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Dream Machine is the sixth studio album by German band Tokio Hotel. It was released by Starwatch Music on March 3, 2017 worldwide. The album is available at retail and online stores with two versions available: a standard edition CD/vinyl (10 tracks) and a limited deluxe box edition (includes album CD, a CD of instrumental version of the album, a vinyl of single "What If" with a bonus track and Bill's personal notebook of handwritten notes, photos and other notes).[1]
Background
[edit]The band first announced that the were beginning the work on a new album back in 2015 while filming for one of the episodes of their web series "Tokio Hotel TV".[2] Since then, Bill posted some lyrics and sneak peeks in his Instagram account. The album was made for pre-order on December 23, 2016 on iTunes and Amazon with first promo single "Something New" made available for instant download. The lead single "What If" was released on December 29, 2017.
Reception
[edit]Critical response to album was mixed. Sputnikmusic called "Dream Machine" Tokio Hotel's most concise and enjoyable record to date, praised the band's improvements in both song writing and performances and gave 3.0 out of 5 rating.[3] "MusikExpress" gave the album 2 out of 5 stars rating, calling it a "boom-boom-autotune".[4] Overall, the album was mostly praised for lyrical improvements but unpraised for the us of Auto-Tune.
Commercial performance
[edit]The album is Tokio Hotel's most successful album on iTunes to date. It peaked at No. 1 in 30 countries and entered Top-5 in 17 more countries.[5] [6]
Track listings
[edit]All tracks written by Tom Kaulitz and Bill Kaulitz; additional co-writers listed below.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Feel It All" | Joacim Persson, David Jost | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Stormy Weather" | Dave Roth, Patrick Benzner, Jost | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Run, Run, Run" | Persson, Ry Cuming, Jost, Johan Alkenäs | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Love Who Loves You Back" | Antonina Armato, Tim James, Jost, Thomas Armato Sturges | 3:49 |
| 5. | "Covered in Gold" | Roth, Benzner, Jost | 4:29 |
| 6. | "Girl Got a Gun" | Roth, Benzner, Jost | 2:46 |
| 7. | "Kings of Suburbia" | Roth, Benzner | 3:23 |
| 8. | "We Found Us" | Roth, Benzner | 3:23 |
| 9. | "Invaded" | Roth, Benzner | 3:28 |
| 10. | "Never Let You Down" | Roth, Benzner | 3:13 |
| 11. | "Louder Than Love" | Armato, James, Jost | 3:35 |
| Total length: | 39:00 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Masquerade" | Roth, Benzner | 3:17 |
| 13. | "Dancing in the Dark" | Roth, Benzner | 3:27 |
| 14. | "The Heart Get No Sleep" | Persson, Jost, Sebastian Arman | 3:49 |
| 15. | "Great Day" | Roth, Benzner | 3:19 |
| Total length: | 52:52 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 16. | "The Intimate Interview 'Time That We Have the Talk' (Video)" | 24:20 |
| Total length: | 1:17:12 | |
Release history
[edit]| Country | Release date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | October 3, 2014 | Island/Polydor |
| Worldwide | October 6, 2014 | Island/Polydor |
| United States | November 24, 2014 | De-Code LTD |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
Сertifications |
|---|---|---|
| Austria Albums Chart[7] | 8 | Gold |
| Belgium (Wallonia) Albums Chart[8] | 13 | Platinum |
| Belgium (Flanders) Albums Chart[9] | 23 | Gold |
| Czech Republic Albums Chart[10] | 15 | |
| France Albums Chart[11] | 12 | |
| Germany Albums Chart[12] | 2 | |
| Italy Albums Chart[13] | 5 | |
| Netherlands Albums Chart[14] | 23 | |
| Portugal Albums Chart[15] | 27 | |
| Russian Albums Chart | 5 | Gold |
| Spain Albums Chart[16] | 17 | |
| Switzerland Albums Chart[17] | 11 | |
| World Albums Top 40[18] | 17 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Tokio Hotel Dream Machine". Retrieved 2017-03-12.
- ^ "#15 - The Kaulitz Plan - Tokio Hotel TV 2015 Official - YouTube". Retrieved 2017-03-12.
- ^ "Review: Tokio Hotel - Dream Machine - Musikexpress". Retrieved 2017-03-12.
- ^ "Tokio Hotel - Dream Machine (album review ) - Sputnikmusic". Retrieved 2017-03-12.
- ^ "Music Industry Trends & Analysing". Retrieved 2014-10-21.
- ^ "Tokio Hotel - Photos - Facebook". Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- ^ Tokio Hotel – Kings Of Suburbia (Austria)
- ^ Tokio Hotel – Kings Of Suburbia (Belgium)
- ^ Tokio Hotel – Kings Of Suburbia (Belgium)
- ^ Hotel – Kings Of Suburbia (Czech Republic)
- ^ Tokio Hotel – Kings Of Suburbia (France)
- ^ Tokio Hotel – Kings Of Suburbia (Germany)
- ^ "Artisti - Classifica settimanale WK 41 (dal 06-10-2014 al 12-10-2014)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ Tokio Hotel – Kings Of Suburbia (Netherlands)
- ^ Tokio Hotel – Kings Of Suburbia (Portugal)
- ^ Tokio Hotel - Kings Of Suburbia (Spain)
- ^ Tokio Hotel – Kings Of Suburbia (Switzerland)
- ^ Tokio Hotel – Kings Of Suburbia World Charts