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87-445: On October 1, 2015, Gomez announced that she would be begin touring North America in late spring of the following year in support of her album Revival (2015). When discussing the tour in a video posted to her fans on Instagram, Gomez stated: I have a very exciting announcement: I am launching my Revival World Tour. I will be going through the US and Canada from May to July and then later in

174-469: A certain someone on her mind, and loving herself when they are not around." " Good for You " was released as the album's lead single on June 22, 2015. Gomez created anticipation for the release of the single by posting several teasers of the song on Instagram. The song was released to warm critical reception. It debuted at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 , becoming her third top 10 song on

261-463: A closet, basically." During the creative process Gomez wanted "to get out of her head." "Body Heat" was the first song that Gomez recorded on the trip; at 5. A.M. after she heard Mexican music through the night. According to her, because the "live instruments, the beats, what you feel ... It kind of represents everything that I love about who I am." While working on the album, Gomez also enlisted frequent collaborators Rock Mafia to help make her sound

348-399: A club bangers-and-ballads mix with a couple of R&B-inspired jams thrown in." Other critics also saw that the album has "midtempo pop", minimalist dance beats and smoldering R&B grooves. Steve Knopper of Newsday also highlighted that "[t]he album is frequently dark and ominous, full of torch songs, with just enough stylish electronic dance music synths and upbeat melodies to enliven

435-532: A collaboration with Australian singer Sia through a November 2014 Instagram post, and Sia later stated that she had composed some material for her. Gomez began to record songs for Revival in December 2014, revealing collaborations with producers Dreamlab and Ruffian and production team Stargate . She initially expected that the record would contain 15 "extremely exciting" songs. In January 2015, production duo Rock Mafia announced they were working with Gomez on

522-423: A dance, club-banger with a " tropical house breeze" and "added bells and whistles". The song offers positive advice for dealing with critics: instead of raising the proverbial middle finger, it suggests to take the high road and kill them with kindness. For Gomez, "[i]t's kind of my motto for life. It's so much easier to be mean. It's so easy to just kind of give yourself that, but it's so hard to walk away from

609-550: A lack of originality. [...] And yet, all of those songs are standouts." James Reed from Boston Globe opined that Revival is "a forthright album of pop songs that make it clear she is ready to be honest and even vulnerable in her music." Mike Wass of Idolator agreed, calling it "an immaculately curated collection that showcases the 23-year-old's ability to genre-hop and experiment, while staying true to herself." Steve Knopper from Newsday applauded Gomez for sounding "appealingly desperate and hungry, and this quality transcends

696-708: A main headliner of the festival in Quebec City. The second leg took place across Asia. Announcements for the Asia leg was announced through each city individually rather than one big announcement. The leg ran from July 23, 2016, through August 3, 2016. Opening acts included Gentle Bones in Singapore, Jai Waetford in Bangkok, Darren Espanto in Manila, and DNCE returning as an opening act in Tokyo. Gomez

783-414: A reality. They assisted Gomez on the creation of six of its tracks, including "Revival" and "Kill Em with Kindness", the latter being one of the "most personal" tracks on Revival . She told the producers that although the production was important, she wanted its focus to be the lyrics. According to Gomez, one of the main inspirations behind "Kill Em with Kindness" was the body-shaming she dealt with from

870-505: A relationship. She further explained it: "People get uncomfortable with change, and they compromise, and I think this song is representing the angst, and the pain, and a little bit of the anger that it comes with." "Hands to Myself" is a dance-pop and synthpop number, and has influences of American recording artist Prince . It begins stripped-down with a minimal backdrop and a sparse, thumping beat . This comprises drums, bass, lightly clicking percussion and hand claps. "Hands to Myself"

957-423: A situation, turn your cheek the other way, and be the bigger person." "Same Old Love", an electropop and synthpop track is built on a "rickety" piano sample and backgrounded Italo synths , starting off with a "whimsical ‘60s feel, but morph[ing] into a punchy bass dance track," In terms of lyrics, "Same Old Love" is about how people perceive love, and how everyone has a cycle, whether it's friendship, family,

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1044-498: A story through Revival . Gomez further commented on her life in the media: "Now, I'm in the place of my life where I released an album at 16—nobody's going to relate [to that]. They're going to be like, 'Great, what are you singing about?' Because of how much my life was exposed, I almost had to use that for this record. People can't say, 'You don't know what you're talking about. You haven't been through this.' It's like, you’ve all grown up with me at this point!" Gomez first hinted at

1131-409: A thirsty (eager for fame or notoriety) pop artist of note, you can theoretically game the system by packing as many as 20 tracks into an album, in the process rolling up more album-equivalent units—and thus album "sales"—as listeners check the album out." He also criticized Chris Brown 's album Heartbreak on a Full Moon , which contains over 40 songs. Rolling Stone columnist Tim Ingham observed

1218-429: Is a community thing ... What's mine is yours. It's us. It's ours together." "Body Heat" brings Latin fusion with saxophone, horns and brass , and was inspired by Mexican culture , its lyrics regards sex, while "Rise" is "an empowerment anthem encouraging perseverance and determination in tough moments." On the other hand, "Rise" contains a gospel chorus, whooping and a spoken-word prayer. "Me & My Girls"

1305-655: Is a dance, disco , and "breathy" synthpop song, with an "icy" Scandinavian arrangement, while the trance -inspired The song talks about losing yourself on the dance floor, while being free within that moment, being free within yourself. while "Outta My Hands (Loco)" was compared to her earlier albums, Stars Dance (2013) and When the Sun Goes Down (2011). "Survivors", as emphasized by Gomez, talks about "surviving every day, in our circumstances [...] and bringing each other up instead of tearing each other down, ’cause we're all just surviving." She completed: "'Survivors'

1392-527: Is a flirty and sassy song about seduction , "Sober" brings ‘80s "slamming" synthesizers to the fore and "girlie yelps", which lyrically regards social awkwardness and how a significant other doesn't know how to love unless alcohol is involved and the recognition that the boundaries in a relationship aren't so great. "Good for You" is an electro- R&B song, with pendulum-swing rhythm, swirling keyboard atmospherics and affirming ASAP Rocky rap; it also has Gomez "exploring her lower range and playing up

1479-462: Is an audacious name for a 23-year-old singer's second album, but from start to finish, Gomez earns it," noting that "[t]his is the sound of a newly empowered pop artist growing into her strengths like never before." Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine was very receptive, noting that "[s]ong for song, 'Revival' rivals Carly Rae Jepsen 's ' Emotion ' for breakout pop album of the year, but if it similarly falls short of greatness, it's due in large part to

1566-451: Is marked by this lush, sphinx-like readiness: as if, after a decade and a half of being nonstop front and center, Gomez has finally figured out what it means to center herself." Katherine St. Asaph of Time emphasized that "[w]here she falters most is what 'Revival' is ostensibly about: bratty confidence," noticing that "[m]usically, though, Revival is most interesting when it's still in the cocoon." Tim Sendra from AllMusic , however, gave

1653-410: Is primarily a dance-pop and electropop record, connected by a tropical beach sound, with lyrical themes revolving around love and confidence. Upon its release, Revival received positive reviews from music critics, many of whom praised its production, lyrical content, and sultry sound. The album was included in several year-end best music lists by publications. Revival debuted at number one on

1740-511: Is representative of the show on July 5, 2016, in Phoenix. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour. Revival (Selena Gomez album) Revival is the second studio album by American singer Selena Gomez . It was released on October 9, 2015, by Interscope Records , her first album released through that label. Preparation for the album began in 2014, when Gomez left her previous label Hollywood Records . The record

1827-644: The Billboard 200 , marking Gomez's second consecutive number-one album in the United States, following Stars Dance (2013). Elsewhere, the album also charted within the top ten of twenty territories, including Canada, Brazil, France, Mexico and Australia. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting one million album-equivalent units (including albums sales, streaming and track-equivalent units) sold in

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1914-544: The Billboard 200 includes on-demand streaming and digital track sales (as measured by Nielsen SoundScan ) by way of a new algorithm, using data from all of the major on-demand audio subscription services including Spotify , Apple Music , Google Play , YouTube and formerly Xbox Music . Known as TEA (track equivalent album) and SEA (streaming equivalent album) when originally implemented, 10 song sales or 1,500 song streams from an album were treated as equivalent to one purchase of

2001-626: The Mainstream Top 40 chart. Elsewhere, it reached the top-ten in Canada and top-forty in five countries. In early October, during an interview with USA Today , Gomez admitted her desire to release "Sober" as a single from Revival "at some point". On October 2, Gomez released " Me & the Rhythm " as a promotional single. It reached number fifty-seven on the Canadian Hot 100 . " Hands to Myself "

2088-453: The "passion of a relationship" as well as "being [her] own person". As the album's executive producer, she "wanted to know that every single song meant the world to me, whether I wrote it or not. For me, I had to discover what was going to separate me. I know that I'm not the world's greatest singer, but I do know that I have a unique tone. And I'm an actress—I love being able to translate everything I'm feeling inside through my voice and through

2175-523: The 2015 Billboard Women in Music . During the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show , she performed " Hands to Myself " and "Me & My Girls". Gomez also made a set during the Jingle Ball Tour 2015, where she performed "Same Old Love", "Good for You", " Love You Like a Love Song ," "Hands to Myself" and, for the first time, "Kill Em with Kindness". Gomez was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live for

2262-489: The Rhythm " which was the last song recorded for the album. Musically, Revival is primarily a dance-pop and electropop record with R&B vibes, which has been also described as "a heady mix of electronic dance music pop". It has a "warm, tropical beach-pop sound", and as noted by AllMusic 's Tim Sendra, "[it] veers away from the bubblegum nature of her early work or the genre-hopping aspects of other releases." As he continued, "the album sticks pretty close to

2349-551: The US Mainstream Top 40 chart in September 2015, reached the top-ten in five countries and top-twenty in other four. In early August, Billboard confirmed " Same Old Love " as the second single from the album. On August 5, 2015, Gomez was at the first day of iHeartMedia's Music Summit where she played the song. The song was made available for digital download with the pre-order of the album on September 10. The music video

2436-636: The United Kingdom, the Official Charts Company has included streaming into the UK Albums Chart since March 2015. The change was decided after the massive growth of streaming; the number of tracks streamed in the UK in a year doubled from 7.5 billion in 2013 to just under 15 billion in 2014. Under the new methodology, Official Charts Company takes the 12 most-streamed tracks from an album, with

2523-645: The United States and Canada. The leg ran from May to July 2016. DNCE served as the main opening act in North America with the exception of Vancouver, Winnipeg, Ottawa, and Anaheim. Bea Miller opened from May 6, 2016, through June 15, 2016, and July 9, 2016, Tyler Shaw opened in Vancouver, Winnipeg, and Ottawa, Bahari opened from June 17, 2016, through July 8, 2016, and Charlie Puth opened in Anaheim. On March 15, 2016, Quebec City Summer Festival 2016 announced Gomez as

2610-521: The United States, including three studio albums with her band Selena Gomez & the Scene . In November 2014, Gomez captioned an Instagram post with: "As I have a last listen, I thought a lot about my year. I thought a lot about my voice. And after a year of holding on. I think it's time to start sharing." She later released her compilation album For You , representing her final project with Hollywood Records as Gomez officially announced her change in labels

2697-484: The United States. With its singles " Good for You " (featuring rapper ASAP Rocky ) and " Same Old Love " both reaching number five and " Hands to Myself " charting at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 , Revival is further distinguished as Gomez's first record to house multiple top ten singles in the United States; all of which became her first three number-one singles on the Mainstream Top 40 chart. To promote

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2784-706: The Year since 2013. The term album-equivalent unit had been used by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) long before the streaming era began. Between 1994 and 2005, the IFPI counted three physical singles as an equivalent of one album unit in their annual Recording Industry in Numbers (RIN) report. The term was reintroduced by the IFPI in 2013 to measure their Global Recording Artist of

2871-421: The Year . By this point, the album-equivalent units had already included music downloads and streams. An alternative term of album equivalent unit is sales plus streaming (SPS) unit, which was introduced by Hits magazine. Beginning with the December 13, 2014, issue, the Billboard 200 albums chart revised its ranking methodology with album-equivalent unit instead of pure album sales. With this overhaul,

2958-429: The accepted measure of album success." Physical albums have mostly turned into collectors' items as noted by a 2016 poll by ICM Research , which found that nearly half of the surveyed people did not listen to the record they bought. In Forbes , Hugh McIntyre noted that the usage of album equivalent units has resulted in artists releasing albums with excessive track lists. Brian Josephs from Spin said: "If you're

3045-423: The album "is generally at its best when Gomez keeps her tone light and bright and her energy positive. [...] At this rate, Gomez is bound to get at least a few skeptics off of Instagram and onto the dance floor." Tim Stack wrote for Entertainment Weekly that "[o]n her fifth album Gomez goes for mood-setting, and the result is "a gripping batch of sultry pop jams that are more ' Netflix and chill ,' less 'Let's hit

3132-416: The album a mixed review, writing that "[ Revival ] makes for a solid pop album overall, but it's a little too formulaic and predictable to rate among her best work." Emily Mackay of The Observer also gave a mixed review, perceiving that "[t]he most surprising thing about Revival is its understatement, despite the hit-making co-writers." Revival was featured on several year-end list of best albums. It

3219-479: The album debuted at number three, becoming her highest album on the chart and second to debut inside the top-ten. In Greece, the album debuted at number one, while in Brazil it reached number three, receiving a platinum certification in the latter for selling over 40,000 copies. The album also reached the top-ten in other 17 countries, including Canada, France, Ireland, Netherlands, and Sweden. Credits adapted from

3306-555: The album to be mixed at the time. Before the sessions began, Gomez felt that she had already addressed her desired themes for Revival , but wanted additional material that would be "fresh from a female perspective", which culminated in " Hands to Myself ". Recording took place at Wolf Cousins and Maratone Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, and at Interscope Studios in Santa Monica, California . In those four days, they also developed " Me &

3393-554: The album was going to be "more adult, more feminine and more about Selena's experiences." "I think after four albums, I finally feel a little more like myself than I ever have. I have this confidence and I have a better understanding of what I'm talking about. This is now a point in my life where I have experienced friendships or relationships or travel or exploring, it's really fun." Gomez stated that Revival offers insight into her perception of various experiences, further elaborating on its themes of kindness, having faith, heartbreak,

3480-422: The album's liner notes Credits adapted from the album's liner notes Sales figures based on certification alone. Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Album-equivalent unit The album-equivalent unit , or album equivalent , is a measurement unit in music industry to define the consumption of music that equals

3567-642: The album, Gomez performed the songs in several televised appearances, including The Today Show , the 2015 American Music Awards and the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show . Furthermore, Gomez embarked on a concert tour, titled Revival Tour in May 2016, which visited North America, Asia and Oceania, before it was canceled in August 2016 following Gomez facing health issues stemming from her lupus diagnosis. In July 2013, Gomez released her debut solo album, Stars Dance . The album

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3654-474: The album, with 12 tracks being the maximum counted. Similar to the UK chart rule, the actual streams of the top-two songs are not counted, but instead the average of the following tracks. The Australian Recording Industry Association , which issues the ARIA Charts , began incorporating streaming into its singles chart beginning on November 24, 2014, and its albums chart beginning on May 13, 2017. ARIA changes

3741-465: The album. Billboard continues to publish a pure album sales chart, called Top Album Sales , that maintains the traditional Billboard 200 methodology, based exclusively on Nielsen SoundScan's sales data. Taylor Swift's 1989 was the first album to top the chart with this methodology, generating 339,000 album-equivalent units (281,000 units came from pure album sales). In Billboard's February 8, 2015, issue, Now That's What I Call Music! 53 became

3828-579: The album. She explained to MTV News that Revival was the most she'd ever gotten creatively involved in album, "Every single thing I'm even remotely singing about is something I've related to and something I'm hitting the nail on, and I had to pick what was going to represent the album and who I am as a whole." " Good for You " was one of the first tracks recorded, which was initially written by Nick Monson , Julia Michaels and Justin Tranter . In an interview with Spin , Tranter revealed that their studio time

3915-512: The best person I can be." Gomez entered a rehab treatment facility for her lupus diagnosis in May 2014. Publications began to speculate her intent in fulfilling contractual obligations by releasing a final compilation album for her longtime label, Hollywood Records . Later reports published in September suggested that she had secured a new recording contract with Interscope chairman John Janick . At that time, Gomez had already sold around 2.8 million albums and 18.1 million singles in

4002-457: The chart and her highest charting debut. "Good for You" has reached number five on the chart, becoming her highest-charting single at the time. It sold 179,000 downloads in its first week, marking the first time Gomez topped the Digital Songs chart, and becoming her highest first-week sales of any of her songs. The song's video was released on June 26, 2015. In conclusion, the song also topped

4089-532: The chart, Revival fell to number seven. As of January 2020, the album has sold over 435,000 copies in the US. The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for combined album sales, on-demand audio, video streams and track-sales equivalent of one million units. The album entered the New Zealand Albums Chart at number two, giving Gomez her second solo top ten album and highest-charting release. In Australia,

4176-413: The conversion rate regularly, and as of July 2023 , one sale is equivalent to 170 streams on a paid subscription service, or 420 streams on an ad-supported service. According to Silvio Pietroluongo, vice president of charts and data development at Billboard , album equivalent units methodology "reflects album popularity in today's world, where music is accessible on so many platforms [and] has become

4263-476: The curb,'" claiming that it is "as fresh and forward-thinking as the music of indie darlings Tove Lo and FKA twigs ." Christina Jaleru of The Washington Times was positive, commending it for "breez[ing] through to the finish line – the dance floor -with 11 nearly impeccable tracks that skip from the 1960s to the ‘80s to right this minute." While seeing some "genericism" on the album, Jia Tolentino of Spin highlighted that "[a]t its high points, 'Revival'

4350-447: The episode dated January 23, 2016, where she performed a medley of "Good for You" and "Same Old Love", as well as the full television debut of "Hands to Myself". At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 74, based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Writing for Rolling Stone , Brittany Spanos stated that " Revival

4437-672: The experience "degrading", explaining that she had never been through such intense bullying before. Several songs were recorded at Casa Aramara Studios located in Punta Mita . Speaking about her experience in Mexico, Gomez stated: I brought my producers and writers, and we just got inspired. I'm Mexican, and it's incredible to be able to acknowledge that part of me, and it was really about how much you can feel when you're in that culture, when you're around people. Gomez also worked with recording team Stargate , who handled "Sober" and "Same Old Love",

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4524-530: The famous photo; she claimed that she is "not an overly sexual person" and said that the risqué image was not true to her values and personal boundaries. Gomez held an invitation-only "Revival Event" at the Palace Theatre in Los Angeles for 800 fans on September 16. It was advertised as an advanced screening of her music video for "Same Old Love," although Gomez delivered a previously-unannounced performance of

4611-415: The figures of Drake 's Scorpion and found that 63% of the album's streams on Spotify came from just three songs off the 25-track album. Additionally, only six songs accounted for 82% of the album's total stream, meaning that only a quarter of the songs determined the overall success of the album in terms of album-equivalent units. Cherie Hu from NPR felt that album equivalent units often do not reflect

4698-486: The first album in history to miss the top position of the Billboard 200 despite being the best-selling album of the week. Similarly the Recording Industry Association of America , which had previously certified albums based on units sold to retail stores, began factoring streaming for their certifications in February 2016. RIAA summary by format, in million copies per year. In July 2018, Billboard and Nielsen revised

4785-412: The following month. After performing its lead single "The Heart Wants What it Wants" at the 2014 American Music Awards, Gomez revealed that she had begun work on her next studio album. She cited the single as a reference point, stating, "It's exciting for me to start off with something like [it]. And then start leading into writing about all the other things that are going on in my life and have gone on in

4872-460: The fourth and final single from the album. It peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song's accompanying music video was released on June 6, 2016. It was sent to contemporary hit radio on May 3, 2016. In July 2015, Gomez announced that her sophomore record would be titled Revival , and that it would be released on October 9. The album’s original artwork is not well-recognized, as it

4959-565: The latter of which was co-written by British singer Charli XCX . XCX and Gomez weren't in the physical presence of each other during the session, though XCX's manager was present throughout. Gomez was drawn to the track and she believed "Same Old Love" represented her strained relationship with her father and how it reflected on her subsequent romantic relationships. The song's recording sessions took place at Westlake Studios in Los Angeles, and Dreamlab Studios in Studio City, California . "Sober"

5046-574: The media, after photos surfaced online of her in a bikini during a trip to Mexico in April 2015. Many claimed she had gained weight, with some outlets going as far as to label her a "mess", and suggested Gomez was " going off the deep end ". She commented: "I was getting a lot of hate for my body and ‘you're gaining weight,’ and so I was in Mexico and I was just feeling all of this stuff and I would be lying to you if I said it didn't kind of hurt my feelings, but I kind of channeled that into my music." Gomez called

5133-424: The mood." Mikael Wood of Los Angeles Times and Mike Wass of Idolator both compared it to the works of Janet Jackson , with Wood comparing to her 2015 record, Unbreakable in terms of sound, and Wass to her breakthrough album, Control (1986) in terms of its empowering themes. The album's opening track "Revival" was considered "an experimental electro -adventure" with an "uplifting chorus." Lyrically,

5220-558: The most familiar-sounding material," adding: "Something in Selena Gomez's pop formula is nicely soft-spoken and mysterious." Mikael Wood from the Los Angeles Times praised the album for being "surprisingly modest, from its midtempo pacing to its thoughtful introspection," acknowledging the fact that "Gomez is finding freedom in control, kudos to her for getting there so quickly." Writing for USA Today , Elysa Gardner noted that

5307-406: The next one," and Gomez admitted that the song is "very, very personal song, and it was extremely accurate. [...] In a way, it's a little sad. It's beautiful too." Musically, the song is a modern R&B performance that has a "dreamy, harp-smattered production." The last track from deluxe version of Revival is "Cologne", the song has a "mellow, midtempo" vibe. and talks about "constantly having

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5394-512: The only albums that went platinum in the United States in 2014 were the Frozen soundtrack and Taylor Swift 's 1989 , whereas several artists' works had in 2013. The usage of the album-equivalent units revolutionized the charts from the "best-selling albums" ranking into the "most popular albums" ranking. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) have used album-equivalent unit to measure their Global Recording Artist of

5481-412: The past year or so. Even if it's things that people may not necessarily know about. So I'm excited to kind of put more of my heart and soul into the next chapter of music." The same month, Gomez commented that she had been recording new music, and suggested a possible partnership with producer and disc jockey Zedd , On February 23, 2015, a collaboration between Gomez and Zedd titled " I Want You to Know "

5568-423: The purchase of one album copy. This consumption includes streaming and song downloads in addition to traditional album sales . The album-equivalent unit was introduced in the mid-2010s as an answer to the drop of album sales in the 21st century. Album sales more than halved from 1999 to 2009, declining from a $ 14.6 to $ 6.3 billion industry, partly due to cheap digitally downloaded singles . For instance,

5655-408: The ratios used for streaming equivalent album units to account for the relative value of streams on paid music services like Apple Music or Amazon Music Unlimited versus ad-supported music and video platforms such as Spotify's free tier and YouTube. Under the updated album equivalent ratios, 1,250 premium audio streams, 3,750 ad-supported streams, or 3,750 video streams are equal to one album unit. In

5742-578: The rest were pure sales. By 2017, streaming had accounted more than half of album-equivalent units in the UK, according to British Phonographic Industry (BPI). In Germany, streaming began to be included on the albums chart since February 2016. Nevertheless, the German Albums Chart is used to rank the albums based on weekly revenue , instead of units. Hence, only paid streaming is counted and must be played at least 30 seconds. At least 6 tracks of one album have to be streamed to make streams count for

5829-519: The same day, she performed an acoustic version of the song, along with a cover of Magic! 's " Rude " on BBC 's Live Lounge . Three days later, she performed the song on Le Grand Journal . On October 12, 2015, she went to Today and performed "Good for You", "Same Old Love" and a medley of previous hit "Come & Get It" with " Me & the Rhythm ". " Same Old Love " was also performed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show , The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , 2015 American Music Awards , and at

5916-399: The smokier edges of her speaking voice." The lyrics to "Good for You" explore confidence, embracing one's sexuality and feeling comfortable in your own skin. "Camouflage" is a piano-driven ballad, that addresses the end of a relationship, and even though she has 'so much shit' to say, she doesn't know how since the person that she was with is no longer recognizable." "Me & the Rhythm"

6003-454: The song "took on this emotion [she] didn't realize [she] could tap into". Midway through the album's recording process, Gomez went on a trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico with Hit-Boy and a few members of his producing team, as well as Rock Mafia and songwriters Justin Tranter and Julia Michaels. According to her, "it was all of us in one house for five or six days. We would go out, listen to live music, and go back and create in this studio – in

6090-413: The song deals with themes of self-care , embracing one's inner power and self-restoration. It begins with a spoken-word introduction, where she says: "I'm reborn in every moment, so who knows what I'll become?," before singing "It's my time to butterfly," where "the word ' butterfly ' serv[es] as both a state of being and an intransitive verb ." Gomez also explained that the song gathers everything she

6177-569: The song to the audience before revealing that they would be included in the final clip. On October 2, Gomez confirmed that she would embark on the Revival Tour in May 2016; first-leg tour dates in the United States and Canada were announced on October 5. On October 7, snippets of the eleven songs from the standard edition of Revival were made available for preview. On September 25, 2015, Gomez made her live debut of " Good for You " on Alan Carr: Chatty Man , where she also gave an interview. On

6264-433: The songs. [...] This whole record is extremely intimate." In an interview with Entertainment Weekly , Gomez stated that she was influenced by a wide range of artists growing up, from Janet Jackson and NSYNC . She commented that her main influence for the record was Christina Aguilera , specifically her 2002 release Stripped , which she cites as an exemplar of a "complete" album and inspired her own decision to tell

6351-429: The time, Gomez shared that she felt the cover gave "a little Linda Ronstadt ’70s vibe," and described the picture as "a beautiful representation of where I am." Christina Garibaldi from MTV News highlighted similarities to the visuals for Stripped by Christina Aguilera (2002), a record which Gomez specified as a source of inspiration during the recording process. In June 2022, she revealed that she felt "ashamed" of

6438-460: The top two songs being given lesser weight so that the figure will reflect the popularity of the album as a whole rather than of one or two successful singles . The adjusted total is divided by 1000 and added to the album sales figure. Sam Smith 's In the Lonely Hour was the first album to top the chart with this rule. Out of its 41,000 album-equivalent units, 2,900 units came from streaming and

6525-411: The year going overseas. She also announced that fans could purchase a Revival bundle with early ticket access. In a statement to Entertainment Weekly , Gomez stated: I am ready to get back on the road and see my fans in person! This album marks a new and very important chapter in my life. I cannot wait to get on stage and perform this new material. The first leg took place in North America across

6612-476: Was also developed during this time. According to Gomez, inspiration came after she and one of its writers, Chloe Angelides , discussed social awkwardness and how Gomez "would hang out with people and they would drink and they're so fun, then the next day it would be weird." Following the commercial success of "Good for You" as lead single treatment, Gomez decided to collaborate for an additional four days with Michaels and Tranter despite her label's instructions for

6699-460: Was considered a "party-jam", with a " Robert Rodriguez inspired sound," the song incorporates themes of female empowerment . "Nobody" has syncopated beats, finger snaps, it also contains a synth flute and trip hop beats, its lyrics and finds the singer paying tribute to her lover, and as she claimed, it was written about her faith and connection with God, "Perfect" is about "feeling downright obsessive as she wrestles with her man moving on to

6786-411: Was feeling in the two years leading up to the album's release and the need she felt to be heard. The lines, 'I'll admit it's been painful, but I'll be honest and grateful,' is one of her favorites because "ultimately it led me and pushed me to be where I am today. Nothing has been handed to me. I've had to strive for it, and really put my all in it." The second track "Kill Em with Kindness" is described as

6873-421: Was influenced by a range of artists, particularly Christina Aguilera and her album Stripped (2002). Gomez co-wrote twelve of its sixteen tracks. The album reflects her journey since 2013, including the media scrutiny surrounding her personal life. As executive producers, Gomez, Danny D and Tim Blacksmith collaborated with Hit-Boy , Rock Mafia , and Stargate to achieve Gomez's new desired sound. Revival

6960-538: Was listed at number 43 on Rolling Stone 's "50 Best Albums of 2015" list, with the editors commenting "If Gomez started the year as one of many bright young celebrity faces, she ended it as a pop star who demands to be taken seriously." In the United States, Revival debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 , earning 117,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, of which 86,000 were pure album sales. It also gave her highest first-week sales as of October 2015, surpassing her previous album . In its second week on

7047-414: Was originally accommodated to "tweak" a different song, and the trio wrote "Good for You" in 45 minutes upon its completion. It was the third song she received since signing with her new label Interscope Records. Gomez exhausted herself prior to the recording session for "Good for You", as she had pressured herself into figuring out a sound and concept for the album. Gomez's vocals cracked due to this, and

7134-535: Was released. Gomez discussed that her new material would reflect upon the "journey" she experienced since 2013, with Christina Garibaldi from MTV News assuming her comments were referencing her former relationship with Justin Bieber , and a period spent in rehab in 2014, among other subjects. In an interview with Ryan Seacrest in June, Gomez stated, it is about her "new-found confidence". Her voice coach also commented that

7221-495: Was replaced by a black-and-white deluxe edition cover later that year. The standard edition cover depicts Gomez in a sequined red dress; it is currently used by online music stores , although it was replaced by the deluxe edition cover for physical pressings released after November 30. The track listing and alternate album art were revealed in September; the latter depicts a topless Gomez dressed in high-waisted black shorts with her hair and arms crossed over covering her breasts. At

7308-555: Was scheduled to perform her very first shows in China, but reports came out that she was allegedly banned by Chinese authorities due to support of Dalai Lama . The third leg took place across Oceania. The leg ran from August 6, 2016, through August 13, 2016. DNCE returned once again as the opening act for Oceania. Gomez had plans to tour across Europe and Latin America, but cancelled, citing anxiety and depression caused by lupus . This set list

7395-643: Was serviced to contemporary hit radio as the third single from Revival in the US on January 26, 2016. The music video premiered as an Apple Music exclusive on December 21, 2015, and was released on Vevo on January 20, 2016. The song has reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Internationally, it has reached number five in New Zealand and number nine in Slovakia, as well as the top 40 in several other countries, such as Australia and Czech Republic. In March 2016, Gomez confirmed " Kill Em with Kindness " as

7482-468: Was shot in downtown Los Angeles on August 15 and part of it was shot at the Revival event. Fans from the event appeared at the end of the video. The music video was released to Apple Music on September 22, and to Vevo on October 7, 2015. The song has peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at number five, thus tying with "Good for You" to become her highest-charting single, and has become her second number one on

7569-545: Was well received commercially, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200 . Gomez embarked on the Stars Dance Tour later that year, which was set to cross several continents, including dates in Asia and Oceania. These concerts would not materialize as Gomez canceled the remainder of the tour in late 2013, citing personal reasons: "It has become clear to me and those close to me that after many years of putting my work first, I need to spend some time on myself in order to be

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