Chaos and the Calm received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 58, which indicates "mixed or average reviews", based on 9 reviews.
Chaos and the Calm debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart on 29 March 2015, having sold over 64,000 copies in the first week of release.[ 12]
Chaos and the Calm deluxe versionTitle Writer(s) Producer(s) 13. "Running " Bay Bay 3:36 14. "Clocks Go Forward" Green 4:10 15. "Stealing Cars" Green 3:43 16. "Scars" (live at iTunes Festival 2014; digital bonus track only) 4:43 Total length: 64:23
Chaos and the Calm deluxe edition – disc 2Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Move Together" (The Dark of the Morning Version) Green 4:45 2. "Need the Sun to Break" (The Dark of the Morning Version) Green 3:37 3. "When We Were on Fire" (The Dark of the Morning Version) Green 3:59 4. "Stealing Cars" Green 3:43 5. "Clocks Go Forward" Green 4:10 6. "Sparks" Bay 3:07 7. "Wait in Line" Bay 4:00 8. "Running" Bay Bay 3:36 9. "Hear Your Heart" Robson 3:02 10. "Heavy Handed" Bay 3:29 Total length: 84:00
Charts and certifications
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^ a b c d "James Bay - Chaos And The Calm" . Clash Magazine . 13 March 2015.
^ a b Helen Brown (21 March 2015). "Chaos and the Calm, James Bay, review: 'tiring' " . Telegraph.co.uk .
^ "James Bay: Chaos and the Calm - Album Review" . The Irish Times . 20 March 2015.
^ Tshepo Mokoena (19 March 2015). "James Bay: Chaos and the Calm review – festival-ready and forgettably pleasant" . the Guardian .
^ "Chaos and the Calm Reviews" . Metacritic . Retrieved 24 February 2016 .
^ "James Bay 'Chaos and the Calm' review" . AllMusic . 23 May 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2016 .
^ "James Bay - Chaos And The Calm" . Clash . 13 March 2015.
^ Mokoena, Tshepo (19 March 2015). "James Bay: Chaos and the Calm review – festival-ready and forgettably pleasant" . The Guardian .
^ "James Bay: Chaos and the Calm" . Pop Matters .
^ Jones, Alan (30 March 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: James Bay debuts at No.1 on Albums Chart" . Music Week . Intent Media. Retrieved 30 March 2015 .
^ "Australiancharts.com – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
^ "Austriancharts.at – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
^ "Ultratop.be – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
^ "Ultratop.be – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
^ "James Bay Chart History (Canadian Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved 9 April 2015.
^ "Danishcharts.dk – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
^ "Lescharts.com – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
^ "Officialcharts.de – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" . GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 30 March 2015.
^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2015. 13. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ . Retrieved 2 April 2015.
^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 13, 2015" . Chart-Track . IRMA . Retrieved 28 March 2015.
^ "Italiancharts.com – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
^ "Charts.nz – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart" . OLiS . Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 19 January 2017.
^ "Portuguesecharts.com – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
^ "Spanishcharts.com – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
^ "Swisscharts.com – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 29 March 2015.
^ "James Bay Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved 2 April 2015.
^ "James Bay Chart History (Digital Albums)" .[dead link ] Billboard . Retrieved 2 April 2015.
^ "James Bay Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved 2 April 2015.
^ "James Bay Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved 2 April 2015.
^ "James Bay Chart History (Top Rock Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved 2 April 2015.
^ "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2015" . Australian Recording Industry Association . Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016 .
^ "Jaaroverzichten 2015" . Ultratop. Retrieved 22 May 2020 .
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2015" . dutchcharts.nl . Retrieved 22 May 2020 .
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (2015)" . Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 10 October 2016 .
^ "The Official NZ Music Charts - End of Year Charts 2015" .
^ "Årslista Album – 2015" . Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 22 May 2020 .
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2015" . hitparade.ch . Retrieved 22 May 2020 .
^ Copsey, Rob (5 January 2016). "The Official Top 40 Biggest Artist Albums of 2015 revealed" . Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 February 2016 .
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2015" . Billboard . Retrieved 24 May 2020 .
^ "Folk Albums : Dec 31, 2015 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . billboard.com. Retrieved 3 January 2016 .
^ "Top Rock Albums : Dec 31, 2015 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard. Retrieved 3 January 2016 .
^ "Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2016" . Billboard . Retrieved 22 May 2020 .
^ "Album Top-100 2016" (in Danish). Hitlisten.NU. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016 .
^ "Jaaroverzichten - Album 2016" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 December 2016 .
^ "Årslista Album – 2016" . Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 22 May 2020 .
^ White, Jack (30 December 2016). "The Official Top 40 Biggest Albums of 2016" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 31 December 2016 .
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2016" . Billboard . Retrieved 9 December 2016 .
^ "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2016" . Billboard . Retrieved 26 December 2020 .
^ "Album Top-100 2017" . Hitlisten. Retrieved 11 January 2018 .
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2017" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2017 .
^ "Årslista Album – År 2017" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 16 January 2018 .
^ "Tónlistinn – Plötur – 2019" (in Icelandic). Plötutíóindi. Retrieved 1 April 2022 .
^ Copsey, Rob (11 December 2019). "The UK's Official Top 100 biggest albums of the decade" . Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 December 2019 .
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Albums" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 14 August 2015 .
^ "Austrian album certifications – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 21 October 2015 .
^ "Canadian album certifications – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" . Music Canada . Retrieved 21 May 2018 .
^ "Danish album certifications – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" . IFPI Danmark . Retrieved 25 August 2020 .
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (James Bay; ' Chaos and the Calm' )" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 11 October 2015 .
^ "Italian album certifications – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 20 March 2023 .
^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas . Retrieved 16 September 2019 . Type James Bay in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Chaos and the Calm in the box under the TÍTULO column heading .
^ "New Zealand album certifications – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" . Radioscope. Retrieved 21 December 2024 . Type Chaos and the Calm in the "Search:" field.
^ "Norwegian album certifications – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 14 October 2021 .
^ "Singapore album certifications – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" . Recording Industry Association Singapore . Retrieved 15 January 2021 .
^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 40, 2016 | Sverigetopplistan" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 25 August 2022 . Scroll to position 54 to view certification.
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (' Chaos and the Calm' )" . IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2015 .
^ Jones, Alan (25 May 2018). "Charts analysis: Greatest Showman bests Bay on albums chart" . Music Week . Intent Media. Retrieved 3 June 2018 .
^ "British album certifications – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 10 July 2021 .
^ "American album certifications – James Bay – Chaos and the Calm" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 14 December 2020 .
^ "iTunes - Music - Chaos and the Calm (Deluxe Edition) by James Bay" . iTunes .