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* [[Greg Kurstin]]
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* [[Disclosure (band)|Guy Lawrence]]
* [[Ilya Salmanzadeh|Ilya]]
* [[Joel Little]]
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* [[Ali Payami]]
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* [[Ilya Salmanzadeh]]
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* [[Ryan Tedder]]
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| prev_title = [[Halcyon Days (Ellie Goulding album)|Halcyon Days]]
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| next_title = [[Brightest Blue]]
| next_year = 2020
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{{Singles
| Chronology = Ellie Goulding
| name = Delirium
| Last album = ''[[Halcyon Days (Ellie Goulding album)|Halcyon Days]]''<br>(2013)
| type = studio
| This album = '''''Delirium'''''<br>(2015)
| single1 = [[On My Mind (Ellie Goulding song)|On My Mind]]
| Next album =
| single1date = 17 September 2015
| Misc = {{Singles
| Name = Delirium
| single2 = [[Army (Ellie Goulding song)|Army]]
| single2date = 15 January 2016
| Type = studio
| Single 1 = [[On My Mind (Ellie Goulding song)|On My Mind]]
| single3 = [[Something in the Way You Move]]
| Single 1 date = 17 September 2015
| single3date = 19 January 2016
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'''''Delirium''''' is the upcoming third studio album by English singer and songwriter [[Ellie Goulding]]. It is set to be released on 6 November 2015, by [[Polydor Records]]. The album was released for pre-order on the [[iTunes Store]] on 17 September 2015 and on [[Google Play]] on 20 September 2015. The album's [[lead single]] "[[On My Mind (Ellie Goulding song)|On My Mind]]" was released on the [[iTunes Store]] alongside the pre-order of the album as an instant-grat [[download]] and was available for stream on [[Spotify]] and [[Apple Music]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/delirium-deluxe/id1040134609?app=itunes|title=Delirium (Deluxe)|work=iTunes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://923amp.cbslocal.com/2015/09/14/ellie-goulding-teases-new-single-off-upcoming-album/|title=Ellie Goulding Teases New Single Off Upcoming Album 'Delirium'|work=cbslocal.com}}</ref>
'''''Delirium''''' is the third studio album by English singer and songwriter [[Ellie Goulding]], released on 6 November 2015 by [[Polydor Records]]. [[Music journalism|Music critics]] were generally impressed by the overall production of the record, although they were ambivalent in regards to its originality. It debuted at number three on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], earning Goulding her highest-charting record in the latter country and her highest first-week sales figures in both territories. The album spawned three singles: "[[On My Mind (Ellie Goulding song)|On My Mind]]", "[[Army (Ellie Goulding song)|Army]]" and "[[Something in the Way You Move]]".


==Background==
==Background==
Goulding has stated that the sound of the album will be more pop oriented than her previous releases. Speaking in an interview, she said: "A part of me views this album as an experiment, to make a big pop album; I made a conscious decision that I wanted it to be on another level".<ref>http://www.nme.com/news/ellie-goulding/88373</ref>
Goulding has stated that the sound of the album is more pop-oriented than her previous releases. Speaking in an interview, she said: "A part of me views this album as an experiment, to make a big pop album; I made a conscious decision that I wanted it to be on another level".<ref>{{cite web |last=Renshaw |first=David |url=http://www.nme.com/news/ellie-goulding/88373 |title=Ellie Goulding confirms details of new album 'Delirium' – hear first single 'On My Mind' |work=[[NME]] |date=17 September 2015}}</ref>


==Promotion==
==Singles==
"[[On My Mind (Ellie Goulding song)|On My Mind]]" was released as the album's lead single on 17 September 2015. The song received positive reviews and performed well commercially, reaching the top 10 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, and number 13 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].
===Singles===

"[[On My Mind (Ellie Goulding song)|On My Mind]]" was released as the album's first single on 17 September 2015.
"[[Army (Ellie Goulding song)|Army]]" was sent to Italian radio on 15 January 2016 as the album's second single.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://radiodate.it/radio-date/ellie-goulding-army-143995-15-01-2016-radiodate/ |title=Ellie Goulding "Army" |website=Radio Airplay Italia |language=it |access-date=24 June 2022}}</ref> The song was released to [[contemporary hit radio]] in the United States on 19 April 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases |title=Top 40/M Future Releases |website=All Access Music Group |access-date=24 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410054946/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases |archive-date=10 April 2016}}</ref>

The third and final single from the album, "[[Something in the Way You Move]]", impacted contemporary hit radio in the United States on 19 January 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases |title=Top 40/M Future Releases |website=All Access Music Group |access-date=5 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115054154/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases |archive-date=15 January 2016}}</ref>


===Other songs===
===Other songs===
"[[Lost and Found (Ellie Goulding song)|Lost and Found]]" was released on 23 October 2015 as a [[promotional single]] from ''Delirium''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Corner |first=Lewis |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a675226/ellie-goulding-releases-sparkling-new-song-lost-and-found.html |title=Ellie Goulding releases sparkling new song 'Lost and Found' |work=[[Digital Spy]] |date=23 October 2015 |access-date=1 November 2015}}</ref> During the week before the album's release, several radio stations premiered different tracks from the album. "Don't Panic" premiered on [[Graham Norton]]'s [[BBC Radio 2]] show on 31 October 2015,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.directlyrics.com/new-music-ellie-goulding-dont-panic-full-audio-review-news.html |title=New Music: Ellie Goulding – "Don't Panic" [Full Audio / Review] |website=[[Direct Lyrics]] |date=31 October 2015 |access-date=14 January 2016}}</ref> while "Keep On Dancin'" debuted on [[Annie Mac]]'s [[BBC Radio 1]] show on 2 November 2015.<ref>{{cite web |last=Carley |first=Brennan |url=https://www.spin.com/2015/11/ellie-goulding-keep-on-dancin-ryan-tedder-bbc-stream/ |title=Ellie Goulding Preps for 'Delirium' With Dizzying 'Keep On Dancin |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=2 November 2015 |access-date=10 November 2015}}</ref>
The standard edition of the album includes Goulding's global hit "[[Love Me like You Do]]", which was originally released as a single from the [[Fifty Shades of Grey: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|soundtrack]] to the film ''[[Fifty Shades of Grey (film)|Fifty Shades of Grey]]''. The deluxe edition also includes Goulding's collaboration with [[Scotland|Scottish]] DJ [[Calvin Harris]], "[[Outside (Calvin Harris song)|Outside]]", originally released as a single from his 2014 album ''[[Motion (Calvin Harris album)|Motion]]''.


The album includes Goulding's song "[[Love Me like You Do]]", which was originally released as a single from the [[Fifty Shades of Grey: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|soundtrack]] to the 2015 film ''[[Fifty Shades of Grey (film)|Fifty Shades of Grey]]'' and became a commercial success worldwide. The deluxe edition also includes Goulding's collaboration with Scottish DJ [[Calvin Harris]], "[[Outside (Calvin Harris song)|Outside]]", released as a single from his 2014 album ''[[Motion (Calvin Harris album)|Motion]]''. The North American deluxe edition contains Goulding's collaboration with American electronic music trio [[Major Lazer]] (also featuring American-Jamaican singer [[Tarrus Riley]]), ''[[Powerful (song)|Powerful]]'', released as a single from their 2015 album ''[[Peace is the Mission]]''.
===Tour===
Goulding's 30-date European tour in support of the album will run through from 21 January to 24 March 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elliegoulding.com/uk-live-dates/|title=Ellie Goulding Official Website - Live Dates|publisher=elliegoulding.com}}</ref>


==Critical reception==
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| rev4 = ''[[NME]]''
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|-
| rev5 = ''[[The Observer]]''
| 21 January 2016
| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="observer"/>
| Hamburg
| rev6 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rowspan="2"| Germany
| rev6Score = 7.2/10<ref name="pitchforkreview"/>
| Barclaycard Arena
| rev7 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
|-
| rev7Score = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref name="popmatters"/>
| 22 January 2016
| rev8 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| Berlin
| rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="qmag"/>
| Max-Schmeling-Halle
| rev9 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|-
| rev9Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="rollingstone"/>
| 23 January 2016
| rev10 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| Warsaw
| rev10Score = 7/10<ref name="spinreview"/>
| Poland
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| Torwar Hall
''Delirium'' received generally positive reviews from [[Music journalism|music critics]]. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalised]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an [[Weighted arithmetic mean|average]] score of 70, based on 15 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/delirium/ellie-goulding |title=Reviews for Delirium by Ellie Goulding |work=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=10 November 2015}}</ref> [[Peter Robinson (journalist)|Peter Robinson]] of ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' remarked that the album "seems to enjoy pushing pop's boundaries, and six years into her career feels like Goulding's first true superstar moment", while noting that her "nuanced lyrics steer ''Delirium'' away from homogeneity".<ref name="qmag">{{cite magazine |last=Robinson |first=Peter |author-link=Peter Robinson (journalist) |title=Fever Pitch |magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=354 |date=January 2016 |page=107 |issn=0955-4955}}</ref> Michael Cragg of ''[[The Observer]]'' wrote that the album "goes straight for the pop jugular, unleashing a relentless barrage of bangers that almost always hit the spot."<ref name="observer">{{cite web |last=Cragg |first=Michael |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/nov/08/ellie-goulding-delirium-review-third-album |title=Ellie Goulding: Delirium review – straight for the pop jugular |work=[[The Observer]] |date=8 November 2015 |access-date=20 November 2015}}</ref> Matt Collar of [[AllMusic]] opined that "it's the unexpectedly appealing combination of Goulding's distinctive voice and the melismatic [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] bent of the songs on ''Delirium'' that makes for such an ecstatic listen."<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |last=Collar |first=Matt |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/delirium-mw0002882096 |title=Delirium – Ellie Goulding |work=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=23 July 2020}}</ref> Eve Barlow of ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' commented, "Finally, [Goulding is] embracing the responsibility to provide stone-cold tunes without pretense", adding, "Perhaps she's finally come to terms with playing in the major leagues because she's sussed out the sweet spot between pop homogeneity and experimentation."<ref name="spinreview">{{cite web |last=Barlow |first=Eve |url=https://www.spin.com/2015/11/review-ellie-goulding-delirium/ |title=Review: Ellie Goulding Accepts Her Pop Mission on 'Delirium' |work=Spin |date=4 November 2015 |access-date=5 November 2015}}</ref> Despite criticising Goulding for copying pop trends and stating the "darker, deeper tones" may have been "a better fit for [[Meghan Trainor]] than Goulding", ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''{{'}}s Hazel Cills commended the singer for her "evocative storytelling and ability to craft great dance music".<ref name="pitchforkreview">{{cite web |last=Cills |first=Hazel |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21180-delirium/ |title=Ellie Goulding: Delirium |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=5 November 2015 |access-date=5 November 2015}}</ref>
|-

| 25 January 2016
Jon Dolan of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' compared Goulding's change in musical direction to "the country-to-pop transformation her pal [[Taylor Swift]] pulled off with ''[[1989 (Taylor Swift album)|1989]]''", stating that "[t]he songwriting on ''Delirium'' doesn't always feel worthy of her ambitions, but Goulding is technically peerless and versatile, maintaining her power and flare throughout and crushing every glassy jam she's put in front of."<ref name="rollingstone">{{cite magazine |last=Dolan |first=Jon |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/delirium-84603/ |title=Delirium |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=10 November 2015 |access-date=6 November 2018}}</ref> Similarly, Mark Allister of ''[[PopMatters]]'' pointed out the album's "rather limited scope of lyric subjects" and concluded, "Goulding's sound has gained an even greater sheen and expectations have grown, and we'll see, in the coming months, whether ''Delirium'' is the big album that Goulding is aiming for."<ref name="popmatters">{{cite web |last=Allister |first=Mark |url=https://www.popmatters.com/ellie-goulding-delirium-2495468238.html |title=Ellie Goulding: Delirium |work=[[PopMatters]] |date=24 November 2015 |access-date=6 November 2018}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'}}s Kyle Anderson viewed ''Delirium'' as "too well-constructed and honestly ambitious, and the tracks that land in Goulding's comfort zone [...] rank among her best work. But the album also fails to elevate Goulding to her desired plateau, ultimately making it a narrow and sometimes frustrating miss."<ref name="ew">{{cite magazine |last=Anderson |first=Kyle |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/06/ellie-goulding-delirium-review |title=''Delirium'' by Ellie Goulding: The EW review |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=6 November 2015 |access-date=16 February 2016}}</ref> Matthew Horton of ''[[NME]]'' felt that "[t]here's something disappointing about [the album], however undeniable the quality of material."<ref name="nme">{{cite web |last=Horton |first=Matthew |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/ellie-goulding/16315 |title=Ellie Goulding – 'Delirium' |work=NME |date=30 October 2015 |access-date=5 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104010319/http://www.nme.com/reviews/ellie-goulding/16315 |archive-date=4 November 2015}}</ref> In a negative review for ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'', Joe Rivers expressed that Goulding's voice is "too wispy to hold its own versus the maximalist rave-pop of the day. Throughout ''Delirium'', her vocals are often double-tracked in an attempt to circumvent this, but it largely fails, and the singing is forever fighting for attention amid a swamp of crashing beats and over-zealous synths."<ref name="clashreview">{{cite web |last=Rivers |first=Joe |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/ellie-goulding-delirium |title=Ellie Goulding – Delirium' |work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]] |date=2 November 2015 |access-date=5 November 2015}}</ref>
| Frankfurt

| Germany
===Accolades===
| Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt
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|+'''Critics' rankings of''' ''Delirium''
| 26 January 2016
!Publication
| Amsterdam
!Accolade
| Netherlands
!Rank
| Ziggo Dome
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| 27 January 2016
| Stuttgart
| Germany
| Porsche Arena
|-
| 29 January 2016
| Vienna
| Austria
| Wiener Stadthalle
|-
| 30 January 2016
| Prague
| Czech Republic
| The O2 Arena
|-
| 1 February 2016
| Milan
| Italy
| Mediolanum Forum
|-
| 2 February 2016
| Munich
| Germany
| Olympiahalle Munich
|-
| 5 February 2016
| Barcelona
| rowspan="2"| Spain
| Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona
|-
| 6 February 2016
| Madrid
| Palacio Vistalegre Arena
|-
| 9 February 2016
| Antwerp
| Belgium
| Sportpaleis
|-
| 25 February 2016
| Paris
| France
| Zénith de Paris
|-
| 26 February 2016
| Oberhausen
| Germany
| König Pilsener Arena
|-
| 28 February 2016
| Zürich
| Switzerland
| Hallenstadion
|-
| 29 February 2016
| Esch Sur Alzette
| Luxembourg
| Rockhal
|-
| 3 March 2016
| Stockholm
| Sweden
| Ericsson Globe
|-
| 4 March 2016
| Oslo
| Norway
| Telenor Arena
|-
| 5 March 2016
| Copenhagen
| Denmark
| Forum Copenhagen
|-
| 8 March 2016
| Cardiff
| Wales
| Motorpoint Arena
|-
| 10 March 2016
| Liverpool
| rowspan="5"| England
| Liverpool Echo Arena
|-
| 12 March 2016
| Sheffield
| Sheffield Arena
|-
| 13 March 2016
| Nottingham
| Capital FM Arena
|-
| 15 March 2016
| Leeds
| First Direct Arena
|-
| 16 March 2016
| Newcastle
| Metro Radio Arena
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Digital Spy]]''
| 18 March 2016
|The 25 Best Albums of 2015
| Glasgow
|{{center|7}}
| Scotland
|{{center|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-12-20 |title=25 best albums of 2015: Which one came out on top? |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a777411/the-25-best-albums-of-2015-which-one-is-our-favourite-of-the-year/ |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}</ref>}}
| The SSE Hydro
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Popjustice]]''
| 19 March 2016
|The Top 33 Albums of 2015
| Manchester
|{{center|4}}
| rowspan="3"| England
|{{center|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Popjustice |date=2015-12-22 |title=The Top 33 Albums Of 2015 • Popjustice |url=https://www.popjustice.com/articles/the-top-33-albums-of-2015/ |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=Popjustice |language=en-US}}</ref>}}
| Manchester Arena
|-
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| 21 March 2016
|20 Best Pop Albums of 2015
| Birmingham
|{{center|12}}
| Barclaycard Arena
|{{center|<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Vozick-Levinson |first1=Jon Dolan,Kory Grow,Keith Harris,Maura Johnston,Rob Sheffield,Brittany Spanos,Simon |last2=Dolan |first2=Jon |last3=Grow |first3=Kory |last4=Harris |first4=Keith |last5=Johnston |first5=Maura |last6=Sheffield |first6=Rob |last7=Spanos |first7=Brittany |last8=Vozick-Levinson |first8=Simon |date=2015-12-18 |title=20 Best Pop Albums of 2015 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/20-best-pop-albums-of-2015-42223/ |access-date=2024-08-10 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>}}
|-
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| 24 March 2016
| London
| The O2 Arena
|}
|}


==Commercial performance==
==Track listing==
''Delirium'' debuted at number three on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and at number one on the [[UK Album Downloads Chart]], with 38,429 copies sold in its first week, marking the biggest first-week sales of Goulding's career so far.<ref>{{cite web |last=Pakinkis |first=Tom |url=https://www.musicweek.com/analysis/read/official-airplay-analysis-elvis-sees-sales-increase-by-12-1-to-stay-atop-on-albums/063397 |title=Official Airplay Analysis: Elvis sees sales increase by 12.1% to stay atop on albums |work=[[Music Week]] |date=13 November 2015 |access-date=6 November 2018}}</ref> In Australia, ''Delirium'' charted at number three, becoming her second album to land within the top 10 and her highest-charting album in the country.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/50702/adele-holds-onto-the-#1-spot-with-'hello'?pos=0 |title=Adele holds onto the #1 spot with 'Hello' |publisher=[[ARIA Charts]] |date=15 November 2015 |access-date=15 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014400/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/50702/adele-holds-onto-the- |archive-date=17 November 2015}}</ref>

In the United States, the album debuted at number three on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with 61,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s (42,000 in pure album sales), earning Goulding her highest-charting album yet.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6762538/chris-stapleton-tops-billboard-200-second-week |title=Chris Stapleton Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=15 November 2015 |access-date=15 November 2015}}</ref> As of February 2016, the album had sold 117,000 copies in the US.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6859506/ellie-goulding-on-my-mind-tops-adult-pop-songs-chart |title=Ellie Goulding's 'On My Mind' Crowns Adult Pop Songs Chart |magazine=Billboard |date=1 February 2016 |access-date=1 February 2016}}</ref>

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = ''Delirium''{{nobold|&nbsp;— Standard edition}}
| headline = Standard edition
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 56:31
| writing_credits = yes
| total_length = 56:31


| title1 = Delirium
| title1 = Intro (Delirium)
| writer1 = {{Flatlist |
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Ellie Goulding]]|Joe Kearns|[[Chris Ketley]]}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Kearns|Ketley}}
* [[Ellie Goulding]]
| length1 = 1:54
* [[Joe Kearns]]
* Chris Ketley
}}
| extra1 = {{Flatlist |
*
}}
| length1 = 1:54


| title2 = Happy
| title2 = Aftertaste
| writer2 = {{Flatlist |
| writer2 = {{hlist|Goulding|[[Greg Kurstin]]}}
| extra2 = Kurstin
* Goulding
| length2 = 3:46
* [[Greg Kurstin]]
}}
| extra2 = {{Flatlist |
* Kurstin
}}
| length2 = 3:46


| title3 = Somebody
| title3 = [[Something in the Way You Move]]
| writer3 = {{Flatlist |
| writer3 = {{hlist|Goulding|Kurstin}}
| extra3 = Kurstin
* Goulding
| length3 = 3:47
* Kurstin
}}
| extra3 = {{Flatlist |
* Kurstin
}}
| length3 = 3:47


| title4 = Weapons
| title4 = Keep On Dancin'
| writer4 = {{hlist|Goulding|[[Ryan Tedder]]|[[Nicole Morier]]|[[Noel Zancanella]]}}
| writer4 = {{Flatlist |
| extra4 = {{hlist|Tedder|Zancanella|Anders Kjær{{ref|a|[a]}}|Synthomania{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
* Goulding
| length4 = 3:46
* [[Ryan Tedder]]
* [[Nicole Morier]]
* [[Noel Zancanella]]
}}
| extra4 =
| length4 = 3:46


| title5 = [[On My Mind (Ellie Goulding song)|On My Mind]]
| title5 = [[On My Mind (Ellie Goulding song)|On My Mind]]
| writer5 = {{hlist|Goulding|[[Max Martin]]|[[Savan Kotecha]]|[[Ilya Salmanzadeh]]}}
| writer5 = {{Flatlist |
| extra5 = {{hlist|Martin|Ilya}}
* Goulding
| length5 = 3:33
* [[Max Martin]]
* [[Savan Kotecha]]
* [[Ilya Salmanzadeh]]
}}
| extra5 = {{Flatlist |
* Max Martin
* Continuous
* Ilya
}}
| length5 = 3:33


| title6 = Here I Am
| title6 = Around U
| writer6 = {{hlist|Goulding|[[Fred Again|Fred Gibson]]|Tristan Landymore|Joe Janiak}}
| writer6 = {{Flatlist |
| extra6 = {{hlist|Kurstin|[[Fred Again|Fred]]{{ref|a|[a]}}|Kearns{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
* Goulding
| length6 = 3:17
* Joe Janiak
* Fred Gibson
* Tristan Landymore
}}
| extra6 =
| length6 = 3:17


| title7 = Crazy Life
| title7 = Codes
| writer7 = {{Flatlist |
| writer7 = {{hlist|Goulding|Martin|Kotecha|Salmanzadeh}}
| extra7 = Ilya
* Goulding
| length7 = 3:16
* Max Martin
* Kotecha
* Ilya
}}
| extra7 = {{Flatlist |
* Max Martin
* Ilya
}}
| length7 = 3:16


| title8 = Loving Your Heart
| title8 = Holding On for Life
| writer8 = {{hlist|Kurstin|Goulding|[[MoZella|Maureen "Mozella" McDonald]]}}
| writer8 = {{Flatlist |
| extra8 = Kurstin
* Goulding
| length8 = 4:15
* Kurstin
* Maureen "Mozella" McDonald
}}
| extra8 = {{Flatlist |
* Kurstin
}}
| length8 = 4:15


| title9 = [[Love Me like You Do]]
| title9 = [[Love Me Like You Do]]
| writer9 = {{hlist|Martin|Kotecha|Salmanzadeh|[[Ali Payami]]|[[Tove Lo|Tove Nilsson]]}}
| writer9 = {{Flatlist |
* Max Martin
| extra9 = {{hlist|Martin|Payami}}
| length9 = 4:12
* Kotecha
* Ilya
* Ali Payami
* [[Tove Lo]]
}}
| extra9 = {{Flatlist |
* Max Martin
* Payami
}}
| length9 = 4:12


| title10 = Homewrecker
| title10 = Don't Need Nobody
| writer10 = {{hlist|Goulding|Kotecha|[[Peter Svensson]]|Ludvig Söderberg|Jakob Jerlström|Martin
| writer10 = {{Flatlist |
* Goulding
* Max Martin
* Kotecha
* Peter Svensson
* Ludvig Söderberg
* Jakob Jerlström
}}
| extra10 = {{Flatlist |
* Max Martin
* The Struts
}}
}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|Svensson|The Struts}}
| length10 = 3:33
| length10 = 3:33


| title11 = No One
| title11 = Don't Panic
| writer11 = {{Flatlist |
| writer11 = {{hlist|Goulding|Kurstin|McDonald}}
| extra11 = Kurstin
* Goulding
| length11 = 3:16
* Kurstin
* McDonald
}}
| extra11 = {{Flatlist |
* Kurstin
}}
| length11 = 3:16


| title12 = Inside Out
| title12 = We Can't Move to This
| writer12 = {{Flatlist |
| writer12 = {{hlist|Goulding|Fred Gibson|Alex Gibson|Kurstin|McDonald}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|Fred|Kurstin{{ref|a|[a]}}{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
* Goulding
| length12 = 3:28
* Kurstin
* McDonald
* Fred Gibson
* Alex Gibson
}}
| extra12 = {{Flatlist |
* Kurstin
}}
| length12 = 3:28


| title13 = Fire
| title13 = [[Army (Ellie Goulding song)|Army]]
| writer13 = {{Flatlist |
| writer13 = {{hlist|Goulding|Martin|Kotecha|Payami}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Martin|Payami}}
* Goulding
| length13 = 3:57
* Max Martin
* Kotecha
* Payami
}}
| extra13 = {{Flatlist |
* Max Martin
* Payami
}}
| length13 = 3:57


| title14 = Be The One
| title14 = [[Lost and Found (Ellie Goulding song)|Lost and Found]]
| writer14 = {{hlist|Goulding|[[Carl Falk]]|Martin|[[Laleh (singer)|Laleh Pourkarim]]|[[Joakim Berg]]}}
| writer14 = {{Flatlist |
| extra14 = {{hlist|Falk|Martin|[[Kristian Lundin]]{{ref|a|[a]}}{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
* Goulding
| length14 = 3:36
* Max Martin
* [[Laleh_(singer)|Laleh Pourkarim]]
* Carl Falk
* [[Joakim Berg]]
}}
| extra14 =
| length14 = 3:36


| title15 = Shine This Bright For Me
| title15 = Devotion
| writer15 = {{hlist|Goulding|[[Klas Åhlund]]|Payami|[[Wrabel|Stephen Wrabel]]}}
| writer15 = {{Flatlist |
| extra15 = {{hlist|Åhlund|Payami}}
* Goulding
| length15 = 3:46
* Payami

* Klas Åhlund
| title16 = Scream It Out
* Stephen Wrabel
| writer16 = {{hlist|Goulding|[[Jim Eliot]]}}
| extra16 = {{hlist|Kurstin|Eliot{{ref|b|[b]}}|Kearns{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length16 = 3:09
}}
}}
| extra15 =
| length15 = 3:46


| title16 = Gotta Be Alone
| writer16 = {{Flatlist |
* Goulding
* Jim Eliot
}}
| extra16 =
| length16 = 3:09
}}
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Deluxe edition {{nobold|(bonus tracks)}}<ref name="deluxe"/>
| collapsed = yes
| headline = ''Delirium''{{nobold|&nbsp;— Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)}}
| writing_credits = yes
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 78:36

| title17 = The Greatest
| writer17 = {{hlist|[[Joel Little]]|Goulding}}
| extra17 = Little
| length17 = 3:31

| title18 = I Do What I Love
| writer18 = {{hlist|Goulding|Pourkarim}}
| extra18 = Pourkarim
| length18 = 2:51

| title19 = Paradise
| writer19 = {{hlist|Goulding|Little}}
| extra19 = {{hlist|Kurstin|Little{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length19 = 3:44

| title20 = Winner
| writer20 = {{hlist|Goulding|Pourkarim}}
| extra20 = {{hlist|Pourkarim|Gustaf Thörn{{ref|c|[c]}}}}
| length20 = 3:20

| title21 = Heal
| writer21 = {{hlist|Goulding|[[Disclosure (band)|Guy Lawrence]]|[[Jimmy Napes|James Napier]]}}
| extra21 = {{hlist|Lawrence|Jimmy Napes}}
| length21 = 4:52


| title22 = [[Outside (Calvin Harris song)|Outside]]
| title17 = The Greatest
| writer17 = {{Flatlist |
* Goulding
* Eliot
}}
| extra17 = {{Flatlist |
*
}}
| length17 = 3:31
| title18 = I Do What I Love
| writer18 = {{Flatlist |
* Goulding
* Pourkarim
}}
| extra18 = {{Flatlist |
*
}}
| length18 = 2:51
| title19 = Paradise
| writer19 = {{Flatlist |
* Goulding
* Little
}}
| extra19 = {{Flatlist |
*
}}
| length19 = 3:44
| title20 = Winner
| writer20 = {{Flatlist |
* Goulding
* Pourkarim
}}
| extra20 = {{Flatlist |
*
}}
| length20 = 3:20
| title21 = Heal
| writer21 = {{Flatlist |
* Goulding
* Guy Lawrence
* James Napier
}}
| extra21 = {{Flatlist |
* Disclosure
}}
| length21 = 4:52
| title22 = [[Outside (Calvin Harris song)|Outside]]
| note22 = [[Calvin Harris]] featuring Ellie Goulding
| note22 = [[Calvin Harris]] featuring Ellie Goulding
| writer22 = {{Flatlist |
| writer22 = {{hlist|Calvin Harris|Goulding}}
| extra22 = Harris
* Goulding
| length22 = 3:47
* Calvin Harris
}}
| extra22 = {{Flatlist |
* Calvin Harris
}}
| length22 = 3:47
| total_length = 78:36
}}
}}

{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = North American deluxe edition {{nobold|(bonus tracks)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/delirium-deluxe/id1057806477 |title=Delirium (Deluxe) by Ellie Goulding |website=iTunes Store |location=United States |access-date=14 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/mx/album/delirium-deluxe/id1057806477 |title=Delirium (Deluxe) by Ellie Goulding |website=iTunes Store |location=Mexico |access-date=22 May 2016}}</ref>
| collapsed = yes
| headline = ''Delirium''{{nobold|&nbsp;— Target/Tesco edition (bonus tracks)}}<ref>http://www.target.com/p/ellie-goulding-delirium-deluxe-target-exclusive/-/A-50251001</ref><ref>http://www.tesco.com/direct/ellie-goulding-delirium-deluxe-tesco-edition/431-2376.prd?pageLevel=&skuId=431-2376</ref>
| writing_credits = yes
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 82:01


| title23 = [[Powerful (song)|Powerful]]
| title23 = [[Powerful (song)|Powerful]]
| note23 = [[Major Lazer]] featuring Ellie Goulding and [[Tarrus Riley]]
| note23 = [[Major Lazer]] featuring Ellie Goulding and [[Tarrus Riley]]
| writer23 = {{hlist|[[Diplo|Thomas Pentz]]|Maxime Picard|Clément Picard|[[Tarrus Riley|Omar Riley]]|[[Ilsey Juber]]|[[Fransisca Hall]]}}
| writer23 = {{Flatlist |
| extra23 = {{hlist|Major Lazer|Picard Brothers|[[Skrillex|Sonny Moore]]{{ref|a|[a]}}|[[Switch (house DJ)|David Taylor]]{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
* [[Diplo]]
| length23 = 3:25
* Maxime Picard
* Clement Picard
* Ilsey Juber
* Fran Hall
* Tarrus Riley
}}
}}
| extra23 = {{Flatlist |
* [[Major Lazer]]
* Picard Brothers
}}
| length23 = 3:36


{{Track listing
| title24 = Let It Die
| headline = [[Target Corporation|Target]] exclusive deluxe edition {{nobold|(bonus tracks)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.target.com/p/ellie-goulding-delirium-deluxe-target-exclusive/-/A-50251001 |title=Ellie Goulding – Delirium Deluxe – Target Exclusive |publisher=[[Target Corporation|Target]] |access-date=14 April 2016}}</ref>
| writer24 = {{Flatlist |
| extra_column = Producer(s)
* Goulding
| total_length = 34:03
* [[RedOne|Nadir Khayat]]

* [[Carl Falk]]
| title24 = Let It Die
* [[Rami Yacoub]]
| writer24 = Goulding
| extra24 = Kearns
| length24 = 3:31

| title25 = Two Years Ago
| writer25 = {{hlist|Goulding|Eliot}}
| extra25 = Eliot
| length25 = 5:01
}}
}}
| extra24 = {{Flatlist |
* RedOne
* Falk
* Yacoub
}}
| length24 = 3:41


===Notes===
| title25 = Two Years Ago
* {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies an additional producer
| writer25 = {{Flatlist |
* {{sup|{{note|b|[b]}}}} signifies a vocal producer
* Goulding
* {{sup|{{note|c|[c]}}}} signifies an assistant producer
* Khayat
* Falk
* Yacoub
}}
| extra25 = {{Flatlist |
* RedOne
* Falk
* Yacoub
}}
| length25 = 4:01


===Sample credits===
| total_length = 89:54
* "We Can't Move to This" contains elements from "[[It's Over Now (112 song)|It's Over Now]]", as written and performed by [[112 (band)|112]], which itself samples "[[White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)]]", as written by [[Melle Mel]] and [[Sylvia Robinson]].
}}

==Personnel==
Credits adapted from the liner notes of the deluxe edition of ''Delirium''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |author=Ellie Goulding |author-link=Ellie Goulding |title=Delirium |type=deluxe edition liner notes |publisher=[[Polydor Records]] |year=2015 |id=4758716}}</ref>

===Musicians===
{{div col}}
* [[Ellie Goulding]] – lead vocals {{small|(all tracks)}}; backing vocals {{small|(tracks 10, 18, 20)}}; live percussion {{small|(tracks 18, 20)}}
* Joe Kearns – keyboards, programming {{small|(track 1)}}
* [[Chris Ketley]] – string arrangements {{small|(tracks 1, 16, 19)}}; choir arrangements {{small|(tracks 8, 16, 17)}}
* Everton Nelson – violin {{small|(tracks 1, 16, 19)}}
* Emil Chakalov – violin {{small|(tracks 1, 16, 19)}}
* Richard George – violin {{small|(tracks 1, 16, 19)}}
* Jenny Sacha – violin {{small|(tracks 1, 16, 19)}}
* Sarah Tuke – violin {{small|(tracks 1, 16, 19)}}
* Max Baillie – viola {{small|(tracks 1, 16, 19)}}
* Emma Owens – viola {{small|(tracks 1, 16, 19)}}
* Ian Burdge – cello {{small|(tracks 1, 16, 19)}}
* Chris Worsey – cello {{small|(tracks 1, 16, 19)}}
* [[Greg Kurstin]] – bass, drums, guitar, piano, keyboards {{small|(tracks 2, 3, 6, 8, 11, 16, 19)}}
* [[Ryan Tedder]] – backing vocals, guitar, instrumentation, programming {{small|(track 4)}}
* [[Noel Zancanella]] – instrumentation, programming {{small|(track 4)}}
* [[Ilya Salmanzadeh|Ilya]] – backing vocals {{small|(tracks 5, 9)}}; guitar, bass, keyboards, programming {{small|(tracks 5, 7)}}
* [[Max Martin]] – keyboards {{small|(tracks 5, 9)}}; programming {{small|(tracks 5, 9, 13)}}; drums, percussion, bass {{small|(track 9)}}; backing vocals {{small|(tracks 9, 13, 15)}}
* [[Fred Gibson (record producer)|Fred]] – instrument arrangements {{small|(track 6)}}; programming, synths, percussion, drums, keyboards, backing vocals {{small|(track 12)}}
* Jenny Schwartz – backing vocals {{small|(tracks 7, 13)}}
* Jeremy Lertola – backing vocals {{small|(track 7)}}
* Sam Holland – backing vocals {{small|(tracks 7, 13)}}
* [[Savan Kotecha]] – backing vocals {{small|(tracks 7, 9, 13)}}
* Annabel Williams – choir {{small|(tracks 8, 16, 17)}}
* Bobbie Gordon – choir {{small|(tracks 8, 16, 17)}}
* [[Hayley Sanderson]] – choir {{small|(tracks 8, 16, 17)}}
* Lloyds Wade – choir {{small|(tracks 8, 16, 17)}}
* Joshua Hayes – choir {{small|(tracks 8, 16, 17)}}
* Simone Daly-Richards – choir {{small|(tracks 8, 16, 17)}}
* Janet Ramus – choir {{small|(tracks 8, 16, 17)}}
* Dawn Joseph – choir {{small|(tracks 8, 16, 17)}}
* [[Ali Payami]] – programming {{small|(tracks 9, 13, 15)}}; drums, keyboards, bass {{small|(tracks 9, 15)}}; percussion {{small|(track 9)}}; backing vocals {{small|(tracks 9, 13)}}; guitar {{small|(track 13)}}; synths {{small|(track 15)}}
* Mattias Bylund – strings, string arrangements {{small|(track 9)}}
* Mattias Johansson – violin {{small|(track 9)}}
* David Bukovinszky – cello {{small|(track 9)}}
* [[Carolina Liar|Peter Carlsson]] – backing vocals {{small|(tracks 9, 13)}}
* Oscar Holter – backing vocals {{small|(track 9)}}
* Robin Fredriksson – backing vocals {{small|(track 9)}}
* Mattias Larsson – backing vocals {{small|(track 9)}}
* Oscar Görres – backing vocals {{small|(track 9)}}
* Ludvig Söderberg – backing vocals {{small|(track 9)}}
* The Struts – programming, drums, bass, keyboards {{small|(track 10)}}
* [[Peter Svensson]] – programming, drums, bass, keyboards, additional backing vocals {{small|(track 10)}}
* The Wolf Cousins Royal Choir – gang vocals {{small|(track 10)}}
* Benjy Gibson – drums {{small|(track 12)}}
* Emmanuel Franklyn Adalebu – drums {{small|(track 12)}}
* Doris Sandberg – backing vocals {{small|(track 13)}}
* Cory Bice – backing vocals {{small|(track 13)}}
* Silke Lorenzen – backing vocals {{small|(track 13)}}
* Rickard Göransson – backing vocals {{small|(track 13)}}
* [[Carl Falk]] – guitar, programming, keyboards, backing vocals {{small|(track 14)}}
* [[Joakim Berg]] – acoustic guitar {{small|(track 14)}}
* [[Martin Sköld]] – bass guitar {{small|(track 14)}}
* Kristoffer Fogelmark – backing vocals {{small|(track 14)}}
* [[Laleh (singer)|Laleh Pourkarim]] – backing vocals {{small|(tracks 14, 18)}}; bass {{small|(track 18)}}; drum programming, synths, live percussion {{small|(tracks 18, 20)}}
* Gustaf Thörn – backing vocals {{small|(tracks 14, 20)}}; piano, organ, guitar, bass, string arrangements {{small|(track 20)}}
* [[Klas Åhlund]] – synths, bass, keyboards, programming {{small|(track 15)}}
* [[Jim Eliot]] – additional synths, guitar {{small|(track 16)}}
* Oli Langford – violin {{small|(tracks 16, 19)}}
* Reiad Chibah – viola {{small|(tracks 16, 19)}}
* Richard Pryce – double bass {{small|(tracks 16, 19)}}
* [[Joel Little]] – bass, drums, piano, keyboards {{small|(track 17)}}; programming {{small|(track 19)}}
* Erik Arvinder – strings {{small|(track 20)}}
* [[Calvin Harris]] – all instruments {{small|(track 22)}}
{{div col end}}

===Technical===
{{div col}}
* Joe Kearns – production, mixing {{small|(track 1)}}; engineering {{small|(tracks 1, 6)}}; string production {{small|(tracks 1, 16, 19)}}; vocal production, vocal recording {{small|(track 6)}}; choir production {{small|(tracks 8, 16, 17)}}; additional vocals production, additional vocals recording {{small|(track 16)}}; additional vocal engineering {{small|(track 20)}}
* Chris Ketley – string production {{small|(tracks 1, 16, 19)}}; choir production {{small|(tracks 8, 16, 17)}}
* Jason Elliott – string engineering {{small|(tracks 1, 16, 19)}}; choir engineering {{small|(tracks 8, 16, 17)}}
* Bob Knight – string supply {{small|(tracks 1, 16, 19)}}; choir supply {{small|(tracks 8, 17)}}
* Greg Kurstin – production {{small|(tracks 2, 3, 6, 8, 11, 16, 19)}}; engineering {{small|(tracks 2, 3, 6, 8, 12, 16, 19)}}; vocal production {{small|(tracks 6, 12)}}; recording {{small|(track 11)}}; additional production, vocal recording {{small|(track 12)}}
* Alex Pasco – engineering {{small|(tracks 2, 3, 6, 8, 16, 19)}}; recording {{small|(track 11)}}
* Julian Burg – engineering {{small|(tracks 2, 3, 6, 8, 16, 19)}}; recording {{small|(track 11)}}
* Ryan Tedder – production {{small|(track 4)}}
* Noel Zancanella – production {{small|(track 4)}}
* Anders Kjær – additional production {{small|(track 4)}}
* Synthomania – additional production {{small|(track 4)}}
* Rich Rich – engineering {{small|(track 4)}}
* Rob Cohen – engineering assistance {{small|(track 4)}}
* Max Martin – production {{small|(tracks 5, 9, 13, 14)}}
* Ilya – production {{small|(tracks 5, 7)}}
* Sam Holland – engineering {{small|(tracks 5, 7, 9, 10, 13–15)}}
* Fred – additional production, vocal recording {{small|(track 6)}}; vocal production, engineering {{small|(tracks 6, 12)}}; production {{small|(track 12)}}
* Laleh Pourkarim – additional vocals recording {{small|(track 7)}}; vocal recording {{small|(track 14)}}; production {{small|(tracks 18, 20)}}; engineering, vocal production {{small|(track 20)}}
* Ali Payami – production {{small|(tracks 9, 13, 15)}}
* Peter Carlsson – vocal editing {{small|(track 9)}}
* Mattias Bylund – string recording, string editing
* Peter Svensson – production {{small|(track 10)}}
* The Struts – production {{small|(track 10)}}
* Noah "Mailbox" Passovoy – engineering {{small|(track 10)}}
* Cory Bice – engineering assistance {{small|(tracks 10, 13–15)}}
* Jeremy Lertola – engineering assistance {{small|(tracks 10, 13, 14)}}
* Liam Nolan – vocal recording {{small|(track 12)}}
* Rob Katz – engineering {{small|(tracks 13, 14)}}
* [[Kristian Lundin]] – additional vocals recording {{small|(track 13)}}; additional production, vocal recording, vocal production, vocal editing {{small|(track 14)}}
* Carl Falk – production {{small|(track 14)}}
* Klas Åhlund – production {{small|(track 15)}}
* Jim Eliot – vocal production {{small|(track 16)}}
* Joel Little – production {{small|(track 17)}}; engineering {{small|(tracks 17, 19)}}; vocal production, additional production {{small|(track 19)}}
* Gustaf Thörn – engineering assistance {{small|(tracks 18, 20)}}; production assistance {{small|(track 20)}}
* [[Guy Lawrence]] – production {{small|(track 21)}}
* [[Jimmy Napes]] – production {{small|(track 21)}}
* Calvin Harris – production, mixing {{small|(track 22)}}
* Cameron Gower Poole – vocal engineering {{small|(track 22)}}
* Tom Campbell – engineering assistance {{small|(track 22)}}
* Simon Davey – mastering {{small|(track 22)}}
* [[Serban Ghenea]] – mixing {{small|(tracks 2–21)}}
* John Hanes – engineering for mix
* [[Tom Coyne (music engineer)|Tom Coyne]] – mastering
* Randy Merrill – mastering assistance
{{div col end}}

===Artwork===
* Ellie Goulding – creative direction
* Cassandra Gracey – creative direction
* David Roemer – photography
* Richard Andrews – design

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for ''Delirium''
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2015–2016)
! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|3|artist=Ellie Goulding|album=Delirium|rowheader=true|access-date=14 November 2015}}
|-
{{album chart|Austria|5|artist=Ellie Goulding|album=Delirium|rowheader=true|access-date=18 November 2015}}
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|1|artist=Ellie Goulding|album=Delirium|rowheader=true|access-date=13 November 2015}}
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|16|artist=Ellie Goulding|album=Delirium|rowheader=true|access-date=13 November 2015}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|2|artist=Ellie Goulding|rowheader=true|access-date=16 November 2015|refname="can"}}
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{{album chart|Czech|9|date=201546|rowheader=true|access-date=6 November 2018}}
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{{album chart|Denmark|12|artist=Ellie Goulding|album=Delirium|rowheader=true|access-date=18 November 2015}}
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{{album chart|Netherlands|11|artist=Ellie Goulding|album=Delirium|rowheader=true|access-date=13 November 2015}}
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{{album chart|Finland|24|artist=Ellie Goulding|album=Delirium|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2015}}
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{{album chart|France|34|artist=Ellie Goulding|album=Delirium|rowheader=true|access-date=16 November 2015}}
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{{album chart|Germany4|5|id=284370|artist=Ellie Goulding|album=Delirium|rowheader=true|access-date=28 December 2015}}
|-
! scope="row"| Greek Albums ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.gr/charts_en.html |title=Official IFPI Charts – Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Week: 48/2015) |publisher=[[IFPI Greece]] |access-date=December 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212132511/http://www.ifpi.gr/charts_en.html |archive-date=12 December 2015}}</ref>
| 24
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{{album chart|Ireland|2|year=2015|week=46|rowheader=true|access-date=13 November 2015}}
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{{album chart|Italy|22|artist=Ellie Goulding|album=Delirium|rowheader=true|access-date=16 November 2015}}
|-
! scope="row"| Japanese Albums ([[Oricon Albums Chart|Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/505359/products/1161903/1/ |script-title=ja:デリリアム {{!}} Ellie Goulding |trans-title=Delirium {{!}} Ellie Goulding |language=ja |publisher=[[Oricon]] |access-date=6 November 2018}}</ref>
| 90
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{{album chart|New Zealand|4|artist=Ellie Goulding|album=Delirium|rowheader=true|access-date=13 November 2015}}
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{{album chart|Norway|9|artist=Ellie Goulding|album=Delirium|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2015}}
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{{album chart|Poland|30|id=1002|access-date=4 February 2016|rowheader=true}}
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{{album chart|Portugal|19|artist=Ellie Goulding|album=Delirium|rowheader=true|access-date=18 November 2015}}
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{{album chart|Spain|25|artist=Ellie Goulding|album=Delirium|access-date=19 November 2015|rowheader=true}}
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{{album chart|Sweden|7|artist=Ellie Goulding|album=Delirium|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2015}}
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{{album chart|Switzerland|5|artist=Ellie Goulding|album=Delirium|rowheader=true|access-date=18 November 2015}}
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{{album chart|UK2|3|date=20151113|rowheader=true|access-date=6 November 2018}}
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{{album chart|Billboard200|3|artist=Ellie Goulding|rowheader=true|access-date=17 November 2015}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2015 year-end chart performance for ''Delirium''
! scope="col"| Chart (2015)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2015&cat=a |title=Jaaroverzichten 2015 – Albums |language=nl |publisher=Ultratop |access-date=28 December 2015}}</ref>
| 79
|-
! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20150104/37502/ |title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2015 |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=1 July 2019}}</ref>
| 34
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2016 year-end chart performance for ''Delirium''
! scope="col"| Chart (2016)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/2016-12-31|title=Top Selling Albums of 2016|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|access-date=25 December 2016}}</ref>
| 42
|-
! scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2016&dspp=1|title=Årslista Album – År 2016|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=31 May 2020}}</ref>
| 85
|-
! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|last=White|first=Jack|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-40-biggest-albums-of-2016__17580/|title=The Official Top 40 Biggest Albums of 2016|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=30 December 2016|access-date=31 December 2016}}</ref>
| 38
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2016|magazine=Billboard|access-date=9 December 2016}}</ref>
| 89
|}
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==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|artist=Ellie Goulding|title=Delirium|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2015|certyear=2016|date=7 March 2016|access-date=7 March 2016}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Ellie Goulding|title=Delirium|award=Platinum|number=2|type=album|relyear=2015|certyear=2020|access-date=9 September 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Ellie Goulding|title=Delirium|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2015|certyear=2019|id=8367|access-date=10 October 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|artist=Ellie Goulding|title=Delirium|award=Platinum+Gold|type=album|relyear=2015|certyear=2016|date=3 August 2016|access-date=29 August 2016}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|artist=Ellie Goulding|title=Delirium|award=Platinum|number=2|type=album|relyear=2015|certyear=2019|date=12 December 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Ellie Goulding|title=Delirium|award=Platinum|number=2|type=album|relyear=2015|certyear=2016|date=28 September 2016|access-date=28 September 2016}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Singapore|type=album|artist=Ellie Goulding|title=Delirium|award=Platinum|relyear=2015|certyear=2019|access-date=December 24, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Ellie Goulding|title=Delirium|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2015|certyear=2016|id=1756-2980-2|date=30 December 2016|access-date=17 January 2022|salesamount=389,000|salesref=<ref name="UK sales">{{cite magazine |last=Paine |first=Andre |url=https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/polydor-scores-third-consecutive-no-1-album-as-ellie-goulding-does-the-chart-double/087741 |title=Polydor scores third consecutive No.1 album as Ellie Goulding does the chart double |magazine=Music Week |date=14 April 2023 |access-date=6 November 2023}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Ellie Goulding|title=Delirium|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2015|certyear=2018|date=25 October 2018|access-date=26 October 2018}}
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==See also==
* [[List of 2015 albums]]
* [[List of number-one albums of 2015 (Belgium)]]
* [[List of UK top-ten albums in 2015]]
* [[List of UK Album Downloads Chart number ones of the 2010s]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 03:47, 20 November 2024

Delirium
Physical standard edition artwork[1][a]
Studio album by
Released6 November 2015 (2015-11-06)
Recorded2014–2015
Studio
Genre
Length56:31
LabelPolydor
Producer
Ellie Goulding chronology
Halcyon Days
(2013)
Delirium
(2015)
Brightest Blue
(2020)
Alternative cover
Japanese cover
Japanese cover
Singles from Delirium
  1. "On My Mind"
    Released: 17 September 2015
  2. "Army"
    Released: 15 January 2016
  3. "Something in the Way You Move"
    Released: 19 January 2016

Delirium is the third studio album by English singer and songwriter Ellie Goulding, released on 6 November 2015 by Polydor Records. Music critics were generally impressed by the overall production of the record, although they were ambivalent in regards to its originality. It debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200, earning Goulding her highest-charting record in the latter country and her highest first-week sales figures in both territories. The album spawned three singles: "On My Mind", "Army" and "Something in the Way You Move".

Background

Goulding has stated that the sound of the album is more pop-oriented than her previous releases. Speaking in an interview, she said: "A part of me views this album as an experiment, to make a big pop album; I made a conscious decision that I wanted it to be on another level".[7]

Singles

"On My Mind" was released as the album's lead single on 17 September 2015. The song received positive reviews and performed well commercially, reaching the top 10 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, and number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Army" was sent to Italian radio on 15 January 2016 as the album's second single.[8] The song was released to contemporary hit radio in the United States on 19 April 2016.[9]

The third and final single from the album, "Something in the Way You Move", impacted contemporary hit radio in the United States on 19 January 2016.[10]

Other songs

"Lost and Found" was released on 23 October 2015 as a promotional single from Delirium.[11] During the week before the album's release, several radio stations premiered different tracks from the album. "Don't Panic" premiered on Graham Norton's BBC Radio 2 show on 31 October 2015,[12] while "Keep On Dancin'" debuted on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show on 2 November 2015.[13]

The album includes Goulding's song "Love Me like You Do", which was originally released as a single from the soundtrack to the 2015 film Fifty Shades of Grey and became a commercial success worldwide. The deluxe edition also includes Goulding's collaboration with Scottish DJ Calvin Harris, "Outside", released as a single from his 2014 album Motion. The North American deluxe edition contains Goulding's collaboration with American electronic music trio Major Lazer (also featuring American-Jamaican singer Tarrus Riley), Powerful, released as a single from their 2015 album Peace is the Mission.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[14]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[15]
Clash2/10[16]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[17]
NME3/5[18]
The Observer[19]
Pitchfork7.2/10[6]
PopMatters[5]
Q[20]
Rolling Stone[21]
Spin7/10[22]

Delirium received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 70, based on 15 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[14] Peter Robinson of Q remarked that the album "seems to enjoy pushing pop's boundaries, and six years into her career feels like Goulding's first true superstar moment", while noting that her "nuanced lyrics steer Delirium away from homogeneity".[20] Michael Cragg of The Observer wrote that the album "goes straight for the pop jugular, unleashing a relentless barrage of bangers that almost always hit the spot."[19] Matt Collar of AllMusic opined that "it's the unexpectedly appealing combination of Goulding's distinctive voice and the melismatic R&B bent of the songs on Delirium that makes for such an ecstatic listen."[15] Eve Barlow of Spin commented, "Finally, [Goulding is] embracing the responsibility to provide stone-cold tunes without pretense", adding, "Perhaps she's finally come to terms with playing in the major leagues because she's sussed out the sweet spot between pop homogeneity and experimentation."[22] Despite criticising Goulding for copying pop trends and stating the "darker, deeper tones" may have been "a better fit for Meghan Trainor than Goulding", Pitchfork's Hazel Cills commended the singer for her "evocative storytelling and ability to craft great dance music".[6]

Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone compared Goulding's change in musical direction to "the country-to-pop transformation her pal Taylor Swift pulled off with 1989", stating that "[t]he songwriting on Delirium doesn't always feel worthy of her ambitions, but Goulding is technically peerless and versatile, maintaining her power and flare throughout and crushing every glassy jam she's put in front of."[21] Similarly, Mark Allister of PopMatters pointed out the album's "rather limited scope of lyric subjects" and concluded, "Goulding's sound has gained an even greater sheen and expectations have grown, and we'll see, in the coming months, whether Delirium is the big album that Goulding is aiming for."[5] Entertainment Weekly's Kyle Anderson viewed Delirium as "too well-constructed and honestly ambitious, and the tracks that land in Goulding's comfort zone [...] rank among her best work. But the album also fails to elevate Goulding to her desired plateau, ultimately making it a narrow and sometimes frustrating miss."[17] Matthew Horton of NME felt that "[t]here's something disappointing about [the album], however undeniable the quality of material."[18] In a negative review for Clash, Joe Rivers expressed that Goulding's voice is "too wispy to hold its own versus the maximalist rave-pop of the day. Throughout Delirium, her vocals are often double-tracked in an attempt to circumvent this, but it largely fails, and the singing is forever fighting for attention amid a swamp of crashing beats and over-zealous synths."[16]

Accolades

Critics' rankings of Delirium
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Digital Spy The 25 Best Albums of 2015
7
Popjustice The Top 33 Albums of 2015
4
Rolling Stone 20 Best Pop Albums of 2015
12

Commercial performance

Delirium debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart and at number one on the UK Album Downloads Chart, with 38,429 copies sold in its first week, marking the biggest first-week sales of Goulding's career so far.[26] In Australia, Delirium charted at number three, becoming her second album to land within the top 10 and her highest-charting album in the country.[27]

In the United States, the album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 with 61,000 album-equivalent units (42,000 in pure album sales), earning Goulding her highest-charting album yet.[28] As of February 2016, the album had sold 117,000 copies in the US.[29]

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro (Delirium)"
  • Kearns
  • Ketley
1:54
2."Aftertaste"
Kurstin3:46
3."Something in the Way You Move"
  • Goulding
  • Kurstin
Kurstin3:47
4."Keep On Dancin'"
  • Tedder
  • Zancanella
  • Anders Kjær[a]
  • Synthomania[a]
3:46
5."On My Mind"
  • Martin
  • Ilya
3:33
6."Around U"
3:17
7."Codes"
  • Goulding
  • Martin
  • Kotecha
  • Salmanzadeh
Ilya3:16
8."Holding On for Life"Kurstin4:15
9."Love Me Like You Do"
  • Martin
  • Payami
4:12
10."Don't Need Nobody"
  • Svensson
  • The Struts
3:33
11."Don't Panic"
  • Goulding
  • Kurstin
  • McDonald
Kurstin3:16
12."We Can't Move to This"
  • Goulding
  • Fred Gibson
  • Alex Gibson
  • Kurstin
  • McDonald
3:28
13."Army"
  • Goulding
  • Martin
  • Kotecha
  • Payami
  • Martin
  • Payami
3:57
14."Lost and Found"3:36
15."Devotion"
  • Åhlund
  • Payami
3:46
16."Scream It Out"
3:09
Total length:56:31
Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
17."The Greatest"
Little3:31
18."I Do What I Love"
  • Goulding
  • Pourkarim
Pourkarim2:51
19."Paradise"
  • Goulding
  • Little
  • Kurstin
  • Little[a]
3:44
20."Winner"
  • Goulding
  • Pourkarim
  • Pourkarim
  • Gustaf Thörn[c]
3:20
21."Heal"
  • Lawrence
  • Jimmy Napes
4:52
22."Outside" (Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding)
  • Calvin Harris
  • Goulding
Harris3:47
Total length:78:36
North American deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[30][31]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
23."Powerful" (Major Lazer featuring Ellie Goulding and Tarrus Riley)
3:25
Total length:82:01
Target exclusive deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[32]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
24."Let It Die"GouldingKearns3:31
25."Two Years Ago"
  • Goulding
  • Eliot
Eliot5:01
Total length:34:03

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer
  • ^[b] signifies a vocal producer
  • ^[c] signifies an assistant producer

Sample credits

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the deluxe edition of Delirium.[33]

Musicians

  • Ellie Goulding – lead vocals (all tracks); backing vocals (tracks 10, 18, 20); live percussion (tracks 18, 20)
  • Joe Kearns – keyboards, programming (track 1)
  • Chris Ketley – string arrangements (tracks 1, 16, 19); choir arrangements (tracks 8, 16, 17)
  • Everton Nelson – violin (tracks 1, 16, 19)
  • Emil Chakalov – violin (tracks 1, 16, 19)
  • Richard George – violin (tracks 1, 16, 19)
  • Jenny Sacha – violin (tracks 1, 16, 19)
  • Sarah Tuke – violin (tracks 1, 16, 19)
  • Max Baillie – viola (tracks 1, 16, 19)
  • Emma Owens – viola (tracks 1, 16, 19)
  • Ian Burdge – cello (tracks 1, 16, 19)
  • Chris Worsey – cello (tracks 1, 16, 19)
  • Greg Kurstin – bass, drums, guitar, piano, keyboards (tracks 2, 3, 6, 8, 11, 16, 19)
  • Ryan Tedder – backing vocals, guitar, instrumentation, programming (track 4)
  • Noel Zancanella – instrumentation, programming (track 4)
  • Ilya – backing vocals (tracks 5, 9); guitar, bass, keyboards, programming (tracks 5, 7)
  • Max Martin – keyboards (tracks 5, 9); programming (tracks 5, 9, 13); drums, percussion, bass (track 9); backing vocals (tracks 9, 13, 15)
  • Fred – instrument arrangements (track 6); programming, synths, percussion, drums, keyboards, backing vocals (track 12)
  • Jenny Schwartz – backing vocals (tracks 7, 13)
  • Jeremy Lertola – backing vocals (track 7)
  • Sam Holland – backing vocals (tracks 7, 13)
  • Savan Kotecha – backing vocals (tracks 7, 9, 13)
  • Annabel Williams – choir (tracks 8, 16, 17)
  • Bobbie Gordon – choir (tracks 8, 16, 17)
  • Hayley Sanderson – choir (tracks 8, 16, 17)
  • Lloyds Wade – choir (tracks 8, 16, 17)
  • Joshua Hayes – choir (tracks 8, 16, 17)
  • Simone Daly-Richards – choir (tracks 8, 16, 17)
  • Janet Ramus – choir (tracks 8, 16, 17)
  • Dawn Joseph – choir (tracks 8, 16, 17)
  • Ali Payami – programming (tracks 9, 13, 15); drums, keyboards, bass (tracks 9, 15); percussion (track 9); backing vocals (tracks 9, 13); guitar (track 13); synths (track 15)
  • Mattias Bylund – strings, string arrangements (track 9)
  • Mattias Johansson – violin (track 9)
  • David Bukovinszky – cello (track 9)
  • Peter Carlsson – backing vocals (tracks 9, 13)
  • Oscar Holter – backing vocals (track 9)
  • Robin Fredriksson – backing vocals (track 9)
  • Mattias Larsson – backing vocals (track 9)
  • Oscar Görres – backing vocals (track 9)
  • Ludvig Söderberg – backing vocals (track 9)
  • The Struts – programming, drums, bass, keyboards (track 10)
  • Peter Svensson – programming, drums, bass, keyboards, additional backing vocals (track 10)
  • The Wolf Cousins Royal Choir – gang vocals (track 10)
  • Benjy Gibson – drums (track 12)
  • Emmanuel Franklyn Adalebu – drums (track 12)
  • Doris Sandberg – backing vocals (track 13)
  • Cory Bice – backing vocals (track 13)
  • Silke Lorenzen – backing vocals (track 13)
  • Rickard Göransson – backing vocals (track 13)
  • Carl Falk – guitar, programming, keyboards, backing vocals (track 14)
  • Joakim Berg – acoustic guitar (track 14)
  • Martin Sköld – bass guitar (track 14)
  • Kristoffer Fogelmark – backing vocals (track 14)
  • Laleh Pourkarim – backing vocals (tracks 14, 18); bass (track 18); drum programming, synths, live percussion (tracks 18, 20)
  • Gustaf Thörn – backing vocals (tracks 14, 20); piano, organ, guitar, bass, string arrangements (track 20)
  • Klas Åhlund – synths, bass, keyboards, programming (track 15)
  • Jim Eliot – additional synths, guitar (track 16)
  • Oli Langford – violin (tracks 16, 19)
  • Reiad Chibah – viola (tracks 16, 19)
  • Richard Pryce – double bass (tracks 16, 19)
  • Joel Little – bass, drums, piano, keyboards (track 17); programming (track 19)
  • Erik Arvinder – strings (track 20)
  • Calvin Harris – all instruments (track 22)

Technical

  • Joe Kearns – production, mixing (track 1); engineering (tracks 1, 6); string production (tracks 1, 16, 19); vocal production, vocal recording (track 6); choir production (tracks 8, 16, 17); additional vocals production, additional vocals recording (track 16); additional vocal engineering (track 20)
  • Chris Ketley – string production (tracks 1, 16, 19); choir production (tracks 8, 16, 17)
  • Jason Elliott – string engineering (tracks 1, 16, 19); choir engineering (tracks 8, 16, 17)
  • Bob Knight – string supply (tracks 1, 16, 19); choir supply (tracks 8, 17)
  • Greg Kurstin – production (tracks 2, 3, 6, 8, 11, 16, 19); engineering (tracks 2, 3, 6, 8, 12, 16, 19); vocal production (tracks 6, 12); recording (track 11); additional production, vocal recording (track 12)
  • Alex Pasco – engineering (tracks 2, 3, 6, 8, 16, 19); recording (track 11)
  • Julian Burg – engineering (tracks 2, 3, 6, 8, 16, 19); recording (track 11)
  • Ryan Tedder – production (track 4)
  • Noel Zancanella – production (track 4)
  • Anders Kjær – additional production (track 4)
  • Synthomania – additional production (track 4)
  • Rich Rich – engineering (track 4)
  • Rob Cohen – engineering assistance (track 4)
  • Max Martin – production (tracks 5, 9, 13, 14)
  • Ilya – production (tracks 5, 7)
  • Sam Holland – engineering (tracks 5, 7, 9, 10, 13–15)
  • Fred – additional production, vocal recording (track 6); vocal production, engineering (tracks 6, 12); production (track 12)
  • Laleh Pourkarim – additional vocals recording (track 7); vocal recording (track 14); production (tracks 18, 20); engineering, vocal production (track 20)
  • Ali Payami – production (tracks 9, 13, 15)
  • Peter Carlsson – vocal editing (track 9)
  • Mattias Bylund – string recording, string editing
  • Peter Svensson – production (track 10)
  • The Struts – production (track 10)
  • Noah "Mailbox" Passovoy – engineering (track 10)
  • Cory Bice – engineering assistance (tracks 10, 13–15)
  • Jeremy Lertola – engineering assistance (tracks 10, 13, 14)
  • Liam Nolan – vocal recording (track 12)
  • Rob Katz – engineering (tracks 13, 14)
  • Kristian Lundin – additional vocals recording (track 13); additional production, vocal recording, vocal production, vocal editing (track 14)
  • Carl Falk – production (track 14)
  • Klas Åhlund – production (track 15)
  • Jim Eliot – vocal production (track 16)
  • Joel Little – production (track 17); engineering (tracks 17, 19); vocal production, additional production (track 19)
  • Gustaf Thörn – engineering assistance (tracks 18, 20); production assistance (track 20)
  • Guy Lawrence – production (track 21)
  • Jimmy Napes – production (track 21)
  • Calvin Harris – production, mixing (track 22)
  • Cameron Gower Poole – vocal engineering (track 22)
  • Tom Campbell – engineering assistance (track 22)
  • Simon Davey – mastering (track 22)
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing (tracks 2–21)
  • John Hanes – engineering for mix
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Randy Merrill – mastering assistance

Artwork

  • Ellie Goulding – creative direction
  • Cassandra Gracey – creative direction
  • David Roemer – photography
  • Richard Andrews – design

Charts

Certifications

Certification for Delirium
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[65] Platinum 15,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[66] 2× Platinum 160,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[67] Gold 10,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[68] Platinum+Gold 90,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[69] 2× Platinum 40,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[70] 2× Platinum 40,000
Singapore (RIAS)[71] Platinum 10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[73] Platinum 389,000[72]
United States (RIAA)[74] Platinum 1,000,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Deluxe pressings feature a golden typeface colour.[2][3] Both digital versions (standard and deluxe) use a different typeface.[3][4]
  2. ^ Track 1
  3. ^ Track 1; vocals on tracks 6 and 8; choir on tracks 8, 16 and 17; strings on track 16
  4. ^ Tracks 2, 3, 6, 8, 11, 12, 16 and 19
  5. ^ a b Track 4
  6. ^ Tracks 5, 7, 9, 10, 13–15, 18 and 20
  7. ^ Tracks 5, 7, 9, 10, 13 and 15
  8. ^ Vocals on track 6
  9. ^ Strings on track 9
  10. ^ Track 9
  11. ^ Track 10
  12. ^ Tracks 12 and 17
  13. ^ Track 14; vocals on track 13
  14. ^ Track 14
  15. ^ Track 15
  16. ^ Vocals on track 16
  17. ^ Tracks 17 and 19
  18. ^ Track 17
  19. ^ Tracks 18, 20 and 22
  20. ^ Track 21
  21. ^ Track 22

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