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'{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums --> | Name = A Town Called Paradise | Type = studio | Artist = [[Tiësto]] | Cover = Tiesto - A Town Called Paradise.jpg | Released = 13 June 2014 | Recorded = | Genre = {{flat list| * [[Electronic dance music|EDM]] * [[progressive house]] * [[electro house]] * [[dance-pop]] }} | Length = | Label = {{flat list| * Musical Freedom * PM:AM * [[Universal Music Group|Universal]] }} | Producer = {{flatlist| *John Amatiello *DBX *Dan Book *[[Firebeatz]] *[[Krewella]] *[[Carl Falk]] *[[The Disco Fries|Disco Fries]] *Dean Gillard *[[Hardwell]] *Oscar Holter *[[Showtek|Sjoerd Janssen]] *[[Wouter Janssen|Wouter Janssen]] *Kaaze *Karl-Ola Kjellholm *[[Matthew Koma]] *Alexei Misoul *Matt Nash *[[Justin Prime]] *[[Sultan & Ned Shepard|Sultan + Ned Shepard]] *Dave Silcox *[[Tiësto]] *Matt Ward *[[Rami Yacoub]] }} | Reviews = | Last album = ''[[Kaleidoscope (Tiësto album)|Kaleidoscope]]''<br/>(2009) | This album = '''''A Town Called Paradise'''''<br/>(2014) | Next album = | Misc = {{Singles | Name = A Town Called Paradise | Type = studio | Single 1 = [[Red Lights (song)|Red Lights]] | Single 1 date = 13 December 2013 | Single 2 = [[Wasted (Tiësto song)|Wasted]] | Single 2 date = 25 April 2014 | Single 3 = Light Years Away | Single 3 date = 28 November 2014 }} }} '''''A Town Called Paradise''''' is the fifth [[studio album]] from Dutch [[Electronic music|electronic]] [[DJ]] [[Tiësto]]. It was released on 13 June 2014 through Musical Freedom, PM:AM Recordings, and [[Universal Music Group|Universal Music]]. It was preceded by two singles, "[[Red Lights (song)|Red Lights]]" and "[[Wasted (Tiësto song)|Wasted]]". ==Singles== "Set Yourself Free" was originally released as an instrumental single entitled "Pair of Dice" on 8 October 2012.<ref>http://www.youredm.com/2014/06/17/tiesto-breaks-town-called-paradise/</ref><ref>http://www.tiestoblog.com/preview-tiesto-allure-pair-of-dice/</ref> While "Pair of Dice" was attributed to Tiësto & Allure (another alias of Tiësto's), "Set Yourself Free" was attributed to Tiësto featuring [[Krewella]]. "[[Red Lights (song)|Red Lights]]" was released as the lead single from the album on 13 December 2013. It was his first number 1 in [[Scotland]], it also peaked to number 6 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. The song reached the Top 10 in [[Australia]], [[Denmark]], [[Norway]] and [[Sweden]]. "[[Wasted (Tiësto song)|Wasted]]" was released as the second single from the album on 25 April 2014. The song has peaked to number 3 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. The song has reached the Top 10 in [[Sweden]]. "Let's Go" was released on 13 May 2014 as the album's first promotional single. The track premiered through the commercial advert "Light It Up" presented by [[7UP]].<ref>{{cite web|title=7UP Presents Tiesto's A Town Called Paradise -- "Let's Go" featuring Icona Pop - Live|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAtTbOnIsFA|website=[[YouTube]]|publisher=Tiësto (officialtiesto)|date=8 July 2014}}</ref> "Light Years Away" was released as the album's third single on 28 November 2014.<ref>https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/light-years-away-remixes-feat./id940878361</ref> The song features English group DBX. According to group member [[Pete Kirtley]], the song is about "not giving up, even though the path ahead sometimes seems impossible and unreachable".<ref>http://www.tiestoblog.com/features/dbx-interview-light-years-away-was-our-baby</ref> ==Reception== ===Critical reception=== {{Album ratings | MC = 51/100<ref name="mc">{{cite web|title=A Town Called Paradise - Tiësto|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/a-town-called-paradise/tiesto|website=Metacritic|accessdate=20 October 2014}}</ref> | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-town-called-paradise-mw0002665883|title=''A Town Called Paradise'' - Tiësto|last=Jeffries|first=David|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=20 October 2014}}</ref> | rev2 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' | rev2score = {{rating|2|4}}<ref>{{cite web|last1=Brown|first1=August|title=Tiesto and Deadmau5 make full albums, stretch attention spans|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-tiesto-and-deadmau5-make-full-albums-for-edm-attention-spans-20140616-story.html|website=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=20 October 2014}}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' | rev3Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name=rollingstone>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/a-town-called-paradise-20140617|title='A Town Called Paradise' - Tiesto Album Review|last=Weingarten|first=Christopher R.|date=17 June 2014|work=Rolling Stone|accessdate=20 October 2014}}</ref> | rev4 = [[PopMatters]] | rev4Score = (4/10)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Olson|first1=Benjamin|title=Tiësto: A Town Called Paradise|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/183024-tiesto-a-town-called-paradise/|website=PopMatters|publisher=PopMatters Media, Inc|accessdate=20 October 2014}}</ref> }} Upon its release, ''A Town Called Paradise'' received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Christopher R. Weingarten of [[Rolling Stone]] gave the album a mixed review stating, "EDM has changed pop, and now pop is changing veteran DJ Tiësto. He's moved from the abrasively chilly trance of 2009's Kaleidoscope to embrace pianos and guitars, a warm sound like the 4 a.m. version of Taylor Swift or Coldplay. He's a consummate crowd-pleaser, but he's best when he gets weird: The warped grind of "Echoes" is a standout; "Wasted" might be one of 2014's best country songs."<ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/a-town-called-paradise-20140617 Tiesto 'A Town Called Paradise' Album Review | Album Reviews |] [[Rolling Stone]]</ref> ===Commercial performance=== On 19 June 2014 the album entered the [[Irish Albums Chart]] at number 22. The album entered the [[Recorded Music NZ|New Zealand Albums Chart]] at number 39. On 22 June 2014 the album debuted at number 22 on the [[UK Albums Chart]]. Debuted at #18 on Billboard 200 Album Chart and #2 on Billboard Dance Album Chart. Opened in the US with first week sales 15,013<ref>citation needed</ref> ==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = Standard version<ref>https://itunes.apple.com/nl/album/a-town-called-paradise/id870584700</ref> | writing_credits = yes | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = [[Red Lights (song)|Red Lights]] | writer1 = {{flatlist| *[[Tiësto|Tijs Verwest]] *[[Carl Falk]] *[[Rami Yacoub]] *[[Wayne Hector]] *Michel Zitron *Måns Wredenberg }} | extra1 = {{flatlist| *Tiësto *Yacoub *Falk *John Amatiello{{ref|a|[a]}} *Dean Gillard{{ref|a|[a]}} *Matt Ward{{ref|a|[a]}} }} | length1 = 4:22 | title2 = Footprints | note2 = featuring Cruickshank | writer2 = {{flatlist| *Verwest *Brandon Lowry *Freddy Wexler *Josef Cruickshank *Justin Prime *Ash Pournouri }} | extra2 = {{flatlist| *Tiësto *Justin Prime }} | length2 = 4:17 | title3 = Light Years Away | note3 = featuring DBX | writer3 = {{flatlist| *[[Pete Kirtley]] *Sacha Collisson *John James Newman *Verwest }} | extra3 = {{flatlist| *Tiësto *DBX *Matt Nash *Dave Silcox }} | length3 = 3:43 | title4 = A Town Called Paradise | note4 = featuring [[Zac Barnett]] of [[American Authors]] | writer4 = {{flatlist| *[[Matthew Koma]] *Verwest }} | extra4 = {{flatlist| *Tiësto *Koma *Oscar Holter{{ref|a|[a]}} *Karl-Ola Kjellholm{{ref|a|[a]}} *Koma{{ref|b|[b]}} *Dan Book{{ref|c|[c]}} }} | length4 = 4:09 | title5 = Written in Reverse | note5 = with [[Hardwell]] featuring [[Matthew Koma]] | writer5 = {{flatlist| *Koma *Verwest *[[Ron Aniello]] *[[Hardwell|Robbert van de Corput]] }} | extra5 = {{flatlist| *Tiësto *Koma *Hardwell *Book{{ref|c|[c]}} }} | length5 = 4:28 | title6 = Echoes | note6 = featuring [[Andreas Moe]] | writer6 = {{flatlist| *Verwest *Nash *Silcox *Andreas Moe *Hiten Bharadia }} | extra6 = {{flatlist| *Tiësto *Nash *Silcox }} | length6 = 4:59 | title7 = Last Train | note7 = with [[Firebeatz]] featuring [[Ladyhawke (musician)|Ladyhawke]] | writer7 = {{flatlist| *Verwest *[[Firebeatz|Jurre van Doeselaar]] *[[Firebeatz|Tim Benjamin Smulders]] *[[Ladyhawke (musician)|Phillipa Margret Brown]] }} | extra7 = {{flatlist| *Tiësto *Firebeatz }} | length7 = 4:48 | title8 = [[Wasted (Tiësto song)|Wasted]] | note8 = featuring Matthew Koma | writer8 = {{flatlist| *Koma *Verwest *[[Twice as Nice|Nick Audino]] *[[Twice as Nice|Lewis Hughes]] }} | extra8 = {{flatlist| *Tiësto *Koma *[[The Disco Fries|Disco Fries]] *[[Twice as Nice]] }} | length8 = 3:10 | title9 = Let's Go | note9 = featuring [[Icona Pop]] | writer9 = {{flatlist| *Verwest *Holter *[[Icona Pop|Aino Jawo]] *[[Icona Pop|Caroline Hjelt]] *Marcus Sepehrmanesh *Alx Reuterskiöld }} | extra9 = {{flatlist| *Tiësto *Holter }} | length9 = 3:22 | title10 = The Feeling | note10 = featuring [[Ou Est le Swimming Pool]] | writer10 = {{flatlist| *Verwest *[[Ou Est le Swimming Pool|Charles Haddon]] *Anders Källmark *[[Showtek|S. Janssen]] *[[Showtek|W. Janssen]] }} | extra10 = {{flatlist| *Tiësto *Showtek }} | length10 = 4:45 | title11 = Shimmer | note11 = featuring [[Christian Burns]] | writer11 = {{flatlist| *Verwest *Christian Burns *Nicholas Ditri *Daniel Boselovic *Jonnie "Most" Davis *Paris Hampton }} | extra11 = {{flatlist| *Tiësto *Disco Fries }} | length11 = 3:32 | title12 = Rocky | note12 = with Kaaze | writer12 = {{flatlist| *Verwest *Mick Kastenholt *Simon Gain }} | extra12 = {{flatlist| *Tiësto *Kaaze }} | length12 = 3:32 | title13 = Close to Me | note13 = with [[Sultan & Ned Shepard|Sultan + Ned Shepard]] featuring Quilla | writer13 = {{flatlist| *Verwest *[[Sultan & Ned Shepard|Ossama Al Sarraf]] *[[Sultan & Ned Shepard|Ned Shepard]] *Anna Luisa Daigneault }} | extra13 = {{flatlist| *Tiësto *Sultan + Ned Shepard }} | length13 = 4:20 | title14 = Set Yourself Free | note14 = featuring [[Krewella]] | writer14 = {{flatlist| *Verwest *S. Janssen *W. Janssen *Koma *[[Krewella|Jahan Yousaf]] *[[Krewella|Yasmine Yousaf]] *[[Krewella|Kristopher Trindl]] }} | extra14 = {{flatlist| *Tiësto *S. Janssen *W. Janssen *Koma{{ref|b|[b]}} *Book{{ref|c|[c]}} *Alexei Misoul{{ref|c|[c]}} }} | length14 = 4:39 }} {{tracklist | collapsed = yes | headline = Deluxe version additional tracks<ref name="itunes.apple.com">https://itunes.apple.com/nl/album/town-called-paradise-deluxe/id870659543</ref> | writing_credits = yes | extra_column = Producer(s) | title15 = Don't Hide Your Light | note15 = with MOTi featuring Denny White | writer15 = {{flatlist| *Verwest *Denny White *Timo Romme }} | length15 = 3:15 | title16 = Calling on Angels | note16 = with [[Fred Falke]] featuring Ellen Lea | writer16 = {{flatlist| *Verwest *Elan Lea *Andrew Murray *[[Fred Falke|Frédérick Falke]] }} | length16 = 3:16 | title17 = Can't Forget | note17 = with [[Dzeko & Torres]] | writer17 = {{flatlist| *Verwest *Julian Dzeko *Luis Torres *Redhead Kingpin }} | length17 = 4:10 | title18 = Take Me | note18 = featuring Kyler England | writer18 = {{flatlist| *Verwest *Kyler England *W. Janssen *S. Janssen *[[Tommy Trash|Thomas Olsen]] }} | extra18 = {{flatlist| *Verwest *Olsen *S. Janssen *W. Janssen *Richard Furch{{ref|b|[b]}} }} | length18 = 3:48 }} ;Notes *^{{{note|a|[a]}}} signifies an additional producer *^{{{note|b|[b]}}} signifies a vocal producer *^{{{note|c|[c]}}} signifies an additional vocal producer ==Personnel== {{div col|2}} * Aaron Accetta - Vocal Engineer * John Amatiello - Additional Production * Ron Aniello - Composer * N. Audino - Composer * Zac Barnett - Featured Artist, Vocals * Hiten Bharadia - Composer * Gavin Bond - Photography * Dan Book - Engineer, Vocal Producer, Vocals * Danny Boselovic - Composer, Piano * Delbert Bowers - Assistant * Phillipa Brown - Composer * Christian Burns - Composer, Featured Artist, Vocals * Simon Christianssen - Engineer, Mixing * Sacha Collisson - Composer, Engineer, Guitar, Synthesizer * Cruickshank - Featured Artist, Vocals * Josef Cruickshank - Composer * Anna Luisa Daigneault - Composer * John Davis - Mastering Engineer * Jonnie Davis "Most" - Composer * DBX - Featured Artist, Producer * Disco Fries - Engineer, Producer, Programming * Nicholas Ditri - Composer, Piano * Tommy English - Vocal Engineer * Carl Falk - Composer, Engineer, Guitar, Instrumentation, Producer, Programming, Vocal Arrangement * Firebeatz - Engineer, Featured Artist, Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer * Simon Gain - Composer * Chris Galland - Assistant * Mike Gaydusek - Vocal Engineer * Dean Gillard - Additional Production, Instrumentation, Mixing, Programming, Vocal Mixing * Shep Goodman - Vocal Engineer * Charles Haddon - Composer, Engineer, Fender Rhodes, Vocals * Paris Hampton - Composer * Hardwell - Engineer, Featured Artist, Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer * Stuart Hawkes - Mastering Engineer * Wayne Hector - Composer * Caroline Hjeit - Composer * Oscar Holter - Additional Production, Composer, Drums, Engineer, Guitar, Piano, Producer * Lewis Hughes - Composer * Icona Pop - Featured Artist, Vocals * Sjoerd Janssen - Composer, Mixing, Producer, Programming * [[Wouter Janssen]] - Composer, Mixing, Producer, Programming * Aino Jawo - Composer * Kaaze - Featured Artist, Primary Artist, Producer * Anders Kallmark - Composer, Drums, Engineer, Piano * Mick Kastenholt - Composer, Programming * Pete Kirtley - Composer, Engineer, Piano, Strings * Karl-Ola S. Kjellholm - Additional Production, Engineer, Guitar * Matthew Koma - Bass, Composer, Engineer, Featured Artist, Guitar, Mixing, Producer, Programming, Vocal Engineer, Vocal Producer, Vocals * Krewella - Featured Artist, Vocals * Ladyhawke - Featured Artist, Vocals * Brandon Lowry - Composer * Jordan Loyd - Photography * Manny Marroquin - Mixing * Alexei Misoul - Engineer, Vocal Producer, Vocals * Andreas Moe - Composer, Featured Artist, Vocals * Matt Nash - Composer, Drums, Engineer, Guitar, Piano, Producer, Synthesizer * John James Newman - Composer, Vocals * Ou Est le Swimming Pool - Featured Artist * Ash Pournouri - Composer * Justin Prime - Composer, Producer * Quilla - Featured Artist, Vocals * Eva Reistad - Assistant Engineer * Alx Reuterskiöld - Composer * James Reynolds - Mixing * Ossama Al Sarraf - Composer, Guitar * Markus Sepehrmanesh - Composer * Ned Shepard - Composer, Drums, Engineer, Featured Artist, Mixing, Piano, Producer * Dave Silcox - Composer, Drums, Engineer, Producer, Synthesizer * Tim Smulders - Composer * Nick Steinhardt - Design * Sultan - Drums, Engineer, Featured Artist, Mixing, Producer * Sultan & Shepard - Primary Artist * Tiësto - Engineer, Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer * Kristopher Trindl - Composer * Twice as Nice - Programming * Robbert van de Corput - Composer * Jurre Van Doeselaar - Composer * Tijs Verwest - Composer, Engineer * Matt Ward - Additional Production, Instrumentation, Mixing, Programming, Vocal Mixing * Freddy Wexler - Composer * Måns Wredenberg - Composer * Rami Yacoub - Composer, Engineer, Instrumentation, Producer, Programming, Vocal Arrangement, Vocal Editing * Jahan Yousaf - Composer * Yasmine Yousaf - Composer * Michel Zitron - Composer, Vocals {{div col end}} Credits adapted from [[AllMusic]].<ref>{{cite web|title=A Town Called Paradise - Tiesto Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-town-called-paradise-mw0002665883/credits|website=AllMusic|publisher=All Media Network, LLC|accessdate=20 October 2014}}</ref> ==Charts== ===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col"|Chart (2014) ! scope="col"|{{unbulleted list|Peak|position}} |- {{albumchart|Australia|18|artist=Tiësto|album=A Town Called Paradise|rowheader=true|accessdate=21 June 2014}} |- {{albumchart|Austria|22|artist=Tiësto|album=A Town Called Paradise|rowheader=true|accessdate=28 June 2014}} |- {{albumchart|Flanders|26|artist=Tiësto|album=A Town Called Paradise|rowheader=true|accessdate=28 June 2014}} |- {{albumchart|Wallonia|15|artist=Tiësto|album=A Town Called Paradise|rowheader=true|accessdate=28 June 2014}} |- {{albumchart|BillboardCanada|9|artist=DJ Tiësto|artistid=300022|album=A Town Called Paradise|rowheader=true|accessdate=10 July 2014}} |- {{albumchart|Denmark|33|artist=Tiësto|album=A Town Called Paradise|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 June 2014}} |- {{albumchart|Netherlands|11|artist=Tiësto|album=A Town Called Paradise|rowheader=true|accessdate=28 June 2014}} |- {{albumchart|Finland|36|artist=Tiësto|album=A Town Called Paradise|rowheader=true|accessdate=5 July 2014}} |- {{albumchart|France|80|artist=Tiësto|album=A Town Called Paradise|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 June 2014}} |- {{albumchart|Ireland|22|year=2014|week=25|rowheader=true}} |- !scope="row"|Italian Albums ([[FIMI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/main/chart_id/1833|title=Artisti - Classifica settimanale WK 25 (dal 16-06-2014 al 22-06-2014)|publisher=[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana]]|language=Italian|accessdate=26 June 2014}}</ref> |align="center"|88 |- {{albumchart|New Zealand|39|artist=Tiësto|album=A Town Called Paradise|rowheader=true|accessdate=20 June 2014}} |- {{albumchart|Norway|14|artist=Tiësto|album=A Town Called Paradise|rowheader=true|accessdate=27 June 2014}} |- {{albumchart|Spain|82|artist=Tiësto|album=A Town Called Paradise|rowheader=true|accessdate=25 June 2014}} |- {{albumchart|Sweden|15|artist=Tiësto|album=A Town Called Paradise|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 June 2014}} |- {{albumchart|Switzerland|12|artist=Tiësto|album=A Town Called Paradise|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 June 2014}} |- {{albumchart|UK2|22|artist=Tiësto|date=2014-06-28|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 22, 2014}} |- {{albumchart|Billboard200|18|artist=DJ Tiësto|artistid=300022|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 29, 2014}} |- !scope="row"|US [[Dance/Electronic Albums]]<ref>{{cite web |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dj tiësto|chart=Dance/Electronic Albums C}} |title=DJ Tiësto – Chart history: Dance/Electronic Albums |work=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |date=July 5, 2014}}</ref> |2 |- !scope="row"|US [[Digital Albums]]<ref>{{cite web |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dj tiësto|chart=Digital Albums}} |title=DJ Tiësto – Chart history: Digital Albums |work=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |date=July 5, 2014}}</ref> |7 |- |} ==Release history== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !scope="col"| Region !scope="col"| Date !scope="col"| Format !scope="col"| Label |- ! scope="row"| Netherlands<ref name="itunes.apple.com"/> | 13 June 2014 |rowspan="2"| CD, digital download | {{flat list| * Musical Freedom * PM:AM * [[Universal Music Group|Universal Music]] }} |- ! scope="row"| United States<ref>{{cite web|last=Medved|first=Matt|title=Tiësto Unveils Details for Upcoming 'A Town Called Paradise' Album: Watch 'Wasted' Video|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/code/6069944/tiesto-unveils-details-for-upcoming-a-town-called-paradise-album-watch|work=Billboard|accessdate=24 May 2014|date=25 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tiësto releases fifth album A Town Called Paradise on June 16|url=http://news.beatport.com/blog/2014/04/25/tiesto-unveils-fifth-album-a-town-called-paradise-on-june-16/|accessdate=April 25, 2014}}</ref> | 16 June 2014 | {{flat list| * Musical Freedom * [[Casablanca Records]] * [[Republic Records]] }} |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.tiesto.com Tiesto.com] * [http://atowncalledparadise.com/ A Town Called Paradise] * [http://www.tiestoblog.com/tag/a-town-called-paradise-lyrics/ A Town Called Paradise Lyrics] {{Tiësto}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Town Called Paradise, A}} [[Category:2014 albums]] [[Category:Tiësto albums]]'