VHS (album)

VHS
VHS
Studio album by X Ambassadors
Released	June 30, 2015
Recorded	2013–2015
Genre	Electropop; alternative rock; electronic rock;
Length	47:33
Label	KIDinaKORNER; Interscope;
Producer	Alex da Kid; X Ambassadors;
X Ambassadors chronology
Singles from VHS
	"Jungle"; Released: December 18, 2013; "Renegades"; Released: March 3, 2015; "Unsteady"; Released: October 13, 2015; "Low Life"; Released: June 28, 2016;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Alternative Addiction	^[3]
Billboard	^[2]
Brent Music Reviews	^[4]
Everything Mainstream	^[5]
Surviving the Golden Age	^[6]

VHS is the debut studio album by American rock band X Ambassadors, released on June 30, 2015 by KIDinaKORNER and Interscope Records. The album has spawned four singles: "Jungle", "Renegades", "Unsteady", and "Low Life". A special edition titled VHS 2.0 was released on June 10, 2016 with five additional tracks and the interludes removed.

Track listing

*VHS* – Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Y2K Time Capsule" (intro)	Sam Harris Rob Harris	X Ambassadors Alex da Kid	0:31
2.	"Renegades"	X Ambassadors Alexander Grant	Alex da Kid	3:14
3.	"Moving Day" (interlude)	S. Harris R. Harris Casey Harris Margaret Wakeley	X Ambassadors Alex da Kid	0:19
4.	"Unsteady"	X Ambassadors Grant	Alex da Kid	3:13
5.	"Hang On"	X Ambassadors Grant Jayson DeZuzio	Alex da Kid DeZuzio	3:00
6.	"Gorgeous"	X Ambassadors Grant	Alex da Kid	3:17
7.	"First Show" (interlude)	S. Harris Noah Feldshuh Nicholas Farhi	X Ambassadors Alex da Kid	0:11
8.	"Fear" (featuring Imagine Dragons)	X Ambassadors Grant Dan Reynolds	Alex da Kid	2:41
9.	"Smoke" (interlude)	S. Harris Feldshuh	X Ambassadors Alex da Kid	0:24
10.	"Nervous"	X Ambassadors Grant	Alex da Kid	3:33
11.	"Low Life" (featuring Jamie N Commons)	X Ambassadors DeZuzio Jamie N Commons	Alex da Kid DeZuzio	4:40
12.	"Adam & Noah's Priorities" (interlude)	Adam Levin Feldshuh	X Ambassadors Alex da Kid	0:27
13.	"B.I.G."	X Ambassadors Grant	X Ambassadors Alex da Kid	3:29
14.	"Feather"	X Ambassadors Grant	Alex da Kid	3:16
15.	"Superpower"	X Ambassadors Grant	X Ambassadors Alex da Kid	3:12
16.	"Loveless"	X Ambassadors Grant	X Ambassadors Alex da Kid	3:19
17.	"Jungle" (with Jamie N Commons)	X Ambassadors Grant Commons Mike Del Rio	Alex da Kid Del Rio	3:09
18.	"Good News on the Remix" (interlude)	S. Harris Grant	X Ambassadors Alex da Kid	0:51
19.	"Naked"	X Ambassadors Grant	X Ambassadors Alex da Kid	3:21
20.	"VHS Outro"	C. Harris S. Harris Levin	X Ambassadors Alex da Kid	1:25
Total length:				47:33

*VHS* – Target exclusive bonus tracks^[7]
No.	Title	Length
21.	"Skin"	4:26
22.	"Heist"	3:34
Total length:		55:33

*VHS 2.0*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Renegades"	3:14
2.	"Unsteady"	3:13
3.	"Hang On"	3:00
4.	"Gorgeous"	3:17
5.	"Fear" (featuring Imagine Dragons)	2:41
6.	"Nervous"	3:33
7.	"Low Life" (featuring Jamie N Commons)	4:40
8.	"B.I.G."	3:29
9.	"Feather"	3:16
10.	"Superpower"	3:12
11.	"Loveless"	3:19
12.	"Jungle" (featuring Jamie N Commons)	3:09
13.	"Naked"	3:22
14.	"Low Life 2.0" (featuring Jamie N Commons & A$AP Ferg)	3:26
15.	"Kerosene Dreams"	3:53
16.	"Collider" (featuring Tom Morello)	3:19
17.	"Gorgeous (Upstate Sessions)"	3:44
18.	"Eye of the Storm"	3:46
Total length:		61:33

Personnel

X Ambassadors

Sam Harris - lead and backing vocals, acoustic, bass and electric guitars, saxophone, additional percussion
Casey Harris - piano, backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
Adam Levin - drums, percussion
Noah Feldshuh - bass and electric guitars, backing vocals

Additional musicians

Jamie N Commons - additional guitar and vocals (on "Jungle" and "Low Life")
Imagine Dragons - additional vocals and instrumentation (on "Fear")

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015–16)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[8]	181
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[9]	2
French Albums (SNEP)^[10]	85
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[11]	56
UK Albums (OCC)^[12]	41
US Billboard 200^[13]	7

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[14]	34
US Billboard 200^[15]	70

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[16]	Gold	40,000^{^}
Poland (ZPAV)^[17]	Gold	10,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[18]	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(s)	Label	Ref.
United States	June 30, 2015	CD digital download	KIDinaKORNER Geffen Interscope	^[19]
United Kingdom	January 1, 2016	Digital download	KIDinaKORNER Geffen Interscope	^[20]

References

^ allmusic
^ ^a ^b ^c Hampp, Andrew (July 3, 2015). "Alt-Rockers X Ambassadors Take a Page From Imagine Dragons on 'VHS'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
^ "Album Review of VHS by X Ambassadors". Alternative Addiction. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
^ "Overall, X Ambassadors' debut album is a strong showing". Brent Music Reviews. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
^ Freecheck, Joel (June 22, 2015). "VHS – X Ambassadors, Everything Mainstream Album Review". Everything Mainstream. blog. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
^ "The lyrics pop out, urging you to sing along as it distracts the fact that the music itself is quite mundane". Surviving the Golden Age. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
^ "X Ambassadors - VHS - Target Exclusive". Target.
^ "Ultratop.be – X Ambassadors – VHS" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
^ "X Ambassadors Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
^ "Lescharts.com – X Ambassadors – VHS". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – X Ambassadors – VHS" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
^ "X Ambassadors Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
^ "Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
^ "Canadian album certifications – X Ambassadors – VHS". Music Canada.
^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2018 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
^ "American album certifications – X Ambassadors – VHS". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ "X Ambassadors - VHS [Explicit] - Amazon.com Music". Amazon.com.
^ "iTunes - Music - VHS by X Ambassadors". iTunes Store (GB).

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[BILLBOARD-2] Hampp, Andrew (July 3, 2015). "Alt-Rockers X Ambassadors Take a Page From Imagine Dragons on 'VHS'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 28, 2015.

[3] "Album Review of VHS by X Ambassadors". Alternative Addiction. Retrieved July 28, 2015.

[4] "Overall, X Ambassadors' debut album is a strong showing". Brent Music Reviews. Retrieved October 14, 2015.

[5] Freecheck, Joel (June 22, 2015). "VHS – X Ambassadors, Everything Mainstream Album Review". Everything Mainstream. blog. Retrieved June 22, 2015.

[6] "The lyrics pop out, urging you to sing along as it distracts the fact that the music itself is quite mundane". Surviving the Golden Age. Retrieved October 14, 2015.

[7] "X Ambassadors - VHS - Target Exclusive". Target.

[ac_Flanders_X_Ambassadors-8] "Ultratop.be – X Ambassadors – VHS" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 6, 2016.

[ac_BillboardCanada_X_Ambassadors-9] "X Ambassadors Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2016.

[ac_France_X_Ambassadors-10] "Lescharts.com – X Ambassadors – VHS". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2015.

[ac_Germany4_X_Ambassadors-11] "Offiziellecharts.de – X Ambassadors – VHS" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 4, 2016.

[ac_UK2_-12] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

[ac_Billboard200_X_Ambassadors-13] "X Ambassadors Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2015.

[14] "Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 23, 2017.

[15] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2016.

[CanadaX_AmbassadorsVHSalbumCertRef-16] "Canadian album certifications – X Ambassadors – VHS". Music Canada.

[PolandX_AmbassadorsVHSalbumCertRef-17] "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2018 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

[United_StatesX_AmbassadorsVHSalbumCertRef-18] "American album certifications – X Ambassadors – VHS". Recording Industry Association of America.

[19] "X Ambassadors - VHS [Explicit] - Amazon.com Music". Amazon.com.

[20] "iTunes - Music - VHS by X Ambassadors". iTunes Store (GB).

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v t e X Ambassadors
Sam Harris Casey Harris Adam Levin Noah Feldshuh Discography
Studio albums	VHS Orion The Beautiful Liar Townie
EPs	Love Songs Drug Songs The Reason
Singles	"Jungle" "Renegades" "American Oxygen" "Unsteady" "Ahead of Myself" "Home" "Boom" "Hey Child" "Hold You Down" "Zen" "Back to You"
Featured singles	"Cannonball" "Sucker for Pain" "Undeniable"
Other songs	"In Your Arms"