Telos (Zedd album)

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Telos
Telos by Zedd, album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released30 August 2024
Length37:44
Label Interscope
Producer
Zedd chronology
Stay +
(2017)
Telos
(2024)
Singles from Telos
  1. "Out of Time"
    Released: 21 June 2024
  2. "Lucky"
    Released: 9 August 2024

Telos is the third studio album by Russian-German electronic music producer Zedd, released on 30 August 2024 through Interscope Records. It features collaborations and guest appearances from Bava, Bea Miller, Ellis, Grey, the Olllam, Remi Wolf, the late Jeff Buckley, Mesto, Dora Jar, John Mayer, and Muse. Production was handled by Zedd himself alongside Ellis, Grey, and Mesto. Preceded by the singles "Out of Time" and "Lucky", it marks Zedd's first album in nine years since True Colors (2015). [1]

Contents

Background and promotion

In a 2023 recap video uploaded to Instagram, Zedd announced that he was working on a new album, calling the project "the most genuine and deeply personal album I've ever made". [2] In May 2024, during a performance at the EDC Las Vegas music festival, Zedd announced the album's release date using skywriting. The album title and cover art were revealed in an Instagram post uploaded shortly after EDC. [3]

On 21 June 2024, the album's lead single "Out of Time" was released, featuring vocals from Bea Miller. [4] Two weeks later, Zedd announced a partnership with 5 Gum to produce an exclusive one-off show in an undisclosed New York City bodega. The show would include previously unheard songs from Telos. Fans were invited to compete for the event's free tickets by participating in a scavenger hunt, with clues posted by Zedd and 5 Gum's social media accounts every day until the scheduled event on 22 August. Only the first 25 people to visit the bodega ahead of the show would receive free tickets. [5] [6]

The album's second single, "Lucky" (with Remi Wolf), was released on 9 August 2024. [7] [8]

Track listing

Telos track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Out of Time" (featuring Bea Miller) Zedd 3:42
2."Tangerine Rays" (with Ellis featuring Bea Miller)
  • Zedd
  • Ellis
4:12
3."Shanti" (with Grey)3:25
4."No Gravity" (featuring Bava)
Zedd3:31
5."Sona" (with the Olllam)
  • Zaslavski
  • John McSherry
  • Tyler Duncan
  • Michael Shimmin
  • Ross Ainslie
Zedd3:08
6."Lucky" (featuring Remi Wolf)
  • Zaslavski
  • Remi Wolf
  • Lawrie
  • Ilya Kozich
  • David Wilson
  • Zedd
  • Ellis
  • Dwilly [a]
2:07
7."Dream Brother" (featuring Jeff Buckley)Zedd4:58
8."Descensus" (with Mesto featuring Dora Jar)
  • Zedd
  • Mesto
3:05
9."Automatic Yes" (featuring John Mayer)
  • Zedd
  • Giørtz [a]
3:25
10."1685" (featuring Muse)Zedd6:11
Total length:37:44

Notes

Sample credits

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Creative Direction

Charts

Chart performance for Telos
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon) [9] 18
Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [10] 49
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [11] 14
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [12] 8

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