Welcome Reality

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Welcome Reality
File:WelcomeReality.jpg
Studio album by
Nero
Released12 August 2011 (2011-08-12)
Recorded6 October 2008 – 1 April 2011
Genre
Length61:10
Label
ProducerNero
Nero chronology
Welcome Reality
(2011) 		Between II Worlds
(2015)
Alternative cover
File:WelcomeRealityPlus.jpg
2012 re-issue (Welcome Reality +)
Singles from Welcome Reality
  1. "Innocence"
    Released: 26 April 2010
  2. "Me and You"
    Released: 2 January 2011
  3. "Guilt"
    Released: 24 April 2011
  4. "Promises"
    Released: 5 August 2011
  5. "Crush on You"
    Released: 13 October 2011
  6. "Reaching Out"
    Released: 16 December 2011
  7. "Must Be the Feeling"
    Released: 5 March 2012
  8. "Won't You (Be There)"
    Released: 19 October 2012

Welcome Reality is the debut album by British dubstep group Nero. A concept album,[1] it was released first in Ireland on 12 August 2011[2] and the rest of the world on 15 August 2011 except Australia and New Zealand where it was released on 19 August 2011[3] on Chase & Status's MTA Records.[4] The album has sold 120,000 copies in the United States as of July 2015.[5]

Critical response

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
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Clash4/10[7]
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PopMatters7/10[10]
Spin7/10[11]

Welcome Reality has received generally positive reviews. Spin gave the album a score of 7/10, and wrote, "Alana Watson gives Nero's robotic skronk a rare injection of humanity, and the U.K. producers are smart enough to build most of their debut full-length around her husky voice, skipping the sampled spasticity of Skrillex in favor of Daft Punk's melodic big beat, '80s-inspired electro, and stadium-sized mash-ups of squealing guitar and windy synths."[11] Jeff Weiss, for the Los Angeles Times, found the album to be "As effective as it is predictable", stating "Welcome Reality will inevitably soundtrack thousands of summer and fall blowouts".[12] The album was not well received by Clash, who stated that "Welcome Reality is so in your face and predictable it feels like the musical equivalent of a Michael Bay movie: loud, crass, periodically fun, but ultimately forgettable".[7]

Track listing

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Welcome Reality track listing
No.TitleLength
1."2808"1:53
2."Doomsday"4:12
3."My Eyes"4:41
4."Guilt"4:43
5."Fugue State"3:35
6."Me and You"4:08
7."Innocence"5:08
8."In the Way"3:57
9."Scorpions"5:56
10."Crush on You"4:10
11."Must Be the Feeling"4:03
12."Reaching Out"4:45
13."Promises"4:17
14."Departure"5:34
iTunes deluxe edition bonus tracks[13]
No.TitleLength
15."Angst" (inspired by Justice)4:51
16."Welcome Reality VIP"4:27
17."This Way" (album version)5:49
18."New Life"4:33
19."Choices" (album version)6:14
20."Symphony 2808"17:34
21."Symphony 2808" (Video)18:12
Welcome Reality + bonus tracks[14]
No.TitleLength
15."Won't You (Be There)"4:03
16."Etude"4:17
17."Promises" (Skrillex and Nero Remix)4:28

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Welcome Reality
Chart (2011–2012) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 12
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 29
Irish Albums (IRMA)[17] 52
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[18] 32
Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 88
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 1
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[22] 1
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[23] 6
US Top Current Albums (Billboard)[24] 178
US Top Dance Albums (Billboard)[25] 6

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for Welcome Reality
Chart (2011) Position
UK Albums (OCC)[26] 98
Chart (2012) Position
UK Albums (OCC)[27] 186
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[28] 16

Certifications

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Certifications for Welcome Reality
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[29] Gold 35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[30] Gold 7,500‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[31] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – Nero – Welcome Reality" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Nero". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Charts.nz – Nero – Welcome Reality". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  19. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Nero – Welcome Reality". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  21. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  22. ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  23. ^ "Nero Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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