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In2ition

In2ition is the second studio album by Croatian cello duo, 2Cellos. It was released on 9 November 2012, in Japan, and 15 January 2013, in the rest of the world, through Sony Masterworks. The album peaked at number 1 on the Croatian and Japanese Albums charts.

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In2ition
Studio album by
2Cellos
Released9 November 2012
Recorded2012
Genre
Length48:01
LabelSony Masterworks
ProducerBob Ezrin
2Cellos chronology
2Cellos
(2011) 		In2ition
(2012) 		Live at Arena Zagreb
(2013)
Singles from In2ition
  1. "Highway to Hell (feat. Steve Vai)"
  2. "Supermassive Black Hole (feat. Naya Rivera)"
  3. "Il Libro Dell 'Amore (feat. Zucchero)"
  4. "Technical Difficulties"

In2ition is the second studio album by Croatian cello duo, 2Cellos. It was released on 9 November 2012, in Japan, and 15 January 2013, in the rest of the world, through Sony Masterworks.1 The album peaked at number 1 on the Croatian and Japanese Albums charts.

Track listing

All music is composed by Luka Šulić and Stjepan Hauser.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Oh Well" (feat. Elton John)Peter Green2:35
2."We Found Love"Calvin Harris3:34
3."Highway to Hell" (feat. Steve Vai)
3:31
4."Every Breath You Take"Sting3:51
5."Supermassive Black Hole" (feat. Naya Rivera)Matthew Bellamy3:26
6."Technical Difficulties"Racer X2:46
7."Clocks" (feat. Lang Lang)
5:39
8."Bang Bang" (feat. Sky Ferreira)Sonny Bono2:47
9."Voodoo People"Liam Howlett2:47
10."Candle in the Wind"
2:48
11."Orient Express"
3:10
12."Il Libro Dell'Amorenb 1" (feat. Zucchero)
3:27
13."Benedictus"Karl Jenkins6:40
Total length:48:01

All music is composed by Luka Šulić and Stjepan Hauser.

iTunes bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Californication"Red Hot Chili Peppers3:48

All music is composed by Luka Šulić and Stjepan Hauser.

Japanese Collector's Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Californication"Red Hot Chili Peppers3:48
15."Every Breath You Take" (feat. Steve Hunter)Sting3:51
16."Smooth Criminal" (feat. Glee Cast)Michael Jackson2:02
17."Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"Coldplay2:44
18."Purple Haze"Jimi Hendrix2:29
19."Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"Billie Joe Armstrong2:34
20."The Book of Love"
3:27
21."Kagemusha" 2:58

Personnel

Credits taken from the liner notes.

2Cellos

Additional musicians

  • Dušan Kranjc – drums on "Highway To Hell"
  • Tom Snider – keyboards on "Benedictus"
  • Bob Ezrin – keyboards on "Benedictus"

Charts

Weekly charts

Year Chart Peak
position 		Ref.
2013 Croatian Albums Chart 1 2
Japanese Albums Chart 1 3
Swiss Albums Top 100 81 4
US The Billboard 200 174 5
US Classical Albums (Billboard) 4 6
2015 Hungarian Albums Chart 17 7

Year-end charts

Year Chart Peak
position 		Ref.
2013 Croatian International Albums 1 8
US Classical Albums (Billboard) 38 9

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director
Title Year Director(s) Notes
"Highway to Hell" 2012 N/a Featuring Steve Vai.
The video was filmed at Guitar Centre, in East Brunswick, New Jersey.
"Supermassive Black Hole" N/a Featuring Naya Rivera.
"Il Libro Dell 'Amore" 2013 Tvrtko Karačić Featuring Zucchero.
Animated music video.
"Technical Difficulties" Domen Smrdel Filmed at the home of the Flying Bulls, Salzburg's Hangar-7, by Baza Media for Red Bull Media House. During the video shoot, 2Cellos were accompanied by aerobatics pilot duo, Rainer Wilke and Mirko Flaim.

Release history

Regions Dates Format(s) Label(s) Edition(s)
Japan10 9 November 2012
Sony Japan Standard, deluxe
Croatia11 22 December 2012 Menart Standard
Worldwide12 15 January 2013 Sony
Japan1314 21 August 2013 Sony Japan Special edition

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2013 Porin Best International Album In2ition Nominated 15
2014 Japan Gold Disc Award Instrumental Album of the Year Won 16
Notes

Notes

  1. "The Book of Love", a song by The Magnetic Fields, translated into Italian.
References

References

  1. 2Cellos to Release "In2ition" on January 15 (artistdirect.com)
  2. "Top kombiniranih – tjedan 1. 2013" (in Croatian). Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  3. Japanese Albums Chart (oricon.co.jp)
  4. 2Cellos – In2ition (acharts.us)
  5. 2Cellos | Awards (allmusic.com)
  6. 2Cellos | Billboard (billboard.com)
  7. "2015/31 heti Album Top 40 slágerlista" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  8. Najprodavaniji stranci 2Cellos i Dubioza Kolektiv, Novi list (in Croatian)
  9. 2Cellos – Chart history (billboard.com)
  10. 2Cellos announce "IN2ITION" Archived 19 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine (pearlsofcroatia.com)
  11. Ekskluzivni početak prodaje novog albuma (soundset.hr)
  12. In2ition (amazon.com)
  13. IN2ITION – Collector's Edition (cdjapan.co.jp)
  14. IN2ITION～コレクターズ・エディション (billboard-japan.com)
  15. "FOTO: 2Cellos snimili novi spot za pjesmu Technical Difficulties" (in Croatian). Net.hr. 13 July 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  16. "The Japan Gold Disc Award 2014". RIAJ (in Japanese). 28 February 2014.
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