True Colors is the second studio album by Russian-German electronic music producer Zedd, released on 15 May 2015 through Interscope Records. It features collaborations with singers Jon Bellion, Troye Sivan, rapper Logic and upcoming production duo Botnek. It also features bands such as, Echosmith, Bahari and X Ambassadors. It features other collaborations, of whom are uncredited, such as Julia Michaels, Jacob Luttrell and Tim James. The first single from the album, "I Want You to Know" featuring Selena Gomez was released on 23 February 2015. The single entered the top 20 on Billboard Hot 100, at number 17. On 14 April 2015, Zedd released another track, "Addicted to a Memory" that features the group Bahari, that was released as a promotional single alongside the pre order of the album on iTunes. "Beautiful Now", featuring the guest vocals of Jon Bellion, was released on iTunes as the album's second official single. The song was released on 13 May 2015. "Papercut" featuring Troye Sivan, was released on July 17, 2015 as the album's third single.
Upon its release, True Colors received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. According to Metacritic, which is based on a weighted average score out of 100 from ratings and reviews from music critics, the album received an average score of 60 points ("mixed or average reviews"), based on 2 positive and 3 mixed reviews.True Colors is the second studio album by Russian-German electronic music producer Zedd, released on 15 May 2015 through Interscope Records. It features collaborations with singers Jon Bellion, Troye Sivan, rapper Logic and upcoming production duo Botnek. It also features bands such as, Echosmith, Bahari and X Ambassadors. It features other collaborations, of whom are uncredited, such as Julia Michaels, Jacob Luttrell and Tim James. The first single from the album, "I Want You to Know" featuring Selena Gomez was released on 23 February 2015. The single entered the top 20 on Billboard Hot 100, at number 17. On 14 April 2015, Zedd released another track, "Addicted to a Memory" that features the group Bahari, that was released as a promotional single alongside the pre order of the album on iTunes. "Beautiful Now", featuring the guest vocals of Jon Bellion, was released on iTunes as the album's second official single. The song was released on 13 May 2015. "Papercut" featuring Troye Sivan, was released on July 17, 2015 as the album's third single.
Upon its release, True Colors received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. According to Metacritic, which is based on a weighted average score out of 100 from ratings and reviews from music critics, the album received an average score of 60 points ("mixed or average reviews"), based on 2 positive and 3 mixed reviews.false2025-02-02 15:23:50True Colors9.320152015-05-202015-05-2059Dance-PopElectro HouseElectronicProgressive House112780224145001de48fa-d51a-44bf-a317-2141a5919cbd56c4b861-0922-4c3a-a9b9-3bfcb00f827417f4867d-1716-4b90-b0ab-aa947bd5118f/media/data/media4/Music/Zedd/True Colors/folder.jpgZeddZedd & BotnekZedd feat. BahariZedd feat. EchosmithZedd feat. Jon BellionZedd feat. Logic & X AmbassadorsZedd feat. Selena GomezZedd feat. Troye SivanZeddAnton Zaslavski (Russian: Антон Заславский; born 2 September 1989), known professionally as Zedd (), is a Russian-German DJ and music producer.
Zedd grew up and began his musical journey in Kaiserslautern, Germany. His stage name, Zedd, was derived from zed, the English pronunciation, barring American English, for the first letter of his surname, Z. In 2012, he released "Clarity" (featuring Foxes), which propelled him to mainstream success, reaching the 8th position on the Billboard Hot 100 and earning him a Grammy for Best Dance Recording at the 56th Grammy Awards. Later in 2012, he released his debut studio album, Clarity, with hit single "Stay the Night" (featuring Hayley Williams) appearing on the 2013 deluxe edition of the album.
In 2015, his second studio album, True Colors, was released, supported by its lead single, "I Want You to Know", featuring Selena Gomez. Subsequent well-known songs include "Stay" with Alessia Cara, peaking at number 7; "The Middle" with Maren Morris and Grey; and, as a featured artist, "Break Free" with Ariana Grande, peaking at number 4 in the US.