TRXYE

TRXYE
EP by Troye Sivan
Released August 15, 2014
Genre
Length 17:22
Label EMI Music Australia
Producer
  • Tat Tong
  • SLUMS
  • Alex JL Hiew
Troye Sivan chronology

June Haverly
(2012)		 TRXYE
(2014)
Singles from TRXYE
  1. "Happy Little Pill"
    Released: 25 July 2014

TRXYE is the third EP (first signed with a major label) by Australian singer-songwriter Troye Sivan, released on 15 August 2014 by Universal Music Australia through EMI Music Australia.[1] The EP was preceded by the release of the singles "The Fault in Our Stars" and "Happy Little Pill".[2][3][4]

Background

On 5 June 2013, Sivan was signed to EMI Australia, a Universal Music Australia label, but kept it a secret until a year later. On 26 June 2014, he announced (while at VidCon) that he would release a five-song EP on 15 August 2014, and later uploaded a YouTube video on his channel revealing the details and the cover art of the EP.[5][6]

Singles

"The Fault in Our Stars" was released on 5 May 2013 as a promotional single—before the EP had been announced—through a YouTube video on Sivan's channel after the success of uploading the song on Tumblr.[2][7][8] A new version of the song was released as a promotional single on 13 June 2014.[4][9] This version was included on the EP.[1]

"Happy Little Pill" was released on 25 July 2014 as the first official single from the EP.[3] It charted in thirteen countries, including the United States where it reached number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Commercial performance

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [10]

TRXYE debuted at number five in the United States, selling 30,000 copies after only three days of sales.[11] In Australia, sales of the EP counted towards the single "Happy Little Pill", causing the single to rise from 34 to 10 for the week commencing 24 August 2014.

Track listing

CD and digital download[1][5][6]
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Happy Little Pill"  
Troye Sivan, Brandon Rogers & Tat Tong
3:44
2. "Touch"  Sivan, Thomas Rawle 3:35
3. "Fun"  Sivan, Alex Hope & Lindsay Rimes 3:26
4. "Gasoline"  
Sivan, Paul Carter
3:25
5. "The Fault in Our Stars (MMXIV)"  Sivan 3:12
Total length:
 17:22

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] 2
French Albums (SNEP)[13] 177
New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 2
US Billboard 200[15] 5

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Australia[1] 15 August 2014 CD, digital download EMI Music Australia

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "TRXYE on iTunes".
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Fault In Our Stars on iTunes".
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Happy Little Pill on iTunes".
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The Fault In Our Stars (MMXIV) on iTunes".
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "I Have Something To Tell You...".
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "YouTube musician Troye Sivan announces 'Trxye' at VidCon".
  7. ↑ "The Fault In Our Stars - Troye Sivan (Official Video)".
  8. ↑ "The Fault In Our Stars - Listen (Troye Sivan's Tumblr page)".
  9. ↑ "THE FAULT IN OUR STARS SURPRISE".
  10. ↑ "AllMusic review".
  11. ↑ "Billboard 200: Did 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' Soundtrack Stay at No. 1?".
  12. ↑ "Troye Sivan Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Troye Sivan. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Troye Sivan – Trxye [EP"]. Lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Troye Sivan – TRXYE [EP"]. Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Troye Sivan Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for Troye Sivan. Retrieved September 15, 2014.