Clarity (Zedd album)

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Clarity
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Studio album by
Released12 October 2012
Recorded2011–2012
Genre
Length44:27
Label Interscope
Producer
Zedd chronology
Clarity
(2012)
True Colors
(2015)
Singles from Clarity
  1. "Shave It"
    Released: 4 October 2011
  2. "Spectrum"
    Released: 4 June 2012
  3. "Clarity"
    Released: 14 November 2012
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hourglass" (featuring Liz)5:13
2."Shave It"Zaslavski3:10
3."Spectrum" (featuring Matthew Koma)
  • Zaslavski
  • Koma
  • John Martin (singer)
4:03
4."Lost at Sea" (featuring Ryan Tedder)
  • Zaslavski
  • Tedder
3:45
5."Clarity" (featuring Foxes)4:31
6."Codec"Zaslavski6:01
7."Stache"Zaslavski4:04
8."Fall into the Sky" (with Lucky Date featuring Ellie Goulding)
  • Zaslavski
  • Goulding
  • Lucky Date
3:37
9."Follow You Down" (featuring Bright Lights)
5:47
10."Epos"Zaslavski5:36
Deluxe edition bonus tracks [30]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Stay the Night" (featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore)
3:37
12."Push Play" (featuring Miriam Bryant)
3:37
13."Alive" (Zedd Remix) (with Empire of the Sun)
3:45
14."Breakn' a Sweat" (Zedd Remix) (with Skrillex and The Doors)4:33
Japanese edition bonus tracks [31]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Spectrum" (livetune Remix) (featuring Matthew Koma and Hatsune Miku)
  • Zaslavski
  • Koma
5:57
12."Spectrum" (acoustic version) (featuring Matthew Koma)
  • Zaslavski
  • Koma
1:50
13."Clarity" (Zedd Union Mix) (featuring Foxes)
  • Zaslavski
  • Koma
  • Robinson
  • Hafermann
3:27
Target exclusive deluxe edition bonus tracks [32]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Spectrum" (acoustic version) (featuring Matthew Koma)
  • Zaslavski
  • Koma
1:50
16."Clarity" (acoustic version) (featuring Foxes)
  • Zaslavski
  • Koma
  • Robinson
  • Hafermann
3:28
International Digital Deluxe bonus track [33]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Clarity" (Remix) (featuring Medina)
  • Zaslavski
  • Koma
  • Robinson
  • Hafermann
4:31
16."Stay the Night" (Tiësto's Club Life Remix) (featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore)
  • Zaslavski
  • Hanna
  • Williams
  • Faye
5:22
17."Find You" (featuring Matthew Koma and Miriam Bryant)
  • Zaslavski
  • Koma
  • Bryant
  • Rådström
3:24
Apple Music International Digital Deluxe bonus videos [34]
No.TitleDirector(s)Length
18."Clarity" (Music video) (featuring Foxes)Jodeb4:35
19."Find You" (Music video) (featuring Matthew Koma and Miriam Bryant)Jodeb3:32
20."Spectrum" (Music video) (featuring Matthew Koma)Petro4:07
21."Stache" (Music video)Roboto4:11
22."Stay the Night" (Music Video) (featuring Hayley Williams) Daniel Cloud Campos 3:37

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Clarity. [35]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Singapore (RIAS) [48] Gold5,000*
United States (RIAA) [49] Platinum1,000,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Standard edition

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Germany5 October 2012 Digital download Universal [50]
United Kingdom8 October 2012
  • CD
  • digital download
Polydor [51] [52]
Canada9 October 2012Universal [53] [54]
United States Interscope [55] [56]
Australia12 October 2012Universal [57] [58]
Germany23 November 2012CD [59]
Japan27 February 2013
  • CD
  • digital download
[31] [60]

Deluxe edition

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United States24 September 2013
  • CD
  • LP
  • digital download
Interscope [32] [61] [62]
Australia25 October 2013
  • CD
  • digital download
Universal [63] [64]
United Kingdom17 February 2014Polydor [65] [66]
Germany7 March 2014CDUniversal [67]
2 May 2014Digital download [68]

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