The Aviary (album)

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The Aviary
Galantis The Aviary.jpg
Studio album by
Released15 September 2017
Recorded2016–2017
Genre EDM
Length40:20
Label Big Beat (Atlantic)
Producer
Galantis chronology
Pharmacy
(2015)
The Aviary
(2017)
Church
(2020)
Singles from The Aviary
  1. "No Money"
    Released: 31 March 2016
  2. "Love on Me"
    Released: 30 September 2016
  3. "Pillow Fight"
    Released: 15 December 2016
  4. "Rich Boy"
    Released: 17 February 2017
  5. "Hunter"
    Released: 5 May 2017
  6. "Tell Me You Love Me"
    Released: 15 September 2017 [1]

The Aviary is the second studio album by Swedish electronic dance music act Galantis. [2] It was released on 15 September 2017 through Big Beat Records [3] and Atlantic Records, and features appearances from Throttle, Reece Bullimore, Hook n Sling, ROZES, Hannah Wilson and Wrabel. [4]

Contents

On 16 February 2017, the duo released the single "Rich Boy" along with a lyric video directed by We Wrk Wknds. Along with the announcement of the album, it was also announced that the single "Rich Boy" would be excluded from the track list of the album and identified as a non-album single. The album was made available for pre-order on 12 July 2017. [5]

Singles

On 1 April 2016, the pair released the single "No Money", which became their first single to debut on the US Billboard Hot 100. [6] On 5 August 2016, they released the standalone single "Make Me Feel" for the soundtrack to Netflix's original film, XOXO . [7]

On 30 September 2016, Galantis and Hook n Sling released the collaborative single "Love on Me" followed by a music video for the track on 4 October 2016, directed by Dano Cerny. On 15 December 2016, they released a lyric video for "Pillow Fight", which the band has said "brings back the original Galantis heart and roots". On 5 May 2017, the duo released the single "Hunter", to be accompanied by a music video which has already been filmed. [8]

On 8 December 2017, Galantis released "Tell Me You Love Me" as the fifth and final single from the album. [9]

Promotional singles

On 12 July 2017, it was announced on social media that Galantis' second studio album would be titled The Aviary, accompanied by the release of the promotional single titled "True Feeling". [10] The track "Girls on Boys", a collaboration with American singer-songwriter Rozes, [11] was released as the second promotional single on 1 September 2017 and was revealed on 24 August 2017. [12]

Track listing

The Aviary track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."True Feeling"
3:58
2."Hey Alligator"
  • Galantis
  • Svidden
  • Jonback
3:29
3."Girls on Boys" (with Rozes)
  • Galantis
  • Gad
  • AFSHeeN
  • Cumbee
2:59
4."Salvage (Up All Night)" (featuring Poo Bear)
3:17
5."Tell Me You Love Me" (with Throttle)
  • Sarah Aarons
  • Robert Michael Bergin
  • Eddie Jenkins
  • Karlsson
  • Koitzsch
  • Jonback
  • Eklöw
  • Galantis
  • Throttle
  • Svidden
  • Jonback
3:10
6."Hello"
  • Galantis
  • Svidden
  • Jonback
3:43
7."Hunter"
  • Joshua Wilkinson
  • Ki Fitzgerald
  • Hannah Wilson
  • Karlsson
  • Koitzsch
  • Jonback
  • Eklöw
  • Galantis
  • Svidden
  • Jonback
  • Wilkinson [c]
  • KiFi [c]
3:04
8."Written in the Scars" (featuring Wrabel)
  • Wrabel
  • Andrew Jackson
  • Drew Pearson
  • Karlsson
  • Koitzsch
  • Jonback
  • Eklöw
  • Galantis
  • Svidden
  • Jonback
  • Pearson [c]
3:23
9."Call Me Home"
  • Galantis
  • Svidden
  • Jonback
  • Martin [a]
3:25
10."Love on Me" (with Hook n Sling)
3:25
11."Pillow Fight"
  • Karlsson
  • Eklöw
  • Koitzsch
  • Jonback
  • Golan
  • Galantis
  • Svidden
  • Jonback
3:17
12."No Money"
3:10
The Aviary – Japanese edition (bonus tracks) [13]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Love on Me" (CID remix; with Hook N Sling)
  • Boardman
  • Blanchard
  • White
  • Dennis
  • Eklöw
  • Karlsson
  • Koitzsch
  • Jonback
  • Hook N Sling
 
14."Hunter" (Henry Fong remix)
  • Karlsson
  • Koitzsch
  • Wilkinson
  • Fitzgerald
  • Jonback
  • Galantis
  • Svidden
  • Jonback
  • Wilkinson [c]
  • KiFi [c]
  • Henry Fong [r]
 
15."No Money" (Dillon Francis remix)
  • Karlsson
  • Eklöw
  • Koitzsch
  • Jonback
  • Bullimore
  • Gale
 

Notes

Charts

Chart performance for The Aviary
Chart (2017)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [14] 40
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [15] 47
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [16] 135
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [17] 105
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ) [18] 4
UK Albums (OCC) [19] 58
US Billboard 200 [20] 102
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [21] 4

Certifications

Certifications for The Aviary
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [22] Gold40,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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