''Album Title Goes Here'' (stylized as ''> album title goes here <'') is the sixth studio album by Canadian electronic music producer

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, released on September 21, 2012 by

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. The album is considered to be more experimental than deadmau5's previous albums (such as '' 4×4=12''), and he stated in an interview with Fuse that he had been considering producing music similar to his debut album '' Get Scraped'' again. It is the last studio album by deadmau5 to be released by Ultra Records, as well as his only album to be released by Parlophone. ''Album Title Goes Here'' spawned five singles: "

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", " The Veldt", " Professional Griefers", " Channel 42" and " Telemiscommunications". The album received a nomination for Best Dance/Electronica Album at the

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Background

In a

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, deadmau5 said that the track "Sleepless" was supposed to contain the vocals he had recorded, but he claimed to have accidentally submitted the wrong file without the vocals. This led to the instrumental version of the song to appear on the final version of the album.

Promotion

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directed by Paul Boyd was released for "Professional Griefers", which featured both deadmau5 and Gerard Way, and was promoted by

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(UFC). A fully animated music video for "The Veldt" made by Qudos Animations was released on 25 June 2012.

Reception

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rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''Album Title Goes Here'' received an average score of 59, based on 13 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Some critics commended the album's collaborations and excellent production value, but others criticized its lack of creativity.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number two on the Canadian Albums Chart with first-week sales of 13,000 copies. Selling 58,000 copies in the United States in its first week, ''Album Title Goes Here'' debuted at number six on the ''Billboard'' 200 and at number one on the

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chart, becoming deadmau5's first number-one album on the latter chart. It entered the

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at number nine on sales of 14,325 units, his highest-charting album in the United Kingdom to date.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

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