![]() The album was further promoted with the release of two more singles – Figure 8 and Explosions – as well as a tour. The album was well received by critics and debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart and at number one on the UK Download Albums Chart, selling 33,425 copies in its first week. The album was preceded by the lead single " Anything Could Happen" on 21 August. In late July 2012, it was announced that Goulding's second studio album would be titled Halcyon, to be released on 8 October 2012. A second reissue titled Halcyon Nights, in honor of the original album's tenth anniversary, was released on October 12, 2022. ![]() " How Long Will I Love You" and " Goodness Gracious" were subsequently released as the second and third singles from Halcyon Days, respectively. The song also reached the top five in Germany and Ireland, and the top 10 in Australia, France and New Zealand. The lead single from the reissued album, " Burn", was released on 5 July 2013, becoming Goulding's first number-one single on the UK Singles Chart. ![]() Commercially the reissue was a success and helped propel the original album on numerous charts. Upon release, Halcyon Days was met with widespread acclaim from most music critics, who praised the album's musical expansion, its production and happier lyrical content. For the reissue, Goulding recorded 10 new songs and worked with a variety of producers, including Ryan Tedder, Calvin Harris and Greg Kurstin, to create her desired sound. ![]() Following the release of Halcyon, Goulding announced that she had plans to repackage the original album, with new songs that focused on electronic music. It was released on 23 August 2013 by Polydor Records. Ellie Goulding: We, we don't have to worry about nothing - 'cause we got the fire, and we're burning one hell of a something - they, they gonna see us from outer space, outer space - light it up, like we're the stars of the human race, human race - when the lights turned down, they don't know what they heard - strike the match, play it loud, giving love to the world - we'll be raising our hands, shining up to the sky - 'cause we got the fire fire fire, yeah, we got the fire fire fire - and we're gonna let it burn burn burn burn - we're gonna let it burn burn burn burn - gonna let it burn burn burn - we're gonna let it burn burn burn burn - we don't wanna leave - no, we just wanna be right now, right now, right now - and what we see, is everybody's on the floor - acting crazy, getting loco to the lights out - music's on, I'm waking up, we stop the fire, and we burn it up - and it's over now - we've got the love - there's no secret now, no secret now - when the lights went down, they don't know what they heard - so we must play it loud, giving love to the world - we'll be raising our hands, shining up to the sky - 'cause we got the fire fire fire, yeah, we got the fire fire fire - and we're gonna let it burn burn burn burn - we're gonna let it burn burn burn burn - gonna let it burn burn burn - we're gonna let it burn burn burn burn - when the lights turned down, they don't know what they heard - but we must play it loud, giving love to the world - gonna let it burn burn burn.Halcyon Days is the reissue of English singer Ellie Goulding's second studio album, Halcyon (2012). ![]()
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