VHS (album)

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VHS
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Studio album by
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
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Alternative Addiction Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [3]
Billboard Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Brent Music ReviewsStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Everything MainstreamStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [5]
Surviving the Golden AgeStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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.

Contents

Track listing

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
VHSTarget exclusive bonus tracks [7]
No.TitleLength
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.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"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

Additional musicians

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [20] 2× Platinum160,000
Canada (Music Canada) [21]
VHS 2.0
Platinum80,000
Poland (ZPAV) [22] Gold10,000
United States (RIAA) [23] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
United StatesJune 30, 2015 [24]
United KingdomJanuary 1, 2016Digital download [25]

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