Caracal (album)

Caracal
Studio album by Disclosure
Released	25 September 2015
Recorded	2015
Genre	House UK garage synthpop R&B
Length	52:22
Label	PMR Island
Producer	Disclosure
Disclosure chronology
Settle: The Remixes (2013) Caracal (2015)
Singles from Caracal
"Holding On" Released: 26 May 2015 "Omen" Released: 27 July 2015 "Jaded" Released: 25 September 2015 "Magnets" Released: 10 November 2015 "Nocturnal" Released: 16 February 2016

Caracal is the second studio album by English electronic music duo Disclosure. It was released on 25 September 2015 through PMR and Island.^[1] Five official singles have been released from the album: "Holding On" featuring Gregory Porter, "Omen" featuring Sam Smith, "Jaded", "Magnets" featuring Lorde, and "Nocturnal" featuring The Weeknd, with three promotional singles also being released: "Bang That", "Willing and Able" featuring Kwabs, and "Hourglass" featuring Lion Babe.

Singles

"Holding On", featuring American jazz musician Gregory Porter, was released as the album's lead single on 26 May. The song peaked at number 46 in the UK Singles Chart.^[2] The duo then released "Omen", featuring English singer Sam Smith, was the second single on 27 July, which later peaked at number 13 in the UK.^[2] Smith has also worked with Disclosure in the past, contributing vocals to duo's hit single "Latch", which peaked at number 11 in the UK^[2] and number 7 in the Billboard Hot 100.^[3] "Jaded" was released as the third single on 25 September. "Magnets", featuring New Zealand singer Lorde was released as the fourth single on 10 November. "Nocturnal", featuring The Weeknd, was released as the album's fifth single on 16 February 2016.^[4]

Promotional singles

"Bang That" was released as a promotional single on 1 May 2015, however, the song appears on the iTunes deluxe edition of the album instead of the standard edition. On August 14, "Willing and Able", featuring British singer Kwabs was released as the second promotional single after having the lyric video being released on Vevo the previous day. On September 11, "Hourglass", featuring American soul duo Lion Babe was released as the third and final promotional single after having the lyric video be released on Vevo the previous day.

Tour

On 23 September 2015, Disclosure announced a four-date UK tour.^[5]

Tour dates
Date	City	Country	Venue
26 November 2015	Glasgow	Scotland	The SSE Hydro
28 November 2015	Manchester	England	Manchester Central
1 December 2015	London		Alexandra Palace
2 December 2015

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
The A.V. Club	(A-)[8]
Billboard	[9]
Mixmag	8/10[10]
Pitchfork	(6.6/10)[11]
Slant Magazine	[12]
Spin	(7/10)[13]

Caracal has received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 73, based on 22 reviews.^[6] In a mixed review, Meaghan Garvey from Pitchfork Media said of the album, "the Lawrence brothers too often fade noncommittally into white noise."^[11]

Track listing

Caracal – Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Nocturnal" (featuring The Weeknd)	Howard Lawrence Guy Lawrence James Napier Abel Tesfaye	6:44
2.	"Omen" (featuring Sam Smith)	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Napier Smith	3:50
3.	"Holding On" (featuring Gregory Porter)	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Napier Porter	5:15
4.	"Hourglass" (featuring LION BABE)	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Napier Jillian Hervey	5:24
5.	"Willing and Able" (featuring Kwabs)	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Napier Kwabena Adjepong Finlay Robson	4:52
6.	"Magnets" (featuring Lorde)	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Napier Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor	3:19
7.	"Jaded"	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Napier Sam Romans	4:33
8.	"Good Intentions" (featuring Miguel)	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Napier Miguel Pimentel	4:42
9.	"Superego" (featuring NAO)	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Napier Neo Jessica Joshua	4:33
10.	"Echoes"	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Napier	5:09
11.	"Masterpiece" (featuring Jordan Rakei)	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Napier Rakei	4:01
Total length:			52:22

Caracal – Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[14]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Molecules"	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Napier	3:56
13.	"Moving Mountains" (featuring Brendan Reilly)	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Napier Reilly	5:35
14.	"Afterthought"	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Napier	5:20
Total length:			1:07:13

Caracal – iTunes Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[15][16][17]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Molecules"	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Napier	3:56
13.	"Moving Mountains" (featuring Brendan Reilly)	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Napier Reilly	5:35
14.	"Bang That"	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Julian Shamou	4:48
15.	"Afterthought"	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Napier	5:20
Total length:			1:12:01

Caracal – Japan edition (bonus tracks)[18]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Molecules"	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Napier	3:56
13.	"Moving Mountains" (featuring Brendan Reilly)	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Napier Reilly	5:35
14.	"Bang That"	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Julian Shamou	4:48
15.	"Afterthought"	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Napier	5:20
16.	"Omen" (Jonas Rathsman Remix) (featuring Sam Smith)	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Napier Smith	8:32
Total length:			1:20:33

Caracal – Target exclusive (bonus tracks)[19]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Molecules"	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Napier	3:56
13.	"Moving Mountains" (featuring Brendan Reilly)	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Napier Reilly	5:35
14.	"Afterthought"	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Napier	5:20
15.	"Holding On" (Original Demo) (featuring Gregory Porter)	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Napier Porter	3:00
16.	"Bang That" (Kevin & Dantiez Saunderson Bangit Detroit Remix)	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Shamou	6:41

Caracal (Live BBC Session) – EP[20]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Omen" (featuring Sam Smith) (Live from Maida Vale)	4:15
2.	"Hotline Bling" (featuring Sam Smith) (Live from Maida Vale)	3:45
3.	"Jaded" (Live from Maida Vale)	4:05
4.	"Moving Mountains" (featuring Brendan Reilly) (Live from Maida Vale)	5:39

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2015) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[21] 2 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[22] 31 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23] 6 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[24] 14 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[25] 9 Croatian Foreign Albums (HDU)[26] 39 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[27] 84 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[28] 9 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[29] 7 French Albums (SNEP)[30] 28 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[31] 31 Greek Albums (IFPI)[32] 55 Irish Albums (IRMA)[33] 3 Italian Albums (FIMI)[34] 17 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[35] 54 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[36] 3 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[37] 16 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[38] 44 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[39] 10 Scottish Albums (OCC)[40] 4 South Korean Albums (Gaon)[41] 72 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[42] 62 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[43] 32 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[44] 14 UK Albums (OCC)[45] 1 UK Dance Albums (OCC)[46] 1 US Billboard 200[47] 9 US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[48] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[49] 13

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Mexico (AMPROFON)[50]	Gold	30,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[51]	Silver	60,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

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