Kings of Suburbia
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Kings of Suburbia is the fifth studio album by German band Tokio Hotel. It was released by Island Records on October 3, 2014 in Germany and October 6 worldwide. Unlike their previous work which was released in both German and English, Kings of Suburbia was only released in English. The album is available at retail and online stores. There are four versions available at retail stores and Amazon.com [standard edition (11 tracks), deluxe edition (15 tracks in two disks and a DVD disc), vinyl deluxe edition (15 tracks in two vinyl discs) and limited super deluxe edition (a box set of two deluxe edition discs, a DVD disc, two deluxe edition vinyl discs, a cassette with two "Devilish" demo songs and a photo-book)]. There is only deluxe edition available at iTunes and Google Play Music which comes with a bonus video of an interview with the band.[1][2]
Background
On September 3, 2014 Bill Kaulitz posted the cover, name and release date of Kings of Suburbia on his Instagram page.[3] Tokio Hotel announced on their Facebook page that one new song would be available on iTunes each Friday from September 12 until the release of the album on October 3.[4]
On September 9 the band posted on their YouTube channel a video teaser of the first promotional single from Kings of Suburbia called "Run, Run, Run",[5] while the full video was released on September 12. In the video, which is in black and white, Bill Kaulitz is seen singing seated while Tom Kaulitz is playing the piano. The video was directed by Gianluca Fellini.[6]
On September 17 Tokio Hotel announced on their Facebook page that the second promotional single would be "Girl Got a Gun".[7] The song was released on September 19, while a music video for it, directed by Kris Moyes, was released on September 23.
The lead single from Kings of Suburbia, "Love Who Loves You Back", was released digitally on September 26, while the music video directed by Marc Klasfeld was released on September 30.
Evolution of style
"Kings of Suburbia" is a mix of different genres like alternative rock, pop rock and electronic music. It's not like any of their previous albums. Spending 5 years on recording of the new album, the band experimented with lots of new genres. As Bill and Tom spent these years in Los-Angeles, the main influence on the album was Los-Angeles' nightlife. Most of the songs were written by the band and the whole album was mixed and produced by Tom Kaulitz. As Tom says, most of the songs were written on a computer but live instruments were added too to get the sound they wanted to have. [8]
Commercial performance
The album is Tokio Hotel's most successful album on iTunes till date. It peaked at No. 1 in 27 countries and entered Top-5 in 15 more countries.[9]
Track listings
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Feel It All" | Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, Joacim Persson, David Jost | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Stormy Weather" | Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner, David Jost | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Run, Run, Run" | Joacim Persson, Ry Cuming, David Jost, Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, Johan Alkenäs | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Love Who Loves You Back" | Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, Antonina Armato, Tim James, David Jost, Thomas Armato Sturges | 3:49 |
| 5. | "Covered in Gold" | Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner, David Jost | 4:29 |
| 6. | "Girl Got a Gun" | Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner, David Jost | 2:46 |
| 7. | "Kings of Suburbia" | Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner | 3:23 |
| 8. | "We Found Us" | Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner | 3:23 |
| 9. | "Invaded" | Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner | 3:28 |
| 10. | "Never Let You Down" | Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner | 3:13 |
| 11. | "Louder Than Love" | Antonina Armato, Tim James, David Jost, Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz | 3:35 |
| Total length: | 39:00 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Masquerade" | Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner | 3:17 |
| 13. | "Dancing in the Dark" | Tom Kaulitz, Bill Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner | 3:27 |
| 14. | "The Heart Get No Sleep" | Joacim Persson, David Jost, Sebastian Arman, Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz | 3:49 |
| 15. | "Great Day" | Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner | 3:19 |
| Total length: | 52:52 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Masquerade" | 3:17 |
| 13. | "Dancing in the Dark" | 3:27 |
| 14. | "The Heart Get No Sleep" | 3:49 |
| 15. | "Great Day" | 3:19 |
| 16. | "The Intimate Interview 'Time That We Have the Talk' (Video)" | 24:20 |
| Total length: | 1:17:12 | |
Charts
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
Certification |
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| Germany Albums Chart[10] | 2 | |
| Netherlands Albums Chart[11] | 23 | |
| Switzerland Albums Chart[12] | 11 |
References
- ^ "iTunes - Musik - ,,Kings Of Suburbia (Deluxe Version)" von Tokio Hotel". Retrieved 2014-09-17.
- ^ "Tokio Hotel: Kings Of Suburbia - Music on Google Play". Retrieved 2014-09-26.
- ^ "Photo by billkaulitz". Retrieved 2014-09-17.
- ^ "One song each Friday". Retrieved 2014-09-17.
- ^ "Tokio Hotel - Run, Run, Run - YouTube". Retrieved 2014-09-17.
- ^ "Girl Got a Gun Release Date". Retrieved 2014-09-17.
- ^ "Tokio Hotel TV 2014 [EP 04] 'Change The Band Name to…?' - YouTube". Retrieved 2014-10-03.
- ^ "Tokio Hotel - Photos - Facebook". Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- ^ Tokio Hotel – Kings Of Suburbia (Germany)
- ^ Tokio Hotel – Kings Of Suburbia (Germany)
- ^ Tokio Hotel – Kings Of Suburbia (Germany)