a Spiral"
    Released: October 9, 2019
  4. "Pedestal"
    Released: February 7, 2020
  5. "Dear God"
    Released: March 6, 2020
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 67/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg
American Songwriter [2] Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Exclaim! 4/10 [5]
Paste 6.8/10 [6]
Pitchfork 5.9/10 [7]

Ceremony is the fourth studio album by American electronic rock duo Phantogram. The album was released by Republic Records on March 6, 2020. Its first single, "Into Happiness", released on May 31, 2019, reached number 21 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. [8]

Contents

Track listing

Ceremony track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Dear God"
3:28
2."In a Spiral"
  • Dawson
  • Boots
  • Derek Dunivan
  • Carter
  • Barthel
3:23
3."Into Happiness"
  • Dawson
  • Boots
  • Carter
3:21
4."Pedestal"
  • Warner
  • Boots
  • Carter
  • Barthel
  • Dawson
  • Boots
  • Carter
  • Barthel
3:11
5."Love Me Now"
  • Dawson
  • Boots
  • Carter
  • Barthel
2:54
6."Let Me Down"
  • Dawson
  • Boots
  • Carter
  • Matt Jacobson
  • Barthel
3:29
7."News Today"
  • Boots
  • Carter
2:00
8."Mister Impossible"
  • Dawson
  • Boots
  • Carter
  • Barthel
3:36
9."Glowing"
  • Dawson
  • Boots
  • Carter
  • Barthel
3:23
10."Gaunt Kids"
  • Dawson
  • Boots
  • Carter
  • Barthel
3:05
11."Ceremony"
  • Dawson
  • Boots
  • Carter
5:37
Total length:37:27

Charts

Ceremony chart performance
Chart (2020)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [9] 75
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [10] 5
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [11] 8
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [12] 14

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