Stargazing (EP)
{{Infobox album
| name = Stargazing
| type = ep
| artist = Kygo
| cover = Kygo Stargazing.jpg
| released = {{start date|2017|9|22|df=y}}
| genre =
| length = {{duration|m=14|s=1}}
| label = {{hlist|Sony|Ultra}}
| producer = {{hlist|Kygo|Louis Bell|Stuart Crichton|Jamie Hartman|Andrew Watt|Hitimpulse|Jacknife Lee|Steve Lillywhite}}
| prev_title = Cloud Nine
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = Kids in Love
| next_year = 2017
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Stargazing
| type = ep
| single1 = It Ain't Me
| single1date = 16 February 2017
| single2 = First Time
| single2date = 28 April 2017
| single3 = Stargazing
| single3date = 22 September 2017
}}
}}
Stargazing is the debut extended play by Norwegian DJ Kygo. It was released through Sony Music and Ultra Music on 22 September 2017.{{cite magazine|last=Tatiana|first=Cirisano|title=Kygo Drops Star-Studded 'Stargazing' EP One Day Early: Listen|url=http://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/news/dance/7973591/kygo-new-ep-stargazing|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=22 September 2017|date=21 September 2017}}{{cite news|last=Matthew|first=Meadow|title=Kygo Surprises Fans, 'Stargazing' Is A Full New EP|url=http://www.youredm.com/2017/09/21/kygo-surprises-fans-stargazing-full-new-ep/|work=Your EDM|accessdate=22 September 2017|date=21 September 2017}}
Background
On 18 August 2017, Kygo debuted the title track at Jugendfest 2017, after which he posted two short clips of the performance to his Instagram Stories.{{cite news|last=Erik|title=Kygo Debuted A Gorgeous New Track Last Night In His Home Country Of Norway: Listen Here|url=https://www.edmsauce.com/2017/08/19/kygo-debuted-gorgeous-new-track-last-night-home-country-norway-listen/|accessdate=7 September 2017|work=EDM Sauce|date=19 August 2017}} On 1 September 2017, he performed the song with live vocals from Jesso at Encore Beach Club in Las Vegas.{{cite news|last=Karlie|first=Powell|title=Kygo's Unreleased "Stargazing" Plays Out Perfectly During Las Vegas Pool Party [LISTEN]|url=http://www.youredm.com/2017/09/02/kygos-unreleased-stargazing-plays-perfectly-las-vegas-pool-party-listen/|accessdate=7 September 2017|work=Your EDM|date=2 September 2017}}{{cite news|last=Erik|title=Watch Kygo Perform His Unreleased Single With LIVE Vocals In Las Vegas|url=https://www.edmsauce.com/2017/09/01/watch-kygo-perform-unreleased-single-live-vocals-las-vegas/|accessdate=7 September 2017|work=EDM Sauce|date=1 September 2017}} On 6 September 2017, Kygo revealed on Instagram that "new music coming very soon".{{cite news|last=Stevo|title=Kygo Teases 'New Music Coming Very Soon'|url=https://www.edmsauce.com/2017/09/06/kygo-teases-new-music-coming-soon/|accessdate=7 September 2017|work=EDM Sauce|date=6 September 2017}} He officially announced the EP's release date and revealed its accompanying artwork on 18 September 2017.{{cite magazine|last=David|first=Rishty|title=Kygo Reveals Artwork & Release Date of Next Single 'Stargazing'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7966024/kygo-artwork-release-date-stargazing|accessdate=19 September 2017|magazine=Billboard|date=18 September 2017}}{{cite news|last=Matthew|first=Meadow|title=Kygo Reveals New Song Dropping This Friday|url=http://www.youredm.com/2017/09/18/kygo-reveals-new-song-dropping-friday/|accessdate=19 September 2017|work=Your EDM|date=18 September 2017}}{{cite news|last=Erik|title=Kygo Has Finally Announced A Release Date For His 'Stellar' New Single|url=https://www.edmsauce.com/2017/09/18/kygo-finally-announced-release-date-stellar-new-single/|accessdate=19 September 2017|work=EDM Sauce|date=18 September 2017}}
Critical reception
Kat Bein of Billboard opined that Kygo "uses chopped vocal samples and glistening synthetic piano to create a tropical melody" instead of "his usual steel drums", and that "the kick drum hits hard on every other count, pushing the tune forward on the dance floor in a laidback way" on the title track.{{cite magazine|last=Kat|first=Bein|title=Kygo Teases New Tune 'Stargazing' Live at Jugendfest in Norway|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7940903/kygo-stargazing-tease-new-song-video-stream|accessdate=7 September 2017|magazine=Billboard|date=22 August 2017}} Karlie Powell of Your EDM felt the title track "takes on a whole new audible meaning as the producer's newest track dives into the touchy, feely realm of dance music he's known for".{{cite news|last=Karlie|first=Powell|title=Kygo Plays Magical, Unreleased Track "Stargazing" for Homeland Crowd in Norway|url=http://www.youredm.com/2017/08/20/kygo-plays-magical-unreleased-track-stargazing-homeland-crowd-norway/|accessdate=7 September 2017|work=Your EDM|date=20 August 2017}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Stargazing {{nobold|– standard edition}}{{cite web|title=Stargazing - EP / Kygo TIDAL|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/78996195|work=Tidal|accessdate=22 September 2017}}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 14:01
| title1 = Stargazing
| note1 = featuring Justin Jesso
| writer1 = {{hlist|Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll|Jesso|Jamie Hartman|Stuart Crichton}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Kygo|Crichton|Hartman}}
| length1 = 3:45
| title2 = It Ain't Me
| note2 = with Selena Gomez
| writer2 = {{hlist|Gørvell-Dahll|Brian Lee|Ali Tamposi|Gomez|Andrew Watt}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Kygo|Watt|Ben Rice|Louis Bell}}
| length2 = 3:40
| title3 = First Time
| note3 = with Ellie Goulding
| writer3 = {{hlist|Gørvell-Dahll|Alexsej Vlasenko|Jonas Kalisch|Jeremy Chacon|Henrik Meinke}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Kygo|Hitimpulse}}
| length3 = 3:14
| title4 = This Town
| note4 = featuring Sasha Sloan
| writer4 = {{hlist|Gørvell-Dahll|Sloan|Noonie Bao}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Kygo|Sloan}}
| length4 = 3:22
}}
{{Track listing
| headline=Stargazing {{nobold|– expanded edition}}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 18:19
| title5 = You're the Best Thing About Me
| note5 = vs. U2
| writer5 = {{hlist|Bono|The Edge|Adam Clayton|Larry Mullen Jr.}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Jacknife Lee|Kygo}}
| length5 = 4:18
}}
{{Track listing
|headline=Stargazing {{nobold|– United States release}}{{cite web|title=Stargazing - EP by Kygo|website=Amazon |date=September 22, 2017|url=https://www.amazon.com/Stargazing-EP-Kygo/dp/B075RW1FVQ|accessdate=May 13, 2018}}
|extra_column = Producer(s)
|total_length = 10:32
| title1 = Stargazing
| note1 = featuring Justin Jesso
| writer1 = {{hlist|Gørvell-Dahll|Jesso|Hartman|Crichton}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Kygo|Crichton|Hartman}}
| length1 = 3:45
| title2 = First Time
| note2 = with Ellie Goulding
| writer2 = {{hlist|Gørvell-Dahll|Vlasenko|Kalisch|Chacon|Meinke}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Kygo|Hitimpulse}}
| length2 = 3:14
| title3 = This Town
| note3 = featuring Sasha Sloan
| writer3 = {{hlist|Gørvell-Dahll|Sloan|Bao}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Kygo|Sloan}}
| length3 = 3:22}}
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2017)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row" | US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/dance-electronic-albums "Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2017"]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
| 25 |
| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/dance-electronic-albums|title=Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2018|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=13 November 2020}}
| 11 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2017|certyear=2018|access-date=22 November 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|relyear=2017|certyear=2018|title=Stargazing|artist=Kygo|type=album|award=Gold|access-date=10 September 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|relyear=2017|certyear=2019|title=Stargazing EP|artist=Kygo|type=album|award=Platinum|source=radioscope|access-date=31 December 2024}}
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