Length 54:33 Release date 2 October 2015 | Artist Avicii Label PRMD | |
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Released 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) Producer Tim Bergling
Salem Al Fakir
Alex Ebert
Carl Falk
Kristoffer Fogelmark
Martin Garrix
Dhani Lennevald
Albin Nedler
Vincent Pontare Genres Electronic dance music, House music, Dance-pop Nominations Grammis Award for Electro/Dance of the Year Similar Avicii albums, Electronic dance music albums | ||
Avicii somewhere in stockholm lyric video
Stories is the second studio album by Swedish DJ Avicii. It was released on October 2, 2015, through PRMD, Lava Records and Sony Music's Epic Records. The album was produced by Avicii with additional production done by Salem Al Fakir, Alex Ebert, Carl Falk, Kristoffer Fogelmark, Martin Garrix, Dhani Lennevald, Ash Pournouri, Albin Nedler, and Vincent Pontare on several of the tracks. Stories was released to mixed to positive reviews from music critics.
Contents
- Avicii somewhere in stockholm lyric video
- Avicii waiting for love lyric video
- Background
- Singles
- Promotional singles
- Critical reception
- Vocals
- Songs
- References
Four singles were released from the album: "Waiting for Love", "Pure Grinding", "For a Better Day", and "Broken Arrows". In addition, two promotional singles were released: "Ten More Days", and "Gonna Love Ya". As of the first week of November, Stories has sold one million copies worldwide. Additionally, Stories was the fourth most-streamed album of the year worldwide on Spotify.
Avicii waiting for love lyric video
Background
In July 2014, Avicii told Rolling Stone that he had worked on 70 songs for his next album and would include collaborations with Jon Bon Jovi, Billie Joe Armstrong, Chris Martin, Wyclef Jean, Serj Tankian and Matisyahu. Describing the album, Avicii said: "It's going to be a lot more song-oriented." On 2 March 2015, Avicii performed live at Australia's Future Music Festival. A lot of songs were leaked onto the internet from Avicii's UMF 2015 set. These songs include "Waiting for Love", "For a Better Day", "City Lights" and "Sunset Jesus", leaked under the name "Attack". A complete track listing of the set can be found on Avicii's SoundCloud page.
On 22 May 2015, Avicii premiered his first single from Stories, "Waiting for Love". The track was co-produced by DJ and producer Martin Garrix. Almost a month later, Avicii communicated through Twitter that he had finished the album after two years of work. On 4 August 2015, it was announced on iHeartMedia Summit that Avicii's next single from Stories was "For a Better Day", featuring singer Alex Ebert. On 28 August, he released his next two singles, the other being "Pure Grinding".
Singles
"Waiting for Love" is a song featuring uncredited vocals from Simon Aldred of Cherry Ghost. Avicii released it on the 22 May 2015. "For a Better Day" is a song featuring uncredited vocals from Alex Ebert. Avicii released it on 28 August 2015. "Pure Grinding" is a song featuring uncredited vocals from Kristoffer Fogelmark and Earl St. Clair. Avicii released it on 28 August 2015. "Broken Arrows" is a song featuring uncredited vocals from Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band. Avicii first released it on 29 September 2015, three days ahead of the album release as a pre-order single. It became an official single during October 2015.
Promotional singles
"Ten More Days" is a song featuring uncredited vocals from Zak Abel. Avicii released it on 30 September 2015, two days ahead of album release as a pre-order single. "Gonna Love Ya" is a song featuring uncredited vocals from Sandro Cavazza. Avicii released it on 1 October 2015, one day ahead of the album release as a pre-order single.
Critical reception
The album received mixed to average reviews. At Metacritic, the album received a score of 64, indicating mixed reviews. David Jeffries from AllMusic gave the album a positive review, stating that "the pleasing, alive, and diverse Stories is a fine reason to think of Avicii as a producer of attractive music, with EDM, pop, and all other genres on a sliding scale." Boston Globe's Maura Johnston says that "Stories drags a bit at the end, the low point being a reggae-lite track starring former Fugee Wyclef Jean and the fusion-minded Matisyahu, but when it hits, it hits big." Michaelangelo Matos, from Billboard, gives the album a mixed-positive review, praising "Talk to Myself", "Touch Me" and "City Lights", saying they "are more or less direct Daft Punk homages, with a filtered, boogie-disco feel, playful effects and found-sound cut-ups".
Vocals
Songs
1Waiting for Love3:50
2Talk to Myself3:55
3Touch Me3:06