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Released | June 30, 2015 | |||
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Length | 47:33 | |||
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Alternative Addiction | [3] |
Billboard | [2] |
Brent Music Reviews | [4] |
Everything Mainstream | [5] |
Surviving the Golden Age | [6] |
VHS is the debut studio album by American rock band X Ambassadors, released on June 30, 2015 by KIDinaKORNER and Interscope Records. The album has spawned three singles, "Renegades", "Unsteady", and "Low Life". It is the only album to feature Noah Feldshuh before he took an indefinite hiatus in 2016.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Y2K Time Capsule" (intro) |
| 0:31 | |
2. | "Renegades" |
| Alex da Kid | 3:14 |
3. | "Moving Day" (interlude) |
|
| 0:19 |
4. | "Unsteady" |
| Alex da Kid | 3:13 |
5. | "Hang On" |
|
| 3:00 |
6. | "Gorgeous" |
| Alex da Kid | 3:17 |
7. | "First Show" (interlude) |
|
| 0:11 |
8. | "Fear" (featuring Imagine Dragons) |
| Alex da Kid | 2:41 |
9. | "Smoke" (interlude) |
|
| 0:24 |
10. | "Nervous" |
| Alex da Kid | 3:33 |
11. | "Low Life" (featuring Jamie N Commons) |
|
| 4:40 |
12. | "Adam & Noah's Priorities" (interlude) |
|
| 0:27 |
13. | "B.I.G." |
|
| 3:29 |
14. | "Feather" |
| Alex da Kid | 3:16 |
15. | "Superpower" |
|
| 3:12 |
16. | "Loveless" |
|
| 3:19 |
17. | "Jungle" (with Jamie N Commons) |
|
| 3:09 |
18. | "Good News on the Remix" (interlude) |
|
| 0:51 |
19. | "Naked" |
|
| 3:21 |
20. | "VHS Outro" |
|
| 1:25 |
Total length: | 47:33 |
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$AP Ferg.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Renegades" | 3:14 |
2. | "Unsteady" | 3:13 |
3. | "Hang On" | 3:00 |
4. | "Gorgeous" | 3:17 |
5. | "Fear" (featuring Imagine Dragons) | 2:41 |
6. | "Nervous" | 3:33 |
7. | "Low Life" (featuring Jamie N Commons) | 4:40 |
8. | "B.I.G." | 3:29 |
9. | "Feather" | 3:16 |
10. | "Superpower" | 3:12 |
11. | "Loveless" | 3:19 |
12. | "Jungle" (featuring Jamie N Commons) | 3:09 |
13. | "Naked" | 3:22 |
14. | "Low Life 2.0" (featuring Jamie N Commons & A$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 |
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [20] | 2× Platinum | 160,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [21] VHS 2.0 | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [22] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [23] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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United States | June 30, 2015 | [24] | ||
United Kingdom | January 1, 2016 | Digital download | [25] |
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