Renegades (X Ambassadors song)

"Renegades"
Single by X Ambassadors
from the album VHS
B-side "Unconsolable"
Released March 3, 2015
Format
Genre Folk rock
Length 3:15
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
X Ambassadors singles chronology
"Jungle"
(2014)		 "Renegades"
(2015)		 "Unsteady"
(2015)
Music video
"Renegades" on YouTube

"Renegades" is a song by American rock band X Ambassadors. It was released as the second single from the band's debut studio album VHS on March 3, 2015. It peaked inside the top ten in ten countries including France, Germany, Canada and Poland, where it reached number one. In the United States, the song peaked at number 17 on Billboard Hot 100 and is certified Platinum by RIAA. The song was nominated for the "Top Rock Song" award at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards.[1]

Background

The song was leveraged as a commercial tie-in with the release of the Jeep Renegade. It was delivered very quickly, just a few days after the request was sent in to Interscope Records as the song was nearly complete when Jeep first approached Interscope.[2] It has been the band's most successful song so far. "We're trying not to get too caught up in everything," X Ambassadors vocalist Sam Harris said. "We're just glad people like ['Renegades'] and that it's having a positive effect on them."[3] The song was also featured in the second season of The Flash.

Composition

"Renegades" is a song in B minor, written with a tempo of 88-92 bpm. It follows a chord progression of Bm-D-A-G. [4]

Music video

The music video was released in June 2015 and was shot in the band's hometown of Ithaca, New York. It depicts several people with disabilities working to overcome their challenges. It had a personal aspect to it, since band member Casey Harris has been blind since birth. "We wanted to make it emotional and personal — and that's as personal as it gets for me, Casey and the band," Sam Harris stated.[5]

Track listing

Digital download
No. Title Length
1. "Renegades"   3:15

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2015–16) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 43
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 25
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[9] 21
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 6
Canada AC (Billboard)[11] 9
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[12] 9
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[13] 4
Canada Rock (Billboard)[14] 1
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[15] 3
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[17] 9
France (SNEP)[18] 10
Germany (Official German Charts)[19]
[20]		 10
Ireland (IRMA)[21] 65
Italy (FIMI)[22] 4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[23] 17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[24] 32
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[25] 1
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[26] 5
Slovenia (SloTop50)[27] 6
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[28] 31
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[29] 70
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 2
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[31] 38
UK Download (Official Charts Company)[32] 18
US Billboard Hot 100[33] 17
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[34] 10
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[35] 1
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[36] 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[37] 8
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[38] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
Italy (FIMI)[39] 33
US Billboard Hot 100[40] 54

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[41] Gold 35,000^
Belgium (BEA)[42] Gold 15,000*
Germany (BVMI)[43] Gold 200,000^
Italy (FIMI)[44] 3× Platinum 150,000double-dagger
Poland (ZPAV)[45] Platinum 20,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[46] Silver 200,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[47] Platinum 637,000[48]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide March 3, 2015 Digital download
United States[49] September 25, 2015 Digital download (Remixes)
Germany[50] February 12, 2016 CD single Universal

References

  1. ↑ French, Megan (July 26, 2016). "David Bowie Receives Four Posthumous 2016 VMA Nominations". US Weekly. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ Snavely, Brent (April 17, 2015). "Jeep aims to appeal to 'Renegade in each of us'". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ "X Ambassadors". Billboard.
  4. ↑ X Ambassadors "Renegades" Sheet Music] musicnotes.com
  5. ↑ Catalano, Jim (June 23, 2015). "With new album, X Ambassadors aim for the big time". Ithaca Journal. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – X Ambassadors – Renegades". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – X Ambassadors – Renegades" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – X Ambassadors – Renegades" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – X Ambassadors – Renegades" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  10. ↑ "X Ambassadors – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for X Ambassadors. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Chart Search". Billboard Canada AC for X Ambassadors. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Chart Search". Billboard Canada CHR/Top 40 for X Ambassadors. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Chart Search". Billboard Canada Hot AC for X Ambassadors. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Chart Search". Billboard Canada AC for X Ambassadors. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201550 into search. Retrieved December 15, 2015[16].
  16. ↑ "ČNS IFPI". ifpicr.cz.
  17. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201550 into search.
  18. ↑ "Lescharts.com – X Ambassadors – Renegades" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – X Ambassadors – Renegades". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Offiziellecharts.de. 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  21. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 6, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – X Ambassadors – Renegades". Top Digital Download. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – X Ambassadors search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – X Ambassadors – Renegades" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  26. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201626 into search.
  27. ↑ "SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart". Slotop50.si. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  28. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – X Ambassadors – Renegades" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  29. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – X Ambassadors – Renegades". Singles Top 100. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  30. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – X Ambassadors – Renegades". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-01-22" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  32. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-01-22" UK Download Chart. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  33. ↑ "X Ambassadors – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for X Ambassadors. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  34. ↑ "X Ambassadors – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for X Ambassadors. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  35. ↑ "X Ambassadors – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for X Ambassadors. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  36. ↑ "X Ambassadors – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for X Ambassadors. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  37. ↑ "X Ambassadors – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for X Ambassadors. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  38. ↑ "X Ambassadors – Chart history" Billboard Rock Airplay for X Ambassadors. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  39. ↑ "Classifiche "Top of the Music" 2015 FIMI-GfK: La musica italiana in vetta negli album e nei singoli digitali" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  40. ↑ "Hot 100: Year End 2015". Billboard. billboard.com. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  41. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  42. ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2016". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  43. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (X Ambassadors; 'Renegades')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  44. ↑ "Italian single certifications – X Ambassadors – Renegades" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved September 26, 2016. Select Online in the field Sezione. Enter X Ambassadors in the field Filtra. Select 2016 in the field Anno. The certification will load automatically
  45. ↑ "Polish single certifications – X Ambassadors – Renegades" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  46. ↑ "British single certifications – X Ambassadors – Renegades". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 18, 2016. Enter Renegades in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
  47. ↑ "American single certifications – X Ambassadors – Renegades". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  48. ↑ Trust, Gary (August 27, 2015). "Hot 100 Chart Moves: Fetty Wap Matches a Mark Last Achieved By the Beatles". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  49. ↑ "Renegades (Remixes): X Ambassadors: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  50. ↑
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