Black Star Elephant

Black Star Elephant
Studio album by Nico & Vinz
Released	September 16, 2014 October 14, 2014
Recorded	2013–14
Genre	Pop
Length	57:29
Label	Warner Bros. 5 Star Entertainment
Producer	Vincent Dery (also exec.) Thomas Eriksen Amanuel Kidane (exec.) William "Will IDAP" Wiik Larsen Magnus "Magnify" Martinsen Stargate Kouame Sereba Kahouly Nicolay Sereba (also exec.) Raymond Sereba Petter "Walther" Walthinsen
Nico & Vinz chronology
The Magic Soup and the Bittersweet Faces (2012) Black Star Elephant (2014) Cornerstone (EP) (2015)
Singles from Black Star Elephant
"Am I Wrong" Released: April 12, 2013 "In Your Arms" Released: October 21, 2013 "When the Day Comes" Released: September 30, 2014[1] "My Melody" Released: February 6, 2015[2]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	58/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Billboard	[5]
The Guardian	[6]
The Northern Echo	7/10[7]
Popmatters	[8]

Black Star Elephant is the second studio album by Norwegian duo Nico & Vinz. It was released in Australia on September 16, 2014,^[9] and on October 14, 2014 in the United States. It contains 14 songs and 7 interludes.^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro" (interlude)	Raymond Sereba Kouame Sereba	Kahouly Nicolay Sereba Vincent Dery R. Sereba K. Sereba Magnus "Magnify" Martinsen^[a] Petter "Walther" Walthinsen^[a]	0:39
2.	"Am I Wrong"	Dery K. N. Sereba William "Will IDAP" Wiik Larsen Abdoulie Jallow	Larsen	4:07
3.	"Last Time"	Dery K. N. Sereba Thomas Eriksen David Agwumaro	Eriksen	4:19
4.	"Leave Us" (interlude)	R. Sereba K. Sereba	K. N. Sereba Dery R. Sereba K. Sereba Martinsen^[a] Walthinsen^[a]	0:18
5.	"Know What I'm Not"	Dery K. N. Sereba Larsen Jørgen Ousman Jaquesson Sowe	Larsen	3:48
6.	"Miracles"	Dery K. N. Sereba Agwumaro Sowe Larsen Terje Wiik	Larsen	3:25
7.	"New in Town" (interlude)	R. Sereba K. Sereba Martinsen	R. Sereba K. Sereba	0:26
8.	"My Melody"	Dery K. N. Sereba Ntirelang Berman Larsen	Larsen	4:11
9.	"Powerful" (interlude)	R. Sereba K. Sereba	K. N. Sereba Dery R. Sereba K. Sereba Martinsen^[a] Walthinsen^[a]	0:15
10.	"Another Day"	Dery K. N. Sereba Magnus Eliassen Erik Eliassen Larsen	Larsen Eliassen	2:19
11.	"People"	Dery K. N. Sereba Dave Kuncio Larsen	Larsen	4:23
12.	"Runnin'"	Dery K. N. Sereba Eriksen Agwumaro	Eriksen	4:15
13.	"Imagine"	Dery K. N. Sereba Mikkel S. Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen Larsen	Stargate Larsen	2:57
14.	"In Your Arms"	Dery K. N. Sereba Larsen Chriss Rune Olsen Angvik	Larsen	3:25
15.	"Homeless"	Dery K. N. Sereba Ntirelang Berman Larsen	Larsen	2:59
16.	"Lakota" (interlude)	R. Sereba K. Sereba	K. N. Sereba Dery R. Sereba K. Sereba Martinsen^[a] Walthinsen^[a]	1:23
17.	"Thought I Knew"	Dery K. N. Sereba Eriksen	Eriksen	4:25
18.	"Arrival" (interlude)	R. Sereba K. Sereba	K. N. Sereba Dery R. Sereba K. Sereba Martinsen^[a] Walthinsen^[a]	0:34
19.	"When the Day Comes"	Dery K. N. Sereba Sowe Larsen	Larsen	3:47
20.	"Kokadinye" (interlude)	R. Sereba K. Sereba	K. N. Sereba Dery R. Sereba K. Sereba Martinsen^[a] Walthinsen^[a]	1:29
21.	"Imaa Imaa"	Dery K. N. Sereba Eriksen Agwumaro	Eriksen	4:05

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer
• "Imagine" contains an interpolation of "The Champ" written by Harry Palmer.^[11]

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12]	17
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13]	28
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14]	1
US Billboard 200[15]	45

References

1. Bianca Gracie (30 September 2014). "Nico & Vinz Release New Video For “When The Day Comes”: Watch The Inspiring Clip". http://www.idolator.com/. Retrieved 2 October 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
2. "Nico & Vinz My Melody". http://www.YouTube.com/. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015. External link in |publisher= (help)
3. "Black Star Elephant – Nico & Vinz". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
4. Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "Black Star Elephant – Nico & Vinz". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
5. Arnold, Chuck (14 October 2014). "Album Review: Nico & Vinz’s Debut ‘Black Star Elephant’ Proves Doubters Right". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
6. Sullivan, Caroline (27 November 2014). "Nico & Vinz: Black Star Elephant review – world-pop mashup full of positivism". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
7. Harker, Simon (11 December 2014). "Album Review: Nico & Vinz – Black Star Elephant". The Northern Echo. Newsquest. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
8. Faulkner, Brent (30 January 2015). "Nico & Vinz: Black Star Elephant". Popmatters. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
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10. "Nico & Vinz announce new album 'Black Star Elephant' featuring 'Am I Wrong'". Music Times. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
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12. "Australiancharts.com – Nico & Vinz – Black Star Elephant". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
13. "Charts.org.nz – Nico & Vinz – Black Star Elephant". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
14. "Norwegiancharts.com – Nico & Vinz – Black Star Elephant". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
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