Head in the Clouds II is the second compilation album by musical collective 88rising. It was released through 88rising and 12Tone Music on October 11, 2019. Guest appearances include Chungha, Phum Viphurit, Generations from Exile Tribe, GoldLink, Jackson Wang, Swae Lee, Major Lazer, Rhyme So, and Barney Bones.[1]

Head in the Clouds II
Compilation album by
ReleasedOctober 11, 2019 (2019-10-11)
Recorded2019
Length51:16
Label
Producer
Various
88rising chronology
Head in the Clouds
(2018)
Head in the Clouds II
(2019)
Singles from Head in the Clouds II
  1. "Indigo"
    Released: August 13, 2019
  2. "Just Used Music Again"
    Released: September 4, 2019
  3. "Breathe"
    Released: September 12, 2019
  4. "These Nights"
    Released: October 3, 2019
  5. "Walking"
    Released: October 12, 2019

Promotion

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On August 17, 2019, 88rising held their "Head in the Clouds" festival for the second year in a row at the Los Angeles State Historic Park. Just three days prior, they released "Indigo" as the first single off their upcoming second iteration of the collaborative album.[2][3] They announced that the creative design of the album would be led by Japanese sci-fi illustrator Hajime Sorayama and executive production of the album would be led by Joji.[1][4]

On October 8, 2019, 88rising announced the full track listing with a short promotional video. Along with the track listing, features from artists such as GoldLink, Swae Lee, Generations from Exile Tribe and Major Lazer were mentioned.[5]

Track listing

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Adapted from Apple Music.[6]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."These Nights" (performed by Rich Brian and Chungha)
  • Montana Best
  • Brian Imanuel
  • Kim Chung-ha
  • Jordan Orvosh
  • McCulloch Sutphin
  • JordanXL
  • Slanger
  • 1Mind
3:43
2."Strange Land" (performed by Niki and Phum Viphurit)
  • Jacob Reske
  • Viphurit Siritip
  • Nicole Zefanya
Reske2:55
3."Need Is Your Love" (performed by Joji and Generations from Exile Tribe)
  • GKoop
  • 1Mind
  • Reske
2:38
4."Tequila Sunrise" (performed by Jackson Wang and Higher Brothers featuring August 08 and GoldLink)
  • Rory Andrew
  • D'Anthony Carlos
  • Stephen Feignbaum
  • Gregory Hein
  • Raymond Jacobs
  • Nathaniel Mann
  • Siwei Ma
  • Zhen Ding
  • August 08
  • WYNNE
  • Johan Lenox
4:03
5."Walking" (performed by Joji and Jackson Wang featuring Swae Lee and Major Lazer)
Major Lazer2:47
6."Breathe" (performed by Joji and Don Krez)
  • Krez Caballero
  • Curt Cameruci
  • Christian Dold
  • Christopher van den Hoef
  • Miller
  • Omar Pineiro
2:05
7."Shouldn't Couldn't Wouldn't" (performed by Niki and Rich Brian)
  • Imanuel
  • Alexander Saad
  • Zefanya
  • Gazzo
  • Niko the Kid
3:15
8."Just Used Music Again" (performed by Rhyme So)Shinichi OsawaRhyme So3:31
9."Indigo" (performed by Niki)
  • Chahayed
  • Dexter
  • Singerman
2:53
10."Hopscotch" (August 08 and Joji featuring Barney Bones and Rich Brian)
  • Imanuel
  • Jacobs
  • Miller
  • Maurice Powell
August 083:25
11."Calculator" (August 08 and Barney Bones)
  • Sam Homaee
  • Jacobs
  • Powell
  • Jonathan Wienner
  • August 08
  • The Roommates
2:57
12."La La Lost You" (performed by Niki)
  • Zefanya
  • Jacob Ray
  • Ray
  • Isaac Valeens
3:20
13."Hold Me Down" (performed by Higher Brothers)
  • Best
  • Junyi Yang
  • Ma
  • Sutphin
  • Yujie Xie
  • Ding
1Mind3:43
14."I Love You 3000 II" (performed by Stephanie Poetri and Jackson Wang)
  • Poetri
  • Wang
  • Austin Ong
  • Poetri
  • Vic Wainstein
3:29
15."2 the Face" (performed by Rich Brian and Higher Brothers)
  • Best
  • Imanuel
  • Reske
  • Sutphin
  • Ding
  • 1Mind
  • Reske
2:31
16."Gold Coast" (performed by Rich Brian)
  • Dold
  • Imanuel
  • Diamond Pistols
  • Rich Brian
4:01
Total length:51:16

Charts

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Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 30
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[8] 47
US Billboard 200[9] 79

References

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  1. ^ a b Bein, Kat. "88Rising Share Joji-Produced Comp 'Head In The Clouds II' Artwork & Rhyme So Single: Listen". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  2. ^ Hodoyan-Gastelum, Alexis (August 18, 2019). "Head in the Clouds 2019: Niki, iKON and More Celebrate Asian Pop Culture With Performances". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  3. ^ Chan, Tim (August 19, 2019). "Head in the Clouds: Rich Brian, K-Pop Group iKON at 'Asian Coachella'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  4. ^ Desk, TV News. "88rising Announce 'Head in the Clouds II' Release Date". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved September 14, 2019. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ @88rising (October 8, 2019). "HEAD IN THE CLOUDS II BY 88RISING IS COMING OCTOBER 11TH AT MIDNIGHT WORLDWIDE FEATURING OUR FRIENDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD @JacksonWang852 @SwaeLee @MAJORLAZER @CHUNGHA_MNHent @PViphurit @generationsfext @poetristephanie @GoldLink @BarneyBones @DonKrez_ @rhyme_sopic.twitter.com/SoRBWh8pCW" (Tweet). Retrieved October 9, 2019 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Head in the Clouds II by 88rising". Apple Music. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  7. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  8. ^ "Post Malone Returns To No. 1 On Albums Chart". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  9. ^ "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (2/3)". Billboard on Twitter. Retrieved October 22, 2019.