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Welcome Reality is the first album by UK dubstep act Nero. A concept album, it was released in Ireland on 12 August 2011[1] and the rest of the world on 15 August 2011 except Australia and New Zealand where it was released on 19 August 2011[2] on Chase & Status's MTA Records.[3]

Singles

  • "Innocence" was the first single released from the album, it was released on 26 April 2010. It peaked at number 167 on the UK Singles Chart.
  • "Me & You" was the second single released from the album, it was released on 2 January 2011. It peaked at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart.
  • "Guilt" was the third single released from the album, it was released on 22 April 2011. It peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.
  • "Promises" was the fourth single released from the album, it was released on 5 August 2011. It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 1.
  • "Crush on You" was the fifth single released from the album, it was released on 13 October 2011. It peaked at number 32 on the UK Singles Chart.
  • "Reaching Out" was the sixth single released from the album on 16 December 2011. It peaked at number 92 on the UK Singles Chart.
  • "Must Be the Feeling" was the seventh single released from the album. It was released on 5 March 2012. It peaked at number 25 on the UK Dance Chart.
  • "Won't You (Be There)" was the eighth and the final single released from the re-release album "Welcome Reality +". It was released on 22 October 2012.

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]
BBC(Unfavourable)[6]
Clash(4/10)[7]
The Guardian[8]
The Independent(Favourable)[9]
LA Times(Favourable)[10]
MusicOMH[11]
NY Times(Favourable)[12]
Pop Matters(7/10)[13]
Spin(7/10)[14]

Welcome Reality has received generally positive reviews. Spin gave the album a score of 7/10, and wrote, "Alana Watson gives Nero's robotic skronk a rare injection of humanity, and the U.K. producers are smart enough to build most of their debut full-length around her husky voice, skipping the sampled spasticity of Skrillex in favor of Daft Punk's melodic big beat, '80s-inspired electro, and stadium-sized mash-ups of squealing guitar and windy synths."[14] Jeff Weiss, for the LA Times, found the album to be "As effective as it is predictable", stating "Welcome Reality will inevitably soundtrack thousands of summer and fall blowouts".[10] The album was not well received by Clash, who stated that "Welcome Reality is so in your face and predictable it feels like the musical equivalent of a Michael Bay movie: loud, crass, periodically fun, but ultimately forgettable".[7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."2808"1:53
2."Doomsday"4:12
3."My Eyes"4:41
4."Guilt"4:43
5."Fugue State"3:35
6."Me and You"4:08
7."Innocence"5:08
8."In the Way"3:57
9."Scorpions"5:56
10."Crush on You"4:10
11."Must Be the Feeling"4:03
12."Reaching Out"4:45
13."Promises"4:17
14."Departure"5:34
Amazon UK bonus track[15]
No.TitleLength
15."Innocence" (Hesper Muze Remix)5:49
iTunes Deluxe Edition bonus tracks[16]
No.TitleLength
15."Angst"4:51
16."Welcome Reality VIP"4:27
17."This Way" (Album Version)5:49
18."New Life"4:33
19."Choices" (Album Version)6:14
20."Symphony 2808"17:34
21."Symphony 2808" (Video) 
Welcome Reality +[17]
No.TitleLength
15."Won't You (Be There)"4:03
16."Etude"4:17
17."Promises" (Skrillex & Nero Remix)4:28

Notes

  • "Me & You (Dirtyphonics Remix)" and "Innocence (Feed Me Remix)" included on the soundtrack of Dirt: Showdown
  • "Crush on You" samples The Jets' 1985 single of the same name. It is not a remix.
  • "Must Be The Feeling" samples Carmen's 1984 single "Time To Move". It is not a remix.
  • "Reaching Out" contains a vocal sample of Hall & Oates' 1984 single "Out Of Touch" as well as an original vocal by Daryl Hall. There is also an arpeggio sample from Kano's Another Life.
  • "Angst", the bonus track included on the deluxe edition of the album, is a remix of Auto's remix of the Justice track "Stress" from the compilation album Ed Rec Vol. 3
  • Lupe Fiasco samples "2808" and "Doomsday" for his 2011 mixtape "Friend of the People."
  • The film Chronicle's trailer samples "Fugue State"
  • "Doomsday" was featured in trailers for the games Armored Core V and Borderlands 2
  • The opening chords of "Doomsday" are sampled from the first movement of Minimalist composer John Adams' 1985 orchestral piece "Harmonielehre".
  • "Doomsday" was also featured in the hit Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks - the song played as fan-favourite Heidi Costello was murdered by her serial-killing father, Silas Blissett.
  • "Must Be The Feeling" is used for a soundtrack in the Got To Dance Live Final.
  • "Guilt" has been used in episode in The Voice UK
  • "Me & You" was used in a Best Buy commercial as well as a promo for the 2012 season of The X Factor and in Sam Adam's song Generation Next
  • "Promises" was used in both an HP laptop commercial and the first three game trailers of Sonic and All Stars Racing Transformed.
  • "Won't You (Be There)" was used in Need For Speed Most Wanted (2012 video game).

Charts

Charts (2011) Peak
Position
Australian Albums Chart (ARIA)[18] 12
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[19] 29
Irish Albums Chart[20] 52
New Zealand Albums Chart[21] 32
Swiss Albums Chart[22] 88
UK Albums Chart[23] 1
US Billboard Top Heatseekers[24] 6
US Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums[24] 6

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Australia 12 August 2011 Digital download, CD MTA Records
Ireland
Germany
New Zealand
Spain
United Kingdom

References

  1. ^ "iTunes - Music - Welcome Reality by Nero". Itunes.apple.com. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  2. ^ "'Welcome Reality' release date, track listing and art work announced". Nero. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  3. ^ Sigel, Tego (11 April 2011). "Nero To Release Their Debut Album Welcome To Reality In August". RWDmag. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Welcome Reality Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  5. ^ O'Brien, Jon. Welcome Reality at AllMusic
  6. ^ "Music - Review of Nero - Welcome Reality". BBC. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Nero - Welcome Reality | Clash Music Latest Album Review". Clashmusic.com. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  8. ^ Alexis Petridis (4 August 2011). "Nero: Welcome Reality - review | Music". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  9. ^ Reviewed by Simon Price (14 August 2011). "Album: Nero, Welcome Reality (Mercury) - Reviews - Music". London: The Independent. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  10. ^ a b 2 August 2011  (2 August 2011). "Album Review: Nero's 'Welcome Reality' - latimes.com". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. Retrieved 29 February 2012. {{cite news}}: Text "  6:00 am" ignored (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Nero - Welcome Reality | album reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  12. ^ Caramanica, Jon (19 December 2011). "Young Jeezy, Nero, and Bryan and the Haggards - Review". The New York Times.
  13. ^ Schiller, Mike. "Nero: Welcome Reality < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  14. ^ a b "Nero, 'Welcome Reality' (MTA)". SPIN. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  15. ^ "Welcome Reality (Amazon Exclusive Bonus Track): Nero: Amazon.de: MP3-Downloads". Amazon.de. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  16. ^ "iTunes - Music - Welcome Reality (Deluxe Version) by Nero". Itunes.apple.com. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  17. ^ {{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/Welcome-Reality/dp/B009P3VFWK/ref=sr_1_11?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1349967591&sr=1-11&keywords=nero
  18. ^ "Australian-Charts.com". Australian-Charts.com. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  19. ^ "Nero - Welcome Reality". ultratop.be. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  20. ^ Irish Albums Chart - Week: 18 August 2011 IRMA, Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  21. ^ Steffen Hung. "Nero - Welcome Reality". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  22. ^ "Rumer - Seasons of My Soul". hitparade.ch/.
  23. ^ UK Albums Chart - Week Ending: 27 August 2011 The Official Charts Company, Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  24. ^ a b "Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard.com. 25 February 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
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