“ | I think the most important thing for me, just in general and in everything that I do, is songwriting. It’s something that I’m fairly new to — TRXYE was my first time writing, and I’d been writing for maybe six months or so when I put that out, and now I feel like the writing is getting so much better and that’s the most exciting thing to me. I wanted to make sure I was improving and feeling comfortable enough in my writing that I could write a poppier song and still feel like it was authentically ‘me.’ | ” |
— Troye Sivan[1]
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TRXYE is the third EP by Troye Sivan, and is his first signed EP. It was released on August 15, 2014 by Universal Music Australia through EMI Music Australia. It was preceded by the release of singles, "Fault In Our Stars" and "Happy Little Pill".
Background[]
On June 5, 2013, Sivan was signed to EMI Australia, a Universal Music Australia label, but did not reveal this information until a year later.[2] On June 26, 2014, he announced (while at VidCon) that he would release a five-song EP on August 15, 2014, and uploaded a YouTube video simultaneously on his channel revealing the cover art of the EP.[3]
Singles[]
"The Fault in Our Stars" was released on May 5, 2013 as a campaign to help raise money for the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation in Perth, Australia. The song had great success, and Sivan added an updated version of the song to the EP. A new version of the song was released as a promotional single on June 13, 2014. This version was included on the EP. "Happy Little Pill" was released on July 25, 2014 as the first official single from the EP. It charted in thirteen countries, including the United States where it reached number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4]
Track listing[]
CD and digital download | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
1. | "Happy Little Pill" | Troye Sivan · Brandon Rogers · Tat Tong | SLUMS · Alex JL Hiew · Tat Tong | 3:44 |
2. | "Touch" | Sivan · Thomas Rawle | SLUMS · Hiew · Matt Gio | 3:35 |
3. | "Fun" | Sivan · Alex Hope · Lindsay Rimes | SLUMS · Hiew · Rimes | 3:26 |
4. | "Gasoline" | Sivan · Paul Carter | SLUMS · Hiew · Gio | 3:25 |
5. | "The Fault In Our Stars (MMXIV)" | Sivan | Dan Heath | 3:12 |
Total length: | 17:22 |
Charts[]
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums (Billboard)[5] | 2 |
French Albums (SNEP) | 177 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 2 |
US Billboard 200[6] | 5 |
Personnel[]
Musicians[]
- Troye Sivan Mellet – vocals (all tracks)
- SLUMS – drum programming (1)
Technical[]
- Tat Tong – synthesizer programming (1)
- Tom Elmhirst – mixing (1, 5), studio personnel (1, 5)
- Jason Cox – mixing (2, 3), studio personnel (2, 3)
- Rob Kinelski– mixing (4), studio personnel (4)
References[]
- ↑ Lipshutz, Jason (August 25, 2015). "Troye Sivan on New Music: ‘I Feel Like the Writing is Getting So Much Better’". Billboard.
- ↑ Caulfield, Keith (June 27, 2014). "YouTube Star Troye Sivan Signs With EMI Australia, Announces EP". Billboard.
- ↑ Jaworski, Michelle (June 27, 2014). "YouTube musician Troye Sivan announces ‘Trxye’ at VidCon". The Daily Dot.
- ↑ Abrams, Abby (July 25, 2014). Hear "YouTube Superstar Troye Sivan’s Single ‘Happy Little Pill’". Time.
- ↑ "Troye Sivan Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Troye Sivan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.