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{{short description|2022 song by Gryffin and OneRepublic}}
{{Short description|2024 album by X Ambassadors}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2024}}
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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox album
| name = You Were Loved
| name = Townie
| cover =
| type = studio
| alt =
| artist = [[X Ambassadors]]
| type = single
| cover =
| artist = [[Gryffin]] and [[OneRepublic]]
| alt =
| album = [[Alive (Gryffin album)|Alive]]
| released = April 5, 2024
| released = April 1, 2022
| recorded =
| studio =
| studio =
| genre = EDM
| genre =
| length = 3:42
| length = 47:02
| label = {{flatlist|
| label =
* [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
*Darkroom
| producer =
*[[Interscope]]}}
* X Ambassadors
| writer = {{flatlist|
| prev_title = [[The Beautiful Liar (album)|The Beautiful Liar]]
* [[Gryffin|Daniel Griffith]]
| prev_year = 2021
* [[Ryan Tedder]]
| next_title =
* [[Brent Kutzle]]
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Townie
| type = studio
| single1 = No Strings
| single1date = January 19, 2024
| single2 = Your Town
| single2date = February 16, 2024
| single3 = Half-Life
| single3date = March 15, 2024
| single4 = Follow the Sound of My Voice
| single4date = March 29, 2024
}}
}}
| producer = {{flatlist|
* [[Gryffin]]
* Tedder
* Kutzle
}}
| chronology = [[Gryffin]]
| prev_title = [[After You (Gryffin and Jason Ross song)|After You]]
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = Alive
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = [[OneRepublic]]
| type = single
| prev_title = [[West Coast (OneRepublic song)|West Coast]]
| prev_year = 2022
| title = You Were Loved
| year = 2022
| next_title = [[I Ain't Worried]]
| next_year = 2022
}}{{External music video|{{YouTube|8d9Ma7vp7Sc|"You Were Loved"}}}}
}}
}}


'''''The Beautiful Liar''''' is the third studio album by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[X Ambassadors]]. It was released on September 24, 2021 by [[Kidinakorner]] and [[Interscope Records]]. The album follows X Ambassadors' second album, [[Orion (X Ambassadors album)|''Orion'']] (2019) and the band's EP ''Belong'' (2020). It is [[concept album]], playing similarly to a [[radio drama]].
"'''You Were Loved'''" is a song by American producer [[Gryffin]] and American [[pop rock]] band [[OneRepublic]]. The song was released through Darkroom and [[Interscope Records]] on April 1, 2022, as the fourth single from the former's second studio album [[Alive (Gryffin album)|''Alive'']].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=2022-04-01 |title=Gryffin Taps OneRepublic For Euphoric Collaboration ‘You Were Loved’ |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/onerepublic-gryffin-you-were-loved/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=uDiscover Music |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhanawat |first=Akshay |date=2022-04-07 |title=Gryffin And OneRepublic Connect On New Single ‘You Were Loved’ |url=https://themusicessentials.com/music/gryffin-you-were-loved/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=T.H.E - Music Essentials |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Iahn |first=Buddy |date=2022-04-01 |title=Gryffin, OneRepublic release 'You Were Loved' |url=https://themusicuniverse.com/gryffin-onerepublic-release-you-were-loved/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=The Music Universe |language=en}}</ref>


== Background and composition ==
==Background==
Their multi-collaborative series ''(Eg)'' and ''Belong'' EP were material largely recorded weeks before the [[COVID-19 lockdowns|lockdowns]] as a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. All three band members wrote and composed the album's tracks virtually, starting with what they had before the lockdown and expanding upon it.<ref>{{Cite web |title=X Ambassadors Keyboardist Casey Harris On New Album 'The Beautiful Liar,' Creating Music In The New Norm & Making Music Tech Accessible For All |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/x-ambassadors-keyboardist-casey-harris-new-album-the-beautiful-liar-accessibility-interview |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=www.grammy.com}}</ref>
"You Were Loved" was written and produced by Gryffin and OneRepublic band members [[Ryan Tedder]] and [[Brent Kutzle]]. The song's lyrics describe remembrance of a love that could have been something bigger while also stating optimism in a future relationship. In a statement, Griffyn described the song at its release:<ref name=":0" />


It expresses themes of insanity, powerlessness, self-doubt, and anxiety.<ref>{{Cite web |title=X-Ambassadors lose their minds as they strive to reclaim success on 'The Beautiful Liar' |url=https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2021/10/x-ambassadors-lose-their-minds-as-they-strive-to-reclaim-success-on-the-beautiful-liar |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=The Cavalier Daily - University of Virginia's Student Newspaper}}</ref> Lead singer Sam and keyboardist Casey Harris say the album was influenced by the [[Radio drama|radio shows]] they would listen to as children instead of TV because of Casey's [[Blind musicians|blindness]]. Sam said "I wanted to make an album that felt as unhinged as I did, and as the whole world felt around me. So Adam [Levin], Casey and I carved ourselves a space where we could all be as ugly, weird, funny, and f'd up as we wanted to be."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=2021-09-24 |title=X Ambassadors Release New Studio Album 'The Beautiful Liar,' Drop 'Beautiful Liar' Music Video |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/x-ambassadors-the-beautiful-liar-album-release/ |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=uDiscover Music |language=en-US}}</ref>
{{Blockquote|text=I’m extremely excited to release "You Were Loved", as this record kicks off a new era for my music. Working with One Republic has been an incredible experience and we’re really happy to have created a song that really aligns with both of our projects sonically and lyrically. We feel the record is a euphoric, summer anthem that has a strong emotive core to it. We hope everyone enjoys it as much as we did making it.|author=Gryffin}}


==Music video==
==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
The music video for "You Were Loved" premiered on April 1, 2022 and was directed by Kyle Cogan.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d9Ma7vp7Sc |title=Gryffin & OneRepublic - You Were Loved [Official Video] |date=2022-04-01 |last=GryffinVEVO |access-date=2024-07-11 |via=YouTube}}</ref> The video shows clips of Griffyn on guitar and Tedder at the microphone performing on a [[Los Angeles]] rooftop as the sun sets and turns to night.
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-beautiful-liar-mw0003575282|title=X Ambassadors – The Beautiful Liar Album Reviews, Songs & More|website=[[AllMusic]]|last=Collar|first=Matt|access-date=6 February 2024}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Melodic (magazine)|Melodic]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Clash">{{cite web|url=https://www.melodic.net/album/x-ambassadors-the-beautiful-liar|title=X Ambassadors – The Beautiful Liar {{!}} Reviews|work=[[Melodic (magazine)|Melodic]]|last=Wippsson|first=Johan|date=6 March 2022|access-date=6 February 2024}}</ref>
}}
''The Beautiful Liar'' received generally positive reviews from critics. Matt Collar of [[AllMusic]] gave the album a 4 out of 5 stars and wrote that "''The Beautiful Liar'' is a quirky, oddly intriguing experience, whose conceptual elements interrupt the corporate pop flow of the album". He praised the songs "My Own Monster", "Love Is Death", and "Reincarnated".<ref name="AllMusic"/> Johan Wippsson from [[Melodic (magazine)|''Melodic'']] called the album "a strong comeback from one of the best and most exciting bands in the pop genre right now", calling tracks "Somebody Who Knows You" and "Okay" favorites.<ref name="Clash"/>


== Track listing ==
==Track listing==
All tracks are written by Sam Harris, Casey Harris, Adam Levin, and Russ Flynn. All tracks are produced by X Ambassadors. Additional writers and producers are included below.
{{Track listing
| headline = ''Townie'' track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 47:02


| title1 = Sunoco
* '''Digital download'''<ref>{{Citation |title=You Were Loved - Single by Gryffin & OneRepublic on Apple Music |date=2022-04-01 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/you-were-loved-single/1615814683 |access-date=2024-07-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>
| writer1 =
| extra1 =
| length1 = 4:33


| title2 = Smoke On the Highway
# "You Were Loved" – 3:42
| writer2 =
| extra2 =
| length2 = 4:13


| title3 = Your Town
* '''Digital download – Acoustic'''<ref>{{Citation |title=You Were Loved (Acoustic) [feat. OneRepublic] - Single by Gryffin on Apple Music |date=2022-05-11 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/you-were-loved-acoustic-feat-onerepublic-single/1625198441 |access-date=2024-07-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>
| writer3 =
| extra3 =
| length3 = 5:06


| title4 = I'm Not Really Here
# "You Were Loved" (Acoustic) – 3:31
| writer4 =
| extra4 =
| length4 = 3:18


| title5 = Rashad
* '''Digital download – Remixes'''<ref>{{Citation |title=You Were Loved (feat. OneRepublic) [Remixes] - Single by Gryffin on Apple Music |date=2022-05-09 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/you-were-loved-feat-onerepublic-remixes-single/1624818191 |access-date=2024-07-11 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=You Were Loved (feat. OneRepublic) [Caslow Remix] - Single by Gryffin on Apple Music |date=2022-09-01 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/you-were-loved-feat-onerepublic-caslow-remix-single/1645584241 |access-date=2024-07-11 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=You Were Loved (Far Out Remix) [feat. OneRepublic] - Single by Gryffin on Apple Music |date=2022-09-01 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/you-were-loved-far-out-remix-feat-onerepublic-single/1657277561 |access-date=2024-07-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>
| writer5 =
| extra5 =
| length5 = 3:47


| title6 = (first dam)
# "You Were Loved" ([[The Him]] Remix) – 3:38
| writer6 =
# "You Were Loved" ([[Manse (DJ)|Manse]] Remix) – 3:48
| extra6 =
# "You Were Loved" (Caslow Remix) – 3:56
| length6 = 2:30
# "You Were Loved" (Far Out Remix) – 4:32


| title7 = Fallout
==Personnel==
| writer7 =
Credits for "You Were Loved" adapted from [[Apple Music]].<ref>{{Citation |title=You Were Loved by Gryffin & OneRepublic on Apple Music |date=2022-04-01 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/song/you-were-loved/1615814684 |access-date=2024-07-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>
| extra7 =
| length7 = 3:18


| title8 = Women's Jeans
{{col-start}}
| writer8 = Henry Was
{{col-2}}'''Musicians'''
| extra8 = Was
*[[Gryffin]] – programming
| length8 = 3:07
*[[Ryan Tedder]] – lead vocals
*[[Zach Filkins]] – lead guitar
*[[Drew Brown (musician)|Drew Brown]] – guitar
*[[Brent Kutzle]] – bass guitar
*[[Eddie Fisher (drummer)|Eddie Fisher]] – drums
*Brian Willett – keyboards


| title9 = Half-Life
'''Additional Musicians''
| writer9 = {{hlist|Bren Stennis|[[Joy Williams (singer)|Joy Williams]]}}
*Loren Ferard – guitar
| extra9 =
*Steven Mudd – background vocals{{col-2}}'''Production'''
| length9 = 3:13
*Gryffin – production
*Tedder – production
*Kutzle – production
*John Henderson – vocal production
*[[Tom Norris (record producer)|Tom Norris]] – mixing
*Michelle Mancini – mastering{{col-end}}


| title10 = Follow the Sound of My Voice
==Charts==
| writer10 =
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
| extra10 =
|+ Chart performance for "You Were Loved"
| length10 = 5:50
! scope="col"| Chart (2022)

! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
| title11 = Start a Band
|-
| writer11 =
{{single chart|Billboarddanceelectronic|11|artist=OneRepublic|rowheader=true|access-date=10 July 2024}}
| extra11 =
|-
| length11 = 4:33
! scope="row"| New Zealand Top 40 Singles ([[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=5315|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=11 April 2022|access-date=10 July 2024}}</ref>

| 24
| title12 = No Strings
|-
| writer12 = {{hlist|[[Jacob Kasher Hindlin]]|[[Ricky Reed]]|Tobias Wincorn}}
|}
| extra12 = Wincorn
| length12 = 3:33

}}


==References==
==References==
<references />
{{reflist}}


{{Gryffin}}
{{X Ambassadors}}
{{Authority control}}
{{OneRepublic}}
{{Authority Control}}

Revision as of 20:12, 21 July 2024

Townie
Studio album by
X Ambassadors
ReleasedApril 5, 2024
Length47:02
Label
Producer
  • X Ambassadors
X Ambassadors chronology
The Beautiful Liar
(2021) 		Townie
(2024)
Singles from Townie
  1. "No Strings"
    Released: January 19, 2024
  2. "Your Town"
    Released: February 16, 2024
  3. "Half-Life"
    Released: March 15, 2024
  4. "Follow the Sound of My Voice"
    Released: March 29, 2024

The Beautiful Liar is the third studio album by American rock band X Ambassadors. It was released on September 24, 2021 by Kidinakorner and Interscope Records. The album follows X Ambassadors' second album, Orion (2019) and the band's EP Belong (2020). It is concept album, playing similarly to a radio drama.

Background

Their multi-collaborative series (Eg) and Belong EP were material largely recorded weeks before the lockdowns as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. All three band members wrote and composed the album's tracks virtually, starting with what they had before the lockdown and expanding upon it.[1]

It expresses themes of insanity, powerlessness, self-doubt, and anxiety.[2] Lead singer Sam and keyboardist Casey Harris say the album was influenced by the radio shows they would listen to as children instead of TV because of Casey's blindness. Sam said "I wanted to make an album that felt as unhinged as I did, and as the whole world felt around me. So Adam [Levin], Casey and I carved ourselves a space where we could all be as ugly, weird, funny, and f'd up as we wanted to be."[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Melodic[5]

The Beautiful Liar received generally positive reviews from critics. Matt Collar of AllMusic gave the album a 4 out of 5 stars and wrote that "The Beautiful Liar is a quirky, oddly intriguing experience, whose conceptual elements interrupt the corporate pop flow of the album". He praised the songs "My Own Monster", "Love Is Death", and "Reincarnated".[4] Johan Wippsson from Melodic called the album "a strong comeback from one of the best and most exciting bands in the pop genre right now", calling tracks "Somebody Who Knows You" and "Okay" favorites.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sam Harris, Casey Harris, Adam Levin, and Russ Flynn. All tracks are produced by X Ambassadors. Additional writers and producers are included below.

Townie track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Sunoco"  4:33
2."Smoke On the Highway"  4:13
3."Your Town"  5:06
4."I'm Not Really Here"  3:18
5."Rashad"  3:47
6."(first dam)"  2:30
7."Fallout"  3:18
8."Women's Jeans"Henry WasWas3:07
9."Half-Life"
 3:13
10."Follow the Sound of My Voice"  5:50
11."Start a Band"  4:33
12."No Strings"
Wincorn3:33
Total length:47:02

References

  1. ^ "X Ambassadors Keyboardist Casey Harris On New Album 'The Beautiful Liar,' Creating Music In The New Norm & Making Music Tech Accessible For All". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  2. ^ "X-Ambassadors lose their minds as they strive to reclaim success on 'The Beautiful Liar'". The Cavalier Daily - University of Virginia's Student Newspaper. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  3. ^ Paul, Larisha (2021-09-24). "X Ambassadors Release New Studio Album 'The Beautiful Liar,' Drop 'Beautiful Liar' Music Video". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  4. ^ a b Collar, Matt. "X Ambassadors – The Beautiful Liar Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b Wippsson, Johan (6 March 2022). "X Ambassadors – The Beautiful Liar | Reviews". Melodic. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
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