Meet the Vamps

Meet the Vamps
Meet the Vamps
Album studio karya The Vamps
Dirilis	11 April 2014
Direkam	2012–2013
Genre	Pop; pop rock; folk pop;
Durasi	51:00
Label	Virgin EMI
Produser	TMS; Espionage;
Kronologi The Vamps
Singel dalam album Meet the Vamps
	"Can We Dance"; Dirilis: 29 September 2013; "Wild Heart"; Dirilis: 19 Januari 2014; "Last Night"; Dirilis: 6 April 2014; "Somebody to You"; Dirilis: 18 Mei 2014; "Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)"; Dirilis: 12 Oktober 2014;

Meet the Vamps adalah album studio debut band pop asal Inggris, The Vamps. Album ini awalnya dirilis di Australia dan Selandia Baru pada 11 April 2014, dan dirilis di Inggris melalui Virgin EMI Records pada 14 April. Album ini mencakup empat single yang mencapai posisi 5 besar di tangga lagu Inggris "Can We Dance", "Wild Heart", "Last Night" dan "Somebody to You" (feat. Demi Lovato). Album ini umumnya mendapat ulasan positif dari kritikus musik. Lagu ini debut di nomor dua di Inggris dan Irlandia. Album ini merupakan album terlaris ke-23 pada tahun 2014 di Inggris.

Latar belakang dan promosi[sunting | sunting sumber]

Setelah James McVey bertemu Brad Simpson melalui YouTube pada akhir tahun 2011, keduanya mulai bekerja sama dalam album debut mereka.^[4] Mereka kemudian bertemu Tristan Evans dan Connor Ball dan menjadi beranggotakan empat orang. Mereka menandatangani kontrak rekaman dengan Mercury Records pada November 2012. Pada 22 Maret 2014, The Vamps mengumumkan bahwa album debut mereka akan diberi judul Meet the Vamps dan akan dirilis pada 15 April 2014.^[5]

The Vamps memulai tur utama Inggris pertama mereka untuk mendukung album ini dan bermain sebanyak 14 kali di seluruh negeri. Pengumuman tersebut mereka sampaikan melalui akun Twitter pada 12 Februari 2014.^[6]

Daftar lagu[sunting | sunting sumber]

No.	Judul	Pencipta	Produser	Durasi
1.	"Wild Heart"	Connor Ball Tristan Evans James McVey Brad Simpson Ibrahim "Ayb" Asmar Amund Björklund Ben Harrison Espen Lind Jamie Scott	Espionage Asmar^[a] Harrison^[a]	3:11
2.	"Last Night"	Tom Barnes Wayne Hector Pete Kelleher Ben Kohn Ayak Thiik	TMS	3:07
3.	"Somebody to You"	Carl Falk Savan Kotecha Kristian Lundin	Falk Lundin	3:03
4.	"Can We Dance"	Timz Aluo Amund Björklund Philip Lawrence Espen Lind Bruno Mars Karl Michael	Espionage	3:12
5.	"Girls on TV"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson Seye Adelekan Matt Prime Tim Woodcock	Prime Jay Reynolds	3:23
6.	"Risk It All"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson Hector Prime	Prime	3:38
7.	"Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)"	Paul Simon Ball Evans McVey Simpson Michaud	Espionage Andrew Williams^[b]	3:16
8.	"Another World"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson Paul Barry Mark Bates Patrick Mascall	Brian Rawling Paul Meehan Bates	3:34
9.	"Move My Way"	McVey	Reynolds	3:28
10.	"Shout About It"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson Prime	Prime	3:41
11.	"High Hopes"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson Tom Fletcher Danny Jones Dougie Poynter	Jones	3:30
12.	"She Was the One"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson	David Bendeth Evans^[b]	3:20
13.	"Dangerous"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson Jay Reynolds	Reynolds Evans	3:55
14.	"Lovestruck"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson C.J. Baran Lindy Robbins	Baran	3:41
15.	"Smile"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson	Reynolds	3:01
Durasi total:				51:00

*Meet the Vamps* – iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus tracks^[7]
No.	Judul	Pencipta	Produser	Durasi
16.	"On the Floor"	Björklund Lind Ball Evans McVey Simpson James Bourne	Espionage	3:28
17.	"Golden"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson Alex Smith	Smith	3:19
18.	"Fall"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson David Sneddon James Bauer-Mein	Reynolds	3:03
Durasi total:				60:50

*Meet the Vamps* – DVD edition^[8]
No.	Judul	Durasi
1.	"Story of The Vamps"	75:00

Christmas Edition[sunting | sunting sumber]

Meet the Vamps: Christmas Edition dirilis pada 1 Desember 2014. Edisi ini mencakup delapan lagu Natal, serta versi singel "Somebody To You" dan "Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" serta DVD band yang tampil live di Birmingham NIA pada 5 Oktober 2014. Versi iTunes hanya mencakup lagu dan tidak tersedia di toko Amerika Serikat.

CD dan iTunes Store
No.	Judul	Pencipta	Produser	Durasi
1.	"Jingle Bell Rock"	Joe Beal Jim Boothe		2:15
2.	"Sleighing in the Snow"	Brad Simpson, James McVey, Connor Ball, Tristan Evans		2:42
3.	"Hoping for Snow"	James McVey, Brad Simpson, Connor Ball, Tristan Evans, Joe O'Neill		3:39
4.	"We Wish You a Merry Christmas"	Traditional		2:02
5.	"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"	Roy Wood		3:06
6.	"Hallelujah"	Leonard Cohen		3:45
7.	"Jingle Bells"	James Lord Pierpont		3:01
8.	"Silent Night"	Joseph Mohr		2:06
9.	"Wild Heart"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson Asmar Björklund Harrison Lind Scott	Espionage Asmar^[a] Harrison^[a]	3:11
10.	"Last Night"	Barnes Hector Kelleher Kohn Thiik	TMS	3:07
11.	"Somebody to You" (featuring Demi Lovato)	Falk Kotecha Lundin	Falk Lundin	3:03
12.	"Can We Dance"	Aluo Björklund Lawrence Lind Mars Michael	Espionage	3:37
13.	"Girls on TV"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson Adelekan Prime Woodcock	Prime Reynolds	3:23
14.	"Risk It All"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson Hector Prime	Prime	3:38
15.	"Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" (featuring Shawn Mendes)	Simon Ball Evans McVey Simpson	Espionage Williams^[b]	3:16
16.	"Another World"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson Barry Bates Mascall	Rawling Meehan Bates	3:34
17.	"Move My Way"	McVey	Reynolds	3:28
18.	"Shout About It"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson Prime	Prime	3:41
19.	"High Hopes"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson Fletcher Jones Poynter	Jones	3:30
20.	"She Was the One"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson	Bendeth Evans^[b]	3:20
21.	"Dangerous"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson Reynolds	Reynolds Evans	3:55
22.	"Lovestruck"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson Baran Robbins	Baran	3:41
23.	"Smile"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson	Reynolds	3:01
24.	"Somebody to You"	Falk Kotecha Lundin	Falk Lundin	3:03
Durasi total:				77:04

DVD: Meet the Vamps Live
No.	Judul	Durasi
1.	"Meet the Vamps Live"

Versi Amerika Serikat[sunting | sunting sumber]

*Meet the Vamps* – Edisi standar
No.	Judul	Pencipta	Produser	Durasi
1.	"Can We Dance"	Aluo Björklund Lawrence Lind Mars Michael	Espionage	3:12
2.	"Somebody to You" (featuring Demi Lovato)	Falk Kotecha Lundin	Falk Lundin	3:03
3.	"Last Night"	Barnes Hector Kelleher Kohn Thiik	TMS	3:07
4.	"Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" (featuring Shawn Mendes)	Simon Ball Evans McVey Simpson	Espionage Williams^[b]	3:16
5.	"Girls on TV"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson Adelekan Prime Woodcock	Prime Reynolds	3:23
6.	"Risk It All"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson Hector Prime	Prime	3:38
7.	"Hurricane"	Simpson McVey Ball Evans		3:15
8.	"Wild Heart"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson Asmar Björklund Harrison Lind Scott	Espionage Asmar^[a] Harrison^[a]	3:11
9.	"Another World"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson Barry Bates Mascall	Rawling Meehan Bates	3:34
10.	"Move My Way"	McVey	Reynolds	3:28
11.	"She Was the One"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson	Bendeth Evans^[b]	3:20
12.	"Smile"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson	Reynolds	3:01
Durasi total:				39:28

*Meet the Vamps* – iTunes deluxe edition bonus tracks^[9]
No.	Judul	Pencipta	Produser	Durasi
13.	"High Hopes"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson Fletcher Jones Poynter	Jones	3:30
14.	"Shout About It"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson Prime	Prime	3:41
15.	"Dangerous"	Ball Evans McVey Simpson Reynolds	Reynolds Evans	3:55
Durasi total:				50:34

*Meet the Vamps* – Target deluxe edition bonus tracks^[10]
No.	Judul	Pencipta	Durasi
13.	"Jingle Bells"	Pierpont	3:01
14.	"Hoping for Snow"	McVey Simpson Ball Evans O'Neill	3:39
15.	"We Wish You a Merry Christmas"		2:02
Durasi total:			48:10

Keterangan

^{^[a]} menandakan co-produser
^{^[b]} menandakan produser tambahan

Referensi[sunting | sunting sumber]

^ Collar, Matt. "The Vamps - Meet the Vamps". AllMusic. Diakses tanggal 31 December 2014.
^ "The Vamps: Wake Up review". The Guardian.
^ Smith, Carl (18 January 2014). "The Vamps tease their debut album: 'There's a folky vibe'". sugarscape.com. Diakses tanggal 19 February 2014.
^ London Newsdesk (24 January 2014). "The Vamps' Brad: 'I've been writing our debut album with James McVey for a couple of years'". Press Party. Diakses tanggal 10 April 2014.
^ Rigby, Sam (22 March 2014). "The Vamps announce debut album 'Meet' details". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Diakses tanggal 22 March 2014.
^ "The Vamps Announce Debut UK 2014 Tour". Capital FM. 12 February 2014.
^ "Meet The Vamps (Deluxe Version)". iTunes.
^ "Meet The Vamps DVD". shop.virginemi.com.
^ "Meet the Vamps (Deluxe) by The Vamps". Apple iTunes US.
^ "The Vamps - Meet The Vamps (Deluxe Edition) - Target Exclusive". Target. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2015-09-24. Diakses tanggal 2014-11-04.

[1] Collar, Matt. "The Vamps - Meet the Vamps". AllMusic. Diakses tanggal 31 December 2014.

[2] "The Vamps: Wake Up review". The Guardian.

[folky-3] Smith, Carl (18 January 2014). "The Vamps tease their debut album: 'There's a folky vibe'". sugarscape.com. Diakses tanggal 19 February 2014.

[4] London Newsdesk (24 January 2014). "The Vamps' Brad: 'I've been writing our debut album with James McVey for a couple of years'". Press Party. Diakses tanggal 10 April 2014.

[5] Rigby, Sam (22 March 2014). "The Vamps announce debut album 'Meet' details". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Diakses tanggal 22 March 2014.

[6] "The Vamps Announce Debut UK 2014 Tour". Capital FM. 12 February 2014.

[7] "Meet The Vamps (Deluxe Version)". iTunes.

[8] "Meet The Vamps DVD". shop.virginemi.com.

[9] "Meet the Vamps (Deluxe) by The Vamps". Apple iTunes US.

[10] "The Vamps - Meet The Vamps (Deluxe Edition) - Target Exclusive". Target. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2015-09-24. Diakses tanggal 2014-11-04.

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Album studio	Meet the Vamps Wake Up Night & Day Cherry Blossom
Single	"Can We Dance" "Wild Heart" "Last Night" "Somebody to You" "Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" "Wake Up" "I Found a Girl" "All Night" "Middle of the Night" "Hands" "Hair Too Long" "Just My Type" "Married in Vegas"