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VHS
Studio album by
X Ambassadors
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
Alternative cover
2016 special edition cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Alternative Addiction[5]
Billboard[2]
Brent Music Reviews[6]
Everything Mainstream[7]
Surviving the Golden Age[8]

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 lead guitarist Noah Feldshuh before he took an indefinite hiatus in 2016.

Track listing

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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
VHS – Target exclusive bonus tracks[9]
No.TitleLength
21."Skin"4:26
22."Heist"3:34
Total length:55:33

VHS 2.0

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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

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X Ambassadors

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  • Sam Harris – lead and backing vocals, acoustic, bass and electric guitars, saxophone, additional percussion
  • Casey Harris – piano, backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Adam Levin – drums, percussion
  • Noah Feldshuh – bass and electric guitars, backing vocals

Additional musicians

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  • Jamie N Commons – additional guitar and vocals (on "Jungle" and "Low Life")
  • Imagine Dragons – additional vocals and instrumentation (on "Fear")
  • A$AP Ferg – rap vocals on (on "Low Life 2.0")
  • Tom Morello – additional guitar (on "Collider")

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[22] 2× Platinum 160,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[23]
VHS 2.0 		Platinum 80,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[24] Gold 10,000‡
United States (RIAA)[25] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
United States June 30, 2015
[26]
United Kingdom January 1, 2016 Digital download [27]

References

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  1. ^ Collar, Matt. "VHS - X Ambassadors". AllMusic.
  2. ^ a b c Hampp, Andrew (July 3, 2015). "Alt-Rockers X Ambassadors Take a Page From Imagine Dragons on 'VHS'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  3. ^ Olivier, Bobby (April 19, 2019). "X Ambassadors' Sam Harris Talks 'Hey Child' Single, 'Game of Thrones' Music & Rock's Urgent Need for Diversity". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  4. ^ Sculley, Alan (April 26, 2018). "X Ambassadors' music-release strategy: Hold the album, keep the singles coming". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  5. ^ "Album Review of VHS by X Ambassadors". Alternative Addiction. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  6. ^ "Overall, X Ambassadors' debut album is a strong showing". Brent Music Reviews. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  7. ^ Freecheck, Joel (June 22, 2015). "VHS – X Ambassadors, Everything Mainstream Album Review". Everything Mainstream. blog. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
  8. ^ "The lyrics pop out, urging you to sing along as it distracts the fact that the music itself is quite mundane". Surviving the Golden Age. 16 July 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  9. ^ "X Ambassadors - VHS - Target Exclusive". Target.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – X Ambassadors – VHS" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  11. ^ "X Ambassadors Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  12. ^ "Lescharts.com – X Ambassadors – VHS". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – X Ambassadors – VHS" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  15. ^ "X Ambassadors Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  16. ^ "X Ambassadors Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  17. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  18. ^ "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  19. ^ "Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  20. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  21. ^ "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  22. ^ "Canadian album certifications – X Ambassadors – VHS". Music Canada.
  23. ^ "Canadian album certifications – X Ambassadors – VHS 2.0". Music Canada. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  24. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2018 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  25. ^ "American album certifications – X Ambassadors – VHS". Recording Industry Association of America.
  26. ^ "X Ambassadors - VHS [Explicit] - Amazon.com Music". Amazon. 2015.
  27. ^ "iTunes - Music - VHS by X Ambassadors". iTunes Store (GB). 23 June 2015.


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