VHS studio album by American rock band X Ambassadors , released on June 30, 2015 by KIDinaKORNER and Interscope Records . The album has spawned three singles, "Renegades ", "Unsteady ", and "Low Life". It is the only album to feature lead guitarist Noah Feldshuh before he took an indefinite hiatus in 2016.
VHS Released June 30, 2015 (2015-06-30 ) Genre
Length 47 :33 Label
Producer
"Jungle " "Renegades " "Unsteady " "Low Life"
VHS – Standard edition Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Y2K Time Capsule" (intro) 0:31 2. "Renegades " Alex da Kid 3:14 3. "Moving Day" (interlude) S. Harris R. Harris Casey Harris Margaret Wakeley 0:19 4. "Unsteady " Alex da Kid 3:13 5. "Hang On" X Ambassadors Grant Jayson DeZuzio 3:00 6. "Gorgeous" Alex da Kid 3:17 7. "First Show" (interlude) S. Harris Noah Feldshuh Nicholas Farhi 0:11 8. "Fear" (featuring Imagine Dragons ) Alex da Kid 2:41 9. "Smoke" (interlude) 0:24 10. "Nervous" Alex da Kid 3:33 11. "Low Life" (featuring Jamie N Commons ) 4:40 12. "Adam & Noah's Priorities" (interlude) 0:27 13. "B.I.G." 3:29 14. "Feather" Alex da Kid 3:16 15. "Superpower" 3:12 16. "Loveless" 3:19 17. "Jungle " (with Jamie N Commons) 3:09 18. "Good News on the Remix" (interlude) 0:51 19. "Naked" 3:21 20. "VHS Outro" 1:25 Total length: 47:33
VHS – Target exclusive bonus tracks [ 7] Title 21. "Skin" 4:26 22. "Heist" 3:34 Total length: 55:33
On June 10, 2016, the band released a special edition of the album entitled VHS 2.0 which introduces three new tracks, an acoustic version of "Gorgeous," and has the interludes removed. An alternate version of "Low Life" entitled "Low Life 2.0" is also included which features a rap verse from American rapper A$AP Ferg .
VHS 2.0 Title 1. "Renegades " 3:14 2. "Unsteady " 3:13 3. "Hang On" 3:00 4. "Gorgeous" 3:17 5. "Fear" (featuring Imagine Dragons ) 2:41 6. "Nervous" 3:33 7. "Low Life" (featuring Jamie N Commons ) 4:40 8. "B.I.G." 3:29 9. "Feather" 3:16 10. "Superpower" 3:12 11. "Loveless" 3:19 12. "Jungle " (featuring Jamie N Commons) 3:09 13. "Naked" 3:22 14. "Low Life 2.0" (featuring Jamie N Commons & A$AP Ferg ) 3:26 15. "Kerosene Dreams" 3:53 16. "Collider" (featuring Tom Morello ) 3:19 17. "Gorgeous (Upstate Sessions)" 3:44 18. "Eye of the Storm" 3:46 Total length: 61:33
Sam Harris – lead and backing vocals, acoustic, bass and electric guitars, saxophone, additional percussion
Casey Harris – piano, backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
Adam Levin – drums, percussion
Noah Feldshuh – bass and electric guitars, backing vocals Additional musicians
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Jamie N Commons – additional guitar and vocals (on "Jungle" and "Low Life")
Imagine Dragons – additional vocals and instrumentation (on "Fear")
A$AP Ferg – rap vocals on (on "Low Life 2.0")
Tom Morello – additional guitar (on "Collider")
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