Artemis (album)

Artemis is the fifth studio album by American violinist, singer, and songwriter Lindsey Stirling, released on September 6, 2019.^[1]

Artemis
Studio album by Lindsey Stirling
Released	September 6, 2019 (2019-09-06)
Genre	Classical crossover
Length	51:11
Label	Lindseystomp BMG
Producer	Taylor Bird Peter Hanna SILAS KillaGraham Mako Scott Bruzenak Petey Martin
Lindsey Stirling chronology
Warmer in the Winter (2017) Artemis (2019) Lose You Now (2021)
Singles from Artemis
"Underground" Released: June 21, 2019 "The Upside" Released: July 5, 2019 "Artemis" Released: August 26, 2019

Singles

The first single, "Underground", was released on June 21, 2019.^[1] Its music video debuted the same day,^[2] and features cameo appearances by Sofie Dossi, BDASH, and Miranda Wilking.^[3]

On July 5, 2019, the second single, "The Upside" was released. The music video was premiered and posted to YouTube on September 11, 2019. The music video was produced by Julian Conner, Tom Teller, and Seth Jsephon, with Nico Aguiler as the director of photography, production designed by Christine Cangelosi, edited by Lindsey Stirling, colored by Bryan Smaller, and sound design was done by Gerry Vasquez.^[4]

On August 3, 2019, a version of "The Upside" featuring Elle King was released as the third single.^[5] The second version of the song not only adds King's vocals, but also makes changes in the rest of the song.^[6]

On August 26, 2019, the third single and title track, "Artemis", was premiered during a live virtual reality concert in the PC VR application Wave, which was also livestreamed and made viewable afterward on Lindsey Stirling's Facebook page and YouTube channel.^[7][8]

Critical reception

Artemis received mostly positive reviews from critics and audiences alike. Max Russell of The Young Folks scored the album an 8 out of 10, highlighting how, "Stirling leads the album by connecting a chorus of beautiful art held together by a bow in one hand and strings in the other."^[9] Users on Album of the Year, a music aggregate review site, scored it a 70 out of 100 based on 62 ratings.^[10]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[11]
The Edge	[12]
The Young Folks	[9]
Album of the Year	[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Underground"	Lindsey Stirling Taylor Bird Peter Hanna	Bird Hanna	4:24
2.	"Artemis"	Stirling Mark Maxwell	SILAS	3:53
3.	"Til the Light Goes Out"	Stirling Graham Andrew Muron	KillaGraham	4:46
4.	"Between Twilight"	Stirling Maxwell	SILAS	4:19
5.	"Foreverglow"	Stirling Maxwell AFSHeeN	SILAS	3:58
6.	"Love Goes On and On" (featuring Amy Lee)	Stirling Alexander Seaver Amy Lee	Mako Scott Bruzenak	4:06
7.	"Masquerade"	Stirling Bird Hanna	Bird Hanna	3:21
8.	"Sleepwalking"	Stirling Petey Martin Meghan Kabir	Martin	3:47
9.	"Darkside"	Stirling Martin	Martin	4:07
10.	"The Upside"	Stirling Bird Hanna Maureen McDonald Maize Jane Olinger[a]	Bird	3:47
11.	"Guardian"	Stirling Bird Hanna	Bird Hanna	3:20
12.	"Aurora"	Stirling Martin	Martin	3:35
13.	"The Upside" (featuring Elle King)	Stirling Bird Hanna McDonald Olinger	Bird	3:48
Total length:				51:11

Target bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Embers"	Stirling Maxwell	SILAS	3:38
15.	"Torch Bringer"	Stirling Maxwell	SILAS	3:55
Total length:				58:44

• ^{^[a]} Mozella and Maize Jane Olinger are credited together under the pseudonym 'Mozella & Maize'.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2019) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 74 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] 22 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 187 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 36 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[17] 76 French Albums (SNEP)[18] 30 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 19 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[20] 25 Scottish Albums (OCC)[21] 43 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 13 UK Dance Albums (OCC)[23] 3 US Billboard 200[24] 22 US Independent Albums (Billboard)[25] 1 US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[26] 1 US Top Dance Albums (Billboard)[27] 1

Year end charts Chart (2019) Position US Classical Albums (Billboard)[28] 4 Chart (2020) Position US Classical Albums (Billboard)[29] 6 Chart (2021) Position US Classical Albums (Billboard)[30] 45

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director

Title	Year	Director(s)	Notes
"Underground"	2019	Tom Teller	Featuring Sofie Dossi, BDASH, and Miranda Wilking Producer: Bryce Cyrier Cinematographer: Nico Aguilar Production Designer: Juan Ramal
"Artemis"		Stephen Wayne Mallet Lindsey Stirling	Dancers: Addison Byers, Kailyn Rogers, Jessica Richens, Taylor Gagliano Producer: Hans Boysen, Green Glow Films Cinematographer: Niels Lindelien
"The Upside" (vocal version)		Tom Teller Brodin Plett	Featuring Stirling as "Artemis", Travis Winfrey as "Calix", Kandee Johnson as "Nyx", Kit Thornberry & Drew Steen as "Shadow Guards", and vocalist Elle King Producer: Seth Josephson, Frame 48 Cinematographer: Nico Aguilar Production Designer: Christine Cangelosi
"Sleepwalking"	2020	Lindsey Stirling Graham Fielder	Dancers: Addie Byers, Kat Cheng, Taylor Gagliano, Mikaela Jagim, Malece Miller, Sadie Posey, Jessica Richens, Kailyn Rogers Producer: Lindsey Stirling and Jessica Breslow VFX: Ethos.Studios Colorist: RKM Studios
"Between Twilight"		Stephen Wayne Mallet Lindsey Stirling	Head of Production: Brooklynn Reeves Mallett Producer: Hans Boysen Cinematographer: Niels Lindelien VFX: Daniel Craven Colorist: Loren White Rep for Stephen Mallett: Laure Scott
"Til the Light Goes Out"		Stephen Wayne Mallet Lindsey Stirling	Featuring: Addie Byers, Kailyn Rogers, Taylor Gagliano, Jessica Richens, Kandee Johnson Head of Production: Brooklynn Reeves Mallett Producer: Hans Boysen Cinematographer: Niels Lindelien Choreographer: Jillian Meyers Stunt Coordinator: Nate Lee VFX: Daniel Craven, Alex Bradley, Mitch Reaser, Steve Gallant Colorist: Loren White Rep for Stephen Mallett: Laure Scott
"Guardian"		Lindsey Stirling	Cinematography: Rj Idos, Morgan Steinagel
"Lose You Now"	2021	Stephen Wayne Mallet Lindsey Stirling	Adapted version of "Guardian" with lyrics and vocals by Mako Head of Production: Brooklynn Reeves Mallett Producer: Hans Boysen 1st AD: Jeff Cobb Cinematographer: Timothy S. Jensen Steadicam: Niels Lindelien Production Designer: Heather Drouillard VFX: Daniel Craven & Alex Bradley Colorist: Loren White
"Lose You Now (acoustic)"			Featuring lyricist/vocalist Mako Head of Production: Brooklynn Reeves Mallett Producer: Hans Boysen 1st AD: Jeff Cobb Cinematographer: Petros Antoniadis Steadicam: Andres Raygoza Colorist: Loren White
"Masquerade"			Featuring: Addie Byers, Kailyn Rogers, Taylor Gagliano, Jessica Richens Head of Production: Brooklynn Reeves Mallett Producer: Hans Boysen 1st AD: Jeff Cobb Cinematographer: Timothy S. Jensen Steadicam: Merlin Showalter Colorist: Loren White
"Love Goes On and On"	2022		Featuring vocalist Amy Lee Head of Production: Brooklynn Reeves Mallett Producer: Hans Boysen Production Company: Green Glow Cinematographer: Brian Bradley Colorist: Loren White