Cloud Nine (Kygo album)

Cloud Nine
Studio album by Kygo
Released 13 May 2016 (2016-05-13)
Recorded 2014–16
Genre
Length 55:49
Label
Producer
Singles from Cloud Nine
  1. "Firestone"
    Released: 1 December 2014
  2. "Stole the Show"
    Released: 23 March 2015
  3. "Nothing Left"
    Released: 31 July 2015
  4. "Stay"
    Released: 4 December 2015
  5. "Raging"
    Released: 1 April 2016
  6. "Carry Me"
    Released: 12 August 2016

Cloud Nine is the debut studio album by Norwegian DJ and record producer Kygo and features the likes of Maty Noyes, Conrad Sewell, Parson James, Tom Odell, Foxes, Matt Corby, RHODES, Will Heard, Julia Michaels, James Vincent McMorrow, Kodaline, Labrinth, John Legend and Angus & Julia Stone. It was released on 13 May 2016 by Sony Music and Ultra Music.[1][2][3][4][5]

Singles

The album's first single, "Firestone", featuring Australian singer Conrad Sewell, was released on 1 December 2014. The debut single was an international success, charting in over 14 countries and peaked at number one on the Norwegian Singles Chart. "Firestone" notably popularized the genre of tropical house in 2014.[6] In late 2015, it was confirmed to be the lead single from the album.

The second single, "Stole the Show", featuring Parson James, was released on 23 March 2015. It peaked at number one on Norwegian, French, and Swedish charts and reached the top 10 in more than 20 countries.

"Nothing Left", featuring Will Heard was released as the third single on 31 July 2015. The single charted on several international charts and peaked at number one on the Norwegian Singles Chart.[7]

"Stay", featuring Maty Noyes, was released as the fourth single on 4 December 2015. The single peaked at number 2 on the Norwegian Singles Chart.

"Raging", featuring Kodaline, is the fifth single from the album on 1 April 2016, it was also released as the second promotional single from the album.

"Carry Me", featuring Julia Michaels, is the sixth single from the album on 12 August 2016.

Promotional singles

After the delayed release of his album, Kygo announced that he would release three promotional singles leading to the release of the album. The first promotional single, "Fragile", was released on 18 March 2016. It is a collaboration with Labrinth.

The third promotional single, "I'm in Love", featuring vocals from James Vincent McMorrow, was released on 22 April 2016. Its music video was released on 20 May 2016 and served as the follow-up to "Raging".

Promotion

Cloud Nine was supported by Kygo's first world tour.[8] The tour landed in 22 cities across North America and Europe, including stops at Barclays in New York City, Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam and Le Zenith in Paris.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic57/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
London Evening Standard[11]
New Musical Express3/5[12]
Rolling Stone[13]
The Guardian[14]
The Line of Best Fit5/10[15]
Q6/10[16]

Cloud Nine received mixed reviews from music critics. David Smith from the London Evening Standard gave the album two out of five stars, stating that Cloud Nine is "superficially pretty with little of real substance."[11]

Track listing

Cloud Nine[17]
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Intro"  Kyrre Gørvell-DahllKygo 2:08
2. "Stole the Show" (featuring Parson James)
Kygo 3:42
3. "Fiction" (featuring Tom Odell)
  • Kygo
  • Mark Ralph
 4:03
4. "Raging" (featuring Kodaline)
  • Gørvell-Dahll
  • Mark Williams
  • Derek Fuhrmann
  • James Bay
Kygo 3:44
5. "Firestone" (featuring Conrad Sewell)
  • Gørvell-Dahll
  • Sewell
  • Martijn Konignenburg
Kygo 4:33
6. "Happy Birthday" (featuring John Legend)
  • Gørvell-Dahll
  • Legend
Kygo 4:10
7. "I'm in Love" (featuring James Vincent McMorrow)
  • Gørvell-Dahll
  • McMorrow
Kygo 3:32
8. "Oasis" (featuring Foxes)
Kygo 3:57
9. "Not Alone" (featuring RHODES)
Kygo 3:25
10. "Serious" (featuring Matt Corby)
  • Gørvell-Dahll
  • Corby
Kygo 3:54
11. "Stay" (featuring Maty Noyes)
Kygo 3:59
12. "Nothing Left" (featuring Will Heard)
  • Gørvell-Dahll
  • Heard
Kygo 3:56
13. "Fragile" (with Labrinth)
 3:50
14. "Carry Me" (featuring Julia Michaels)
Kygo 3:53
15. "For What It's Worth" (featuring Angus & Julia Stone)
  • Gørvell-Dahll
  • A. Stone
  • J. Stone
Kygo 3:03
Total length:
 55:49

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] 13
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[19] 16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] 9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] 22
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[22] 3
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[23] 1
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[24] 9
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[25] 4
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[26] 5
French Albums (SNEP)[27] 10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[28] 6
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[29] 31
Irish Albums (IRMA)[30] 7
Italian Albums (FIMI)[31] 13
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[32] 32
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[33] 25
Korean International Albums (Gaon)[34] 23
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[35] 14
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[36] 1
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[37] 34
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[38] 17
Russian Albums (2M)[39] 6
Scottish Albums (OCC)[40] 2
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[41] 22
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[42] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[43] 1
Taiwanese Albums (Five Music)[44] 7
UK Albums (OCC)[45] 3
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[46] 1
US Billboard 200[47] 11
US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[48] 1
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[49] 6

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Poland (ZPAV)[50] Platinum 20,000*
Sweden (GLF)[51] Platinum 40,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide 13 May 2016
Japan 29 June 2016

References

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  11. 1 2 Smyth, David (13 May 2016). "Kygo - Cloud Nine, review: 'superficially pretty'". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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  16. ↑ "Q361". Q. No. 361. p. 111.
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  49. ↑ "Kygo – Chart history" Billboard Digital Albums for Kygo. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
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  51. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2016" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Type Kygo in the top right search bar. Click on "Sok" and select cloud nine and see certification.
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