Awake (Illenium album)

Awake is the second studio album by American DJ Illenium, released via Seeking Blue/Kasaya Records on September 21, 2017.^[1]

Awake
Studio album by Illenium
Released	September 21, 2017 (2017-09-21)
Genre	Future bass melodic dubstep
Length	47:07
Label	Seeking Blue Kasaya
Producer	Nicholas Miller Trevor Christensen Dan Griffith David Pramik
Illenium chronology
Ashes (2016) Awake (2017) Ascend (2019)
Singles from Awake
"Fractures" Released: February 6, 2017 "Feel Good" Released: March 3, 2017 "Sound of Walking Away" Released: April 24, 2017 "Crawl Outta Love" Released: August 7, 2017 "Leaving" Released: September 15, 2017

Background

Consisting of 13 songs, the album includes five previously released singles titled "Fractures", "Feel Good", "Sound of Walking Away", "Crawl Outta Love" and "Leaving".^[2] Illenium played the 12th track "Beautiful Creatures" at the Hakkasan Nightclub.^[3] He also announced the Awake tour, in which he would perform in November and December.^[4] He announced the release date of the album on August 8, 2017, in one of his internet online fan communities one day after releasing the final single from the album.^[5] He posted with the caption "Album release getting ANNOUNCED with crawl Monday. Pre order avail next week."^[6][7] Illenium spoke about the album's comparison to his previous one, he said "A lot of strong vocals and melodies but more recorded elements than Ashes. The new album is a split between vocal stuff and chill instrumental tracks."^[8] Illenium released the fifth single "Leaving" on September 15, 2017.^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Needed You" (featuring Dia Frampton)	Dia Frampton Melanie Fontana	Illenium	5:05
2.	"Crawl Outta Love" (featuring Annika Wells)	Nicholas Miller Annika Wells Kate Morgan Michael Biancaniello	Illenium	4:02
3.	"No Time Like Now"	Miller	Illenium	2:03
4.	"Free Fall" (featuring RUNN)	Miller Avena Savage	Illenium	3:25
5.	"Where'd U Go" (with Said the Sky)	Miller Trevor Christensen	Illenium Said the Sky	3:04
6.	"Fractures" (featuring Nevve)	Miller Keeley Bumford Henri Lanz William Rappaport	Illenium	4:05
7.	"Leaving"	Miller Jonathon Ng"	Illenium	3:54
8.	"Lost" (featuring Emilie Brandt)	Miller Emilie Brandt Joshua Napert Matthew Wirnsberger	Illenium	3:20
9.	"Sound of Walking Away" (with Kerli)	Miller Kerli Kõiv Brennan Strawn	Illenium	4:13
10.	"Taking Me Higher"	Miller	Illenium	2:44
11.	"Feel Good" (with Gryffin featuring Daya)	Dan Griffith Miller Grace Tandon Tobias Gad Nisha Asnani	Gryffin Illenium	4:08
12.	"Beautiful Creatures" (featuring MAX)	Robert Gillies Jacob Hawkes David Pramik Charlie Snyder	Illenium	4:00
13.	"Let You Go" (featuring Ember Island)	Miller Alexandra Andersson Didrik Franzén Joakim Bergkvist	Illenium	3:04
Total length:				47:07

• Leaving features uncredited vocals from Eden

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peak position Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[10] 92 New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)^[11] 8 US Billboard 200^[12] 106 US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)^[13] 3

Year-end charts Year Chart Position 2018 US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)^[14] 15 2019 US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)^[15] 20

References

1. Briones, Isis. "Exclusive Premiere: What Illenium Did Differently In The Drop Of New Single "Crawl Outta Love"". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
2. "Illenium Releases "Crawl Outta Love" and Album Pre-Order - Noiseporn". www.noiseprn.com. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
3. Powell, Karlie (2017-08-09). "FIRST LISTEN: Illenium Debuts Breathtaking New Single "Beautiful Creatures" [VIDEO]". Your EDM. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
4. Meadow, Matthew (2017-07-17). "Illenium Drops Fantastic New Remix & US Tour [LISTEN]". Your EDM. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
5. GLU (2017-08-07). "Illenium Debuts Gorgeous New Single And Announces New Album". EDM Sauce. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
6. "Illenium announces new album, releases 'Crawl Out Of Love'". www.dancingastronaut.com. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
7. "Illenium Announces Upcoming 'Awake Tour' and Denver Kickoff". EDM.com. 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
8. "Interview: Illenium On New Album Awake, SoundCloud, Kasaya". Magnetic Magazine. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
9. Bein, Kat (September 14, 2017). "Illenium Ain't 'Leaving' Fans Out in the Cold With This Future Bass Ballad: Listen". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
10. "Illenium Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
11. "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 2, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
12. "Illenium Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
13. "Illenium Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
14. "Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
15. "Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2020.