Welcome Reality

Welcome Reality is the debut album by British dubstep group Nero. A concept album,[1] it was released first in Ireland on 12 August 2011[2] and the rest of the world on 15 August 2011 except Australia and New Zealand where it was released on 19 August 2011[3] on Chase & Status's MTA Records.[4] The album has sold 120,000 copies in the United States as of July 2015.[5]

Welcome Reality
Studio album by
Nero
Released12 August 2011 (2011-08-12)
Recorded6 October 2008 – 1 April 2011
Genre
Length61:10
Label
ProducerNero
Nero chronology
Welcome Reality
(2011)		 Between II Worlds
(2015)
Alternative cover
2012 re-issue (Welcome Reality +)
Singles from Welcome Reality
  1. "Innocence"
    Released: 26 April 2010
  2. "Me and You"
    Released: 2 January 2011
  3. "Guilt"
    Released: 24 April 2011
  4. "Promises"
    Released: 5 August 2011
  5. "Crush on You"
    Released: 13 October 2011
  6. "Reaching Out"
    Released: 16 December 2011
  7. "Must Be the Feeling"
    Released: 5 March 2012
  8. "Won't You (Be There)"
    Released: 19 October 2012

Critical response
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Clash4/10[7]
The Guardian[8]
MusicOMH[9]
PopMatters7/10[10]
Spin7/10[11]

Welcome Reality has received generally positive reviews. Spin gave the album a score of 7/10, and wrote, "Alana Watson gives Nero's robotic skronk a rare injection of humanity, and the U.K. producers are smart enough to build most of their debut full-length around her husky voice, skipping the sampled spasticity of Skrillex in favor of Daft Punk's melodic big beat, '80s-inspired electro, and stadium-sized mash-ups of squealing guitar and windy synths."[11] Jeff Weiss, for the Los Angeles Times, found the album to be "As effective as it is predictable", stating "Welcome Reality will inevitably soundtrack thousands of summer and fall blowouts".[12] The album was not well received by Clash, who stated that "Welcome Reality is so in your face and predictable it feels like the musical equivalent of a Michael Bay movie: loud, crass, periodically fun, but ultimately forgettable".[7]

Track listing
Welcome Reality track listing
No.TitleLength
1."2808"1:53
2."Doomsday"4:12
3."My Eyes"4:41
4."Guilt"4:43
5."Fugue State"3:35
6."Me and You"4:08
7."Innocence"5:08
8."In the Way"3:57
9."Scorpions"5:56
10."Crush on You"4:10
11."Must Be the Feeling"4:03
12."Reaching Out"4:45
13."Promises"4:17
14."Departure"5:34
iTunes deluxe edition bonus tracks[13]
No.TitleLength
15."Angst" (prod. by Justice)4:51
16."Welcome Reality VIP"4:27
17."This Way" (album version)5:49
18."New Life"4:33
19."Choices" (album version)6:14
20."Symphony 2808"17:34
21."Symphony 2808" (Video)18:12
Welcome Reality + bonus tracks[14]
No.TitleLength
15."Won't You (Be There)"4:03
16."Etude"4:17
17."Promises" (Skrillex and Nero Remix)4:28

Charts

Weekly charts
Weekly chart performance for Welcome Reality
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 12
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 29
Irish Albums (IRMA)[17] 52
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[18] 32
Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 88
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 1
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[22] 1
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[23] 6
US Top Current Albums (Billboard)[24] 178
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[25] 6

Year-end charts
Year-end chart performance for Welcome Reality
Chart (2011) Position
UK Albums (OCC)[26] 98
Chart (2012) Position
UK Albums (OCC)[27] 186

Certifications
Certifications for Welcome Reality
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[28] Gold 35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. O'Brien, Jon. Welcome Reality at AllMusic
  2. "iTunes - Music - Welcome Reality by Nero". Itunes.apple.com. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  3. "'Welcome Reality' release date, track listing and art work announced". Nero. 20 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  4. Sigel, Tego (11 April 2011). "Nero To Release Their Debut Album Welcome To Reality in August". RWDmag. Archived from the original on 25 June 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  5. "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015.
  6. "Welcome Reality Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  7. "Nero - Welcome Reality | Clash Music Latest Album Review". Clash. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  8. Alexis Petridis (4 August 2011). "Nero: Welcome Reality - review | Music". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  9. "Nero - Welcome Reality | album reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  10. Schiller, Mike. "Nero: Welcome Reality < PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  11. "Nero, 'Welcome Reality' (MTA)". Spin. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  12. "Album Review: Nero's 'Welcome Reality'". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  13. "iTunes - Music - Welcome Reality (Deluxe Version) by Nero". Itunes.apple.com. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  14. "Welcome Reality +". Amazon.com.
  15. "Australiancharts.com – Nero – Welcome Reality". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  16. "Ultratop.be – Nero – Welcome Reality" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  17. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Nero". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  18. "Charts.nz – Nero – Welcome Reality". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  19. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  20. "Swisscharts.com – Nero – Welcome Reality". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  21. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  22. "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  23. "Nero Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  24. "Nero Chart History: Current Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  25. "Nero Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  26. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  27. "End of Year 2012" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  28. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  29. "British album certifications – Nero – Welcome Reality". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 January 2021. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Welcome Reality in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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