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| Released | 3 March 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2015–16 | |||
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| Length | 40:46 | |||
| Language | English | |||
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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 they were beginning 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 on 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, 2016.
Reception
[edit]Critical response to album was mixed. "MusikExpress" gave the album 2 out of 5 stars rating, calling it a "boom-boom-autotune".[3] Overall, the album was mostly praised for lyrical improvements but criticized for the use of Auto-Tune.
Track listing
[edit]All lyrics are written by Bill Kaulitz and Tom Kaulitz, except where noted; all music is composed by B. Kaulitz, T. Kaulitz and Devon Culiner, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Something New" | 5:21 |
| 2. | "Boy Don't Cry" (music: B. Kaulitz and T. Kaulitz) | 3:32 |
| 3. | "Easy" | 4:25 |
| 4. | "What If" | 3:32 |
| 5. | "Elysa" (lyrics: B. Kaulitz, T. Kaulitz and Nisse) | 4:28 |
| 6. | "Dream Machine" | 4:35 |
| 7. | "Cotton Candy Sky" (music: B. Kaulitz and T. Kaulitz) | 3:31 |
| 8. | "Better" | 3:43 |
| 9. | "As Young as We Are" (lyrics: B. Kaulitz, T. Kaulitz and Shiro Gutzie; music: B. Kaulitz, T. Kaulitz, Culiner and Gutzie) | 3:48 |
| 10. | "Stop, Babe" (music: B. Kaulitz and T. Kaulitz) | 3:51 |
| Total length: | 40:46 | |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from the album's booklet.
Tokio Hotel
- Bill Kaulitz - lead vocals
- Tom Kaulitz - guitars (tracks 1-4, 6-10), additional bass (tracks 7, 10), piano (tracks 3, 5-6, 8-10), keyboards, percussion (tracks 1-4, 6-10), programming
- Georg Listing - bass (tracks 1-4, 6-10)
- Gustav Schäfer - drums (tracks 1, 3-4, 6-10), percussion (track 2)
Additional personnel
- Devon Culiner - keyboards (tracks 1, 3-5, 8-9), percussion (tracks 3-4, 8-9), programming (tracks 1, 3-6, 8-9)
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] | 10 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] | 153 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] | 63 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] | 52 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] | 30 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[9] | 56 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 5 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[11] | 30 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV)[12] | 42 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP)[13] | 28 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[14] | 53 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 15 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Tokio Hotel Dream Machine". Retrieved 2017-03-12.
- ^ "#15 - The Kaulitz Plan - Tokio Hotel TV 2015 Official - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
- ^ "Tokio Hotel - Dream Machine (album review ) - Sputnikmusic". 28 February 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Tokio Hotel – Dream Machine" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Tokio Hotel – Dream Machine" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Tokio Hotel – Dream Machine" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Tokio Hotel – Dream Machine" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Tokio Hotel: Dream Machine" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums - SNEP (Week 10, 2017)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Tokio Hotel – Dream Machine" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 10 (dal 2017-03-03 al 2017-03-09)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Tokio Hotel – Dream Machine". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "TOP 100 ALBUMES — SEMANA 10: del 03.03.2017 al 09.03.2017" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Tokio Hotel – Dream Machine". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
