Halcyon Days (Ellie Goulding album)

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Halcyon Days
Studio album (reissue)by Ellie Goulding
Released	23 August 2013 (2013-08-23)
Recorded	2011–2013
Genre	Electropop
Length	79:22
Label	Polydor
Producer	Billboard Burns Cory Enemy Jim Eliot John Fortis DJ Fresh Ellie Goulding Calvin Harris Greg Kurstin Robbie Lamond Madeon Monsta Oligee Justin Parker Fraser T Smith Mike Spencer Starsmith Xaphoon Jones
Ellie Goulding chronology
Halcyon (2012) Halcyon Days (2013) Delirium (2015)
Singles from Halcyon Days
"Burn" Released: 5 July 2013 "How Long Will I Love You" Released: 10 November 2013 "Goodness Gracious" Released: 21 February 2014

Halcyon Days is the reissue of English singer Ellie Goulding's second studio album, Halcyon (2012). It was released on 23 August 2013 by Polydor Records. Following the release of Halcyon, Goulding announced that she had plans to repackage the original album, with new songs that focused on electronic music. For the reissue, Goulding recorded 10 new songs and worked with a variety of producers, including Ryan Tedder, Calvin Harris and Greg Kurstin, to create her desired sound.

Upon release, Halcyon Days was met with widespread acclaim from most music critics, who praised the album's musical expansion, its production and happier lyrical content. Commercially the reissue was a success and helped propel the original album on numerous charts. The lead single from the reissued album, "Burn", was released on 5 July 2013, becoming Goulding's first number-one single on the UK Singles Chart. The song also reached the top five in Germany and Ireland, and the top 10 in Australia, France and New Zealand. "How Long Will I Love You" and "Goodness Gracious" were subsequently released as the second and third singles from Halcyon Days, respectively. A second reissue titled Halcyon Nights, in honor of the original album's tenth anniversary, was released on 12 October 2022.

Background

In late July 2012, it was announced that Goulding's second studio album would be titled Halcyon , to be released on 8 October 2012. The album was preceded by the lead single "Anything Could Happen" on 21 August. ^[1] The album was well received by critics and debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart and at number one on the UK Download Albums Chart, ^[2] selling 33,425 copies in its first week. ^[3] The album was further promoted with the release of two more singles – Figure 8 and Explosions – as well as a tour. In an interview with Elle in July 2013, Goulding announced plans to release a repackaged version of Halcyon with new songs, commenting, "I have such an affinity with electronic music that I can't step away from it." ^[4]

New content

fun's Nate Ruess co-wrote the third single "Goodness Gracious"

Halcyon Days features 10 new tracks, with the first being "Burn", "a celebration of life in its purest form", as described by Idolator's Kathy Iandoli. ^[5] The track is a pop song with rave influences, while her vocals are crowded with echoes and distortion. ^[6] According to Goulding, the song is "probably the most poppy song I've released. But it's all me. I wanted to release 'Burn', I loved it, even if it is a vague sentiment. I think it's a truly great song." ^[6] "Goodness Gracious" follows, being described by Nicole Frehsee of Rolling Stone as "a blippy ode to fickleness." ^[7] It was co-written with Fun's Nate Ruess, with Goulding noting that the song "is about dissing yourself for not thinking straight and not being fair. I've been in situations where I knew someone wasn't right for me, yet I kept bringing them back", she claimed. ^[7] "You My Everything" and "Flashlight" (with DJ Fresh) "take Goulding's natural inclination for electronic beats and mix them with the soulful undertone of her vocals", as stated by Iandoli. ^[5] "Stay Awake" celebrates "not sleeping and partying all night" over triumphant synth stabs, as highlighted by Frehsee. "It's less serious content than I'd usually write about", Goulding claimed. "But I've always been a fan of club songs that feel good." ^[7]

Fourth track "Hearts Without Chains" was described as "an affecting piano-based ballad about healing and moving forward". ^[8] It was co-written by Fraser T. Smith, who produced Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain". "It's my favorite song of the batch", says Goulding. "It has a folky English quality to it. Plus, it's quite nice to listen to and not be in the state I was when I wrote it." ^[7] "Under Control" "reclaims empowerment and confidence ('I feel like I'm breathing again'), while wrapped in a mix of fuzzy bass and echoed clanks", as declared by Digital Spy's Lewis Corner. ^[9] The other three tracks on the album are covers. The first, "How Long Will I Love You?", was originally released by The Waterboys and Goulding transforms it into a sweet, contemplative ballad. It was part of the soundtrack for Richard Curtis' romantic comedy film About Time . ^[7] The second, Alt-J's "Tessellate" loses some of its cryptic airs as Goulding reveals different layers, ^[8] featuring a "seductive makeover with Chiddy Bang's Xaphoon Jones on the beat." ^[5] Finally, Midnight Star's "Midas Touch" is turned inside out into a fittingly atmospheric declaration of self, ^[8] having a darker tone. ^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Boston Globe	Positive [8]
Digital Spy	[9]
Idolator	[5]
The New Zealand Herald	4/5 [10]
Rolling Stone	[11]

Halcyon Days received acclaim from most music critics. Ken Capobianco of Boston Globe noted that "The expanded edition of Ellie Goulding's fine 'Halcyon' is no mere recycling job, as it helps expand the range of her musical vision with 10 new tracks", claiming that "beneath the electronics lies real soul." ^[8] Caren Ganz of Rolling Stone praised the album for "confirm[ing] [that] Goulding is doing her best work on clubby tracks with luminescent titles." ^[11] Lewis Corner of Digital Spy opined that the album is "the moment Ellie firmly makes her mark in pop", since its original version "lacked enough upbeat ditties that the wider public seemingly crave." ^[9] Kathy Iandoli of Idolator agreed, claiming that the album is "a progression into happier territory", and that it's "merely an extension of Ellie's awesomeness and a sonic timeline through happiness, heartbreak and more happiness." ^[5]

Commercial performance

Following the Halcyon Days re-release in August 2013, the album jumped from number 26 to number three on the UK Albums Chart, with sales of 15,883 units, achieving its then-highest chart placing since its debut. ^[12] On 5 January 2014, in its 65th week on the chart, Halcyon climbed from number six to number one on the UK Albums Chart with 37,507 copies sold, becoming Goulding's second number-one album in the UK. ^{[13] [14]} It spent a second consecutive week at number one, selling 26,456 copies. ^[15] The following week, the album sold 24,831 copies and fell to number two, ^[16] before returning to the top spot for a third non-consecutive with sales of 20,928 copies. ^[17] In Ireland the Halcyon Days reissue propelled the album to number seven on the Irish chart for the week ending 29 August 2013, ^[18] before rising yet again to number four on 19 December. ^[19] The album eventually topped the Irish Albums Chart for the week ending 2 January 2014, more than a year after its original release and over four months after the re-release. ^[20]

Singles

"Burn" was released on 5 July 2013 as the first single from Halcyon Days. ^[21] A fan-submitted Vine video for the song premiered on 4 July 2013, ^[22] followed by the official music video on 7 July. ^[23] The track became Goulding's first-ever number one on the UK Singles Chart, topping the chart for three consecutive weeks. ^[24] "Burn" also attained commercial success internationally, reaching number one in Italy, the top five in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Ireland and Sweden, and the top 10 in Australia, France, New Zealand and Spain. ^{[25] [26]} The song was nominated for British Single of the Year and Best Video at the 2014 BRIT Awards. ^{[27] [28]}

The second single from Halcyon Days, "How Long Will I Love You", was released on 10 November 2013 as the official song for BBC Children in Need 2013 appeal. ^[29] The single peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. ^[30] "Goodness Gracious" was released on 21 February 2014 as the third single from Halcyon Days. ^[31] The song reached number 16 on the UK Singles Chart. ^[30] In an interview with Capital FM on 9 February 2014, DJ Fresh revealed that he and Goulding had recorded a new version of the song "Flashlight" for single release later in 2014. ^[32] The reworked version of the song was released on 28 September 2014 as the fourth single from Fresh's forthcoming fourth studio album. ^[33]

Release and promotion

The reissue, titled Halcyon Days, was released on 26 August 2013 and contains ten additional tracks, including the lead single "Burn". ^{[34] [35]} The song "You My Everything", which was ultimately included on Halcyon Days, premiered on 1 July 2013 during the first episode of the final series of the British teen drama series Skins . ^[36] "Under Control" was offered as a free download on Amazon UK on 21 August 2013. ^[37] "Burn" was featured in the second episode of the fifth season of The Vampire Diaries on 10 October 2013, ^[38] and "Tessellate" was used in the seventh episode of the third season of Revenge on 10 November. ^[39]

Goulding performed "Burn" on the British and Italian editions of The X Factor on 13 October and 31 October 2013, respectively.^{[ citation needed ]} She also promoted the single on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on 24 October 2013, ^[40] on The Queen Latifah Show on 28 October, ^[41] on NBC's The Voice on 26 November, ^[42] on Late Show with David Letterman on 21 January 2014 ^[43] and on Good Morning America on 22 January. ^[44] Goulding delivered the first televised performance of "Goodness Gracious" on the British chat show The Graham Norton Show on 28 February 2014. ^[45]

Track listing

Halcyon Days– UK and Australian standard edition ^{[46] [47]}

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Say a Word"	Ellie Goulding Jim Eliot	Eliot Goulding	4:07
2.	"My Blood"	Goulding Eliot Mima Stilwell	Eliot Goulding	3:54
3.	"Anything Could Happen"	Goulding Eliot	Eliot Goulding	4:54
4.	"Only You"	Goulding Eliot	Eliot Goulding	3:51
5.	"Halcyon"	Goulding Eliot	Eliot Goulding	3:25
6.	"Figure 8"	Goulding Jonny Lattimer	Monsta Mike Spencer [a] Lattimer [c]	4:08
7.	"Joy"	Goulding Eliot	Eliot Goulding	3:14
8.	"Hanging On"	Patrick James Grossi Ariel Rechtshaid	Billboard	3:22
9.	"Explosions"	Goulding Fortis	Fortis	4:03
10.	"I Know You Care"	Justin Parker Goulding	Parker	3:26
11.	"Atlantis"	Goulding Eliot	Eliot Goulding	3:53
12.	"Dead in the Water"	Goulding Fin Dow-Smith	Starsmith	4:44
13.	"I Need Your Love" (Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding) (bonus track)	Calvin Harris Goulding	Harris	3:58
14.	"Burn"	Ryan Tedder Goulding Greg Kurstin Noel Zancanella Brent Kutzle	Kurstin Tedder [c]	3:51
15.	"Goodness Gracious"	Kurstin Goulding Nate Ruess	Joe Kearns [c] Kurstin [c]	3:46
16.	"You My Everything"	Goulding Eg White	Robbie Lamond White [c] Sigma [a]	3:29
17.	"Hearts Without Chains"	Goulding Fraser T Smith	Smith	3:45
18.	"Stay Awake" (with Madeon)	Hugo Leclercq Goulding	Madeon	3:26
19.	"Under Control"	Goulding Oliver Goldstein Bonnie McKee Cory Nitta	Oligee Cory Enemy	4:06
20.	"Flashlight" (with DJ Fresh)	Dan Stein The Invisible Men Goulding	DJ Fresh	3:33
21.	"How Long Will I Love You" (bonus track)	Mike Scott	Fortis	2:34
Total length:				79:22

Halcyon Days– International standard edition ^{[48] [49] [50]}

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Lights" (single version)	Goulding Stannard Howes	Stannard Howes	3:30
14.	"I Need Your Love" (Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding) (bonus track)	Harris Goulding	Harris	3:58
15.	"Burn"	Tedder Goulding Kurstin Zancanella Kutzle	Kurstin Tedder [c]	3:51
16.	"Goodness Gracious"	Kurstin Goulding Ruess	Kearns [c] Kurstin [c]	3:46
17.	"You My Everything"	Goulding White	Lamond White [c] Sigma [a]	3:29
18.	"Hearts Without Chains"	Goulding Smith	Smith	3:45
19.	"Stay Awake" (with Madeon)	Leclercq Goulding	Leclercq	3:26
20.	"Under Control"	Goulding Goldstein McKee Nitta	Oligee Cory Enemy	4:06
21.	"Flashlight" (with DJ Fresh)	Stein The Invisible Men Goulding	DJ Fresh	3:33
22.	"How Long Will I Love You" (bonus track)	Scott	Fortis	2:59

Deluxe edition

Halcyon Days– UK and Australian deluxe edition – disc one ^{[51] [52]}

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Say a Word"	Goulding Eliot	Eliot Goulding	4:07
2.	"My Blood"	Goulding Eliot Stilwell	Eliot Goulding	3:54
3.	"Anything Could Happen"	Goulding Eliot	Eliot Goulding	4:47
4.	"Only You"	Goulding Eliot	Eliot Goulding	3:51
5.	"Halcyon"	Goulding Eliot	Eliot Goulding	3:25
6.	"Figure 8"	Goulding Lattimer	Monsta Spencer [a] Lattimer [c]	4:08
7.	"Joy"	Goulding Eliot	Eliot Goulding	3:14
8.	"Hanging On"	Grossi Rechtshaid	Billboard	3:22
9.	"Explosions"	Goulding Fortis	Fortis	4:03
10.	"I Know You Care"	Parker Goulding	Parker	3:26
11.	"Atlantis"	Goulding Eliot	Eliot Goulding	3:53
12.	"Dead in the Water"	Goulding Dow-Smith	Starsmith	4:44
13.	"I Need Your Love" (Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding) (bonus track)	Harris Goulding	Harris	3:58
14.	"Ritual"	Goulding, Stannard, Howes	Monsta Stannard [c] Howes [c]	3:50
15.	"In My City"	Goulding Jomphe	Billboard	3:20
16.	"Without Your Love"	Goulding Dow-Smith	Starsmith	4:19
17.	"Hanging On" (featuring Tinie Tempah)	Grossi Rechtshaid Okogwu	Billboard	4:15
Total length:				82:52

Halcyon Days– International deluxe edition – disc one ^{[53] [54] [55]}

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"Lights" (single version)	Goulding Stannard Howes	Stannard Howes	3:30

Halcyon Days– Deluxe edition – disc two ^{[51] [53]}

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Burn"	Tedder Goulding Kurstin Zancanella Kutzle	Kurstin Tedder [c]	3:51
2.	"Goodness Gracious"	Kurstin Goulding Ruess	Kearns [c] Kurstin [c]	3:46
3.	"You My Everything"	Goulding White	Lamond White [c] Sigma [a]	3:29
4.	"Hearts Without Chains"	Goulding Smith	Smith	3:45
5.	"Stay Awake" (with Madeon)	Leclercq Goulding	Leclercq	3:26
6.	"Under Control"	Goulding Goldstein McKee Nitta	Oligee Cory Enemy	4:06
7.	"Flashlight" (with DJ Fresh)	Stein The Invisible Men Goulding	DJ Fresh	3:33
8.	"How Long Will I Love You" (bonus track)	Scott	Fortis	2:34
9.	"Tessellate"	Joe Newman Gus Unger-Hamilton Gwilym Sainsbury Thom Green Charlie Andrew	Xaphoon Jones Noah Breakfast	3:56
10.	"Midas Touch" (Ellie Goulding × Burns)	Boaz Watson June Watson	Burns	3:45

Halcyon Days– iTunes Store deluxe edition (bonus videos) ^[56]

No.	Title	Director	Length
28.	"Hanging On"	Ben Newbury	4:15
29.	"Anything Could Happen"	Floria Sigismondi	4:17
30.	"Figure 8"	W.I.Z.	4:03
31.	"Explosions"	Yuliya Miroshnikova	4:00
32.	"Burn"	Mike Sharpe	3:58
33.	"Tessellate"	Ben Newbury	4:02

Halcyon Days– North American iTunes Store edition (bonus track) ^{[57] [58] [59]}

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
29.	"Anything Could Happen" (Blood Diamonds Remix)	Goulding Eliot	Eliot Goulding Blood Diamonds [b]	4:58

2014 reissue

Halcyon Days– 2014 digital reissue standard edition ^{[60] [61] [62]}

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Say a Word"	Goulding Eliot	Eliot Goulding	4:07
2.	"My Blood"	Goulding Eliot Stilwell	Eliot Goulding	3:54
3.	"Anything Could Happen"	Goulding Eliot	Eliot Goulding	4:47
4.	"Only You"	Goulding Eliot	Eliot Goulding	3:51
5.	"Halcyon"	Goulding Eliot	Eliot Goulding	3:25
6.	"Figure 8"	Goulding Lattimer	Monsta Spencer [a] Lattimer [c]	4:08
7.	"Joy"	Goulding Eliot	Eliot Goulding	3:14
8.	"Hanging On"	Grossi Rechtshaid	Billboard	3:22
9.	"Explosions"	Goulding Fortis	Fortis	4:03
10.	"I Know You Care"	Parker Goulding	Parker	3:26
11.	"Atlantis"	Goulding Eliot	Eliot Goulding	3:53
12.	"Dead in the Water"	Goulding Dow-Smith	Starsmith	4:44
13.	"Beating Heart"	Goulding Joe Janiak	Kurstin	3:32
14.	"Lights" (single version)	Goulding Stannard Howes	Stannard Howes	3:30
15.	"Burn"	Tedder Goulding Kurstin Zancanella Kutzle	Kurstin Tedder [c]	3:51
16.	"Goodness Gracious"	Kurstin Goulding Ruess	Kearns [c] Kurstin [c]	3:46
17.	"You My Everything"	Goulding White	Lamond White [c] Sigma [a]	3:29
18.	"Hearts Without Chains"	Goulding Smith	Smith	3:45
19.	"Stay Awake" (with Madeon)	Leclercq Goulding	Leclercq	3:26
20.	"Under Control"	Goulding Goldstein McKee Nitta	Oligee Cory Enemy	4:06
21.	"How Long Will I Love You" (bonus track)	Scott	Fortis	2:34
22.	"Tessellate"	Newman Unger-Hamilton Sainsbury Green Andrew	Jones Breakfast	3:56
Total length:				82:00

Halcyon Days– 2014 physical reissue standard edition ^{[63] [64] [65] [66] [67]}

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
5.	"Figure 8"	Goulding Lattimer	Monsta Spencer [a] Lattimer [c]	4:08
6.	"Joy"	Goulding Eliot	Eliot Goulding	3:14
7.	"Hanging On"	Grossi Rechtshaid	Billboard	3:22
8.	"Explosions"	Goulding Fortis	Fortis	4:03
9.	"I Know You Care"	Parker Goulding	Parker	3:26
10.	"Dead in the Water"	Goulding Dow-Smith	Starsmith	4:44
11.	"Lights" (single version)	Goulding Stannard Howes	Stannard Howes	3:30
12.	"Beating Heart"	Goulding Joe Janiak	Kurstin	3:32
13.	"I Need Your Love" (Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding) (bonus track)	Harris Goulding	Harris	3:58
14.	"Burn"	Tedder Goulding Kurstin Zancanella Kutzle	Kurstin Tedder [c]	3:51
15.	"Goodness Gracious"	Kurstin Goulding Ruess	Kearns [c] Kurstin [c]	3:46
16.	"You My Everything"	Goulding White	Lamond White [c] Sigma [a]	3:29
17.	"Hearts Without Chains"	Goulding Smith	Smith	3:45
18.	"Stay Awake" (with Madeon)	Leclercq Goulding	Leclercq	3:26
19.	"Under Control"	Goulding Goldstein McKee Nitta	Oligee Cory Enemy	4:06
20.	"Flashlight" (with DJ Fresh)	Stein The Invisible Men Goulding	DJ Fresh	3:33
21.	"How Long Will I Love You" (bonus track)	Scott	Fortis	2:34

Halcyon Days– 2014 Special Asia tour edition (bonus DVD) ^{[66] [67]}

No.	Title	Director	Length
1.	"Burn" (music video)	Mike Sharpe	3:58
2.	"Anything Could Happen" (music video)	Floria Sigismondi	4:17
3.	"Explosions" (music video)	Yuliya Miroshnikova	4:00
4.	"Figure 8" (music video)	W.I.Z.	4:03
5.	"Lights" (music video)	Sophie Muller	3:40
6.	"Goodness Gracious" (behind the scenes)	Kinga Burza	3:21

Halcyon Nights

Halcyon Nights
Studio album (reissue)by Ellie Goulding
Released	October 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)
Recorded	2011-2014
Genre	Electropop
Length	1:59:00
Label	Polydor Records
Ellie Goulding chronology
Songbook from Christmas (2021) Halcyon Nights (2022) Higher Than Heaven (2023)

To celebrate Halcyon's tenth anniversary, Goulding released a second reissue to the album titled Halcyon Nights. It features a two-disc release containing a total of 31 tracks. ^[68]

This reissue includes the original tracklist in the disc one, meanwhile the Halcyon Days tracks are included in the disco two, as well her soundtracks contributions released during that period of time, such as "Beating Heart" from Divergent, "Mirror" from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and "Bittersweet" from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2. ^[69]

Halcyon Nights appeared on the music charts of the United Kingdom, specifically on the Official Record Store Chart, Physical Albums, and the Albums Sales Chart. ^[70]

Halcyon Nights– disc one ^[71]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Say a Word"	Goulding Eliot	Eliot Goulding	4:07
2.	"My Blood"	Goulding Eliot Mauve Stilwell	Eliot Goulding	3:54
3.	"Anything Could Happen"	Goulding Eliot	Eliot Goulding	4:47
4.	"Only You"	Goulding Eliot	Eliot Goulding	3:51
5.	"Halcyon"	Goulding Eliot	Eliot Goulding	3:25
6.	"Figure 8"	Goulding Lattimer	Monsta Spencer Lattimer	4:08
7.	"Joy"	Goulding Eliot	Eliot Goulding	3:14
8.	"Hanging On"	Active Child Grossi Rechtshaid	Billboard	3:22
9.	"Explosions"	Goulding John Fortis	Fortis	4:03
10.	"I Know You Care"	Parker Goulding	Parker	3:26
11.	"Atlantis"	Goulding Eliot	Eliot Goulding	3:53
12.	"Dead in the Water"	Goulding Starsmith Dow-Smith	Starsmith	4:44
13.	"I Need Your Love" (Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding)	Harris Goulding	Harris	3:58
Total length:				50:52

Halcyon Nights- disc two ^[71]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Burn"	3:51
2.	"Goodness Gracious"	3:46
3.	"You My Everything"	3:29
4.	"Hearts Without Chains"	3:45
5.	"Stay Awake" (with Madeon)	3:26
6.	"Under Control"	4:06
7.	"How Long Will I Love You"	2:34
8.	"Tessellate"	3:56
9.	"Ritual"	3:50
10.	"In My City"	3:19
11.	"Without Your Love"	4:19
12.	"Hanging On" (featuring Tinie Tempah)	4:13
13.	"Midas Touch" (Ellie Goulding × Burns)	3:45
14.	"Flashlight" (with DJ Fresh)	3:33
15.	"The Ending"	4:41
16.	"Beating Heart"	3:32
17.	"Mirror" (from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire )	4:21
18.	"Bittersweet"	3:56
Total length:		68:32

Notes

• ^{^a} signifies an additional producer
• ^{^b} signifies a remixer
• ^{^c} signifies a vocal producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the deluxe edition of Halcyon Days. ^[72]

• Ellie Goulding – vocals, art direction
• Richard Andrews – design
• Beatriz Artola – engineering (track 4)
• Ben Baptie – mixing assistant (track 6)
• Burns – mixing, production (track 10)
• Nick Cornu – guitar (track 8)
• Dahi Divine – saxophone (track 9)
• Tom Elmhirst – mixing (track 6)
• Cory Enemy – production (track 6)
• John Fortis – bass, keyboards, production (track 8)
• Matti Free – guitar (track 9)
• DJ Fresh – mastering, mixing, production (track 7)
• Serban Ghenea – mixing (tracks 1, 2)
• Cassandra Gracey – art direction
• John Hanes – mix engineering (tracks 1, 2)
• Rob Katz – vocal engineering (track 1)
• Richard Kayvan – engineering, mixing (track 8)
• Joe Kearns – vocal engineering, vocal production (track 2); engineering (track 8)
• Chris Ketley – piano (track 8)
• Ashley Krajewski – engineering, percussion (track 8)
• Greg Kurstin – engineering, guitar, production (track 1); engineering, keyboards, programming (tracks 1, 2); vocal production (track 2)
• Robbie Lamond – drums, guitar, organ, piano, production, programming, strings (track 3)
• Rachael Lander – cello (track 8)
• Hugo Leclercq – arrangement, mastering, mixing, production, programming (track 5)
• Jamie Lillywhite – A&R
• Kirsty Mangan – viola, violin (track 8)
• Naweed – mastering (tracks 1–4, 6, 8–10)
• Oligee – production (track 6)
• Robert Orton – mixing (track 3)
• Alex Pasco – additional engineering (track 2)
• Simon Procter – photography
• Nate Ruess – backing vocals (track 2)
• Ryan Schwabe – mixing (track 9)
• Jesse Shatkin – engineering (track 1); additional engineering (track 2)
• Sigma – additional production (track 3)
• Fraser T Smith – bass guitar, drum programming, keyboards, mixing, production, programming (track 4)
• Ryan Tedder – vocal production (track 1)
• Sean Walsh – additional engineering (track 6)
• Eg White – vocal production (track 3)
• Xaphoon Jones – mixing, production (track 9)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2013–14) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [73] 4 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [74] 23 Croatian International Albums (HDU) [75] 21 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [76] 30 Italian Albums (FIMI) [77] 74 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [78] 1 Polish Albums (ZPAV) [79] 35 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [80] 22

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ) [81] 25 Chart (2014) Position New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ) [82] 24 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [83] 71

Halcyon Nights chart performance

Chart (2022)	Peak positions
UK Record Store (OCC) [84]	21
UK Physical Albums (OCC) [85]	79
UK Albums Sales (OCC) [86]	87

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [87]	Gold	10,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON) [88]	Platinum	60,000^
Sweden (GLF) [89]	Gold	20,000‡
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Edition	Label	Ref.
Australia	23 August 2013	Standard Deluxe	Universal	[47] [52]
Germany				[48] [53]
Netherlands				[90] [91]
Sweden	26 August 2013			[49] [54]
United Kingdom			Polydor	[46] [51]
Poland	27 August 2013		Universal	[92] [93]
Canada		Deluxe		[55]
United States			Cherrytree Interscope	[94]
Italy	1 October 2013	Standard	Universal	[95]
France	9 December 2013			[50]
	10 March 2014	Standard (reissue)		[96]
Germany	23 May 2014			[97]
Poland	3 June 2014			[98]
Japan	2 July 2014	Standard		[64]
Worldwide	12 October 2022	Halcyon Nights	Polydor	[99]

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