Shooting Star (EP)

Shooting Star
EP by Owl City
Released May 15, 2012
Genre Synthpop
Length 15:06
Label Universal Republic
Producer Adam Young
Owl City chronology
All Things Bright and Beautiful
(2011)
Shooting Star
(2012)
The Midsummer Station
(2012)

Shooting Star is the second extended play by American electronica project Owl City, released on iTunes and other media outlets on May 15, 2012, through Universal Republic.[1] The extended play consists of four new songs that would also be on Young's subsequent album, The Midsummer Station. Mark Hoppus, vocalist for Blink-182 is featured on the song "Dementia".

Background

"Sometimes, bands release stuff and don't give anyone a heads up. The fans think, 'This kind of came out of nowhere with no explanation from the artist.' So I put out the EP for that reason."

—Adam Young on his decision to release the EP.[2]

"Shooting Star" (2012)
Sample of the song "Shooting Star" - the single from Owl City's EP of the same name - showcasing his new musical 'style' on his recent work.

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"I feel that as an artist you should never really look back or repeat yourself," Adam Young tells Billboard during an interview. Young is currently planning for a new album to be released in the summer of 2012 and Shooting Star "is just to help build excitement... for the [new] record coming out." His second extended play "is kind of a preview, and I wanted to make sure the four songs on the EP gave sort of an accurate snapshot or a taste of what the new record is about."[1]

Writing and development

Though Young stays true to his synthpop roots, the EP illustrates his efforts to create a polished and radio-friendly sound, dabbling heavily with European trance in "Shooting Star" and rock on "Dementia".[1]

Track listing

Track listing according Amazon.com[3]

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Shooting Star"  Adam Young, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Matthew Thiessen, Dan Omelio 4:07
2. "Gold"  Josh Crosby, Nate Campany, Emily Wright 3:56
3. "Dementia" (featuring Mark Hoppus)Young 3:31
4. "Take It All Away"  Young, Allan P. Grigg, Wright, Campany 3:30
Total length:
14:24

Personnel

Owl City
Additional musicians and production[4]

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 49
US Billboard Digital Albums[6] 12

Music videos

References

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