Chaos and the Calm: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Following Template:Track lisitng Caitlyn Smith and Steve Robson appear for the first time in the Deluxe Edition's track 9 so it's alright to write their full name with clickable links.
The headline says deluxe version which clearly states it is not published on physical version or CDs, there's no need to add "digital bonus track only" in the title.
Tag: Reverted
Line 147: Line 147:


| title16 = Scars
| title16 = Scars
| note16 = live at iTunes Festival 2014; digital bonus track only<!-- This denotes that the live version is not on physical deluxe versions -->
| note16 = live at iTunes Festival 2014
| length16 = 4:43
| length16 = 4:43


Revision as of 07:28, 6 January 2022

Chaos and the Calm
Studio album by
James Bay
Released15 December 2014
Recorded2013–2014
StudioBlackbird Studios, Nashville, Tennessee[1][2]
Genre
Length48:11
LabelRepublic
Producer
James Bay chronology
Chaos and the Calm
(2014) 		Electric Light
(2018)
Singles from Chaos and the Calm
  1. "Let It Go"
    Released: 15 September 2014
  2. "Hold Back the River"
    Released: 17 November 2014
  3. "Scars"
    Released: 28 August 2015
  4. "If You Ever Want to Be in Love"
    Released: 29 October 2015
  5. "Best Fake Smile"
    Released: 2 March 2016
  6. "Running"
    Released: 11 March 2016

Chaos and the Calm is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter James Bay. It was first released on 15 December 2014 via Republic Records.

The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album, while the song "Hold Back the River" was nominated for Best Rock Song and Bay for Best New Artist.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic58/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Clash7/10[9]
The Guardian[10]
PopMatters6/10[11]

Chaos and the Calm received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 58, which indicates "mixed or average reviews", based on 9 reviews.

Commercial performance

Chaos and the Calm debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart on 29 March 2015, having sold over 64,000 copies in the first week of release.[12]

Track listing

Chaos and the Calm standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Craving"
Jacquire King3:47
2."Hold Back the River"
  • Bay
  • Archer
King3:59
3."Let It Go"
King4:21
4."If You Ever Want to Be in Love"
King3:58
5."Best Fake Smile"
  • Bay
  • Archer
King3:26
6."When We Were on Fire"
  • Bay
  • Jon Green
King3:59
7."Move Together"
King4:37
8."Scars"BayKing4:32
9."Collide"
King3:24
10."Get Out While You Can"
King4:43
11."Need the Sun to Break"
King3:46
12."Incomplete"
King3:41
Total length:48:11
Chaos and the Calm deluxe version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Running"BayBay3:36
14."Clocks Go Forward"
Green4:10
15."Stealing Cars"
  • Bay
  • Green
Green3:43
16."Scars" (live at iTunes Festival 2014)  4:43
Total length:64:23
Chaos and the Calm deluxe edition – disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Move Together" (The Dark of the Morning Version)
  • Bay
  • Hartman
Green4:45
2."Need the Sun to Break" (The Dark of the Morning Version)
  • Bay
  • Pott
Green3:37
3."When We Were on Fire" (The Dark of the Morning Version)
  • Bay
  • Green
Green3:59
4."Stealing Cars"
  • Bay
  • Green
Green3:43
5."Clocks Go Forward"
  • Bay
  • Brammer
  • Argyle (adapter)
Green4:10
6."Sparks"
  • Bay
  • Barry
Bay3:07
7."Wait in Line"
  • Bay
  • Harpoon
Bay4:00
8."Running"BayBay3:36
9."Hear Your Heart"
Robson3:02
10."Heavy Handed"
  • Bay
  • Harcourt
Bay3:29
Total length:84:00

Charts and certifications

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[60] Gold 35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[61] Gold 7,500*
Canada (Music Canada)[62] 2× Platinum 160,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[63] 2× Platinum 40,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[64] Gold 100,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[65] Gold 30,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[66] Gold 7,500^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[67] Gold 15,000*
Singapore (RIAS)[68] Gold 5,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[69] Gold 10,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[71] 3× Platinum 824,540[70]
United States (RIAA)[72] Platinum 1,000,000‡

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

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Ireland 20 March 2015
United Kingdom[73] 2014

References

  1. ^ "James Bay confirms debut album details". NME.
  2. ^ "James Bay - Chaos and the Calm on AllMusic". AllMusic.
  3. ^ a b c d "James Bay - Chaos And The Calm". Clash Magazine.
  4. ^ a b Helen Brown (21 March 2015). "Chaos and the Calm, James Bay, review: 'tiring'". Telegraph.co.uk.
  5. ^ "James Bay: Chaos and the Calm - Album Review". The Irish Times. 20 March 2015.
  6. ^ Tshepo Mokoena. "James Bay: Chaos and the Calm review – festival-ready and forgettably pleasant". the Guardian.
  7. ^ "Chaos and the Calm Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  8. ^ "James Bay 'Chaos and the Calm' review". AllMusic. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  9. ^ "James Bay - Chaos And The Calm". Clash.
  10. ^ "James Bay: Chaos and the Calm review – festival-ready and forgettably pleasant". The Guardian.
  11. ^ "James Bay: Chaos and the Calm". Pop Matters.
  12. ^ Jones, Alan (30 March 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: James Bay debuts at No.1 on Albums Chart". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  13. ^ "Australiancharts.com – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  14. ^ "Austriancharts.at – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  15. ^ "Ultratop.be – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  17. ^ "James Bay Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  18. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  19. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  20. ^ "Lescharts.com – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  21. ^ "Officialcharts.de – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  22. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2015. 13. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  23. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 13, 2015". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  24. ^ "Italiancharts.com – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  25. ^ "Charts.nz – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  26. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  27. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  28. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  29. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  30. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  31. ^ "Swisscharts.com – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  32. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  33. ^ "James Bay Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  34. ^ "James Bay Chart History (Digital Albums)".[dead link] Billboard. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  35. ^ "James Bay Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  36. ^ "James Bay Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  37. ^ "James Bay Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  38. ^ "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2015". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  39. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2015". Ultratop. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  40. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2015". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  41. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (2015)". Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  42. ^ "The Official NZ Music Charts - End of Year Charts 2015".
  43. ^ "Årslista Album – 2015". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  44. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2015". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  45. ^ Copsey, Rob (5 January 2016). "The Official Top 40 Biggest Artist Albums of 2015 revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  46. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  47. ^ "Folk Albums : Dec 31, 2015 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. billboard.com. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  48. ^ "Top Rock Albums : Dec 31, 2015 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  49. ^ "Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  50. ^ "Album Top-100 2016" (in Danish). Hitlisten.NU. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  51. ^ "Jaaroverzichten - Album 2016". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  52. ^ "Årslista Album – 2016". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  53. ^ White, Jack (30 December 2016). "The Official Top 40 Biggest Albums of 2016". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  54. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  55. ^ "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  56. ^ "Album Top-100 2017". Hitlisten. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  57. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2017". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  58. ^ "Årslista Album – År 2017" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  59. ^ Copsey, Rob (11 December 2019). "The UK's Official Top 100 biggest albums of the decade". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  60. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  61. ^ "Austrian album certifications – James Bay – Chaos And The Calm" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  62. ^ "Canadian album certifications – James Bay – Chaos And The Calm". Music Canada.
  63. ^ "Danish album certifications – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  64. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (James Bay)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  65. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type James Bay in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Chaos And The Calm in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  66. ^ "New Zealand album certifications". Recorded Music NZ.
  67. ^ "Norwegian album certifications" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  68. ^ "Singapore album certifications". Recording Industry Association Singapore. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  69. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards 2015". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  70. ^ Jones, Alan (25 May 2018). "Charts analysis: Greatest Showman bests Bay on albums chart". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  71. ^ "British album certifications". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. 
  72. ^ "American album certifications – James Bay – Chaos And The Calm". Recording Industry Association of America.
  73. ^ "iTunes - Music - Chaos and the Calm (Deluxe Edition) by James Bay". iTunes.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chaos_and_the_Calm&oldid=1064037589"