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The songs are slower, the tempo is lower, and the hurt runs deep. Where 2010’s Lights was pure pop bliss, Halcyon is a darker, more intimate journey.

It’s a bittersweet theme that listeners of Ellie Goulding’s sophomore venture will become very familiar with over the course of the album’s 12 songs. On 23 August 2013, the album was reissued as an expanded version titled Halcyon Days.Halcyon: a time past when life was happy and peaceful. The Halcyon Days Tour was unveiled along with North American dates, beginning in Miami Beach, Florida. To further promote the album, Goulding embarked on a nine-day promotional tour across the United Kingdom. The album's third single, " Explosions", peaked at number 13 on the UK chart. " Figure 8" was released as the album's second single, peaking at number 33 on the UK Singles Chart and number seven on the New Zealand Singles Chart. " Anything Could Happen" was released as the lead single from Halcyon on 17 August 2012, peaking at number five on the UK Singles Chart. Halcyon also debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200 in the United States, while reaching number one in Ireland, the top five in New Zealand, and the top 10 in Canada, Germany and Switzerland. In January 2014, it topped the UK Albums Chart and gave Goulding her second number-one album. The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, selling 33,425 copies in its first week. Halcyon received generally positive reviews from music critics, who complimented Goulding's more aggressive showcase of her voice and the album's bold production. Goulding worked with several producers on the album, including Jim Eliot, Starsmith, Billboard, Justin Parker, Monsta, Madeon and Mike Spencer, in addition to collaborating with artists such as Tinie Tempah and Calvin Harris. The album was recorded between 20, during promotion for her debut album, Lights (2010). It was released on 5 October 2012 by Polydor Records.

Halcyon is the second studio album by English singer and songwriter Ellie Goulding.

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