2Cellos (album)

Not to be confused with A Tale of Two Cellos.

2Cellos is the debut studio album by Croatian cello duo 2Cellos. It was released on June 10, 2011, worldwide, through Sony Masterworks. The album peaked at number 1 on the US Billboard Top Classical Albums chart.^[2]

2Cellos
Studio album by 2Cellos
Released	June 10, 2011
Recorded	May 2011
Studio	Morris Studio, Zagreb[1]
Genre	Cello rock, classical crossover
Length	53:15
Label	Sony Masterworks
Producer	Miroslav Vidović
2Cellos chronology
2Cellos (2011) In2ition (2012)
Singles from 2Cellos
"Smooth Criminal" "Welcome to the Jungle" "Hurt"

Critical reception

Chad Grischow of IGN Music called the duo's Nirvana cover "astonishing" and the U2 covers "nothing short of magical." However, he was unimpressed by "The Resistance," and wrote that "'Viva La Vida' is too obvious a choice" for their debut album.^[3]

Ultimate-Guitar.com, commented on the album's choice of songs as "eclectic ... but the cellists handle a good number of genres easily." The site attributed the album's quality to the fact that the "duo's approach to the majority of the songs is more about texture or a percussive quality ... against flashy, over-the-top tracks."^[4]

Allmusic's review noted that the cellists "have created an inventive first offering, with unique and innovative arrangements, that deserves to transcend their YouTube beginnings" and praises their musical talents "which seem to produce sounds from a cello that otherwise wouldn't seem possible."^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Where the Streets Have No Name"	U2	Šulić, Hauser	4:02
2.	"Misirlou (theme from Pulp Fiction)"	Dick Dale	Šulić, Hauser	2:13
3.	"Use Somebody"	Kings of Leon	Šulić, Hauser	3:27
4.	"Smooth Criminal"	Michael Jackson	Šulić, Hauser	4:05
5.	"Fragile"	Sting	Šulić, Hauser	3:26
6.	"The Resistance"	Muse	Šulić, Hauser	3:49
7.	"Hurt"	Nine Inch Nails	Šulić, Hauser	4:29
8.	"Welcome to the Jungle"	Guns N' Roses	Šulić, Hauser	3:08
9.	"Human Nature"	Porcaro, Bettis	Šulić, Hauser	2:47
10.	"Viva La Vida"	Coldplay	Šulić, Hauser	3:41
11.	"Smells Like Teen Spirit"	Nirvana	Šulić, Hauser	2:50
12.	"With or Without You"	U2	Šulić, Hauser	4:51

iTunes bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
13.	"Fields of Gold"	Sting	Šulić, Hauser	2:54

Japanese deluxe edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
13.	"Fields of Gold"	Sting	Šulić, Hauser	2:54
14.	"Welcome to the Jungle" (Live in Tokyo)	Guns N' Roses	Šulić, Hauser
15.	"Human Nature" (Live in Tokyo)	Steve Porcaro, John Bettis	Šulić, Hauser
16.	"Smooth Criminal" (Live in Tokyo)	Michael Jackson	Šulić, Hauser

Charts

Album Year Chart Peak position Ref. 2011 Belgium Albums Top 50 30 [6] Croatian Albums Chart 1 [7][8] Mexico Albums Top 100 46 [6] US Billboard 200 85 [9][10] US Digital Albums 24 [10][11] US Billboard Classical Albums 1 [12] 2013 Japanese Albums Chart 13 [13] Swiss Albums Top 100 99 [6] 2015 Hungarian Albums Chart 11 [14]

Singles Title Peak position AUS[15] CAN[15] IRL[15] UK US "Smooth Criminal" (featuring Glee) 59 28 46 86 26 Year-end charts Chart (2011) Position Ref. Croatian Albums Chart 2 [16] US Top Classical Albums 12 [17]

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director

Title	Year	Director(s)	Notes
"Smooth Criminal"	2011	Kristijan Burlović	Filmed in Pula, Croatia.
"Welcome to the Jungle"
"Hurt"	2012		Filmed in Rakalj, Croatia.

Release history

Regions	Dates	Format(s)	Label(s)	Edition(s)
Worldwide	June 10, 2011[18]	digital download	Sony	Standard
	July 19, 2011[19]	CD
Japan	April 25, 2012[20]		Sony Japan	Deluxe

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2012	Porin	Best International Album	2Cellos	Won	[21]
		Best International Song	"Smooth Criminal"	Won

References

1. "2Cellos – 2Cellos". discogs.com. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
2. "2Cellos Album & Song Chart History" Billboard
3. Grischow, Chad (22 July 2011). "Indie Music Watch". IGN. Archived from the original on 24 December 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
4. "2CELLOS Review". Ultimate-Guitar.com. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
5. O'Brien, Jon. "2 Cellos". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
6. 2Cellos - Music Charts (acharts.us)
7. "2Cellos u kratkom posjetu" (in Croatian). Index. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
8. "Top kombiniranih – tjedan 51. 2011" (in Croatian). Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. Archived from the original on 2014-02-20. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
9. "2Cellos Album & Song Chart History" Billboard.
10. 2Cellos | Awards (allmusic.com)
11. 2Cellos - Chart history (billboard.com)
12. "2Cellos Album & Song Chart History" Billboard.
13. Japanese Albums Chart (oricon.co.jp)
14. "2015/41 heti Album Top 40 slágerlista" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
15. Glee Cast and 2Cellos - Smooth Criminal (acharts.us)
16. "Hauser & Šulić spremaju koncertni spektakl" (in Croatian). tportal.hr.
17. 2Cellos - Chart history (billboard.com)
18. 2Cellos - 2CELLOS (itunes.apple.com)
19. 2Cellos - 2Cellos (Sulic & Hauser) (amazon.com)
20. 2Cellos Japanese Deluxe Edition (billboard-japan.com)
21. "2Cellos primili osvojene Porine" (in Croatian). dulist.hr. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2017.

External links

• 2Cellos on iTunes