Epigrams and Interludes is the third album released by Alex Day, a musician and YouTuber from Essex, England.[1][2] The album includes the single “Forever Yours,” which made it to #4 on the UK Top 40 after selling more than 50,000 copies in one week when released in 2011, and was released 17 March 2013.[3][4]
Release
Epigrams and Interludes is a 20 song collection and contains all previously released songs since "Forever Yours" not collected on Day's previous albums.[5][6][7] Three of the songs, “Forever Yours”, "Lady Godiva", and "Stupid Stupid" all debuted on the UK Top 40 when released.[8] They reached #4, #15, and #25 respectively.[9][10][11][12] As part of the album, Day released a music video for "I've Got What It Takes" starring Tom Ridgewell, Carrie Hope Fletcher as well as a host of other YouTubers.[13]
Day partnered with the file sharing service BitTorrent for an exclusive bundle with the release of Epigrams and Interludes.[14] The package was downloaded more than 1 million times in the first week of release.[15]
Reception
The album debuted at #2 on the UK iTunes charts, beating Justin Timberlake's release The 20/20 Experience.[16] The Examiner claimed the album to be just as 'delightful and jaunty' as Day and praised the album for its 80s New Wave and '60s music' sound. [17]
Track listing
|
| 1. |
"Forever Yours" | Alex Day |
2:48 |
| 2. |
"Here Comes Trouble" | Alex Day |
3:55 |
| 3. |
"Stupid Stupid" | Alex Day, Kenneth King |
2:46 |
| 4. |
"The Time of Your Life" | Alex Day, Tom Milsom |
3:00 |
| 5. |
"Across the Sea (feat. Tom Milsom)" | Alex Day, Tom Milsom |
3:29 |
| 6. |
"Bread" | Charlie McDonnell |
3:27 |
| 7. |
"Don't Let the World Turn Past Me" | Alex Day |
3:53 |
| 8. |
"Poison (feat. Carrie Hope Fletcher)" | Desmond Child, Alice Cooper, John McCurry |
4:04 |
| 9. |
"Lady Godiva" | Mike Leander, Charlie Mills, Gordon Mills |
2:26 |
| 10. |
"Under the Sea (feat. Bryarly Bishop)" | Alan Menken, Howard Ashman |
3:18 |
| 11. |
"Jack and Coke" | Alex Day |
3:06 |
| 12. |
"She Walks Right Through Me" | Mick Lister, James Matthews, Zack Wilkinson, Joshua Wilkinson |
2:56 |
| 13. |
"Wish for is You" | Alex Day |
2:52 |
| 14. |
"This Kiss (feat. Carrie Hope Fletcher)" | Beth Nielsen Chapman, Robin Lerner, Annie Roboff |
2:51 |
| 15. |
"Oh No! I'm in Love :(" | Alex Day |
2:56 |
| 16. |
"Holding On" | Alex Day |
2:52 |
| 17. |
"Losing a Future" | Alex Day |
2:57 |
| 18. |
"Good Morning Sunshine" | Alex Day |
3:29 |
| 19. |
"Wannabe a Star" | Alex Day |
3:42 |
| 20. |
"I've Got What It Takes" | Alex Day |
2:55 |
References
- ↑ Z. (13 August 2008). "Time Lord Rock: Music from the Ashes of Gallifrey". GeekDad.
- ↑ "Article from Asylum.co.uk". Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ↑ "No record label required: Unsigned Alex Day single sells over 50k in a week - more than Coldplay". Music Week. December 25, 2011.
- ↑ Froio, Nicole (December 20, 2011). "An unsigned act for the Christmas Number 1?". The Independent.
- ↑ Alex Day Music
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/epigrams-and-interludes/id601152521
- ↑ "Epigrams and Interludes Track List". Amazon.
- ↑ Holiday, Ryan (June 12, 2012). "Is YouTube and Chart Sensation Alex Day the Future of Music?". Forbes.
- ↑ "Chart Archive". The Big Top 40. 18 December 2011.
- ↑ Keith, Culfield (December 30, 2011). "Alex Day's 'Forever Yours' Sends Him Flying on Billboard's Social 50 Chart (Video)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Military Wives Take Christmas No. 1 SpotForces' charity single tops chart on Christmas Day...". MTV UK. 26 December 2011.
- ↑ Lauren J. Milner (February 27, 2012). "Alex Day releases new single 'Lady Godiva'". Alt Sounds.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQsMkNlLMUw
- ↑ Smith, Clyde (March 27, 2013). "BitTorrent's Legitimacy Offensive: Media Appearances, Patent, Alex Day's Million Downloads". HypeBot.com.
- ↑ "7 Days, 1 Million Downloads, and Alex Day Outcharts Justin Timberlake". BitTorrent.
- ↑ Altucher, James. "How A YouTube Sensation Beat Justin Timberlake And The Music Industry". TechCrunch.
- ↑ Examiner Article
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