TRXYE

Last updated

TRXYE
TRXYE EP 2014.png
EP by
Released15 August 2014
Genre
Length17:22
Label EMI Australia
Producer
  • Tat Tong
  • SLUMS
  • Alex JL Hiew
Troye Sivan chronology
June Haverly
(2012)
TRXYE
(2014)
Wild
(2015)
Singles from TRXYE
  1. "Happy Little Pill"
    Released: 25 July 2014

TRXYE is the third extended play (EP) (first signed with a major label) by Australian singer-songwriter Troye Sivan, released on 15 August 2014 by Universal Music Australia through EMI Music Australia. [1] The EP was preceded by the release of the singles "The Fault in Our Stars" and "Happy Little Pill". [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Background

On 5 June 2013, Sivan was signed to EMI Music Australia, a Universal Music Australia label, but did not reveal this information until a year later. On 26 June 2014, he announced (while at VidCon) that he would release a five-song EP on 15 August 2014, and uploaded a YouTube video simultaneously on his channel revealing the cover art of the EP. [5] [6]

Singles

"The Fault in Our Stars" was released on 5 May 2013 as a campaign to help raise money for the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation in Perth, Australia. The song had great success, and Sivan added an updated version of the song to the EP. [2] [7] [8] A new version of the song was released as a promotional single on 13 June 2014. [4] [9] This version was included on the EP. [1] "Happy Little Pill" was released on 25 July 2014 as the first official single from the EP. [3] It charted in thirteen countries, including the United States where it reached number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Commercial performance

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]

TRXYE debuted at number five in the United States, selling 30,000 copies after only three days of sales. [11] By July 2015, the EP had a combined downloads of its five tracks of 371,000 in the United States, [12] and 73,000 copies of the album in sales with 39 million streams by September 2015. [13] In Australia, sales of the EP counted towards the single "Happy Little Pill", causing the single to rise from number 34 to number 10 for the week commencing 24 August 2014.[ citation needed ]

Track listing

CD and digital download [1] [5] [6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Happy Little Pill"
  • SLUMS
  • Alex JL Hiew
  • Tat Tong
3:44
2."Touch"
  • Sivan
  • Thomas Rawle
  • SLUMS
  • Alex JL Hiew
  • Matt Gio
3:35
3."Fun"
  • SLUMS
  • Alex JL Hiew
  • Lindsay Rimes
3:26
4."Gasoline"
  • SLUMS
  • Alex JL Hiew
  • Matt Gio
3:25
5."The Fault in Our Stars (MMXIV)"SivanDan Heath3:12
Total length:17:22

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [14] 2
French Albums (SNEP) [15] 177
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [16] 2
US Billboard 200 [17] 5

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Australia [1] 15 August 2014 EMI Australia

Related Research Articles

Troye Sivan Australian musician (born 1995)

Troye Sivan Mellet is an Australian-South African singer-songwriter, actor and YouTuber. After gaining popularity as a singer on YouTube and in Australian talent competitions, Sivan signed with EMI Australia in 2013 and released his third extended play, TRXYE (2014), which peaked at number five on the US Billboard 200. Its lead single, "Happy Little Pill", reached number ten on Australian music charts. In 2015, he released his fourth extended play Wild followed by his debut studio album Blue Neighbourhood, whose lead single "Youth" became Sivan's first single to enter the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 23. His second studio album Bloom (2018) reached number three in Australia, and number four on the Billboard 200 chart. Its lead single, "My My My!", became Sivan's second number-one single on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. "Take Yourself Home" was the first single from his EP In a Dream (2020).

Jason Mraz discography

The discography of Jason Mraz, an American singer, consists of seven studio albums, five live albums, two compilation albums, one video album, fourteen extended plays, twenty-eight singles, eight promotional singles and thirteen music videos. After various independent releases, Mraz signed to Elektra Records and released his debut studio album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, in October 2002. The album peaked at number 55 on the US Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). "The Remedy ", the album's first single, peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. Waiting for My Rocket to Come also spawned the singles "You and I Both" and "Curbside Prophet". In 2005, Mraz signed a new contract with Atlantic Records; he released his second studio album, Mr. A–Z, in July. The album was a commercial success, peaking at number five on the Billboard 200. Mr. A–Z spawned the singles "Wordplay", "Did You Get My Message?" and "Geek in the Pink".

<i>Glee</i> albums discography

The Glee cast has released sixteen soundtrack albums, six compilation albums and eleven extended plays (EPs), containing 754 different performances of an individual song or a mashup of two or more songs in a single performance. Of the performances on the various albums and EPs, 460 were also released as singles. Glee features on-screen performance-based musical numbers, most of which are cover versions of popular songs, with genres ranging from R&B and pop to country and show tunes. The cast consists of fifteen main characters; some actors were cast following Broadway theatre experience while others were required to audition to prove singing and dancing capabilities. Recordings of performances on the show are sold as singles the week of broadcast, available for download.

<i>When the Lights Go Out</i> (EP) 2012 EP by Havana Brown

When the Lights Go Out EP is a five-song EP by Australian DJ and recording artist Havana Brown. It was released for digital download on 17 July 2012 by Island Records Australia as Brown's first EP. The Australian version of the EP includes five new songs, while the US version includes the international remix of "We Run the Night" featuring American rapper Pitbull. The track, being Brown's debut single, written by Cassie Davis and Snob Scrilla, and produced by RedOne, was released in September 2011 and became her first US top 40 hit, reaching number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100. The EP peaked at number 16 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified platinum.

Paul Carter (songwriter) Musical artist

Paul Carter, also known as Benbrick, is a Peabody Award winning, multi-platinum selling British songwriter, producer and composer. He wrote Sakura Nagashi with Hikaru Utada from her 2016 Japan Record Award winning album Fantôme which has sold over one million copies. Benbrick is the producer and composer for the multi award-winning Have You Heard George's Podcast? with George The Poet. The podcast won 5 Gold British Podcast Awards in 2019 including the coveted Podcast of the Year award.

Happy Little Pill

"Happy Little Pill" is the debut single by Australian singer and songwriter Troye Sivan. The song is the first single from TRXYE, his first extended play (EP) released by a major label. It was released digitally on 25 July 2014. The song was written by Troye Sivan, Brandon Rogers, and Tat Tong.

<i>Wild</i> (Troye Sivan EP) 2015 EP by Troye Sivan

Wild is the fourth extended play (EP) by Australian singer-songwriter Troye Sivan, released on 4 September 2015 by EMI Music Australia. It is Sivan's second extended play released through a major record label after TRXYE.

Troye Sivan Live

Troye Sivan Live is the debut concert tour by Australian recording artist, Troye Sivan. The tour supports his fourth EP, Wild and debut studio album, Blue Neighbourhood. The tour started in October 2015 in North America and continued in Europe in November 2015 and Australia in January 2016.

"Wild" is a song by Australian singer and songwriter Troye Sivan from his fourth extended play (EP), Wild (2015). It was written by Sivan and Alex Hope, and a revised version features a contribution from Alessia Cara. The song was released on 3 September 2015 and promoted as its lead single. It is also featured on Sivan's debut studio album, Blue Neighbourhood (2015).

<i>Blue Neighbourhood</i> 2015 studio album by Troye Sivan

Blue Neighbourhood is the debut studio album by Australian singer and songwriter Troye Sivan. It was released internationally on 4 December 2015 via EMI Music Australia and Capitol Records America. The album is preceded by Sivan's fourth extended play Wild, which served as a 6-song opening installment to Blue Neighbourhood.

Grey (duo) American electronic music duo

Grey is an American electronic music duo consisting of brothers Kyle and Michael Trewartha. They are best known for their debut 2016 single "Starving", with American singer Hailee Steinfeld and production work by Zedd, and "The Middle", a 2018 single in collaboration with Zedd and Maren Morris. They primarily produce music of the future bass genre.

Tat Tong American songwriter

Tat Tong; born Tong Hong Tat; is a Singaporean record producer and songwriter who is based in Los Angeles. His discography has gone 80x platinum, with over 20 #1 hits out of over 60 Top 20 hits worldwide, and he is a member of production-writing duo The Swaggernautz with American Idol Season 10 alumnus Jovany Javier. He is presently signed to Universal Music Publishing.

Troye Sivan discography Artist discography

Australian singer-songwriter Troye Sivan has released two studio albums, five extended plays, one remix album, one video album, twenty-three singles, and ten promotional singles. On 15 August 2014, Sivan released his first major-label EP, entitled TRXYE, which peaked at number five on the US Billboard 200. The lead single from the EP, "Happy Little Pill", reached number 10 on the Australian singles chart. On 4 September 2015, Sivan released his second major-label EP, Wild. His debut studio album, Blue Neighbourhood, was released on 4 December 2015. Its first single, "Youth", became Sivan's first single to enter the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at 23 and earned him his first number-one on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. His second studio album Bloom (2018) reached number three in Australia and number four on the Billboard 200 chart. Its lead single "My My My!" became Sivan's second number-one on the Dance Club Songs chart.

My My My! (Troye Sivan song) 2018 single by Troye Sivan

"My My My!" is a song by Australian singer and songwriter Troye Sivan. It was written by Sivan, Leland, Oscar Görres and James Alan Ghaleb, with production handled by Görres. The song was released via Universal Music Australia on 10 January 2018, as the lead single from his second studio album, Bloom (2018).

Dance to This 2018 single by Troye Sivan featuring Ariana Grande

"Dance to This" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Troye Sivan, featuring guest vocals by American singer Ariana Grande. Written by Sivan, Leland, Noonie Bao and its producer Oscar Holter, the song was released by EMI Music Australia on 13 June 2018 as the fourth single from Sivan's second studio album, Bloom (2018).

<i>Bloom</i> (Troye Sivan album) 2018 studio album by Troye Sivan

Bloom is the second studio album by Australian singer and songwriter Troye Sivan, released on 31 August 2018 through EMI Music Australia and Capitol Records. The album follows up his 2015 debut studio album, Blue Neighbourhood, and features guest appearances from Gordi and Ariana Grande. It was preceded by the release of the singles "My My My!", "The Good Side", "Bloom", "Dance to This" and "Animal".

1999 (Charli XCX and Troye Sivan song) 2018 single by Charli XCX and Troye Sivan

"1999" is a song by English singer and songwriter Charli XCX and Australian singer Troye Sivan, released as the lead single from the former's third studio album Charli on 5 October 2018. The single cover was inspired by the 1999 film The Matrix. It follows several singles released earlier in 2018 by Charli XCX and Sivan's 2018 album Bloom. The track reached number 13 on the UK Singles Chart dated 22 November 2018, becoming Charli XCX's tenth top 40 single and first top 15 single since 2015, as well as Sivan's fourth top 40 single and his first top 20 single.

The Swaggernautz

The Swaggernautz is a songwriting and production duo based in Los Angeles, composed of Singaporean songwriter-producer Tat Tong and American Idol Season 10 alumnus Jovany Javier. Their combined discography has gone 60x platinum, with over 20 #1 hits out of over 60 Top 20 hits worldwide.

Take Yourself Home 2020 synth-pop song by Troye Sivan

"Take Yourself Home" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Troye Sivan. The song was released via EMI Music Australia on 1 April 2020 as the lead single from his fifth EP In a Dream (2020).

<i>In a Dream</i> (EP) 2020 EP by Troye Sivan

In a Dream is the fifth EP by Australian singer and songwriter Troye Sivan, released on 21 August 2020 through EMI Music Australia and Capitol Records. It follows the release of his second studio album Bloom (2018), and features the singles "Take Yourself Home", "Easy" and "Rager Teenager!".

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "TRXYE on iTunes".
  2. 1 2 "The Fault In Our Stars on iTunes".
  3. 1 2 "Happy Little Pill on iTunes".
  4. 1 2 "The Fault In Our Stars (MMXIV) on iTunes".
  5. 1 2 "I Have Something To Tell You..."
  6. 1 2 "YouTube musician Troye Sivan announces 'Trxye' at VidCon".
  7. "The Fault In Our Stars - Troye Sivan (Official Video)".
  8. "The Fault In Our Stars - Listen (Troye Sivan's Tumblr page)".
  9. "THE FAULT IN OUR STARS SURPRISE".
  10. "AllMusic review".
  11. "Billboard 200: Did 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' Soundtrack Stay at No. 1?".
  12. Caulfield, Keith (26 July 2015). "YouTube Star Troye Sivan Announces New Album 'Wild'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  13. Caulfield, Keith (18 September 2015). "Troye Sivan Talks 'Wild' Chart Success, Upcoming Music Plans: 'It's a Little Insane, To Be Honest'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  14. "Troye Sivan Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  15. "Lescharts.com – Troye Sivan – TRXYE (EP)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  16. "Charts.nz – Troye Sivan – TRXYE (EP)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  17. "Troye Sivan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 September 2014.