Darkside of the Sun

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Darkside of the Sun
Tokio Hotel - Darkside of the Sun cover.jpg
Compilation album by
ReleasedFebruary 2, 2011 (Japan)
Recorded2006–2009
Genre
Language
Label Universal Music Japan
Producer
  • David Roth
  • Patrick Benzner
  • David Jost
  • Peter Hoffmann
  • Tom Kaulitz
  • Bill Kaulitz
Tokio Hotel chronology
Best Of TH
(2010)
Darkside of the Sun
(2011)
Kings of Suburbia
(2014)
Deluxe version cover

Darkside of the Sun is the second compilation album by German rock band Tokio Hotel, released exclusively in Japan. It was released February 2, 2011 [1] after the success of the song "Darkside of the Sun" in Japan. The band won Best Rock Video at 2011 MTV Video Music Aid Japan for it and performed live at the ceremony. The album is composed of songs from their studio albums Scream (2007) and Humanoid (2009). The Deluxe version also includes songs form Humanoid City Live and maxi single Ready, Set, Go!. The album was released in two versions: a standard version (13 songs) and a deluxe version (16 songs and a bonus DVD). The deluxe version bonus DVD includes eight of the band's music videos (six in English and two in German), five Tokio Hotel TV episodes and an interview with the band.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Noise" Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz3:53
2."Darkside Of The Sun"Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz3:52
3."World Behind My Wall"Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz4:15
4."Ready, Set, Go!"Bill Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner, David Jost, Peter Hoffmann3:34
5."Monsoon"Bill Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner, David Jost, Peter Hoffmann4:01
6."Scream"Dave Roth, David Jost3:21
7."Forever Now"Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz3:37
8."Automatic"Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz3:16
9."Humanoid"Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz3:45
10."Break Away"Bill Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner, David Jost, Peter Hoffmann3:24
11."Phantomrider"Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz4:29
12."Dogs Unleashed"Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz3:41
13."By Your Side"Bill Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner, David Jost, Peter Hoffmann4:24
Total length:49:32
Deluxe Version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Darkside of the Sun (Live)"Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz3:54
15."Sonnensystem"Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz3:52
16."Ready, Set, Go! (Grizzly Remix)"Bill Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner, David Jost, Peter Hoffmann3:16
Total length:1:00:34

Bonus DVD content

Music videos

  1. Darkside of the Sun
  2. Automatic
  3. World Behind My Wall
  4. Ready, Set, Go!
  5. Monsoon
  6. Scream
  7. Lass Uns Laufen
  8. Schrei

Tokio Hotel TV

  1. Interview above the clouds
  2. MTV VMA 2008: Music, mayhem, Tokio Hotel
  3. Dreams come true...and now it's partytime
  4. Intimate confessions
  5. Humanoid City Live

Interview

  1. Questions & answers

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References

  1. "Tokio Hotel - Darkside of the Sun at Discongs". Discogs . 2014-10-21.