Chaos and the Calm
2015 studio album by James Bay From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2015 studio album by James Bay From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chaos and the Calm is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter James Bay. It was first released on 23 March 2015 via Republic Records.
Chaos and the Calm | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 23 March 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2013–2014 | |||
Studio | Blackbird (Nashville)[1][2] | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 48:11 | |||
Label | Republic | |||
Producer |
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James Bay chronology | ||||
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Singles from Chaos and the Calm | ||||
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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.
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 58/100[7] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [8] |
Clash | 7/10[9] |
The Guardian | [10] |
PopMatters | 6/10[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.
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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Craving" | Jacquire King | 3:47 | |
2. | "Hold Back the River" |
| King | 3:59 |
3. | "Let It Go" |
| King | 4:21 |
4. | "If You Ever Want to Be in Love" |
| King | 3:58 |
5. | "Best Fake Smile" |
| King | 3:26 |
6. | "When We Were on Fire" |
| King | 3:59 |
7. | "Move Together" | King | 4:37 | |
8. | "Scars" | Bay | King | 4:32 |
9. | "Collide" |
| King | 3:24 |
10. | "Get Out While You Can" |
| King | 4:43 |
11. | "Need the Sun to Break" |
| King | 3:46 |
12. | "Incomplete" |
| King | 3:41 |
Total length: | 48:11 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Running" | Bay | Bay | 3:36 |
14. | "Clocks Go Forward" |
| Green | 4:10 |
15. | "Stealing Cars" |
| Green | 3:43 |
16. | "Scars" (live at iTunes Festival 2014; digital bonus track only) | 4:43 | ||
Total length: | 64:23 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Move Together" (The Dark of the Morning Version) |
| Green | 4:45 |
2. | "Need the Sun to Break" (The Dark of the Morning Version) |
| Green | 3:37 |
3. | "When We Were on Fire" (The Dark of the Morning Version) |
| Green | 3:59 |
4. | "Stealing Cars" |
| Green | 3:43 |
5. | "Clocks Go Forward" |
| Green | 4:10 |
6. | "Sparks" |
| Bay | 3:07 |
7. | "Wait in Line" |
| Bay | 4:00 |
8. | "Running" | Bay | Bay | 3:36 |
9. | "Hear Your Heart" | Robson | 3:02 | |
10. | "Heavy Handed" |
| Bay | 3:29 |
Total length: | 84:00 |
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[61] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[62] | Gold | 7,500* |
Canada (Music Canada)[63] | 2× Platinum | 160,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[64] | 2× Platinum | 40,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI)[65] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI)[66] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[67] | Gold | 30,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[68] | Gold | 7,500^ |
Norway (IFPI Norway)[69] | Gold | 15,000* |
Singapore (RIAS)[70] | Gold | 5,000* |
Sweden (GLF)[71] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[72] | Gold | 10,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[73] | 3× Platinum | 824,540[74] |
United States (RIAA)[75] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Ireland | 20 March 2015 | ||
United Kingdom[76] | 23 March 2015 |
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