Prayer (album)

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Prayer
RobinSchulzPrayer.jpg
Studio album by
Released19 September 2014
Genre
Length66:48
Label
Producer Robin Schulz
Robin Schulz chronology
Prayer
(2014)
Sugar
(2015)
Singles from Prayer
  1. "Waves"
    Released: 4 February 2014
  2. "Prayer in C"
    Released: 6 June 2014
  3. "Willst Du"
    Released: 22 August 2014
  4. "Sun Goes Down"
    Released: 24 October 2014

Prayer is the debut studio album by German DJ and record producer Robin Schulz, released on 19 September 2014. [1] The album includes the singles "Waves (Robin Schulz Remix)", "Prayer in C (Robin Schulz Remix)", "Willst Du" and "Sun Goes Down".

Contents

Singles

Track listing

Prayer track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Prayer in C" (with Lilly Wood & the Prick; Robin Schulz radio edit)
  • Benjamin Cotto
  • Nili Hadida
  • Pierre Guimard
  • Robin Schulz
  • Guimard
  • Schulz [a]
3:09
2."Willst Du" (with Alligatoah)Lukas StobelSchulz3:10
3."Sun Goes Down" (featuring Jasmine Thompson; radio mix)
Schulz2:59
4."No Rest for the Wicked" (by Lykke Li; Robin Schulz edit)
  • Yttling
  • Li
  • Lasse Mårtén [b]
  • Schulz [a]
3:21
5."Rather Be" (by Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne; Robin Schulz edit)
  • Chatto
  • Patterson
  • Schulz [a]
3:12
6."We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" (by Lexer and Nico Pusch; radio mix)
  • Lexer
  • Nico Pusch
3:20
7."House on Fire" (with Me and My Monkey; radio mix)Iman H. Mehdi
  • Mehdi
  • Schulz
3:20
8."Taking Me Home" (by Heyhey; radio mix)HeyheyHeyhey3:02
9."Never Know Me" (with Dansir; radio mix)
  • Daniel Bruns
  • Schulz
  • Bruns
  • Dansir
  • Schulz
3:18
10."Snowflakes" (with Pingpong; radio edit)Ryan LawhonPingpong3:24
11."Waves" (by Mr. Probz; Robin Schulz radio edit) Dennis Princewell Stehr Schulz [a] 3:27
12."Warm Minds" (radio mix)SchulzSchulz3:24
13."Wrong" (radio mix)SchulzSchulz3:26
14."Summer Nights" (by Scheinizzl and Chroph featuring David Lageder; radio mix)
  • David Lageder
  • Christoph Scheinast
  • Florian Scheinast
  • C. Scheinast
  • F. Scheinast
3:46
15."Spree Ahoi" (by Thomas Lizzara featuring Steven Coulter; radio edit)
  • Steven Coulter
  • Thomas Lizzara
  • Coulter
  • Lizzara
4:00
16."Hier mit Dir" (with Tom Thaler and Basil; Robin Schulz radio mix)
  • Marius Förster
  • Tom Ulrichs
  • Basil
  • Schulz [a]
3:16
17."Changes" (by Faul & Wad Ad vs. Pnau; Robin Schulz remix – radio edit)Schulz [a] 3:24
18."A Sky Full of Stars" (by Coldplay; Robin Schulz edit)
3:15
19."Whatever" (by Stil & Bense)
  • Dr. Arne Bense
  • Thomas Kunde
Stil & Bense3:18
20."In the Morning Light" (by Alex Schulz; radio mix) Alex Schulz Alex Schulz 3:17
Total length:66:48
iTunes bonus track (pre-order only)
No.TitleLength
21."Prayer" (continuous DJ mix)77:55

Notes

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Prayer
Chart (2014–2015)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] 37
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [3] 10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [4] 42
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [5] 42
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [6] 30
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [7] 54
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [8] 31
French Albums (SNEP) [9] 73
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 7
Irish Albums (IRMA) [11] 29
Italian Albums (FIMI) [12] 98
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [13] 20
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [14] 18
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 4
UK Albums (OCC) [16] 86
US Billboard 200 [17] 42
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [18] 3

Year-end charts

2014 year-end chart performance for Prayer
Chart (2014)Rank
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [19] 82
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [20] 70
2015 year-end chart performance for Prayer
Chart (2015)Rank
Australian Dance Albums (ARIA) [21] 34
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [22] 99
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [23] 51
US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [24] 16

Certifications

Certifications for Prayer
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [25] Platinum80,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [26] Gold10,000
Germany (BVMI) [27] Platinum200,000
Norway (IFPI Norway) [28] Gold15,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [29] Gold10,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [30] Platinum300,000

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

Release history

Release history and formats for Prayer
RegionDateFormatLabel
Australia [31] 19 September 2014
New Zealand [32]
Europe [33]
United Kingdom [34] 15 June 2015

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