Stargazing (EP)

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Stargazing
Kygo Stargazing.jpg
EP by
Released22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)
Length14:01
Label
Producer
Kygo chronology
Cloud Nine
(2016)
Stargazing
(2017)
Kids in Love
(2017)
Singles from Stargazing
  1. "It Ain't Me"
    Released: 16 February 2017
  2. "First Time"
    Released: 28 April 2017
  3. "Stargazing"
    Released: 22 September 2017

Stargazing is an extended play by Norwegian DJ Kygo. It was released through Sony Music and Ultra Music on 22 September 2017. [1] [2]

Contents

Background

On 18 August 2017, Kygo debuted the title track at Jugendfest 2017, after which he posted two short clips of the performance to his Instagram Stories. [3] On 1 September 2017, he performed the song with live vocals from Jesso at Encore Beach Club in Las Vegas. [4] [5] On 6 September 2017, Kygo revealed on Instagram that "new music coming very soon". [6] He officially announced the EP's release date and revealed its accompanying artwork on 18 September 2017. [7] [8] [9]

Critical reception

Kat Bein of Billboard opined that Kygo "uses chopped vocal samples and glistening synthetic piano to create a tropical melody" instead of "his usual steel drums", and that "the kick drum hits hard on every other count, pushing the tune forward on the dance floor in a laidback way" on the title track. [10] Karlie Powell of Your EDM felt the title track "takes on a whole new audible meaning as the producer's newest track dives into the touchy, feely realm of dance music he's known for". [11]

Track listing

Stargazing– standard edition [12]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Stargazing" (featuring Justin Jesso)
  • Kygo
  • Crichton
  • Hartman
3:45
2."It Ain't Me" (with Selena Gomez)
3:40
3."First Time" (with Ellie Goulding)
  • Kygo
  • Hitimpulse
3:14
4."This Town" (featuring Sasha Sloan)
  • Kygo
  • Sloan
3:22
Total length:14:01
Stargazing– expanded edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
5."You're the Best Thing About Me" (vs. U2)4:18
Total length:18:19
Stargazing– United States release [13]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Stargazing" (featuring Justin Jesso)
  • Gørvell-Dahll
  • Jesso
  • Hartman
  • Crichton
  • Kygo
  • Crichton
  • Hartman
3:45
2."First Time" (with Ellie Goulding)
  • Gørvell-Dahll
  • Vlasenko
  • Kalisch
  • Chacon
  • Meinke
  • Kygo
  • Hitimpulse
3:14
3."This Town" (featuring Sasha Sloan)
  • Gørvell-Dahll
  • Sloan
  • Bao
  • Kygo
  • Sloan
3:22
Total length:10:32

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [23] Platinum70,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
Canada (Music Canada) [24] Gold40,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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