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| Released | 19 October 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011–12 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Label | Sony | |||
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Beautiful Nightmare is the secondstudio album by British-Australian recording artistReece Mastin, released on 19 October 2012, bySony Music Australia. It is the follow-up to Mastin'sself-titled debut album, and his first album to be made up of solely original material. In composing the album, Mastin collaborated with several songwriters and producers, includingDNA Songs,Benji Madden, Lindsay Rimes,Damon Sharpe,Louis Biancaniello,Brian Howes andRune Westberg, among others.
Beautiful Nightmare debuted at number three on the AustralianARIA Albums Chart and number two on theNew Zealand Albums Chart. The album was preceded by thelead single "Shut Up & Kiss Me" in April 2012, which debuted at number one on theNew Zealand Singles Chart and number two on theARIA Singles Chart. The song was certified platinum by theAustralian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), and gold by theRecording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ). The second single "Shout It Out" was released in June 2012, which debuted at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified platinum. "Rock Star" was released as the album's third single.
Beautiful Nightmare is the follow-up to Mastin'sself-titled debut album, which features selected songs he performed as part of the top twelve onThe X Factor (Australia).[2]Beautiful Nightmare also serves as Mastin's first album to include original material. In an interview withMTV Australia in December 2011, Mastin said he had already written new material for the album. He described the material as a mixture of old school and modern sounds "that's not really on the radio at that moment, which I think is cool".[3] Mastin went on to say that most of the lyrical content in the songs "are about girls [...] But there's [also] a lot about going out with the boys and having a good night".[3]
In April 2012, Mastin announced he was in the studio writing songs withBenji Madden ofGood Charlotte, andIlan Kidron ofThe Potbelleez.[4][5][6] Mastin and Madden collaborated on the song "Give Up the Girl".[7] Reminiscing on working with Madden, he said, "It was awesome, he was just a dude. He just came in and sat down, and we hung out for about an hour and a half and just started writing. We came out with something pretty awesome!."[5] In an interview with MTV Australia in May 2012, Mastin described the songs he wrote with Kidron: "It doesn't sound like The Potbelleez – I didn't wanna go in and write a Potbelleez track – but it's cool, what we came out with is awesome".[5] The album's first single "Shut Up & Kiss Me" was written by Mastin,Hayley Warner, and Anthony Egizii and David Musumeci of the production duoDNA Songs.[8] The latter two also wrote the second single "Shout It Out" with Mastin.[8] He also collaborated with other songwriters and producers, including Lindsay Rimes,Khalil Walton, Michael Gerrard, and Jenna & Wac ofTonight Alive.[7][9][10][11] In an interview withThe Sydney Morning Herald, Mastin described the album's sound, saying "[It's] a lot of fun. It's rock blended with everything. If you think of your favourite rock song, it's that combined with pop stuff and club stuff [...] to make it awesome. It's Reece from all angles, really – it's everything I could think of."[12]
Musically,Beautiful Nightmare is of thepop androck genres.[11][13] Its first song "Addictive" is asynth-driven rock song, which features "lightreggae segments".[11] The second song "Rock Star" is apop rock song, which features "American soundingguitarriffs".[14] A writer forTake 40 Australia likened the song's sound toWheatus andJimmy Eat World.[14] Cameron Adams of theHerald Sun noted that the song "channels" Wheatus' "Teenage Dirtbag" (2000)Avril Lavigne's "Sk8er Boi" (2002).[15] The album's title track "Beautiful Nightmare" is adubstep andhorror rock song "slightly reminiscent ofMuse".[11][15] "Stars" has been described as a "romantic song", which sees Mastin "heading back to moretraditional pop."[11] In an interview with theHerald Sun, Mastin revealed that the song is about his girlfriendRhiannon Fish.[16] The album's fifth song "Dirty Paradise" is a pop punk song, which "features fast lyrics such as 'You gave it up last week / now I've been losing sleep / thinking about what we used to do'".[11]
"Alive" is an "uplifting" rock song, which uses thetom-tom drum. Its lyrics depict the tale of Mastin "learning to believe in himself again".[11] He stated that the song is about hisX Factor mentorGuy Sebastian, saying "It's an important thing for me; that's where it all started for me. I changed so much over the show and Guy definitely helped with that."[16] "She's a Killer" features a "funkyPanic! at the Disco-esque"introduction and contains lyrics about "a super-hot girl".[11] "Freakshow", the ninth song fromBeautiful Nightmare, is a contemporary rock song with influences by Muse.[11] "Shut Up & Kiss Me" is anupbeat pop punk song, which contains lyrics about "making out with a girl".[17] Mastin described it as "atongue-in-cheek, muck around song".[18] "She Calls This Love" features lyrics about a "boy stuck in a relationship who realises that he's not in love with his girl anymore".[11] The album's last song "Give Up the Girl" is a rock song that makes reference toSuperman.[7][11]
Cameron Adams of theHerald Sun awardedBeautiful Nightmare three and a half stars, writing that the album "Sounds like teen spirit".[15]The Border Mail's Jamie Horne also gave the album three and a half stars, calling it "fun and punchy — there's equally great pop to rock moments".[13]Beautiful Nightmare debuted at number three on theARIA Albums Chart on 29 October 2012, becoming Mastin's second consecutive top-five album on the chart.[19] That same week, the album debuted at number two on theNew Zealand Albums Chart.[20]Beautiful Nightmare was certified gold by theAustralian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), denoting shipments of 35,000 copies.[21] It was also certified gold by theRecording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ), denoting shipments of 7,500 copies.[22]
Beautiful Nightmare was released throughSony Music Australia on 19 October 2012, as bothdigital download andCD formats.[23][24] On 16 October 2012, Mastin performed "Rock Star" during the live results show of thefourth season ofThe X Factor (Australia).[25] During the week of the album's release (19–25 October), Mastin toured severalWestfield shopping malls inMelbourne,Adelaide,Brisbane andSydney, to perform songs fromBeautiful Nightmare and sign CD copies of the album for fans.[9]
To further promote the album, Mastin embarked on The Summer Nights Tour across Australia and New Zealand, which began on 1 December 2012 inPerth, and ended inDunedin on 24 February 2013.[26][27]Justice Crew andJanoskians served as the supporting acts for the nine capital city show dates of the Australian leg of the tour,[26] andEvan Sinton was the supporting act for all eight show dates of the New Zealand leg.[28]
| Date | Country | Location | Venue |
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| 1 December 2012 | Australia | Perth | Perth Arena |
| 4 December 2012 | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | |
| 6 December 2012 | Melbourne | Hisense Arena | |
| 8 December 2012 | Sydney | Hordern Pavilion | |
| 11 December 2012 | Brisbane | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | |
| 8 January 2013 | Townsville | The Venue | |
| 9 January 2013 | Mackay | Mackay Entertainment Centre | |
| 10 January 2013 | Gladstone | Gladstone Entertainment Centre | |
| 11 January 2013 | Bundaberg | Moncrieff Theatre | |
| 12 January 2013 | Caloundra | Events Centre | |
| 13 January 2013 | Gold Coast | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Halls | |
| 15 January 2013 | Lismore | Lismore Workers Club | |
| 16 January 2013 | Coffs Harbour | Coff's Ex-Services Club | |
| 17 January 2013 | Port Macquarie | Port Macquarie Panthers | |
| 18 January 2013 | Great Lakes Council | Club Forster | |
| 19 January 2013 | Newcastle | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | |
| 20 January 2013 | Penrith | Penrith Panthers | |
| 22 January 2013 | Wollongong | Wollongong Entertainment Centre | |
| 23 January 2013 | Canberra | AIS Arena | |
| 24 January 2013 | Wagga Wagga | Capital Entertainment Centre | |
| 25 January 2013 | Albury | Albury Entertainment Centre | |
| 26 January 2013 | Geelong | Geelong Arena | |
| 14 February 2013 | New Zealand | Hamilton | Founders Theatre |
| 15 February 2013 | Auckland | Town Hall | |
| 16 February 2013 | Tauranga | Baycourt Theatre | |
| 18 February 2013 | New Plymouth | TSB Showplace | |
| 19 February 2013 | Palmerston North | Regent on Broadway | |
| 21 February 2013 | Wellington | Michael Fowler Centre | |
| 23 February 2013 | Christchurch | CBS Canterbury Arena | |
| 24 February 2013 | Dunedin | Regent Theatre |
"Shut Up & Kiss Me" was released as the album'slead single on 20 April 2012.[29] The song debuted and peaked at number two on theARIA Singles Chart, and became Mastin's second number-one single on theNew Zealand Singles Chart.[30][31] "Shut Up & Kiss Me" was certified platinum by theAustralian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), and gold by theRecording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ).[32][33] "Shout It Out" was the second single released fromBeautiful Nightmare on 29 June 2012.[34] It was certified platinum and became Mastin's second number-one single on the ARIA Singles Chart, following his debut single "Good Night".[30][32] Mastin became the first Australian artist to achieve two number one singles during the 2010s decade.[35] In New Zealand, "Shout It Out" reached number eight.[31] The album's third single "Rock Star" was released on 5 October 2012.[36] It peaked at number 16 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and at number 14 on the New Zealand Singles Chart.[30][31] "Rock Star" was certified platinum by the ARIA.[37] "Timeless" was released as the fourth single on 1 March 2013.[1] It debuted and peaked at number 85 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[38]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Addictive" |
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| 3:15 |
| 2. | "Rock Star" |
| Westberg | 2:57 |
| 3. | "Beautiful Nightmare" |
| Clark | 2:59 |
| 4. | "Stars" |
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| 4:02 |
| 5. | "Dirty Paradise" |
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| 3:25 |
| 6. | "Shout It Out" |
| DNA | 3:30 |
| 7. | "Alive" |
| Rimes | 3:23 |
| 8. | "She's a Killer" | Gerrard | 2:59 | |
| 9. | "Freakshow" | Stevens | 3:17 | |
| 10. | "Timeless" |
| DNA | 3:56 |
| 11. | "Ex-Girlfriend" |
| Rimes | 3:11 |
| 12. | "Outta My Face" |
| DNA | 3:19 |
| 13. | "Shut Up & Kiss Me" |
| DNA | 3:20 |
| 14. | "She Calls This Love" |
| Rimes | 3:36 |
| 15. | "Give Up the Girl" |
| Rimes | 3:42 |
Adapted from the liner notes ofBeautiful Nightmare.[39]
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| Australia[23][24] | 19 October 2012 | CD,digital download | Sony Music Australia |
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