| Head in the Clouds II | ||||
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| Released | October 11, 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2019 | |||
| Length | 51:16 | |||
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| Producer | Various
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| Singles from Head in the Clouds II | ||||
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Head in the Clouds II is the second compilation album by musical collective 88rising. It was released through 88rising and 12Tone Music on October 11, 2019. Guest appearances include Chungha, Phum Viphurit, Generations from Exile Tribe, GoldLink, Jackson Wang, Swae Lee, Major Lazer, Rhyme So, and Barney Bones. [1]
On August 17, 2019, 88rising held their "Head in the Clouds" festival for the second year in a row at the Los Angeles State Historic Park. Just three days prior, they released "Indigo" as the first single off their upcoming second iteration of the collaborative album. [2] [3] They announced that the creative design of the album would be led by Japanese sci-fi illustrator Hajime Sorayama and executive production of the album would be led by Joji. [1] [4]
On October 8, 2019, 88rising announced the full track listing with a short promotional video. Along with the track listing, features from artists such as GoldLink, Swae Lee, Generations from Exile Tribe and Major Lazer were mentioned. [5]
Adapted from Apple Music. [6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "These Nights" (performed by Rich Brian and Chungha ) |
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| 3:43 |
| 2. | "Strange Land" (performed by Niki and Phum Viphurit ) |
| Reske | 2:55 |
| 3. | "Need Is Your Love" (performed by Joji and Generations from Exile Tribe ) |
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| 2:38 |
| 4. | "Tequila Sunrise" (performed by Jackson Wang and Higher Brothers featuring August 08 and GoldLink ) |
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| 4:03 |
| 5. | "Walking" (performed by Joji and Jackson Wang featuring Swae Lee and Major Lazer ) |
| Major Lazer | 2:47 |
| 6. | "Breathe" (performed by Joji and Don Krez) |
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| 2:05 |
| 7. | "Shouldn't Couldn't Wouldn't" (performed by Niki and Rich Brian) |
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| 3:15 |
| 8. | "Just Used Music Again" (performed by Rhyme So) | Shinichi Osawa | Rhyme So | 3:31 |
| 9. | "Indigo" (performed by Niki) |
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| 2:53 |
| 10. | "Hopscotch" (August 08 and Joji featuring Barney Bones and Rich Brian) |
| August 08 | 3:25 |
| 11. | "Calculator" (August 08 and Barney Bones) |
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| 2:57 |
| 12. | "La La Lost You" (performed by Niki) |
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| 3:20 |
| 13. | "Hold Me Down" (performed by Higher Brothers) |
| 1Mind | 3:43 |
| 14. | "I Love You 3000 II" (performed by Stephanie Poetri and Jackson Wang) |
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| 3:29 |
| 15. | "2 the Face" (performed by Rich Brian and Higher Brothers) |
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| 2:31 |
| 16. | "Gold Coast" (performed by Rich Brian) |
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| 4:01 |
| Total length: | 51:16 | |||
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA) [7] | 30 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) [8] | 47 |
| US Billboard 200 [9] | 79 |
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