Torches (album)

Torches
Studio album by
Foster the People
ReleasedMay 23, 2011
Recorded2009–2011
Genre
Length38:24
Label
Producer
Foster the People chronology
Foster the People
(2011) 		Torches
(2011) 		Supermodel
(2014)
Singles from Torches
  1. "Pumped Up Kicks"
    Released: September 14, 2010
  2. "Helena Beat"
    Released: July 26, 2011[2]
  3. "Call It What You Want"
    Released: December 2, 2011[3]
  4. "Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)"
    Released: January 10, 2012[4]
  5. "Houdini"
    Released: May 15, 2012[5]

Torches is the debut studio album by American indietronica band Foster the People, released on May 23, 2011, by Startime International and Columbia Records. In 2010, the group parlayed the popularity of frontman Mark Foster's song "Pumped Up Kicks" into a record deal with Startime International, and wrote the album to back the song's popularity. "Pumped Up Kicks" proved to be a sleeper hit; after receiving significant airplay on modern rock stations, the song crossed-over onto contemporary hit radio and became one of 2011's most popular songs. Four additional singles were released from the album: "Helena Beat", "Call It What You Want", "Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)", and "Houdini", which had previously been released as a promotional single in the United Kingdom prior to the album's release.[6][7][8]

Torches received generally favorable reviews from critics and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album. The record peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200 in the US and number one on the ARIA Albums Chart in Australia. It has been certified platinum in Australia, the US,[9][10] the Philippines, and Canada.[11]

The non-album single "I Would Do Anything for You" was featured on The Weather Channel's Local on the 8s segments during the early 2010's before all commercial music was phased-out in favor of their own, in-house compositions.[citation needed]

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  4. ^ "Top 40 Mainstream Radio Adds (January 10, 2012)". Allaccess.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  5. ^ "Alternative Radio Adds (May 15, 2012)". Allaccess.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
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  7. ^ "Houdini – Single". itunes.apple.com, Apple Inc. Archived from the original on August 28, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  8. ^ "Houdini: Foster the People: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  9. ^ "Accreditations – 2012 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  10. ^ "Gold & Platinum: Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  11. ^ "Gold and Platinum Search: Foster the People". Music Canada. Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2012.