Released 13 June 2014 Release date 13 June 2014 | Artist Tiësto Label Musical Freedom | |
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Producer John Amatiello
Dan Book
DBX
Disco Fries
Carl Falk
Firebeatz
Dean Gillard
Hardwell
Oscar Holter
Kaaze
Karl-Ola Kjellholm
Matthew Koma
Krewella
Alexei Misoul
Matt Nash
Justin Prime
Showtek
Dave Silcox
Sultan + Ned Shepard
Tiësto
Matt Ward
Rami Yacoub Genres Electronic dance music, Electro house, Progressive house, Dance-pop Similar Tiësto albums, Progressive house albums | ||
A Town Called Paradise is the fifth studio album by Dutch DJ and record producer Tiësto. It was released on 13 June 2014 by Musical Freedom, PM:AM Recordings, and Universal Music. It was preceded by three singles, "Red Lights", "Wasted" and "Light Years Away".
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Singles
"Red Lights" was released as the lead single from the album on 13 December 2013. It was his first number one in Scotland, it also peaked to number 6 on the UK Singles Chart. The song reached the top 10 in Australia, Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
"Wasted" was released as the second single from the album on 25 April 2014. The song has peaked to number 3 on the UK Singles Chart. The song has reached the top 10 in Sweden.
"Light Years Away" was released as the album's third single on 28 November 2014. The song features English group DBX. According to group member Pete Kirtley, the song is about "not giving up, even though the path ahead sometimes seems impossible and unreachable".
Critical reception
Upon its release, A Town Called Paradise received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Christopher R. Weingarten of Rolling Stone gave the album a mixed review stating, "EDM has changed pop, and now pop is changing veteran DJ Tiësto. He's moved from the abrasively chilly trance of 2009's Kaleidoscope to embrace pianos and guitars, a warm sound like the 4 a.m. version of Taylor Swift or Coldplay. He's a consummate crowd-pleaser, but he's best when he gets weird: The warped grind of "Echoes" is a standout; "Wasted" might be one of 2014's best country songs."
Commercial performance
On 19 June 2014, the album entered the Irish Albums Chart at number 22. The album entered the New Zealand Albums Chart at number 39. On 22 June 2014, the album debuted at number 22 on the UK Albums Chart. The album debuted at number 18 on the Billboard 200 chart and number 2 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart. It opened in the United States with first week sales of 15,013.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.
Songs
1Red Lights4:23
2Footprints (feat Cruickshank)Su Cruickshank4:17
3Light Years Away3:43