Clarity (album)

***Clarity*** is Zedd's first studio album, as well as his debut. It was released on October 2nd, 2012, by Interscope Records. A deluxe edition of the album was released on September 24th, 2013.

## Background

### **Singles**

#### **Shave It Up**

*Main article: Shave It*
*Shave It* was released by OWSLA as a single on October 4, 2011, and as an extended play (Shave It - The Aftershave) on November 8, 2011. The track was shortened and renamed to Shave It Up for inclusion on *Clarity*; an extended play of around the same length as Shave It was also released exclusively onto Beatport on October 22, 2012.

#### **Spectrum**

*Main article: Spectrum (song)*
*Spectrum* (featuring Matthew Koma) was released by Interscope Records as the lead single from the album on June 4, 2012. The song reached number one on Billboard '​s Hot Dance Club Songs, and the official video premiered on August 15, 2012. The EP was released on July 31, 2012, and contains 7 remixes from artists such as A-Trak, Armin van Buuren, Arty, Deniz Koyu and Congorock among others, alongside an acoustic version of the track, an extended version of the track, and Zedd's collaboration with Nicky Romero, *Human*. A remix contest was hosted on Beatport and received over 2000 entries; the winning remix was done by Shreddie Mercury, who also received an official release.

#### **Clarity**

*Main article: Clarity (song)*
*Clarity* (featuring Foxes) was released as the album's third single on February 1, 2013. Prior to then, it had gained publicity after being performed alongside Alvin Risk on the *Late Show with David Letterman* on January 3, 2013, and a music video directed by Jodeb was released on January 11, 2013.

#### **Stay the Night**

*Main article: Stay the Night*
*Stay the Night* (featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore) was released as a single from the deluxe edition of the album and the fourth single overall on September 10, 2013. A preview was uploaded onto Zedd's official VEVO channel on September 4, 2013 and the music video on September 23, 2013.

### **Other Songs**

#### **Stache**

*Main article: Stache*
*Stache* is a promotional single from the album. The extended mix was the first to be released as a single exclusively on Beatport on October 9, 2012.

#### **Codec**

*Main article: Codec*
*Codec* is featured in the 2013 film Now You See Me and included on the accompanying soundtrack album. The song was also used in an advertisement for the Beats Pill.

#### **Fall Into the Sky**

*Main article: Fall Into the Sky*
*Fall Into the Sky* was released as a free "Song of the Week" on the UK iTunes Store for the week ending February 23, 2014, to promote the UK release of the deluxe edition of Clarity.

## Gallery

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## Trivia

* All the songs are produced only by Zedd except for *Fall Into the Sky* and the *Alive* and *Breakn' a Sweat* remixes.

## References

1. ↑ Shave It – The Aftershave (Remixes) – EP by Zedd
2. ↑ Shave It Up (Extended Mix)
3. ↑ Zedd : Releases : Spectrum ft. Matthew Koma
4. ↑ Dance/Club Play Songs – Week of September 01, 2012
5. ↑ Zedd - Spectrum (Official Video) ft. Matthew Koma
6. ↑ Zedd : Releases : Spectrum
7. ↑ Zedd – Spectrum
8. ↑ iTunes: Clarity (feat. Foxes) – Single by Zedd
9. ↑ Zedd – Clarity (Official Video) ft. Foxes
10. ↑ Stache (Extended Mix)
11. ↑ Meet The Beats Pills
12. ↑ Fall Into the Sky (feat. Ellie Goulding) – Single by Zedd & Lucky Date