Stargazing (EP)

Stargazing is the debut extended play by Norwegian DJ Kygo. It was released through Sony Music and Ultra Music on 22 September 2017.^[1][2]

Stargazing
EP by Kygo
Released	22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)
Length	14:01
Label	Sony Ultra
Producer	Kygo Louis Bell Stuart Crichton Jamie Hartman Andrew Watt Hitimpulse Jacknife Lee Steve Lillywhite
Kygo chronology
Cloud Nine (2016) Stargazing (2017) Kids in Love (2017)
Singles from Stargazing
"It Ain't Me" Released: 16 February 2017 "First Time" Released: 28 April 2017 "Stargazing" Released: 22 September 2017

Background

On 18 August 2017, Kygo debuted the title track at Jugendfest 2017, after which he posted two short clips of the performance to his Instagram Stories.^[3] On 1 September 2017, he performed the song with live vocals from Jesso at Encore Beach Club in Las Vegas.^[4][5] On 6 September 2017, Kygo revealed on Instagram that "new music coming very soon".^[6] He officially announced the EP's release date and revealed its accompanying artwork on 18 September 2017.^[7][8][9]

Critical reception

Kat Bein of Billboard opined that Kygo "uses chopped vocal samples and glistening synthetic piano to create a tropical melody" instead of "his usual steel drums", and that "the kick drum hits hard on every other count, pushing the tune forward on the dance floor in a laidback way" on the title track.^[10] Karlie Powell of Your EDM felt the title track "takes on a whole new audible meaning as the producer's newest track dives into the touchy, feely realm of dance music he's known for".^[11]

Track listing

Stargazing – standard edition^[12]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Stargazing" (featuring Justin Jesso)	Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll Jesso Jamie Hartman Stuart Crichton	Kygo Crichton Hartman	3:45
2.	"It Ain't Me" (with Selena Gomez)	Gørvell-Dahll Brian Lee Ali Tamposi Gomez Andrew Watt	Kygo Watt Ben Rice Louis Bell	3:40
3.	"First Time" (with Ellie Goulding)	Gørvell-Dahll Alexsej Vlasenko Jonas Kalisch Jeremy Chacon Henrik Meinke	Kygo Hitimpulse	3:14
4.	"This Town" (featuring Sasha Sloan)	Gørvell-Dahll Sloan Noonie Bao	Kygo Sloan	3:22
Total length:				14:01

Stargazing – expanded edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
5.	"You're the Best Thing About Me" (vs. U2)	Bono The Edge Adam Clayton Larry Mullen Jr.	Jacknife Lee Kygo	4:18
Total length:				18:19

Stargazing – United States release^[13]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Stargazing" (featuring Justin Jesso)	Gørvell-Dahll Jesso Hartman Crichton	Kygo Crichton Hartman	3:45
2.	"First Time" (with Ellie Goulding)	Gørvell-Dahll Vlasenko Kalisch Chacon Meinke	Kygo Hitimpulse	3:14
3.	"This Town" (featuring Sasha Sloan)	Gørvell-Dahll Sloan Bao	Kygo Sloan	3:22
Total length:				10:32

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peak position Australian Singles (ARIA)[14][A] 40 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] 17 French Singles (SNEP)[16] 160 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[17] 30 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 12 US Billboard 200[19] 137 US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[20] 3 In Australia, EPs of five tracks or fewer chart on the singles chart.

Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[21] 25 Chart (2018) Position US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[22] 11

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[23]	Platinum	70,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[24]	Gold	40,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[25]	Platinum	15,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.