Cloud Nine (Kygo album)

Cloud Nine is the debut studio album by Norwegian DJ and record producer Kygo and features the likes of Maty Noyes, Conrad Sewell, Parson James, Tom Odell, Foxes, Matt Corby, Rhodes, Will Heard, Julia Michaels, James Vincent McMorrow, Kodaline, Labrinth, John Legend and Angus & Julia Stone. It was released on 13 May 2016 by Sony Music and Ultra Music.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Cloud Nine
Studio album by Kygo
Released	13 May 2016 (2016-05-13)
Recorded	2014–16
Genre	Tropical house Progressive house deep house downtempo EDM
Length	55:49
Label	Sony Ultra
Producer	Kygo Mark Ralph William Wiik Larsen Labrinth
Kygo chronology
Cloud Nine (2016) Stargazing (2017)
Singles from Cloud Nine
"Firestone" Released: 1 December 2014 "Stole the Show" Released: 23 March 2015 "Nothing Left" Released: 31 July 2015 "Stay" Released: 4 December 2015 "Raging" Released: 1 April 2016 "Carry Me" Released: 12 August 2016

Singles

The album's first single, "Firestone", featuring Australian singer Conrad Sewell, was released on 1 December 2014. The debut single was an international success, charting in over 14 countries and peaked at number one on the Norwegian Singles Chart. "Firestone" notably popularized the genre of tropical house in 2014.^[6] In late 2015, it was confirmed to be the lead single from the album.

The second single, "Stole the Show", featuring Parson James, was released on 23 March 2015. It peaked at number one on Norwegian, French, and Swedish charts and reached the top 10 in more than 20 countries.

"Nothing Left", featuring Will Heard was released as the third single on 31 July 2015. The single charted on several international charts and peaked at number one on the Norwegian Singles Chart.^[7]

"Stay", featuring Maty Noyes, was released as the fourth single on 4 December 2015. The single peaked at number two on the Norwegian Singles Chart.

"Raging", featuring Kodaline, is the fifth single from the album on 1 April 2016, it was also released as the second promotional single from the album.

"Carry Me", featuring Julia Michaels, is the sixth single from the album on 12 August 2016.

Promotional singles

After the delayed release of his album, Kygo announced that he would release three promotional singles leading to the release of the album. The first promotional single, "Fragile", was released on 18 March 2016. It is a collaboration with Labrinth.

The third promotional single, "I'm in Love", featuring vocals from James Vincent McMorrow, was released on 22 April 2016. Its music video was released on 20 May 2016 and served as the follow-up to "Raging".

Promotion

Cloud Nine was supported by Kygo's first world tour.^[8] The tour landed in 22 cities across North America and Europe, including stops at Barclays in New York City, Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam and Le Zenith in Paris.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	57/100^[9]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[10]
The Arts Desk	^[11]
Gaffa (Denmark)	^[12]
Gaffa (Norway)	^[13]
London Evening Standard	^[14]
NME	3/5^[15]
Rolling Stone	^[16]
The Guardian	^[17]
The Line of Best Fit	5/10^[18]
Q	6/10^[19]

Cloud Nine received mixed reviews from music critics. David Smith from the London Evening Standard gave the album two out of five stars, stating that Cloud Nine is "superficially pretty with little of real substance."^[14]

Track listing

Cloud Nine^[20]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll	Kygo	2:08
2.	"Stole the Show" (featuring Parson James)	Gørvell-Dahll Kyle Kelso Michael Harwood Marli Harwood Ashton Parson	Kygo	3:42
3.	"Fiction" (featuring Tom Odell)	Gørvell-Dahll Thomas Peter Odell Björn Yttling	Kygo Mark Ralph	4:03
4.	"Raging" (featuring Kodaline)	Gørvell-Dahll Mark Williams Derek Fuhrmann James Bay	Kygo	3:44
5.	"Firestone" (featuring Conrad Sewell)	Gørvell-Dahll Sewell Martijn Konignenburg	Kygo	4:33
6.	"Happy Birthday" (featuring John Legend)	Gørvell-Dahll John Roger Stephens	Kygo	4:10
7.	"I'm in Love" (featuring James Vincent McMorrow)	Gørvell-Dahll McMorrow	Kygo	3:32
8.	"Oasis" (featuring Foxes)	Gørvell-Dahll Louisa Rose Allen Kevin Rudolf Sia Furler Ivan Corraliza	Kygo	3:57
9.	"Not Alone" (featuring Rhodes)	Gørvell-Dahll David Rhodes Natalie Salter	Kygo	3:25
10.	"Serious" (featuring Matt Corby)	Gørvell-Dahll Matthew John Corby	Kygo	3:54
11.	"Stay" (featuring Maty Noyes)	Gørvell-Dahll Madeline Ashley Noyes William Wiik Larsen	Kygo Larsen	3:59
12.	"Nothing Left" (featuring Will Heard)	Gørvell-Dahll Heard	Kygo	3:56
13.	"Fragile" (with Labrinth)	Gørvell-Dahll Jimmy Messer Timothy McKenzie	Kygo Labrinth	3:50
14.	"Carry Me" (featuring Julia Michaels)	Gørvell-Dahll Michaels Justin Tranter	Kygo	3:53
15.	"For What It's Worth" (featuring Angus & Julia Stone)	Gørvell-Dahll A. Stone J. Stone	Kygo	3:03
Total length:				55:49

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2016) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)^[21] 13 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[22] 16 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[23] 9 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[24] 22 Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[25] 3 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)^[26] 1 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[27] 9 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[28] 4 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[29] 5 French Albums (SNEP)^[30] 10 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[31] 6 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[32] 31 Irish Albums (IRMA)^[33] 7 Italian Albums (FIMI)^[34] 13 Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[35] 32 Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)^[36] 25 South Korean International Albums (Circle)^[37] 23 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[38] 14 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[39] 1 Polish Albums (ZPAV)^[40] 34 Portuguese Albums (AFP)^[41] 17 Russian Albums (2M) 6 Scottish Albums (OCC)^[42] 2 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[43] 22 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[44] 2 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[45] 1 Taiwanese Albums (Five Music)^[46] 7 UK Albums (OCC)^[47] 3 UK Dance Albums (OCC)^[48] 1 US Billboard 200^[49] 11 US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)^[50] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position Australian Dance Albums (ARIA)^[51] 23 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[52] 117 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[53] 76 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^[54] 43 French Albums (SNEP)^[55] 148 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[56] 22 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[57] 75 US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)^[58] 6 Chart (2017) Position Australian Dance Albums (ARIA)^[59] 47 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^[60] 97 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[61] 34 US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)^[62] 11 Chart (2018) Position Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[63] 76

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[64]	Platinum	80,000^‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[65]	Platinum	20,000^‡
France (SNEP)^[66]	Platinum	100,000^‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)^[67]	2× Platinum	120,000^‡
Netherlands (NVPI)^[68]	2× Platinum	80,000^‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)^[69]	9× Platinum	180,000^*
Poland (ZPAV)^[70]	Platinum	20,000^‡
Sweden (GLF)^[71]	Platinum	40,000^‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[72]	2× Platinum	40,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[73]	Gold	100,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[74]	Gold	500,000^‡
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Worldwide	13 May 2016	Digital download CD	Sony Ultra
Japan	29 June 2016

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