Dream Machine is the sixth studio album by German rock band Tokio Hotel. It was released by Starwatch Music on March 3, 2017 worldwide. The album is available at retail and online stores with two versions available: a standard edition CD/vinyl (10 tracks) and a limited deluxe box edition (includes album CD, a CD of instrumental version of the album, a vinyl of single "What If" with a bonus track and Bill's personal notebook of handwritten notes, photos and other notes).[1]
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Studio album by Tokio Hotel | ||||
Released | 3 March 2017 | |||
Recorded | 2015–16 | |||
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Length | 40:46 | |||
Language | English | |||
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The band first announced that they were beginning work on a new album back in 2015 while filming for one of the episodes of their web series "Tokio Hotel TV".[2] Since then, Bill posted some lyrics and sneak peeks on his Instagram account. The album was made for pre-order on December 23, 2016 on iTunes and Amazon with first promo single "Something New" made available for instant download. The lead single "What If" was released on December 29, 2016.
Critical response to album was mixed. "MusikExpress" gave the album 2 out of 5 stars rating, calling it a "boom-boom-autotune".[3] Overall, the album was mostly praised for lyrical improvements but criticized for the use of Auto-Tune.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Composer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Something New" | Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz | Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, Devon Culiner | 5:21 |
2. | "Boy Don't Cry" | Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz | Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz | 3:32 |
3. | "Easy" | Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz | Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, Devon Culiner | 4:25 |
4. | "What If" | Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz | Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, Devon Culiner | 3:32 |
5. | "Elysa" | Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, Nisse | Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, Devon Culiner | 4:28 |
6. | "Dream Machine" | Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz | Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, Devon Culiner | 4:35 |
7. | "Cotton Candy Sky" | Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz | Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz | 3:31 |
8. | "Better" | Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz | Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, Devon Culiner | 3:43 |
9. | "As Young as We Are" | Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, Shiro Gutzie | Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, Devon Culiner, Shiro Gutzie | 3:48 |
10. | "Stop, Babe" | Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz | Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz | 3:51 |
Total length: | 40:46 |
Credits adapted from the album's booklet.
Tokio Hotel
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Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] | 10 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] | 37 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] | 23 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] | 52 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] | 30 |
French Albums (SNEP)[9] | 56 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 5 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[11] | 30 |
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[12] | 42 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[13] | 28 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[14] | 53 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 15 |
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