Artificial Paradise (OneRepublic album)

Artificial Paradise is the sixth studio album by American pop rock band OneRepublic, released on July 12, 2024, through Mosley Music Group and Interscope Records. It follows their fifth studio album Human (2021), and includes the singles "Sunshine", "West Coast", "I Ain't Worried", "Runaway", "Mirage" with Mishaal Tamer (for Assassin's Creed Mirage), "I Don't Wanna Wait" with David Guetta, "Nobody", and "Fire (Official UEFA Euro 2024 Song)" with Meduza and Leony. The latter three were only included on the deluxe edition of the album. "Hurt" was released following the album's announcement. The album is the last of the band's contract with Interscope.

Background
In a social media post announcing Artificial Paradise, lead singer Ryan Tedder explained that the album began with their single "West Coast", which was written in 2016 in a New Orleans hotel room, and followed by further standalone singles in the subsequent eight years that the band felt "didn't quite make sense together" but were kept as more songs were written and recorded "in different hotel rooms and studios dotted around the world". Tedder said the rest of the album was then completed "in the last couple years" as they "navigated a world, full of artificial stories and constructs". He described the album title as "all too resonant with the world we currently live in, and the aspiration of so many people, for better or worse". The announcement was accompanied by a clip of the album's title track.

Singles
Eight singles released from 2021 to 2024 are included on the album: "Sunshine", "West Coast", "I Ain't Worried", "Runaway", "Mirage" with Mishaal Tamer (for Assassin's Creed Mirage), "I Don't Wanna Wait" with David Guetta, "Nobody", and "Fire (Official UEFA Euro 2024 Song)" with Meduza and Leony. The latter three were only included on the deluxe edition of the album. "Hurt" followed as the ninth single in July 2024, making it the first to be released after the album's announcement.

Critical reception
Carla Feric of The Independent wrote that the album has a "selection of catchy anthems" and "lively, light and summery tracks", and felt that OneRepublic "have created a musically progressive blend which is easy-listening, and has enough tracks for anyone to find at least one song they'll enjoy". Writing for Grammy.com, Taylor Weatherby called it "a seamless blend of songs that will resonate with longtime and newer fans alike. From the layered production of 'Hurt,' to the feel-good vibes of 'Serotonin,' to the evocative lyrics of 'Last Holiday,' Artificial Paradise shows that OneRepublic's sound is as dialed-in as it is ever-evolving."

Track listing
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Personnel
OneRepublic
 * Ryan Tedder – lead vocals
 * Zach Filkins – lead guitar
 * Drew Brown – rhythm and lead guitar
 * Eddie Fisher – drums
 * Brent Kutzle – bass guitar
 * Brian Willett – keyboards

Additional musicians


 * John Nathaniel – programming (tracks 1, 3, 6, 13, 16), background vocals (3, 4, 6, 8–10, 13, 16), guitar (3), theremin (6), additional vocals (12)
 * Jelly Roll – vocals (track 1)
 * Tyler Spry – guitar (tracks 2, 5–7, 9, 14), background vocals (2, 9, 16), additional keyboards (7, 9), bass (7), programming (9)
 * Loren Ferard – guitar (tracks 2, 7, 14), programming (2, 7), acoustic guitar (9)
 * Alisa Xayalith – background vocals (track 2)
 * Simon Oscroft – guitar (tracks 5, 14)
 * Brandon Collins – programming (track 5), strings (11)
 * Harry Charles – additional keyboards, programming (track 7)
 * Brent Kutzle – background vocals (tracks 9, 15), programming (9)
 * Joe Henderson – background vocals (tracks 10, 16), percussion (13)
 * Brandyn Burnette – background vocals (track 10)
 * Chase Stockman – background vocals (track 10)
 * Devonne Fowlkes – additional vocals (track 12)
 * Emoni Wilkins – additional vocals (track 12)
 * Wil Merrell – additional vocals (track 12)
 * Paul Nelson – cello (track 12)
 * Craig Nelson – upright bass (track 12)
 * Seanad Chang – viola (track 12)
 * David Angell – violin (track 12)
 * David Davidson – violin (track 12)
 * Ben Samama – background vocals (track 13)
 * Will Vaughan – guitar (track 13)
 * Josh Varnadore – background vocals (track 16)
 * Luca De Gregorio – drum programming, keyboards, percussion, synthesizer (track 18)
 * Mattia Vitalie – drum programming, keyboards, percussion, synthesizer (track 18)
 * Simone Giani – drum programming, keyboards, percussion, synthesizer (track 18)
 * Leony – vocals (track 18)

Design
 * Brody Harper – creative direction
 * Douglas Hale – original collage art
 * Kristin Weidemann – design and layout
 * Jeremy Cowart – band photography
 * Ryan Slaughter and Taylor Lowe (for TwoSevenTwo) – album art animation