IIII (album) explained

IIII
Type:studio
Artist:Robin Schulz
Cover:Robin Schulz - IIII.png
Recorded:2017–2020
Label:Warner Music
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IIII is the fourth studio album by German DJ and record producer Robin Schulz, released on 26 February 2021 through Warner Music. Schulz wrote around 50 songs over the span of four years for the album,[1] which features collaborations conducted online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] IIII was supported by the singles "Speechless", "All This Love", "Rather Be Alone", "In Your Eyes", "Alane", and "All We Got". A seventh single, "One More Time" with Felix Jaehn, was released the same day as the album. The album's release was promoted by a drone light show in the Netherlands.[3]

Singles

"Speechless" was released as the lead single from the album on 16 November 2018. The song peaked at number seven on the German Singles Chart. "All This Love" was released as the second single from the album on 3 May 2019. The song peaked at number twenty-four on the German Singles Chart. "Rather Be Alone" was released as the third single from the album on 13 September 2019. "In Your Eyes" was released as the fourth single from the album on 10 January 2020. The song peaked at number five on the German Singles Chart. "Alane" was released as the fifth single from the album on 19 June 2020. The song peaked at number six on the German Singles Chart. "All We Got" was released as the sixth single from the album on 16 October 2020. The song peaked at number five on the German Singles Chart. "One More Time" was released as the seventh single from the album on 26 February 2021. The song peaked at number forty-six on the German Singles Chart.

Critical reception

Der Spiegel rated the album 2/10, and calling it too "comfortable" and criticizing the "pseudo-emotional" guest appearances.[4] 24UR gave the album a rating of 3.5/5, praising the trance influences and use of non-electronic instruments like guitars.[5] A review by laut.de gave IIII one out of five stars and felts its songs were unoriginal and repetitive.[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[7] 11

Year-end charts

Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 137
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 179
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 52

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robin Schulz: Seine Freundin gibt ihm "sehr viel Halt". 24 February 2021. de. Abendzeitung. Spot On News. 7 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Nach vier Jahren können wir uns heute über das neue Album "IIII" freuen. 26 February 2021. Warner Music Group. de. 7 March 2021.
  3. Web site: Nieuwe Robin Schulz album is dé soundtrack van je weekend. 26 February 2021. Judith. Knox. nl. JFK Men. 7 March 2021.
  4. Web site: All die kleinen Besinnungslosigkeiten. 26 February 2021. de. Andreas. Borcholte. Der Spiegel. Munich. 7 March 2021.
  5. Web site: Najzvestejši navijači Robina Schulza še vedno plešejo v pancerjih. 27 February 2021. sl. Matjaž. Ambrožič. 24UR. Ljubljana. 7 March 2021.
  6. Web site: Vernichtung des guten Geschmacks in der Carpe-Diem-Matrix.. Maximilian. Fritz. laut.de. de. 7 March 2021.
  7. Web site: Album 2021 uke 09. no. VG-lista. 7 March 2021.
  8. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2021. Ultratop. 5 January 2022.
  9. Web site: Rapports annuels 2021. Ultratop. 5 January 2022.
  10. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Album 2021. dutchcharts.nl. nl. 4 January 2022.

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