Shatter Me (album)
"Shatter Me" is a song composed and performed by American dubstep-violinist Lindsey Stirling for her second studio album of the same name, and features vocals from American rock singer Lzzy Hale, the lead singer of American rock band Halestorm. The song was written/composed by Stirling, Dia Frampton, and the song's producer, Mark Maxwell, under his production moniker SILAS. The themes explored in "Shatter Me" were based in part on Stirling's experiences with an eating disorder. It became Stirling's first charting airplay single in November 2014 when it entered the Billboard Adult Pop Songs at number 39. Prior to that, it had peaked at number 1 on the Classical Digital Songs and number 10 on the Dance/Electronic Digital Songs charts, as well as charting in Germany at number 59. The second single of the album was co-written by Stirling and her friend Dia Frampton, the song was originally written and produced by Mark Maxwell (also called by the name of SILAS). It was not only Stirling's first lyrics composed by her but "Shatter Me" was also Stirling's first collaboration to be included on one of her own studio albums. On an interview with blabbermouth.net Lindsey told the media: "This song is very, very — obviously — different for a Lindsey Stirling track, because I've never written lyrics before, I've never gotten to blatantly say what I feel." According to Stirling, she had never heard of Lzzy Hale or Halestorm before but she needed a rock-star female vocalist. In an interview, Lindsey stated "It was so important for me to find the right singer for it, because I had in my mind the idea of who I wanted. I love vocalists like Hayley Williams from Paramore and Amy Lee from Evanescence, so I really wanted a powerhouse, rock-star female vocalist." On an interview with azcentral.com Stirling described Lzzy Hale as an "energetic performer". About the writing of the lyrics, Lindsey wrote to azcentral.com that "for some reason, I had this little burst of inspiration. I just saw the image that is on my album cover. I saw a ballerina on a music box. It was a snow-globe music box. And she has a very stark expression but she's perfect and flawless and poised. And basically, that ballerina, I related so strongly to her because there was a time in my life when I was surrounded by this shell that I had basically built around myself, this image of perfection because I was so obsessed with being what I thought everyone else wanted me to be and I realized one day that I was so unhappy because I was a slave to my own control." On another interview with newmediarockstars.com Stirling explained the theme of the song according to her own experience: The whole theme of the overall album is about breaking free and learning(...) It all started kind of with the theme of “Shatter Me” — I had to break free from the shell that I put over myself, and so that’s why it’s “Shatter Me.” According to Stirling, "Shatter Me" epitomizes the restrictions that world puts on us and shows how difficult it is to break out of old habits and have the courage to step out of our comfort zones into the light. On April 9, Lindsey posted on her PledgeMusic account three teaser pictures of the upcoming "Shatter Me" music video, only the persons who had pre-ordered the album had access to this images. A week later the "Shatter Me - Studio Behind The Scenes" video was released in which Lindsey talked about recording with the musician and singer Lzzy Hale and how did they finish knowing each other. Fragments of the song could be heard for moments in the video. On April 18th Lindsey posted on her Pledge account a video of herself having prosthetic makeup for her second single-music video. The single was released on iTunes on April 21st but it wasn't until two days later that the music video was released on YouTube. On April 29, Lindsey played live two songs of her new album: the instrumental version of "Shatter Me" and "Take Flight" at Barnes & Noble. The instrumental version of the single was also performed on the Lindsey Stirling 2014/2015 Tour as the last song of the tracklist, but at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on May 15th, Stirling performed the final song with Lzzy Hale live. On the same month Lindsey performed the single live at The Kennedy Center on Washington, D.C. On June 17th, Stirling performed live at the CBS Radio Boston lounge. Two days later, she performed live at the Mix 107.9 studio. Both of these performance were presented with the support of Drew Steen and Jason Gaviati. On July 15th Stirling performed with Hale at Good Morning America and on August 7th both performed live again at America's got Talent, being the first time for Lindsey to go back since she was disqualified in the fifth season of 2010. "Shatter Me" – 4:40 The music video was filmed at YouTube Space L.A in only one week, according to Stirling. The music video for "Shatter Me" was released on Stirling's YouTube account on April 23rd. The video showed two different situations, in first place Lindsey appeared as a ballerina inside a glass globe of a music box. On the other side Lzzy Hale was presented as a clock-girl who's always fixing things. The theme of the story is centered on the ballerina who hopes that someone will shatter the glass and free her, but she finds out that she is the only one who can break the glass. The video was released without any prior advertisement. Still, the video was a success as it accumulated more than 1.3 million views in less than 24 hours, becoming one of Lindsey's more successful YouTube music videos. The video was directed by EVERDREAM and produced by James Khabushani. As of August 16,2014 the video has accumulated more than 12,9 million views. A seven-minute behind-the scenes music video was released on May 20th, 2014, of Stirling explaining the producing and directing of the music video. The "Shatter Me" music video its Lindsey's most successful music video of 2014. On May 9, an instrumental version of "Shatter Me" by the name of "Child of Light" was released. The song was part of the soundtrack of the Ubisoft fantasy game Child of Light. The video showed Lindsey dressed as the protagonist of the game: Aurora, a small princess with powers against the dark, running through the forest. At the end of the video a small propaganda of the video was shown and the voice of Lindsey at the back informed the viewers about the game. "Shatter Me" debuted at number 39 on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart for the week ending November 8, 2014, becoming Stirling's first single to enter an American airplay chart. Chart (2014–15) Peak position Germany (Media Control Charts) 59 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) 34 Japan (ZIP Dance Hits 20) 3 US Classical Digital Songs (Billboard) 1 US Dance/Electronic Digital Songs (Billboard) 10 Chart (2014) Position US Billboard Dance Electronic Digital Songs 48
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Shatter Me is the second studio album by American violinist and solo artist Lindsey Stirling. It is Stirling's first album to include collaborations with other vocalists, featuring Lzzy Hale and Dia Frampton, and Stirling has said its musical style is more progressive than her first album. The album was released on iTunes on April 25, 2014 in most of the world, on April 29, 2014 in the United States, and on May 2 in Germany. The first single, "Beyond the Veil", was released on March 24, peaking at number 22 on Billboard Dance and Electronic Digital Songs. The video was posted the following day. The second single, "Shatter Me", was released on April 23, accumulating 1.3 million views after one day on YouTube. The album reached number two on the Billboard 200, making it Stirling's biggest week of her career in terms of sales, while peaking on three other Billboard charts. On August 27 of 2014, the album reached a gold certification in Germany for the selling of 100,000 copies On October 21, Stirling's album was certified gold in Austria, being her second album in doing so. On September 29, 2013, Stirling posted on her official website that after her 2012–13 worldwide tour she had returned to the United States to make her new studio album and in December Stirling announced the upcoming 2014 tour where she "would play some new songs and will have a brand new show to share". Although the second studio album was announced in late 2013, it was not until March 2014 that Stirling started posting information on her new material. On March 12, Stirling posted a video on YouTube in which she appeared with friends and well-known YouTube stars such as Tyler Ward and Steve Kardynal. Stirling announced in the video the title of the album and that it would be released around May 2014. On the same day Stirling started an account on PledgeMusic, an online Direct-to-Fan music platform, allowing anyone to pre-order the album alongside other exclusive items, such as behind-the-scenes videos, photos and pictures. On March 23, Stirling announced that the album would be released on April 29. On the following day the album pre-sale started on the iTunes Store and the first single of the album, "Beyond the Veil", was released. The official video for the single was released a day later where it accumulated half a million views on YouTube on its first day. Stirling appeared on March 26, 2014 at the Berlin Apple Store for a 30-minute interview and later performed "Crystallize" live. A day later, the pre-order of the album started on the German Amazon and iTunes stores. In April, iTunes released two free podcasts called Lindsey Stirling: Meet the Musician where Stirling talked about the creation of her newest album. On April 7, Stirling's first single video appeared on an mtvU votation to see, along with four other YouTube videos, which one would be aired. Stirling finished winning the votation. Three days later Stirling announced an event on April 29 to perform and sign Shatter Me CDs at Barnes & Noble, Los Angeles. In April, Stirling was interviewed by Rock Era Magazine in order to promote her new album. On April 16, Stirling posted the behind-the-scenes video for the album's second single, "Shatter Me". Almost a week later, on April 22, Lindsey performed her single "Beyond the Veil" live at the Universal Studios Hollywood. The second single, "Shatter Me", was released on iTunes on April 21, and two days later the official music video was released on YouTube, featuring the singer Lzzy Hale. On its first day on YouTube the video was viewed 1.3 million times. In April, Stirling was interviewed by Access Hollywood where she talked about fashion, her new album and fame. On April 23, Stirling organized an album release party for her fans. On May 13, Lindsey Stirling started the world Tour for promoting her album "Shatter Me". Dates had been announced since December 18 of 2013 and included forty-six dates in North America and twenty-seven in Europe. Lindsey revealed she would be accompanied by Jason Gaviati (Keyboards) and Drew Steen (percussion) who had been part of Stirling's first world Tour. Anže Škrube, Stirling's Dance Showdown partner, was chosen by her to choreograph her tour. Two new dancers were chosen to be part of her new world tour: Stephen Jones and Peter Styles. On November 28 of 2014, a special edition of the album was released by the name of Shatter Me: The Complete Experience, it included thirteen song, one of thema was an acoustic version of the title song, and a full-color 48-page magazine with exclusive interviews and photos, plus word magnets. After the release of the special edition album, Shatter Me returned to the Billboard 200 at number 175, with sales of 5,500 copies. On February of 2015, Stirling visited Japan and on the same month the album was released on the country. "The whole theme of the overall album is about breaking free and learning, so it’s kind of my process that I went to rediscover who I was and be okay with that person and then love that person and share that person. It all started kind of with the theme of "shatter me"—I had to break free from the shell that I put over myself, and so that’s why it’s "Shatter Me"." —Lindsey Stirling explaining the theme of "Shatter Me" According to Allvoices, who took part in a call with Stirling, she said that Shatter Me is more progressive than her debut album. The cover of the album features Stirling as a ballerina inside the glass globe of a music box. The title track for the album is the story of the ballerina on the cover who longs for someone to shatter the glass and set her free, only to discover that she is the only one who can break the glass. Stirling said that the album follows a theme of breaking free and that it is based on her own experiences. In an interview with Rock Era Magazine, Stirling stated that she was excited to release the music video for "Shatter Me" because "it epitomizes this concept and shows how difficult it is to break out of old habits and have the courage to step out of our comfort zones into the light". On the behind-the-scenes video of "Beyond the Veil" Stirling says at the beginning that "Beyond the Veil" was the first song that she wrote for the album and so it is fitting that to her "Beyond the Veil" represents a kind of self-discovery. According to an article on Blabbermouth.net the duet Lindsey Stirling and Lzzy Hale made for the title track of the second album was a complete change. Regarding how her collaboration with Lzzy came about, Lindsey said "this song is very, very—obviously—different for a Lindsey Stirling track, because I've never written lyrics before; I've never gotten to blatantly say what I feel." In an interview on May 27, 2014 with azcentral, Stirling said "I have 100 percent creative control. If anyone ever tells me, "We don't like that song," it's kind of like, "Well, I like it. Too bad. I'm sorry." Album artwork? I get to make the decisions on everything." Regarding the goals of the album she said "I feel like I honestly wrote the album I wanted to write, which is really cool." On an interview on September 30, 2014 Lindsey revealed on an interview why she didn't use such a harsh theme on her debut album: "I never wrote about it on my first album because it was too soon, and too close and I wasn’t ready to share it yet. I had just overcome an eating disorder and it was one of the hardest things I had ever done and one of the most soul-searching times. That’s kind of what the album is about, finding out who I was and getting through depression and the eating disorder." Allmusic gave Shatter Me three stars out of five where reviewer James Christopher Monger wrote that the album is "essentially a showcase for Stirling's instrumental prowess" and that Stirling "delivers the heat with all of the fire, fury, and mad, pixie-ish sweetness". Upon its release in the United States, Shatter Me debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 56,000 copies, becoming the best sales week of Stirling's career. The album also peaked at number one on the Dance/Electronic Albums, Top Classical Albums, and Independent Albums charts. The album also had a big impact on the Canadian charts, where it debuted at number five, selling 3,431 copies, an improvement on her first studio album which charted at number 146. Stirling's album also appeared for the first time of her career on the UK Albums Chart, charting at number ninety-five. Throughout the remaining European countries it reached the top fifteen. In Germany it reached number four—the same position as her previous album. In Switzerland Shatter Me reached number three, Stirling's highest position in the country. In Austria it also reached No. 3 and in Poland it reached No. 12, both of which are lower than the position of her debut album. Shatter Me entered in the Mexican Album Charts, being her first time for her album to appear in Mexico's charts. On the Dance/Electronic Albums charts, Lindsey's studio album had been at the peak position for sixteen non-consecutive weeks, a great improvement for her career considering that her debut album was only a week at the peak position. Only other nine albums could reach this record, Shatter Me surpassed Madonna's Confessions on a Dance Floor album, which kept at the peak position for thirteen non-consecutive weeks. All the tracks appear on iTunes in the US version. Stirling also sent an exclusive track titled "Yeah!" to those who pre-ordered Shatter Me via PledgeMusic. No. Title Length 1. "Beyond the Veil" (Lindsey Stirling, SILAS) 4:14 2. "Mirror Haus" (Stirling, SILAS) 3:55 3. "V-Pop" (Stirling, Marko G) 3:45 4. "Shatter Me" (featuring Lzzy Hale) (Stirling, SILAS, Dia Frampton) 4:40 5. "Heist" (Stirling, Kill Paris) 3:26 6. "Roundtable Rival" (Stirling, Sterling Fox, Scott Gold) 3:23 7. "Night Vision" (Stirling, Robert DeLong) 3:40 8. "Take Flight" (Stirling, SILAS) 4:24 9. "Ascendance" (Stirling, Marko G) 4:26 10. "We Are Giants" (featuring Dia Frampton) (Stirling, SILAS, Frampton) 3:43 11. "Swag" (Stirling, SILAS) 3:10 12. "Master of Tides" (Stirling, SILAS) 4:21 Total length: 47:07 iTunes Deluxe Edition and Target edition bonus tracks No. Title Writer(s) Length 13. "Eclipse" (Stirling, Sam Hollander, Steve Shebby, Reuben Keeney, Raffi) 3:15 14. "Sun Skip" (Stirling, DeLong) 3:46 15. "Take Flight" (Orchestral Version) (Stirling, SILAS) 4:24 Total length: 58:32 Shatter Me: The Complete Experience Edition No. Title Length 13. "Shatter Me (Acoustic Version)" 4:45 Total length: 51:52 Universal Music Japan Deluxe Edition No. Title Length 13. "Senbonzakura (Hatsune Miku cover)" Credits for Shatter Me adapted from liner notes. Lindsey Stirling – violin, vocals Andrew Maury – mixer (5, 6) Dia Frampton – vocals (10) Joe Lambert – mastering Josh Rossi – art direction, photography Justin Glasco – engineer (5) Kill Paris – producer (5) Liam Ward – packaging design Lzzy Hale – vocals (4) Marko G – producer, mixer, engineer, programming (3, 9) Robert DeLong – producer, mixer, engineer, programming (7) Scott Gold – producer, engineer (6) SILAS – producer, mixer, engineer, programming (1, 2, 4, 8, 10–12) Reuben Keeney – producer Chart (2014) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 3 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 93 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 74 Canadian Albums (Billboard) 5 French Albums (SNEP) 35 German Albums (Official Top 100) 4 Mexican Albums (AMPROFON) 22 Polish Albums (ZPAV) 12 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 3 UK Albums (OCC) 95 US Billboard 200 2 US Top Classical Albums (Billboard) 1 US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) 1 US Independent Albums (Billboard) 1 Chart (2014) Position Austrian Albums Chart 43 Swiss Albums Chart 86 US Billboard Classical Albums 1 US Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums 4 US Billboard Independent Albums 10 US Billboard 200 109 Region Certification Sales/shipments Austria (IFPI Austria) Gold 7,500x Germany (BVMI) Gold 100,000^ *sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone xunspecified figures based on certification alone Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications (sales thresholds) Album US Dance/Electronic US Dance/Electronic Digital AUT GER SWI US Class. 2014 "Beyond the Veil" — 22 — — — 1 Shatter Me "Shatter Me (ft. Lzzy Hale)" — 10 — 59 — 1 "Master of Tides" — — — — — — "Take Flight" — — 74 — — 3 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. List of music videos, showing year released and director Title Year Director(s) Notes "Beyond the Veil" 2014 Joe Sill Featuring Hannah Stock Concept by Joe Sill[ "Shatter Me" Featuring vocalist Lzzy Hale Concept by Joe Sill[Lindsey Stirling "Child of Light" (orchestral version of "Shatter Me") FifGen Films Music produced by Stephen Anderson Special effects by Warialasky Sponsored by Ubisoft to promote their game Child of Light[ "Master of Tides" UE BOOM Filmed in front of a live candid audience at The Americana at Brand (Glendale, CA) on 18 July 2014 as part of Make Music Social "Roundtable Rival" Everdream Shot on location at White Horse Ranch in Landers, California. Concept by Lindsey Stirling. "Take Flight" 2015 Joe Sill Produced for the 2015 YouTube Music Awards. Stirling's first video not to feature a violin onscreen. 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