| The Midsummer Station - Acoustic | ||||
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| Released | July 30, 2013 | |||
| Studio | Sky Harbor Studios, Owatonna, Minnesota | |||
| Genre | Acoustic, Pop | |||
| Length | 19:33 | |||
| Label | Universal Republic | |||
| Producer | Adam Young | |||
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The Midsummer Station - Acoustic is an extended play by the American electronica project Owl City that was released on July 30, 2013. [1] The EP reached number 99 on the Billboard 200 in the United States. [2]
Owl City announced the release date of the EP via Twitter on July 3, 2013. [3] The EP contains acoustic versions of "Good Time", "Gold" and "Shooting Star" from the fourth studio album, The Midsummer Station , as well as two previously unreleased tracks, "Hey Anna" and "I Hope You Think of Me". [4]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Indie Vision Music |   [5] |
| Louder Than Music |  [6] |
The Midsummer Station - Acoustic was generally met with positive reviews. Fred Thomas of AllMusic stated, "Though still employing electronic drums and a variety of non-acoustic instruments, the EP does offer stripped-down versions of three songs from the album, including laid-back alternate renditions of singles 'Shooting Star' and 'Good Time'." [7] Jono Davies of Louder Than Music remarked, "What you get is two new songs and three different mixes of well known Owl City songs - some work, some don't - but what you do get is something the fans will love to have." [6] Ian Zandi of Indie Vision Music gave a more negative review stating that the EP "should have never been made." [5] He called the unreleased tracks "forgettable" and the acoustic songs, "not horrible" but "have no real reason to exist." [5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Good Time" (acoustic) | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Shooting Star" (acoustic) | 4:31 |
| 3. | "Gold" (acoustic) | 3:55 |
| 4. | "Hey Anna" | 3:51 |
| 5. | "I Hope You Think of Me" | 3:36 |
| Total length: | 19:33 | |
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 [2] | 99 |
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