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Megalithic Symphony is the debut studio album by American electronic rock band Awolnation , released on March 15, 2011 through Red Bull Records . The album is the band's first full-length release, following the release of the extended play Back from Earth (2010). Megalithic Symphony has since peaked at number 84 on the United States Billboard 200 and at number 57 on the Austrian Albums Chart. As of March 2015, the album sold 581,000 copies in the United States.[ 5]
On December 18, 2014, the RIAA has certified Megalithic Symphony Gold .[ 6]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Aaron Bruno , except where noted
Disc 1 Title 1. "Megalithic Symphony" 0:58 2. "Some Sort of Creature" 0:27 3. "Soul Wars" (Bruno, Eric Stenman) 3:37 4. "People" (Bruno, Stenman) 3:58 5. "Jump on My Shoulders" 4:08 6. "Burn It Down" (Bruno, Jimmy Messer) 2:45 7. "Guilty Filthy Soul" (Bruno, Messer) 3:34 8. "Kill Your Heroes " (Bruno, Brian West ) 2:59 9. "My Nightmare's Dream" 0:27 10. "Sail " 4:19 11. "Wake Up" 3:03 12. "Not Your Fault " 4:03 13. "All I Need" (Bruno, Messer) 3:38 14. "Knights of Shame" (Bruno, Cameron Duddy) (fades out at 11:49, untitled hidden track starts at 13:51) 14:58
Amazon bonus trackTitle 15. "Shoestrings" 3:10
iTunes bonus track (United Kingdom)Title 15. "I've Been Dreaming" 2:58
iTunes bonus track (United States) Title 15. "Swinging from the Castles" 3:04
Deluxe Edition Disc 2 Part 1 – The Songs Title 1. "THISKIDSNOTALRIGHT" 2:41 2. "Some Kind of Joke" 4:52 3. "Everybody's Got a Secret" 3:42 4. "Soul Wars" (Live in Salzburg, Austria) 4:23 5. "MF" 3:17 6. "Swinging from the Castles" 3:02 7. "I've Been Dreaming" 2:58 8. "Shoestrings" 3:11
Deluxe Edition Disc 2 Part 2 – The Remixes Title 9. "Not Your Fault" (Robert DeLong Remix) 5:52 10. "People" (Thomas from Ghostland Observatory Remix) 5:41 11. "Burn It Down" (Innerpartysystem Remix) 4:56 12. "Guilty Filthy Soul" (Samantha Ronson Remix featuring Wale ) 4:18 13. "Jump on My Shoulders" (Thomas from Ghostland Observatory Remix) 4:06 14. "Sail" (Borgore Pop the Sweating I'm Sailing Remix) 4:38 15. "Sail" (Dan the Automator Remix) 4:34 16. "Sail" (Feed Me Remix) 3:29 17. "Sail" (TDE Remix featuring Kendrick Lamar and Ab-Soul ) 4:00 18. "Sail" (Unlimited Gravity Remix) 5:49
Personnel
Awolnation
David Amezcua – bass guitar
Aaron Bruno – vocals, synthesizer, drums, percussion, keyboards, bass guitar, Rhodes, guitar, piano
Kenny Carkeet – rhythm guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
Hayden Scott – drums
Drew Stewart – guitar
Christopher Thorn – guitar
Additional musicians
Jimmy Messer – guitar, drums, synthesizer, bass guitar
Billy Mohler – bass guitar
Tony Royster Jr. – drums
Brian West – synth, Casio
Watts Choir – additional vocals
Arielle Verinis – vocals on "Wake Up"
Cameron Duddy, Curtain$ and Tarrah Toland – vocals on "Knights of Shame"
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
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