Simplicity (Tesla album)

Simplicity
Studio album by Tesla
Released	June 6, 2014 (2014-6-6)
Genre	Hard rock
Length	60:30
Label	Frontiers Records (Europe) Tesla Electric Company Recording (US)
Producer	Tesla, Tom Zutaut
Tesla chronology
Forever More (2008) Simplicity (2014) Shock (2019)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Blabbermouth.net	[1]
Metal Forces	[2]

Simplicity is the tenth studio album by American hard rock band Tesla. It was released on June 10, 2014 in the US and four days earlier in Europe, "Simplicity", sold around 14,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 24 on The Billboard 200 chart. The record arrived in stores on June 10 via Tesla Electric Company Recording's arrangement with Entertainment One Music and distribution.

Track listing

North American / European / Japanese versions

No.	Title	Length
1.	"MP3"	5:13
2.	"Ricochet"	3:47
3.	"Rise and Fall"	3:57
4.	"So Divine..."	4:53
5.	"Cross My Heart"	4:11
6.	"Honestly"	4:13
7.	"Flip Side!"	3:33
8.	"Other Than Me"	3:22
9.	"Break of Dawn"	5:04
10.	"Burnout to Fade"	4:51
11.	"Life Is a River"	4:56
12.	"Sympathy"	4:04
13.	"Time Bomb"	4:10
14.	"'Til That Day"	4:16

Bonus tracks:

No.	Title	Length
15.	"Burnout to Fade" (Writing Demo Version)	4:29
16.	"Taste My Pain" (Japanese Bonus Track (original single released in 2013))	4:08

Personnel

Band

• Jeff Keith - lead vocals
• Frank Hannon - guitars, vocals, piano, bass
• Brian Wheat - bass, vocals, piano
• Troy Luccketta - drums, percussion
• Dave Rude - guitars, vocals, bass

Production

• Michael Wagener - mixing & Mastering
• Tom Zutaut (Rock Radio Hall of Fame 2014 inductee) & TESLA - Producers

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [3]	182
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4]	93
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [5]	224
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [6]	42
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [7]	37
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [8]	18
US Billboard 200 [9]	24
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [10]	2

References

1. Van Horn, Ray Jr. (June 10, 2014). "Tesla "Simplicity"" . Retrieved June 10, 2014.
2. Arnold, Neil. "Tesla "Simplicity"" . Retrieved July 30, 2014.
3. "Ultratop.be – Tesla – Simplicity" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Tesla – Simplicity" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
5. "シンプリシティ". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
6. "Swisscharts.com – Tesla – Simplicity". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
7. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
8. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
9. "Tesla Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
10. "Tesla Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2024.