Megalithic Symphony

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Field	Value
name	Megalithic Symphony
type	studio
artist	Awolnation
cover	Awolnation-Megalithic-Symphony.jpeg
caption	Standard edition cover. The deluxe edition features the same image at sunrise, while the 10th anniversary edition features it at sunset.
released
studio	Red Bull Studios, AWOLSTUDIO, Avatar Studios, Main and Market, Gymnasium, Fireside Sound Studio
genre	{{flatlist
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* electropop<ref name	"freep"
* alternative rock<ref name	"freep"/
* indie rock<ref name	"theedgesusu"/
* pop rock{{Cite web	url
length
label	Red Bull
producer	{{flatlist
prev_title	Back from Earth
prev_year	2010
next_title	Run
next_year	2015
misc	{{Singles
name	Megalithic Symphony
type	studio
single1	Sail
single1date	November 8, 2010
single2	Not Your Fault
single2date	October 17, 2011
single3	Kill Your Heroes
single3date	June 5, 2012
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| name = Megalithic Symphony | type = studio | artist = Awolnation | cover = Awolnation-Megalithic-Symphony.jpeg | caption = Standard edition cover. The deluxe edition features the same image at sunrise, while the 10th anniversary edition features it at sunset. | alt = | released = | recorded = | venue = | studio = Red Bull Studios, AWOLSTUDIO, Avatar Studios, Main and Market, Gymnasium, Fireside Sound Studio | genre = {{flatlist|

• Electronic rock
• electropop
• alternative rock
• indie rock
• pop rock | length = | label = Red Bull | producer = {{flatlist|
• Aaron Bruno
• Jimmy Messer
• Brian West | prev_title = Back from Earth | prev_year = 2010 | next_title = Run | next_year = 2015 | misc = {{Singles | name = Megalithic Symphony | type = studio | single1 = Sail | single1date = November 8, 2010 | single2 = Not Your Fault | single2date = October 17, 2011 | single3 = Kill Your Heroes | single3date = June 5, 2012 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = Alternative Press | rev2Score = | rev3 = Classic Rock | rev3score = | rev4 = Rock Sound | rev4Score = 9/10 | noprose = yes Megalithic Symphony is the debut studio album by American rock band Awolnation, released on March 15, 2011, through Red Bull Records. The album is the band's first full-length release, following the release of the extended play Back From Earth (2010). Megalithic Symphony has since peaked at number 84 on the United States Billboard 200 and at number 57 on the Austrian Albums Chart. As of March 2015, the album sold 581,000 copies in the United States.

On February 29, 2016, the RIAA certified Megalithic Symphony platinum.

In 2021, for the album's 10th anniversary, a special edition of it was released, including unreleased songs and live performances of some older songs, for a total of 27 bonus tracks.

Track listing

| headline = | all_writing = Aaron Bruno, except where noted | title1 = Megalithic Symphony | length1 = 0:58 | title2 = Some Sort of Creature | length2 = 0:27 | title3 = Soul Wars | note3 = Bruno, Eric Stenman | length3 = 3:37 | title4 = People | note4 = Bruno, Stenman | length4 = 3:58 | title5 = Jump on My Shoulders | length5 = 4:08 | title6 = Burn It Down | note6 = Bruno, Jimmy Messer | length6 = 2:45 | title7 = Guilty Filthy Soul | note7 = Bruno, Messer | length7 = 3:34 | title8 = Kill Your Heroes | note8 = Bruno, Brian West | length8 = 2:59 | title9 = My Nightmare's Dream | length9 = 0:27 | title10 = Sail | length10 = 4:19 | title11 = Wake Up | length11 = 3:02 | title12 = Not Your Fault | length12 = 4:02 | title13 = All I Need | note13 = Bruno, Messer | length13 = 3:37 | title14 = Knights of Shame | note14 = Bruno, Cameron Duddy) (fades out at 11:50, untitled hidden track starts at 13:51 | length14 = 14:58 | total_length = 52:52 | headline = Amazon bonus track | title15 = Shoestrings | length15 = 3:09

| headline = iTunes bonus track (United Kingdom) | title15 = I've Been Dreaming | length15 = 2:58

| headline = iTunes bonus track (United States) | title15 = Swinging from the Castles | length15 = 3:04

| headline = Deluxe edition | title1 = THISKIDSNOTALRIGHT | length1 = 2:42 | title2 = Some Kind of Joke | length2 = 4:52 | title3 = Everybody's Got a Secret | length3 = 3:43 | title4 = Soul Wars | note4 = Live in Salzburg, Austria | length4 = 4:23 | title5 = MF | length5 = 3:17 | title6 = Swinging from the Castles | length6 = 3:04 | title7 = I've Been Dreaming | length7 = 2:58 | title8 = Shoestrings | length8 = 3:09 | title9 = Not Your Fault | note9 = Robert DeLong Remix | length9 = 5:52 | title10 = People | note10 = Thomas from Ghostland Observatory Remix | length10 = 5:41 | title11 = Burn It Down | note11 = Innerpartysystem Remix | length11 = 4:56 | title12 = Guilty Filthy Soul | note12 = Samantha Ronson Remix featuring Wale | length12 = 4:18 | title13 = Jump on My Shoulders | note13 = Thomas from Ghostland Observatory Remix | length13 = 4:06 | title14 = Sail | note14 = Borgore Pop The Sweating I'm Sailing Remix | length14 = 4:38 | title15 = Sail | note15 = Dan The Automator Remix | length15 = 4:34 | title16 = Sail | note16 = Feed Me Remix | length16 = 3:29 | title17 = Sail | note17 = TDE Remix featuring Kendrick Lamar and Ab-Soul | length17 = 4:00 | title18 = Sail | note18 = Unlimited Gravity Remix | length18 = 5:49 | note1 = From Injustice: Gods Among Us : The Album | note2 = From Iron Man 3: Heroes Fall Soundtrack | note3 = From Frankenweenie Unleashed! Compilation

| headline = 10th Anniversary Edition | title15 = Cannibals | length15 = 2:28 | length16 = 3:13 | title16 = I'm No Good | title17 = Wichita Panama | length17 = 3:52

Lyrical content

Some Sort of Creature

In a live Facebook Q&A session, Aaron described “Some Sort of Creature” as something he truly experienced. “What you hear on that track, a sort of segue track, is really what actually happened! And that's really all I can describe; it's me speaking to myself, because I didn’t want to forget this thing I saw. And it's all right there in the song."

Personnel

Sourced from the original album liner notes. ;Awolnation

• Aaron Bruno – vocals and synthesizer (all tracks except 2 and 9), drums (tracks 1, 4–12, 14), percussion (tracks 1, 3, 4, 11), keyboards (tracks 1, 12, 14), bass guitar (tracks 1, 5, 10), guitar (tracks 5, 7, 14), piano (tracks 10, 13), Fender Rhodes electric piano (track 7), synth bass (tracks 11, 12, 14); additional bass guitar and drums (track 3); string arrangement (track 10)
• Drew Stewart – guitar (tracks 3, 11)
• Christopher Thorn – guitar (tracks 5, 10, 11)
• Kenny Carkeet – synthesizer (track 5)
• Hayden Scott – drums (track 5)
• David Amezcua – bass guitar (track 14) ;Additional musicians
• Jimmy Messer – guitar (tracks 3, 4, 6–8, 11–14), drums (tracks 6, 7, 13), synthesizer (tracks 6, 7), bass guitar (track 6), synth bass (track 7), keyboards (track 13)
• Billy Mohler – bass guitar (tracks 3, 4, 7, 8, 10–13)
• Tony Royster Jr. – drums (track 3)
• Brian West – Casio keyboards and synthesizer (track 8)
• Watts Choir – vocals (tracks 4, 9, 13)
• Arielle Verinis – vocals (track 11)
• Cameron Duddy, Curtain$ and Tarrah Toland – vocals (track 14)
• Eric Stenman - Engineer, Mixer, Additional Production; whistling (track 10)

Charts

Weekly charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (2011–2014) | Peak position | Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA) | Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) | UK Albums (OCC) | |---|---|---|---|---| | 4 | | | | | | 53 | | | | | | 165 | | | | | ::

Year-end charts

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Chart (2011)	Position	US Independent Albums (Billboard)
38
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Chart (2012)	Position	US Billboard 200	US Independent Albums (Billboard)	US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)	US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)
158
13
30
42
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Chart (2013)	Position	US Billboard 200	US Independent Albums (Billboard)	US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)	US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)
163
12
45
45
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Chart (2014)	Position	US Independent Albums (Billboard)
40
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Certifications

Release history

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Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalog no.	Deluxe Edition (First Issue)	Deluxe Edition (Second Issue)	10th Anniversary Edition
United States	March 15, 2011	Digital download	Red Bull	n/a
March 29, 2011	CD	RBR1086
Belgium	July 1, 2011	Digital download	n/a
France
Germany
Netherlands
Spain
United Kingdom
Belgium	July 4, 2011	CD	RBR1108
France
Germany
Netherlands
Spain
United Kingdom
United States	December 9, 2011	2xLP	RBR1134
Australia	April 13, 2012	Digital download	n/a
New Zealand
Australia	May 25, 2012	CD	Unknown
New Zealand	May 28, 2012	Unknown
Belgium	January 25, 2013	Digital download	Red Bull	n/a
France
Germany
Netherlands
Spain
United Kingdom
Australia	November 15, 2013	Digital download	Red Bull	n/a
United States	November 19, 2013
United Kingdom	November 25, 2013
Worldwide	March 15, 2021	Digital download	Red Bull	n/a
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References

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