VHS (album)

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VHS
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Studio album by
X Ambassadors
ReleasedJune 30, 2015 (2015-06-30)
Genre
Length47:33
Label
Producer
X Ambassadors chronology
The Reason
(2014)		VHS
(2015)		 Orion
(2019)
Singles from VHS
  1. "Jungle"
    Released: December 18, 2013
  2. "Renegades"
    Released: March 3, 2015
  3. "Unsteady"
    Released: October 13, 2015
  4. "Low Life"
    Released: June 28, 2016
VHS– Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Y2K Time Capsule" (intro)
0:31
2."Renegades"
Alex da Kid3:14
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 Kid3:13
5."Hang On"
  • X Ambassadors
  • Grant
  • Jayson DeZuzio
  • Alex da Kid
  • DeZuzio
3:00
6."Gorgeous"
  • X Ambassadors
  • Grant
Alex da Kid3:17
7."First Show" (interlude)
  • S. Harris
  • Noah Feldshuh
  • Nicholas Farhi
  • X Ambassadors
  • Alex da Kid
0:11
8."Fear" (featuring Imagine Dragons)
Alex da Kid2:41
9."Smoke" (interlude)
  • S. Harris
  • Feldshuh
  • X Ambassadors
  • Alex da Kid
0:24
10."Nervous"
  • X Ambassadors
  • Grant
Alex da Kid3:33
11."Low Life" (featuring 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 Kid3:16
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)
  • 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.TitleLength
21."Skin"4:26
22."Heist"3:34
Total length:55:33
VHS 2.0
No.TitleLength
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"2:41
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" (with Jamie N Commons)3:09
13."Naked"3:21
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

Additional musicians

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [22] 2× Platinum160,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [23]
VHS 2.0 		Platinum80,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [24] Platinum15,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [25] Gold10,000‡
United States (RIAA) [26] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
United StatesJune 30, 2015
 [27]
United KingdomJanuary 1, 2016Digital download [28]

VHS(X)

VHS(X)
X Ambassadors VHS(X) cover art.jpeg
Studio album (re-recorded)by
X Ambassadors
ReleasedAugust 29, 2025
Length40:26
Label
Producer
  • X Ambassadors
X Ambassadors chronology
Townies
(2024)		VHS(X)
(2025)
Singles from VHS(X)
  1. "Unsteady (Rerecorded)"
    Released: June 27, 2025
  2. "Renegades (Rerecorded)"
    Released: July 25, 2025
  3. "Jungle (Rerecorded)"
    Released: August 29, 2025

On August 29, 2025, X Ambassadors released a re-recorded version of VHS titled VHS(X) for its tenth anniversary. The album was entirely produced by the band with a more non-electric rock sound. The rerecorded versions of "Unsteady", "Renegades", and "Jungle" were released in promotion of the album as well as embarked on the VHS(X) Tour where they played every song from the album. [29]

Track listing

VHS(X)
No.TitleLength
1."Renegades" (Rerecorded)3:15
2."Unsteady" (Rerecorded)3:37
3."Hang On" (Rerecorded)3:32
4."Naked" (Rerecorded)3:35
5."Gorgeous" (Rerecorded)2:41
6."Fear" (Rerecorded)2:51
7."Low Life" (Rerecorded)4:21
8."Nervous" (Rerecorded)3:27
9."Feather" (Rerecorded)3:06
10."Superpower" (Rerecorded)3:08
11."Loveless" (Rerecorded)3:38
12."Jungle" (Rerecorded)3:15
Total length:40:26

References

  1. ↑ Collar, Matt. "VHS - X Ambassadors". AllMusic .
  2. 1 2 3 Hampp, Andrew (July 3, 2015). "Alt-Rockers X Ambassadors Take a Page From Imagine Dragons on 'VHS'". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ Olivier, Bobby (April 19, 2019). "X Ambassadors' Sam Harris Talks 'Hey Child' Single, 'Game of Thrones' Music & Rock's Urgent Need for Diversity". Billboard . Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  4. ↑ Sculley, Alan (April 26, 2018). "X Ambassadors' music-release strategy: Hold the album, keep the singles coming". Detroit Free Press . Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Album Review of VHS by X Ambassadors". Alternative Addiction. Archived from the original on July 28, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Overall, X Ambassadors' debut album is a strong showing". Brent Music Reviews. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  7. ↑ Freecheck, Joel (June 22, 2015). "VHS – X Ambassadors, Everything Mainstream Album Review". Everything Mainstream. blog . Retrieved June 22, 2015.
  8. ↑ "The lyrics pop out, urging you to sing along as it distracts the fact that the music itself is quite mundane". Surviving the Golden Age. July 16, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  9. ↑ "X Ambassadors - VHS - Target Exclusive". Target.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – X Ambassadors – VHS" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  11. ↑ "X Ambassadors Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Lescharts.com – X Ambassadors – VHS". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – X Ambassadors – VHS" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  14. ↑ 15, 2016/7502/ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  15. ↑ "X Ambassadors Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  16. ↑ "X Ambassadors Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  22. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – X Ambassadors – VHS". Music Canada . Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  23. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – X Ambassadors – VHS 2.0". Music Canada . Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  24. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – X Ambassadors – VHS". Radioscope. Retrieved September 26, 2025.Type VHS in the "Search:" field.
  25. ↑ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2018 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on December 3, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  26. ↑ "American album certifications – X Ambassadors – VHS". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  27. ↑ "X Ambassadors - VHS [Explicit] - Amazon.com Music". Amazon. 2015.
  28. ↑ "iTunes – Music – VHS by X Ambassadors". iTunes Store (GB). June 23, 2015.[ dead link ]
  29. ↑ Dunn, Mariah (May 5, 2025). "X Ambassadors celebrates 10 years of VHS with hometown shows". MELODIC Magazine. Retrieved October 27, 2025.


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