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| Released | October 2, 2012 (2012-10-02) | |||
| Recorded | 2011–12; Draper, Utah (TPG Studios); Sandy, Utah (Big Idea Studios); Salt Lake City, Utah (MetCom Studios)[1] | |||
| Genre | Classical crossover | |||
| Length | 52:51 | |||
| Label | Portrait, Sony Masterworks | |||
| Producer | Al van der Beek, Steven Sharp Nelson, Jon Schmidt[1] | |||
| The Piano Guys chronology | ||||
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The Piano Guys is the second studio album, and first on a major record label, by American musical group The Piano Guys. It was released on October 2, 2012 through Sony Masterworks. The album is composed primarily of covers and mashups of classical and popular music.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Titanium / Pavane" ([A]) | Sia Furler, David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort, Nick Van De Wall, Gabriel Fauré | Al van der Beek, Jon Schmidt, Steven Sharp Nelson | 4:50 |
| 2. | "Peponi (Paradise)" | Guy Berryman, Jonathon Buckland, William Champion, Brian Eno, Chris Martin, Alex Boyé[B] | van der Beek, Boyé, Nelson | 4:10 |
| 3. | "Code Name Vivaldi" ([C]) | John James Powell, Antonio Vivaldi | van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson | 4:06 |
| 4. | "Beethoven's 5 Secrets" ([D]) | Ryan B. Tedder, Ludwig van Beethoven | Nelson, van der Beek, Kayson Brown | 5:09 |
| 5. | "Over the Rainbow / Simple Gifts" ([E]) | Harold Arlen, Joseph Brackett | van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson | 3:44 |
| 6. | "Cello Wars" | John Williams | van der Beek, Nelson | 3:31 |
| 7. | "Arwen's Vigil" | van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson | 3:55 | |
| 8. | "Moonlight" ([F]) | Nelson, van der Beek, Beethoven | van der Beek, Nelson | 3:28 |
| 9. | "A Thousand Years" | David Hodges, Christina Perri | van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson | 4:36 |
| 10. | "Michael Meets Mozart" | van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson | 5:20 | |
| 11. | "The Cello Song" ([G]) | Johann Sebastian Bach, Nelson, van der Beek | van der Beek, Nelson | 3:16 |
| 12. | "Rolling in the Deep" ([H]) | Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth | van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson | 3:52 |
| 13. | "What Makes You Beautiful" | Carl Falk, Savan Kotecha, Rami Yacoub | van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson | 2:54 |
| Total length: | 52:51 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Bring Him Home" | 4:15 |
| 15. | "Without You" | 3:36 |
| 16. | "Nearer My God to Thee" | 3:01 |
Per liner notes[1]
As of June 2013, the album had sold more than 135,000 copies in the United States.[2]
Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Singapore (RIAS)[10] | Gold | 5,000* |
| United States (RIAA)[11] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States[12] | October 2, 2012 | CD, Digital download | Sony Masterworks |
| Canada[13] | October 23, 2012 | ||
| Europe[14] | January 18, 2013 |
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