VHS (album)

VHS
Studio album by X Ambassadors
Released	June 30, 2015 (2015-06-30)
Genre	Electropop [1] alternative rock [2] electronic rock [2] pop rock [3] [4]
Length	47:33
Label	KidinaKorner Interscope
Producer	Alex da Kid X Ambassadors
X Ambassadors chronology
The Reason (2014) VHS (2015) Orion (2019)
Singles from VHS
"Jungle" Released: December 18, 2013 "Renegades" Released: March 3, 2015 "Unsteady" Released: October 13, 2015 "Low Life" Released: June 28, 2016

VHS– Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Y2K Time Capsule" (intro)	Sam Harris Rob Harris	X Ambassadors Alex da Kid	0:31
2.	"Renegades"	X Ambassadors Alexander Grant	Alex da Kid	3:14
3.	"Moving Day" (interlude)	S. Harris R. Harris Casey Harris Margaret Wakeley	X Ambassadors Alex da Kid	0:19
4.	"Unsteady"	X Ambassadors Grant	Alex da Kid	3:13
5.	"Hang On"	X Ambassadors Grant Jayson DeZuzio	Alex da Kid DeZuzio	3:00
6.	"Gorgeous"	X Ambassadors Grant	Alex da Kid	3:17
7.	"First Show" (interlude)	S. Harris Noah Feldshuh Nicholas Farhi	X Ambassadors Alex da Kid	0:11
8.	"Fear" (featuring Imagine Dragons)	X Ambassadors Grant Dan Reynolds	Alex da Kid	2:41
9.	"Smoke" (interlude)	S. Harris Feldshuh	X Ambassadors Alex da Kid	0:24
10.	"Nervous"	X Ambassadors Grant	Alex da Kid	3:33
11.	"Low Life" (featuring Jamie N Commons)	X Ambassadors DeZuzio Jamie N Commons	Alex da Kid DeZuzio	4:40
12.	"Adam & Noah's Priorities" (interlude)	Adam Levin Feldshuh	X Ambassadors Alex da Kid	0:27
13.	"B.I.G."	X Ambassadors Grant	X Ambassadors Alex da Kid	3:29
14.	"Feather"	X Ambassadors Grant	Alex da Kid	3:16
15.	"Superpower"	X Ambassadors Grant	X Ambassadors Alex da Kid	3:12
16.	"Loveless"	X Ambassadors Grant	X Ambassadors Alex da Kid	3:19
17.	"Jungle" (with Jamie N Commons)	X Ambassadors Grant Commons Mike Del Rio	Alex da Kid Del Rio	3:09
18.	"Good News on the Remix" (interlude)	S. Harris Grant	X Ambassadors Alex da Kid	0:51
19.	"Naked"	X Ambassadors Grant	X Ambassadors Alex da Kid	3:21
20.	"VHS Outro"	C. Harris S. Harris Levin	X Ambassadors Alex da Kid	1:25
Total length:				47:33

VHS– Target exclusive bonus tracks ^[9]

No.	Title	Length
21.	"Skin"	4:26
22.	"Heist"	3:34
Total length:		55:33

VHS 2.0

On June 10, 2016, the band released a special edition of the album entitled VHS 2.0 which introduces three new tracks, an acoustic version of "Gorgeous," and has the interludes removed. An alternate version of "Low Life" entitled "Low Life 2.0" is also included which features a rap verse from American rapper A$AP Ferg.

VHS 2.0

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Renegades"	3:14
2.	"Unsteady"	3:13
3.	"Hang On"	3:00
4.	"Gorgeous"	3:17
5.	"Fear" (featuring Imagine Dragons)	2:41
6.	"Nervous"	3:33
7.	"Low Life" (featuring Jamie N Commons)	4:40
8.	"B.I.G."	3:29
9.	"Feather"	3:16
10.	"Superpower"	3:12
11.	"Loveless"	3:19
12.	"Jungle" (featuring Jamie N Commons)	3:09
13.	"Naked"	3:22
14.	"Low Life 2.0" (featuring Jamie N Commons & A$AP Ferg)	3:26
15.	"Kerosene Dreams"	3:53
16.	"Collider" (featuring Tom Morello)	3:19
17.	"Gorgeous (Upstate Sessions)"	3:44
18.	"Eye of the Storm"	3:46
Total length:		61:33

Personnel

X Ambassadors

• Sam Harris – lead and backing vocals, acoustic, bass and electric guitars, saxophone, additional percussion
• Casey Harris – piano, backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
• Adam Levin – drums, percussion
• Noah Feldshuh – bass and electric guitars, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Jamie N Commons – additional guitar and vocals (on "Jungle" and "Low Life")
• Imagine Dragons – additional vocals and instrumentation (on "Fear")
• A$AP Ferg – rap vocals on (on "Low Life 2.0")
• Tom Morello – additional guitar (on "Collider")

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2015–16) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [10] 181 Canadian Albums (Billboard) [11] 2 French Albums (SNEP) [12] 85 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [13] 56 UK Albums (OCC) [14] 41 US Billboard 200 [15] 7 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [16] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position US Billboard 200 [17] 139 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [18] 36 Chart (2016) Position Canadian Albums (Billboard) [19] 34 US Billboard 200 [20] 70 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [21] 40

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [22]	2× Platinum	160,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [23] VHS 2.0	Platinum	80,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [24]	Gold	7,500‡
Poland (ZPAV) [25]	Gold	10,000‡
United States (RIAA) [26]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
United States	June 30, 2015	CD digital download	KIDinaKORNER Geffen Interscope	[27]
United Kingdom	January 1, 2016	Digital download		[28]

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