''Kings of Suburbia'' is the fifth studio album by German rock band

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. It was released by Island Records on October 3, 2014 in Germany and October 6 worldwide. Unlike their previous work which was released in both German and English, ''Kings of Suburbia'' was only released in English. The album is available at retail and online stores. There are four versions available at retail stores and

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deluxe edition (15 tracks in two vinyl discs) and limited super deluxe edition (a box set of a deluxe edition disc, a DVD disc, two deluxe edition vinyl discs, a cassette with two "Devilish" demo songs and a photo-book)]. There is only deluxe edition available at iTunes and Google Play Music which comes with a bonus video of an interview with the band.

Background

On September 3, 2014

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posted the cover, name and release date of ''Kings of Suburbia'' on his Instagram page. Tokio Hotel announced on their

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page that one new song would be available on iTunes each Friday from September 12 until the release of the album on October 3. On September 9 the band posted on their

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channel a video teaser of the first promotional single from ''Kings of Suburbia'' called "Run, Run, Run", while the full video was released on September 12. In the video, which is in black and white, Bill Kaulitz is seen singing seated while Tom Kaulitz is playing the piano. The video was directed by Gianluca Fellini. On September 17 Tokio Hotel announced on their Facebook page that the second promotional single would be "Girl Got a Gun". The song was released on September 19, while a music video for it, directed by Kris Moyes, was released on September 23. The lead single from ''Kings of Suburbia'', " Love Who Loves You Back", was released digitally on September 26, while the music video directed by

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was released on September 30. The second single from the album will be "Feel It All". The music video for it was shot in

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. It will be released on March 27in support of the tour "Feel It All World Tour 2015".

Evolution of style

''Kings of Suburbia'' was recorded entirely in English, a first for the band. The genre is a mix of electronic and pop. As twins Bill and Tom Kaulitz composed and recorded in

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, the album shows the influence of the city's nightlife. Most of the songs were written by the band and the entire album was mixed and produced by Tom Kaulitz. Most songs were written on a computer but live instruments were added to get the sound they wanted.

Commercial performance

The album is Tokio Hotel's most successful album on iTunes to date. It peaked at No. 1 in 30 countries and entered Top-5 in 17 more countries.

Other versions

Their song "Run, Run, Run" was also recorded by American singer

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(featuring

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Track listings

All tracks written by Tom Kaulitz and Bill Kaulitz; additional co-writers listed below.

Release history

Charts

References

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