Revival (Selena Gomez album)

Revival
Deluxe edition cover; replaced the original standard edition cover for later pressings, also used for limited edition CD+DVD and vinyl pressings
Studio album by Selena Gomez
Released	October 9, 2015 (2015-10-09)
Recorded	August 2014 – August 2015
Studio	Various Rokstone and The Hide Out Studios (London) Dreamlab, Fonogenic, Magical Thinking and Westlake Studios (Los Angeles, California) Downtown Studios (New York City) Casa Aramara (Punta Mita, Nayarit, Mexico) Interscope, Rock Mafia and Soundbay Studios (Santa Monica, California) Maratone and Wolf Cousins Studios (, Sweden)
Genre	Dance-pop electropop
Length	39:24
Label	Interscope Polydor
Producer	Selena Gomez (exec.) Danny D (exec.) Tim Blacksmith (exec.) Rock Mafia Hit-Boy Dubkiller Benny Blanco R3drum Mattman & Robin Max Martin Stargate Dreamlab Nick Monson Nolan Lambroza ASAP Rocky Delgado Chris Braide Steve Mac Shane Stevens Julia Michaels Benjamin Rice Felix Snow Frank Dukes Donkeyboy Miles Walker
Selena Gomez chronology
For You (2014) Revival (2015)
Alternative cover
Original standard edition cover; replaced by the deluxe edition cover for later pressings
Singles from Revival
"Good for You" Released: June 22, 2015 "Same Old Love" Released: September 10, 2015 "Hands to Myself" Released: January 26, 2016 "Kill Em with Kindness" Released: May 3, 2016

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Boston Globe	positive
Idolator
Los Angeles Times	positive
Newsday	B+
The Observer
Rolling Stone
Slant Magazine
Spin	6/10
USA Today

Revival is the second studio album by American singer Selena Gomez. It was released on October 9, 2015, by Interscope and Polydor Records. Gomez began planning the project in 2014, at which time she left her previous label Hollywood Records and subsequently joined Interscope and Polydor, and continued work into 2015.

The record was inspired by the work of a range of artists, especially Christina Aguilera's second studio album Stripped (2002), and Gomez's trip to Mexico, where she defined the album's sound. Working with a handful of songwriters, Gomez co-wrote eleven out of the sixteen tracks that made the album's track lists. The album reflects her journey since 2013, including the media scrutiny on her personal life. As executive producers, Gomez, Danny D, and Tim Blacksmith collaborated with producers including Hit-Boy, Rock Mafia, and Stargate to achieve her desired new sound. Their efforts resulted in a primarily pop record, being the genre showcased in form of dance-pop and midtempo electropop, connected by a tropical beach sound and lyrics that discuss love and confidence.

Revival was included on several year-end lists of best albums. The record debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with first-week earnings of 117,000 units, of which 85,000 were pure album sales. In doing so, it became Gomez's second consecutive number-one album, after Stars Dance (2013). It was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting one million album-equivalent units (including albums sales, streaming and track-equivalent units) sold in the United States.