Kings of Suburbia

Kings of Suburbia
Studio album by Tokio Hotel
Released	October 3, 2014 (Germany) October 6, 2014 (worldwide)
Recorded	2012-2014
Genre	Alternative rock EDM synthpop
Length	39:00 (standard edition) 52:52 (deluxe editions)
Language	English
Label	Island Polydor De-Code LTD
Producer	Bill Kaulitz Tom Kaulitz David Jost David Roth Patrick Benzner Peter Hoffmann Rock Mafia
Tokio Hotel chronology
Darkside of the Sun (2011) Kings of Suburbia (2014)
Singles from Kings of Suburbia
"Love Who Loves You Back" Released: September 26, 2014 "Feel It All" Released: April 3, 2015

Kings of Suburbia is the fifth studio album by German band Tokio Hotel. It was released by Island Records on October 3, 2014 in Germany and October 6 worldwide. Unlike their previous work which was released in both German and English, Kings of Suburbia was only released in English. The album is available at retail and online stores. There are four versions available at retail stores and Amazon.com [standard edition (11 tracks), deluxe edition (15 tracks and a DVD disc), vinyl deluxe edition (15 tracks in two vinyl discs) and limited super deluxe edition (a box set of a deluxe edition disc, a DVD disc, two deluxe edition vinyl discs, a cassette with two "Devilish" demo songs and a photo-book)]. There is only deluxe edition available at iTunes and Google Play Music which comes with a bonus video of an interview with the band.^[1][2]

Background

On September 3, 2014 Bill Kaulitz posted the cover, name and release date of Kings of Suburbia on his Instagram page.^[3] Tokio Hotel announced on their Facebook page that one new song would be available on iTunes each Friday from September 12 until the release of the album on October 3.^[4]

On September 9 the band posted on their YouTube channel a video teaser of the first promotional single from Kings of Suburbia called "Run, Run, Run",^[5] while the full video was released on September 12. In the video, which is in black and white, Bill Kaulitz is seen singing seated while Tom Kaulitz is playing the piano. The video was directed by Gianluca Fellini.^[6]

On September 17 Tokio Hotel announced on their Facebook page that the second promotional single would be "Girl Got a Gun".^[7] The song was released on September 19, while a music video for it, directed by Kris Moyes, was released on September 23.

The lead single from Kings of Suburbia, "Love Who Loves You Back", was released digitally on September 26, while the music video directed by Marc Klasfeld was released on September 30.

The second single from the album will be "Feel It All". The music video for it was shot in Berlin. It will be released on March 27in support of the tour "Feel It All World Tour 2015".^{[8] [9]}

Evolution of style

	Love Who Loves You Back Love Who Loves You Back shows the band's change from their more pop rock style to a more electronic style, which has also been shown in songs from their "Kings of Suburbia" album like "Girl Got a Gun", "Stormy Weather", "Never Let You Down" etc.
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"Kings of Suburbia" is a mix of different genres like alternative rock, pop rock and electronic music. It's not like any of their previous albums. Spending 5 years on recording of the new album, the band experimented with lots of new genres. As Bill and Tom spent these years in Los Angeles, the main influence on the album was Los Angeles' nightlife. Most of the songs were written by the band and the whole album was mixed and produced by Tom Kaulitz. As Tom says, most of the songs were written on a computer but live instruments were added too to get the sound they wanted to have. ^[10]

Commercial performance

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.^{[11] [12]}

Other versions

Their song "Run, Run, Run" was also recorded by American singer Kelly Clarkson (featuring John Legend) for her seventh studio album Piece by Piece.^[13]

Track listings

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

Deluxe Edition
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

iTunes Deluxe Edition
No.	Title	Length
16.	"The Intimate Interview 'Time That We Have the Talk' (Video)"	24:20
Total length:		1:17:12

Release history

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

Chart (2014)	Peak position	Сertifications
Austria Albums Chart[14]	8	Gold
Belgium (Wallonia) Albums Chart[15]	13	Platinum
Belgium (Flanders) Albums Chart[16]	23	Gold
Czech Republic Albums Chart[17]	15
France Albums Chart[18]	12
Germany Albums Chart[19]	2
Italy Albums Chart[20]	5
Netherlands Albums Chart[21]	23
Portugal Albums Chart[22]	27
Russian Albums Chart	5	Gold
Spain Albums Chart[23]	17
Switzerland Albums Chart[24]	11
World Albums Top 40[25]	17

References

1. "iTunes - Musik - ,,Kings Of Suburbia (Deluxe Version)" von Tokio Hotel". Retrieved 2014-09-17.
2. "Tokio Hotel: Kings Of Suburbia - Music on Google Play". Retrieved 2014-09-26.
3. "Photo by billkaulitz". Retrieved 2014-09-17.
4. "One song each Friday". Retrieved 2014-09-17.
5. "Tokio Hotel - Run, Run, Run (Teaser) - YouTube". Retrieved 2014-09-17.
6. "Tokio Hotel - Run, Run, Run - YouTube". Retrieved 2014-09-17.
7. "Girl Got a Gun Release Date". Retrieved 2014-09-17.
8. "Bill Kaulitz (@billkaulitz) - Instagram photos and videos". Retrieved 2015-02-24.
9. "TOKIO HOTEL "Feel It All" - Event Associated Music". Retrieved 2015-02-26.
10. "Tokio Hotel TV 2014 [EP 04] 'Change The Band Name to…?' - YouTube". Retrieved 2014-10-03.
11. "Music Industry Trends & Analysing". Retrieved 2014-10-21.
12. "Tokio Hotel - Photos - Facebook". Retrieved 2014-10-14.
13. "Ultimate Music - Kelly Clarkson - Piece by Piece". Retrieved 2015-02-24.
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18. Tokio Hotel – Kings Of Suburbia (France)
19. Tokio Hotel – Kings Of Suburbia (Germany)
20. "Artisti - Classifica settimanale WK 41 (dal 06-10-2014 al 12-10-2014)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
21. Tokio Hotel – Kings Of Suburbia (Netherlands)
22. Tokio Hotel – Kings Of Suburbia (Portugal)
23. Tokio Hotel - Kings Of Suburbia (Spain)
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25. Tokio Hotel – Kings Of Suburbia World Charts