Stories (Avicii album)

Stories
Studio album by Avicii
Released 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)
Genre
Length 54:33
Label
Producer
Avicii chronology
Pure Grinding / For a Better Day
(2015)		 Stories
(2015)		 "ID [Dreams]"
(2017)
Singles from Stories
  1. "Waiting for Love"
    Released: May 22, 2015
  2. "For a Better Day"
    Released: August 28, 2015
  3. "Pure Grinding"
    Released: August 28, 2015
  4. "Broken Arrows"
    Released: September 29, 2015

Stories is the second studio album by Swedish DJ Avicii. It was released on October 2, 2015, through PRMD and Island. The album was produced by Avicii with additional production done by Salem Al Fakir, Alex Ebert, Carl Falk, Kristoffer Fogelmark, Martin Garrix, Dhani Lennevald, Ash Pournouri, Albin Nedler, and Vincent Pontare on several of the tracks. Stories was released to mixed to positive reviews from music critics.

Four singles were released from the album: "Waiting for Love", "Pure Grinding", "For a Better Day", and "Broken Arrows". In addition, two promotional singles were released: "Ten More Days", and "Gonna Love Ya". As of the first week of November, Stories has sold one million copies worldwide.[1] Additionally, Stories was the fourth most-streamed album of the year worldwide on Spotify.[2]

Background

In July 2014, Avicii told Rolling Stone that he had worked on 70 songs for his next album and would include collaborations with Jon Bon Jovi, Billie Joe Armstrong, Chris Martin, Wyclef Jean, Serj Tankian and Matisyahu. Describing the album, Avicii said: "It's going to be a lot more song-oriented."[3] On 2 March 2015, Avicii performed live at Australia's Future Music Festival. A lot of songs were leaked onto the internet from Avicii's UMF 2015 set. These songs include "Waiting for Love", "For a Better Day", "City Lights" and "Sunset Jesus", leaked under the name "Attack".[4] A complete track listing of the set can be found on Avicii's SoundCloud page.[5]

On 22 May 2015, Avicii premiered his first single from Stories, "Waiting for Love". The track was co-produced by DJ and producer Martin Garrix. Almost a month later, Avicii communicated through Twitter that he had finished the album after two years of work.[6] On 4 August 2015, it was announced on iHeartMedia Summit that Avicii's next single from Stories was "For a Better Day", featuring singer Alex Ebert.[7] On 28 August, he released his next two singles, the other being "Pure Grinding".[8]

Singles

"Waiting for Love" is a song featuring uncredited vocals from Simon Aldred of Cherry Ghost. Avicii released it on the 22 May 2015. "For a Better Day" is a song featuring uncredited vocals from Alex Ebert. Avicii released it on 28 August 2015. "Pure Grinding" is a song featuring uncredited vocals from Kristoffer Fogelmark and Earl St. Clair. Avicii released it on 28 August 2015. "Broken Arrows" is a song featuring uncredited vocals from Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band. Avicii first released it on 29 September 2015, three days ahead of the album release as a pre-order single. It became an official single during October 2015.

Promotional singles

"Ten More Days" is a song featuring uncredited vocals from Zak Abel. Avicii released it on 30 September 2015, two days ahead of album release as a pre-order single. "Gonna Love Ya" is a song featuring uncredited vocals from Sandro Cavazza. Avicii released it on 1 October 2015, one day ahead of the album release as a pre-order single.[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
Billboard[11]
Boston Globe(favourable)[12]
Rolling Stone[13]

The album received mixed to average reviews. At Metacritic, the album received a score of 64, indicating mixed reviews. David Jeffries from AllMusic gave the album a positive review, stating that "the pleasing, alive, and diverse Stories is a fine reason to think of Avicii as a producer of attractive music, with EDM, pop, and all other genres on a sliding scale."[10] Boston Globe's Maura Johnston says that "Stories drags a bit at the end, the low point being a reggae-lite track starring former Fugee Wyclef Jean and the fusion-minded Matisyahu, but when it hits, it hits big."[12] Michaelangelo Matos, from Billboard, gives the album a mixed-positive review, praising "Talk to Myself", "Touch Me" and "City Lights", saying they "are more or less direct Daft Punk homages, with a filtered, boogie-disco feel, playful effects and found-sound cut-ups".[11]

Track listing

Stories — CD – digital download – streaming – Spotify – iTunes[14][15]
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Waiting for Love"  
 3:50
2. "Talk to Myself"  
  • Bergling
  • Carl Falk
  • Ash Pournouri
 3:55
3. "Touch Me"  
  • Bergling
  • Adriano Buffone
  • Gerrard O'Connell
  • Celeste Waite
  • Ash Pournouri
Bergling 3:06
4. "Ten More Days"  
  • Bergling
  • Simon Aldred
  • Zak Abel
Bergling 4:05
5. "For a Better Day"  
  • Bergling
  • Ebert
 3:26
6. "Broken Arrows"  
  • Bergling
  • Carl Falk
  • Ash Pournouri
 3:52
7. "True Believer"  
Bergling 4:48
8. "City Lights"  
  • Bergling
  • Noonie Bao
  • Oskar Jonas Wallin
  • Ash Pournouri
  • Bergling
  • Ash Pournouri
 6:28
9. "Pure Grinding"  
  • Bergling
  • Kristoffer Fogelmark
  • Albin Nedler
  • Earl Johnson
  • Bergling
  • Kristoffer Fogelmark
  • Albin Nedler
 2:51
10. "Sunset Jesus"  
  • Bergling
  • Dhani Lennevald
 4:24
11. "Can't Catch Me"  
Bergling 3:59
12. "Somewhere in Stockholm"  
  • Bergling
  • Daniel Adams-Ray
  • Henrik Jonback
  • Carl Petter Tarland
  • Oskar Jonas Wallin
Bergling 3:22
13. "Trouble"  
  • Bergling
  • Falk
  • Wayne Hector
  • Yacoub
Bergling 2:52
14. "Gonna Love Ya"  
  • Bergling
  • Sandro Cavazza
  • Dhani Lennevald
  • Ash Pournouri
  • Marcus Thunberg Wessel
  • Bergling
  • Ash Pournouri
  • Dhani Lennevald
 3:35
Total length:
 54:33
Stories – UK version [16]
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
15. "The Nights"  
  • Bergling
  • Nicholas Furlong
  • Gabriel Benjamin
  • Jordan Suecof
  • John Feldmann
  • Ash Pournouri
  • Bergling
  • Ash Pournouri
 2:56
Total length:
 57:29
Stories – Japan and Russia version (Bonus tracks) [17]
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
15. "The Days"  
  • Bergling
  • Al Fakir
  • Pontare
 4:38
16. "The Nights"  
  • Bergling
  • Furlong
  • Benjamin
  • Suecof
  • Feldmann
  • Ash Pournouri
  • Bergling
  • Ash Pournouri
 2:56
17. "Waiting for Love (Sam Feldt Remix)"  
 5:10
Total length:
 1:07:17

Personnel

Vocals

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] 10
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[19] 6
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] 7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] 14
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[22] 3
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[23] 25
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[24] 9
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[25] 7
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[26] 10
French Albums (SNEP)[27] 19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[28] 8
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[29] 11
Irish Albums (IRMA)[30] 11
Italian Albums (FIMI)[31] 14
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[32] 9
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[33] 23
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[34] 1
Scottish Albums (OCC)[35] 3
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[36] 42
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[37] 17
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[38] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[39] 3
UK Albums (OCC)[40] 9
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[41] 3
US Billboard 200[42] 17
US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[43] 1
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[44] 8

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Poland (ZPAV)[45] Gold 10,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label
Worldwide 2 October 2015
PRMD

References

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  10. 1 2 "AllMusic Review by David Jeffries". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  11. 1 2 "Avicii Expands His Musical Reach on 'Stories': Album Review". Billboard. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
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  16. ↑ "Stories (UK Version)". iTunes.
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  19. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Avicii – Stories" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  20. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Avicii – Stories" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  21. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Avicii – Stories" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  22. ↑ "Avicii – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Avicii. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  23. ↑ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 201541 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data.
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  32. ↑ "Top of the Shops - アルバムの公式リストは、日本で数週間を販売しました" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
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  41. ↑ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
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  44. ↑ "Avicii – Chart history" Billboard Digital Albums for Avicii. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
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