Megalithic Symphony

Megalithic Symphony
Studio album by Awolnation
Released March 15, 2011 (2011-03-15)
(see release history)
Recorded Red Bull Studios, AWOLSTUDIO, Avatar Studios, Main and Market, Gymnasium, Fireside Sound Studio
Genre
Length
  • 52:52 (standard edition)
  • 2:08:21 (deluxe edition)
Label Red Bull
Producer
Awolnation chronology
Back from Earth
(2010)		 Megalithic Symphony
(2011)		 Run
(2015)
Singles from Megalithic Symphony
  1. "Sail"
    Released: January 4, 2011
  2. "Not Your Fault"
    Released: October 17, 2011
  3. "Kill Your Heroes"
    Released: June 5, 2012
  4. "THISKIDSNOTALRIGHT"
    Released: 2013
  5. "People"
    Released: 2013
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Alternative Press[2]
Rock Sound9/10[3]
The TimesConfused/10[4]

Megalithic Symphony is the debut studio album by American electronic rock band Awolnation, released on March 15, 2011 through Red Bull Records. The album is the band's first full-length release, following the release of the extended play Back from Earth (2010). Megalithic Symphony has since peaked at number 84 on the United States Billboard 200 and at number 57 on the Austrian Albums Chart. As of March 2015, the album sold 581,000 copies in the United States.[5]

On February 29, 2016, the RIAA certified Megalithic Symphony platinum.[6]

Track listing

All tracks written by Aaron Bruno, except where noted. 

Disc 1
No. Title Length
1. "Megalithic Symphony"   0:58
2. "Some Sort of Creature"   0:27
3. "Soul Wars" (Bruno, Eric Stenman) 3:37
4. "People" (Bruno, Stenman) 3:58
5. "Jump on My Shoulders"   4:08
6. "Burn It Down" (Bruno, Jimmy Messer) 2:45
7. "Guilty Filthy Soul" (Bruno, Messer) 3:34
8. "Kill Your Heroes" (Bruno, Brian West) 2:59
9. "My Nightmare's Dream"   0:27
10. "Sail"   4:19
11. "Wake Up"   3:03
12. "Not Your Fault"   4:03
13. "All I Need" (Bruno, Messer) 3:38
14. "Knights of Shame" (Bruno, Cameron Duddy) (fades out at 11:49, untitled hidden track starts at 13:51) 14:57
15. "Shoestrings" (Amazon Bonus Track) 3:10
16. "I've Been Dreaming" (iTunes UK Bonus Track) 2:58
17. "Swinging from the Castles" (iTunes US Bonus Track) 3:04
Deluxe Disc
No. Title Length
1. "THISKIDSNOTALRIGHT"   2:41
2. "Some Kind of Joke"   4:52
3. "Everybody's Got a Secret"   3:42
4. "Soul Wars" (Live in Salzburg, Austria) 4:23
5. "MF"   3:17
6. "Swinging from the Castles"   3:02
7. "I've Been Dreaming"   2:58
8. "Shoestrings"   3:11
9. "Not Your Fault" (Robert DeLong Remix) 5:52
10. "People" (Thomas from Ghostland Observatory Remix) 5:41
11. "Burn It Down" (Innerpartysystem Remix) 4:56
12. "Guilty Filthy Soul" (Samantha Ronson Remix featuring Wale) 4:18
13. "Jump on My Shoulders" (Thomas from Ghostland Observatory Remix) 4:06
14. "Sail" (Borgore Pop the Sweating I'm Sailing Remix) 4:38
15. "Sail" (Dan the Automator Remix) 4:34
16. "Sail" (Feed Me Remix) 3:29
17. "Sail" (TDE Remix featuring Kendrick Lamar and Ab-Soul) 4:00
18. "Sail" (Unlimited Gravity Remix) 5:49

Lyrical content

Some Sort of Creature

In a live Facebook Q&A session, Aaron described 'Some Sort of Creature' as something he truly experienced. "What you hear on that track, a sort of segue track, is really what actually happened, um, and thats really all i can describe, you know, its me speaking to myself because i didn't want to forget this thing i saw you know, and its all right there in the song." [7]

Personnel

Awolnation
  • Aaron Bruno – vocals, synthesizer, drums, percussion, keyboards, bass guitar, Rhodes, guitar, piano
  • Kenny Carkeet – rhythm guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
  • David Amezcua – bass guitar
  • Hayden Scott – drums
  • Drew Stewart – guitar
  • Christopher Thorn – guitar
Additional musicians
  • Jimmy Messer – guitar, drums, synthesizer, bass guitar
  • Billy Mohler – bass guitar
  • Tony Royster Jr. – drums
  • Brian West – synth, Casio
  • Watts Choir – additional vocals
  • Arielle Verinis – vocals on "Wake Up"
  • Cameron Duddy, Curtain$ and Tarrah Toland – vocals on "Knights of Shame"

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2011–13) Peak
position
scope="row" Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 57
UK Albums (Official Charts Company)[9] 179
scope="row" UK Independent Albums (OCC)[10] 16
US Billboard 200[11] 84
US Rock Albums (Billboard)[12] 21
US Alternative Albums (Billboard)[13] 16
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[14] 9

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
US Independent Albums[15] 38
Chart (2012) Position
US Billboard 200[16] 158
US Rock Albums[17] 42
US Independent Albums[18] 13
Chart (2013) Position
US Billboard 200[19] 163
US Rock Albums[20] 45
US Independent Albums[21] 12
Chart (2014) Position
US Independent Albums[22] 40

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[23] Gold 40,000^
United States (RIAA)[24] Gold 581,000[5]

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

Release history

Region Date Format Label Catalog no.
United States March 15, 2011[25] Digital download Red Bull n/a
March 29, 2011[26] CD RBR1086
Belgium July 1, 2011[27] Digital download n/a
France
Germany
Netherlands
Spain
United Kingdom
Belgium July 4, 2011[28] CD RBR1108
France
Germany
Netherlands
Spain
United Kingdom
United States December 9, 2011[29] 2xLP RBR1134
Australia April 13, 2012 Digital download n/a
New Zealand
Australia May 25, 2012[30] CD Unknown
New Zealand May 28, 2012[31] Unknown
Deluxe Edition (First Issue)
Belgium January 25, 2013[32] Digital download Red Bull n/a
France
Germany
Netherlands
Spain
United Kingdom
Deluxe Edition (Second Issue)
Australia November 15, 2013[33] Digital download Red Bull n/a
United States November 19, 2013[34]
United Kingdom November 25, 2013[35]

References

  1. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Megalithic Symphony – AWOLNATION". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ Schreurs, Jason (April 6, 2011). "AWOLNATION – Megalithic Symphony". Alternative Press. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Awolnation – Megalithic Symphony". Rock Sound. Freeway Press Inc. July 6, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  4. ↑ Ramkissoon, Nikita (April 19, 2012). "Quick review: Awolnation 'Megalithic Symphony'". The Times. Times Media Group. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on March 14, 2015.
  6. ↑ http://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=awolnation&ti=megalithic+symphony&lab=&genre=&format=Album&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=ST&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section
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  9. ↑ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update – 16.11.2013 (Week 45)". zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Awolnation – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Awolnation – Chart History: Rock Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Awolnation – Chart History: Alternative Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Awolnation – Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Independent Albums – 2011 Year End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  16. ↑ "2012 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Rock Albums – 2012 Year End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Independent Albums – 2012 Year End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  19. ↑ "2013 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Rock Albums – 2013 Year End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Independent Albums – 2013 Year End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Independent Albums – 2014 Year End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Awolnation – Megalithic Symphony". Music Canada. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  24. ↑ "American album certifications – Megalithic Symphony". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 12 June 2015. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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  28. ↑ "Megalithic Symphony (Explicit)". Awolnation. Amazon.com. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
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  31. ↑ "Megalithic Symphony". Mighty Ape. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
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  33. ↑ "Megalithic Symphony (Deluxe Edition)". iTunes AU. Apple Inc. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  34. ↑ "Megalithic Symphony Deluxe". iTunes US. Apple Inc. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
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