''Awake'' is the second studio album by American DJ

Illenium Nicholas Daniel Miller (born December 26, 1990), professionally known as Illenium, is an American DJ, record producer, and songwriter. He has released four studio albums, his most recent being '' Fallen Embers'', released in July 2021. It earne ...

, released via Seeking Blue/Kasaya Records on September 21, 2017.

Background

Consisting of 13 songs, the album includes five previously released singles titled "Fractures", " Feel Good", "Sound of Walking Away", " Crawl Outta Love" and "Leaving". Illenium played the 12th track "Beautiful Creatures" at the Hakkasan Nightclub. He also announced the Awake tour, in which he would perform in November and December. He announced the release date of the album on August 8, 2017, in one of his internet online fan communities one day after releasing the final single from the album. He posted with the caption "Album release getting ANNOUNCED with crawl Monday. Pre order avail next week." Illenium spoke about the album's comparison to his previous one, he said "A lot of strong vocals and melodies but more recorded elements than ''Ashes''. The new album is a split between vocal stuff and chill instrumental tracks." Illenium released the fifth single "Leaving" on September 15, 2017.

Background

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

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