TRXYE
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{{Infobox album
| name = TRXYE
| type = ep
| artist = Troye Sivan
| cover = TRXYE_EP_2014.png
| alt =
| released = 15 August 2014
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Pop|electropop|dream pop}}
| length = 17:22
| label = EMI Australia
| producer = {{hlist|Tat Tong|SLUMS|Alex JL Hiew}}
| prev_title = June Haverly
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = Wild
| next_year = 2015
| misc = {{Singles
| name = TRXYE
| type = EP
| single1 = Happy Little Pill
| single1date = 25 July 2014
}}
}}
TRXYE (pron. {{IPAc-en|t|iː|.|ɑː|r|.|ɛ|k|s|.|w|aɪ|.|iː}}, "T-R-X-Y-E"){{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btyw7hKkN9A|title=So Much Is Happening|last=Sivan|first=Troye|author-link=Troye Sivan|via=YouTube|date=20 July 2014|access-date=3 July 2024}} is the third extended play (EP) by Australian singer Troye Sivan. Released on 15 August 2014 by EMI Music Australia, it is his major-label debut.{{Cite web|url = https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/trxye-ep/id898132513|archive-url = https://archive.today/20141026194151/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/trxye-ep/id898132513|url-status = dead|archive-date = 26 October 2014|title = TRXYE on iTunes|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }} The EP was preceded by the release of the singles "The Fault in Our Stars" and "Happy Little Pill".{{Cite web|url = https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-fault-in-our-stars-single/645669933|title = The Fault In Our Stars on iTunes|date = |access-date = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}{{Cite web|url = https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/happy-little-pill-single/id906918115|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140822100921/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/happy-little-pill-single/id906918115|url-status = dead|archive-date = 22 August 2014|title = Happy Little Pill on iTunes|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}{{Cite web|url = https://music.apple.com/us/album/fault-in-our-stars-mmxiv-single/886050507|title = The Fault In Our Stars (MMXIV) on iTunes|date = |access-date = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}
Background
On 5 June 2013, Sivan was signed to EMI Music Australia, a Universal Music Australia label, but did not reveal this information until a year later. On 26 June 2014, he announced (while at VidCon) that he would release a five-song EP on 15 August 2014, and uploaded a YouTube video simultaneously on his channel revealing the cover art of the EP.{{Cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA-5QC02d_g|title = I Have Something To Tell You...|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}{{Cite web|url = http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/troye-sivan-trxye-album-vidcon-announcement/|title = YouTube musician Troye Sivan announces 'Trxye' at VidCon|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}
Singles
"The Fault in Our Stars" was released on 5 May 2013 as a campaign to help raise money for the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation in Perth, Australia. The song had great success, and Sivan added an updated version of the song to the EP.{{Cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqG55HdmKTE|title = The Fault In Our Stars - Troye Sivan (Official Video)|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}{{Cite web|url = http://troyesivan.tumblr.com/post/40425289368/when-i-finished-reading-john-greens-the-fault-in|title = The Fault In Our Stars - Listen (Troye Sivan's Tumblr page)|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }} A new version of the song was released as a promotional single on 13 June 2014.{{Cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SKXc3gO9eQ|title = THE FAULT IN OUR STARS SURPRISE|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }} This version was included on the EP.
"Happy Little Pill" was released on 25 July 2014 as the first official single from the EP. It charted in thirteen countries, including the United States where it reached number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Commercial performance
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/trxye-mw0002703330|title=AllMusic review}}
}}
TRXYE debuted at number five in the United States, selling 30,000 copies after only three days of sales.{{Cite web|url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6221958/guardians-of-the-galaxy-soundtrack-billboard-200-chart|title = Billboard 200: Did 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' Soundtrack Stay at No. 1?|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }} By July 2015, the EP had a combined download of its five tracks of 371,000 in the United States,{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6642093/youtube-star-troye-sivan-announces-new-album-wild|title=YouTube Star Troye Sivan Announces New Album 'Wild'|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=26 July 2015|accessdate=27 July 2015}} and 73,000 copies of the album in sales with 39 million streams by September 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6700601/troye-sivan-wild-chart-success-upcoming-music-plans-interview|title=Troye Sivan Talks 'Wild' Chart Success, Upcoming Music Plans: 'It's a Little Insane, To Be Honest'|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=18 September 2015|accessdate=20 September 2015}}
In Australia, sales of the EP counted towards the single "Happy Little Pill", causing the single to rise from number 34 to number 10 for the week commencing 24 August 2014.{{Citation needed|date=October 2017}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = CD and digital download
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = {{duration|m=17|s=22}}
| title1 = Happy Little Pill
| writer1 = {{hlist|Troye Sivan|Brandon Rogers|Tat Tong}}
| length1 = 3:44
| extra1 = {{hlist|SLUMS|Alex JL Hiew|Tat Tong}}
| title2 = Touch
| writer2 = {{hlist|Sivan|Thomas Rawle}}
| length2 = 3:35
| extra2 = {{hlist|SLUMS|Alex JL Hiew|Matt Gio}}
| title3 = Fun
| writer3 = {{hlist|Sivan|Alex Hope|Lindsay Rimes}}
| length3 = 3:26
| extra3 = {{hlist|SLUMS|Alex JL Hiew|Lindsay Rimes}}
| title4 = Gasoline
| writer4 = {{hlist|Sivan|Paul Carter}}
| length4 = 3:25
| extra4 = {{hlist|SLUMS|Alex JL Hiew|Matt Gio}}
| title5 = The Fault in Our Stars (MMXIV)
| writer5 = Sivan
| length5 = 3:12
| extra5 = Dan Heath
}}
Charts
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| Chart (2014)
! Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|BillboardCanada|2|artist=Troye Sivan|album=TRXYE (EP)|accessdate=15 September 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|France|177|artist=Troye Sivan|album=TRXYE (EP)|accessdate=24 August 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|New Zealand|2|artist=Troye Sivan|album=TRXYE (EP)|accessdate=15 September 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|5|artist=Troye Sivan|album=TRXYE (EP)|accessdate=15 September 2014|rowheader=true}} |
Release history
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| scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label |
|---|
| scope="row"|Australia
| 15 August 2014 | {{hlist|CD|digital download}} |