VHS (album)

2015 studio album by X Ambassadors From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

VHS is the debut studio album by American pop rock band X Ambassadors. It was released on June 30, 2015, by KIDinaKORNER and Interscope Records. The album follows the band's major label EP releases, Love Songs Drug Songs (2013) and The Reason (2014), the latter of which spawned the lead single of VHS, "Jungle" featuring Jamie N. Commons. The album spawned three other 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.

ReleasedJune 30, 2015 (2015-06-30)
Genre
Length47:33
Label
Quick facts Studio album by X Ambassadors, Released ...
VHS
Studio album by
X Ambassadors
ReleasedJune 30, 2015 (2015-06-30)
Genre
Length47:33
Label
Producer
X Ambassadors chronology
The Reason
(2014)		 VHS
(2015)		 Orion
(2019)
Singles from VHS
  1. "Jungle"
    Released: December 18, 2013
  2. "Renegades"
    Released: March 3, 2015
  3. "Unsteady"
    Released: October 13, 2015
  4. "Low Life"
    Released: June 28, 2016
Alternative cover
VHS 2.0 cover
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More information Review scores, Source ...
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Alternative AddictionStarStarStarStarStar[5]
BillboardStarStarStar[2]
Brent Music ReviewsStarStarStarHalf star[6]
Everything MainstreamStarStarStarStarStar[7]
Surviving the Golden AgeStarStarStarStarStar[8]
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Track listing

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VHS – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Y2K Time Capsule" (intro)
0:31
2."Renegades"
Alex da Kid3:14
3."Moving Day" (interlude)
  • S. Harris
  • R. Harris
  • Casey Harris
  • Margaret Wakeley
  • X Ambassadors
  • Alex da Kid
0:19
4."Unsteady"
  • X Ambassadors
  • Grant
Alex da Kid3:13
5."Hang On"
  • X Ambassadors
  • Grant
  • Jayson DeZuzio
  • Alex da Kid
  • DeZuzio
3:00
6."Gorgeous"
  • X Ambassadors
  • Grant
Alex da Kid3:17
7."First Show" (interlude)
  • S. Harris
  • Noah Feldshuh
  • Nicholas Farhi
  • X Ambassadors
  • Alex da Kid
0:11
8."Fear" (featuring Imagine Dragons)
Alex da Kid2:41
9."Smoke" (interlude)
  • S. Harris
  • Feldshuh
  • X Ambassadors
  • Alex da Kid
0:24
10."Nervous"
  • X Ambassadors
  • Grant
Alex da Kid3:33
11."Low Life" (featuring Jamie N Commons)
  • Alex da Kid
  • DeZuzio
4:40
12."Adam & Noah's Priorities" (interlude)
  • Adam Levin
  • Feldshuh
  • X Ambassadors
  • Alex da Kid
0:27
13."B.I.G."
  • X Ambassadors
  • Grant
  • X Ambassadors
  • Alex da Kid
3:29
14."Feather"
  • X Ambassadors
  • Grant
Alex da Kid3:16
15."Superpower"
  • X Ambassadors
  • Grant
  • X Ambassadors
  • Alex da Kid
3:12
16."Loveless"
  • X Ambassadors
  • Grant
  • X Ambassadors
  • Alex da Kid
3:19
17."Jungle" (with Jamie N Commons)
  • Alex da Kid
  • Del Rio
3:09
18."Good News on the Remix" (interlude)
  • S. Harris
  • Grant
  • X Ambassadors
  • Alex da Kid
0:51
19."Naked"
  • X Ambassadors
  • Grant
  • X Ambassadors
  • Alex da Kid
3:21
20."VHS Outro"
  • C. Harris
  • S. Harris
  • Levin
  • X Ambassadors
  • Alex da Kid
1:25
Total length:47:33
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VHS – Target exclusive bonus tracks[9]
No.TitleLength
21."Skin"4:26
22."Heist"3:34
Total length:55:33
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VHS 2.0
No.TitleLength
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"2:41
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" (with Jamie N Commons)3:09
13."Naked"3:21
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
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Personnel

X Ambassadors

  • 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

  • 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")

Charts

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Certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[22] 2× Platinum 160,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[23]
VHS 2.0 		Platinum 80,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24] Platinum 15,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[25] Gold 10,000‡
United States (RIAA)[26] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
United States June 30, 2015
[27]
United Kingdom January 1, 2016 Digital download [28]
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VHS(X)

Quick facts Released, Genre ...
VHS(X)
Studio album (re-recorded) by
X Ambassadors
ReleasedAugust 29, 2025
GenreAlternative rock • indie rock • soul • pop rock
Length40:26
Label
ProducerX Ambassadors
X Ambassadors chronology
Townies
(2024)		 VHS(X)
(2025)
Singles from VHS(X)
  1. "Unsteady (Rerecorded)"
    Released: June 27, 2025
  2. "Renegades (Rerecorded)"
    Released: July 25, 2025
  3. "Jungle (Rerecorded)"
    Released: August 29, 2025
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On August 29, 2025, X Ambassadors released a re-recorded version of VHS, titled VHS(X), for its tenth anniversary. The album was entirely produced by the band. The rerecorded versions of "Unsteady", "Renegades", and "Jungle" were released in promotion of the album, and the band embarked on the VHS(X) Tour in September 2025, where they played every song from the record.[29]

Track listing

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VHS(X)
No.TitleLength
1."Renegades" (Rerecorded)3:15
2."Unsteady" (Rerecorded)3:37
3."Hang On" (Rerecorded)3:32
4."Naked" (Rerecorded)3:35
5."Gorgeous" (Rerecorded)2:41
6."Fear" (Rerecorded)2:51
7."Low Life" (Rerecorded)4:21
8."Nervous" (Rerecorded)3:27
9."Feather" (Rerecorded)3:06
10."Superpower" (Rerecorded)3:08
11."Loveless" (Rerecorded)3:38
12."Jungle" (Rerecorded)3:15
Total length:40:26
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