Paige Elliot - 'Celebration'

Paige Elliot's debut album, 'Celebration', has officially released! The album features productions from names such as Dr. Luke, Max Martin, Billboard, Knife Party and Greg Kurstin, along with features from 3OH!3, Sky Ferreira, T.I., Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez! Be sure to buy it on iTunes, Amazon, and at a local retailer near you!

Below, provided is the album's cover, info, tracklisting (with writer/producer credits), and the album's booklet.

Cover (For both Standard and Deluxe editions)


Release Date: October 27, 2013
Recorded: 2012-2013
Length: 54:35 (Standard); 65:43 (Deluxe)
Genre: Dance, pop, electro, complextro
Label: Written Without Warrant

Info from the 'Celebration' booklet:

Paige's "Thank You"'s

"First of all, I'd like to thank God, if there really is one, for blessing me with every opportunity I've ever been given that would lead up to the creation and completion of this album. I've never been one hundred percent sure on my religion, and I've never been sure there's a god, but if there is, I thank you so much for everything.
Second, I thank my manager, Carlton McGuire. Thank you for putting up with my diva moods & everything I did during this album. Also, sorry about throwing that vase at you that one time.
Third, I'd like to thank all the other artists I collaborated with on the album. I love all of you so much. Sean and Nate, you two are so much f**king fun. Sky, you're probably one of the coolest girls I know on earth, and if you're down, hit me up for some coke... Kidding! Cliff, I know you hate when I call you that, but you're my Cliff now; call me sometime. Justin, you're super chill; love you, kid. And Selena, lord, you were great, like everyone else; if you need anything, call me!
Next, I'd like to thank every single person I've worked with for the writing and production of this album. Luke, Henry, Bonnie, Joel, Mathieu, Elof, Aino, Caroline, Robert, Gareth, Greg, Wesley, Josh, other Josh, Oliver, Nate, Sean, Sebastian, Steve, Axel, Cliff, Benny, other Benny, Martin, Max, Julie, Emily, Tove, Aaron...... Everyone. All of you are so amazing for helping me work and complete this album, and all of you know I love you.
Thanks to all the guys down at Written Without Warrant for not dropping me. I can go on about the times I've probably threatened to murder all of you (Womanly problems) or something along the lines of that, but still, I love all of you.
And of course, thanks to my parents, Nick and Amanda, for bringing me into this world, raising me (Let's go with that), and everything you've done for me. Along with that, thank you Angel, for not leaking this album despite the amount of times you said you would. Someone should remind me not to give you my s**t next time, but still, I love you, sis!
And to literally everyone I worked with on this-- THANK YOU SO MUCH!"

Poem & Letter written for the Fans

"In a town where I could not see
In a world where I could not breathe
I chose to run away from it all
To a place where I could be me
And a man stepped up
All dressed in black
And he told me that
He had come to take me back
To that town where I could not see
To the world where I could not breathe
I tried to tell him to let me go
To just leave me be
I screamed and I kicked
And I ran away again
Now I look back on it
I was so smart back then
Now I sit in a boring life
Doing nothing but dreaming
About how everyone is bored
And no one is seeing
I realize I'd made the right choice
That I'd done something right
I did what I had to do
To win this eternal fight
I made my life for me
And I'd do it all again
It wasn't temporary
This life would never end
In a town where I could not see
In a town where I could not breathe
I chose to run away from it all
I chose to be free"

I love all of you so much. You have no idea. I wouldn't be anywhere if it weren't for my fans, and I would have nothing to live for...
You all mean the world to me. Every single one of you add up to another piece of me... Sorry if that's really corny, it's just how I feel.
You all mean so much to me, it's hard to really just put it in words without repeating myself over and over again... I just love all of you so, so much, and I'm so glad I have all of you here to listen to this music, watch my movies, and everything... If I didn't have you guys, I would be doing all of this for nothing.
Again, thank you so much, and I can't wait for you to see some of my future s**t.
YOU ALL F**KIN' ROCK!

Love,

Paige

Extra Booklet Photos






Also listed in the booklet were the writer/producer credits for each song, along with any other necessary credits, including mixers, recording studios, and backup vocalists.



Track-by-Track Overview

"Freak of Nature"

Opening the album with a fierceness. "Freak of Nature" serves as the introduction to Paige's artist bravery. The song is an electro banger, with pounding drums and sizzling synths with an electronic bass. Paige sings about being a weird girl, a person on the spot all the time, an odd person in a crowd, a freak of nature ("I'm a freak, a f-f-f-f-freak of nature"). The song remains consistent in its clubbiness, not slowing down at all.

"Like the Others"

Another club banger, "Like the Others", (Ironically) like the previous song, sends a message of setting Paige apart from others. It's a fast-paced, slightly-rock influenced song, obviously dominated by the musical type of the featured guest, 3OH!3, with a midtempo verse but an extremely fast-paced chorus with banging drums and rattles and crashes as Paige sings in a back-and-forth way with 3OH!3 about not wanting to be written off as a clone.

"Supermodel"

Probably one of the fiercest songs on the album, "Supermodel" features Paige sing-talking like a fierce, narcissistic, shallow model, including a spoken intro from a woman talking to a model practicing on a runway. The song features a heavy, EDM beat under most of it, with heavy bass and pounding drums, typical from its producers. Paige sings about luxuries she has, including designer clothes by name, in between yelling command-like runway moves ("STRUT, TURN, WALK, POSE, MOVE, SPIN, DANCE WORK").

"High"

One of the songs Paige released before the album as a teaser, the final version is the same, with a bass that begins low but eventually bubbles up to a proper club song without being too fast-paced or over dominating. Everything is the same as the demo version posted before, though the song features Sky Ferreira singing parts Paige did in the demo. Together, the two girls sing about a love that has died, yet remains in their bodies like a drug ("I think I'm high again").

"Somewhere Up Here"

The first sign of a slow song, "Somewhere Up Here" features the sound of a life support machine along with slow, dwindling drums similar to Iggy Pop's "Nightclubbing". However, throughout the song, a heavy, crunchy bass guitar builds, adding a depressing feel to the song as Paige drones and sings on like a siren about finding her true love no matter how hard she has to look ("No matter what, I'll end up with you").

"Feels Like Love"

At a listening party hosted three days ago, some select fans that listened were under the impression that this song was about David; Paige quickly shut this down. Resembling Britney Spears' "Hold It Against Me" in general structure and sound, "Feels Like Love" features Paige with dramatic, pulled-out vocals over a roaring, rave-like bass and T.I. spitting out a rapid-fire rap about Paige falling in love with a dangerous man and T.I. warning her that the man's no good for her.

"Ready for the Weekend"

The familiar lead single, it's a complextro masterpiece. Nothing more.

"Spring Break"

Featuring Justin Bieber, "Spring Break" shows Paige getting more rowdy than ever. This track, along with the following, were confirmed to be promo singles released this week as promotion for the album. A dubstep/drum & bass anthem, "Spring Break" features Paige and Justin in a mix between singing & rapping about a party during spring break, along with generally wanting to be free, get crazy and let go of all your troubles. Perfect for any frat party.

"Tonight"

Probably the only really "generic" song on the album, "Tonight" features Paige singing about forgetting about everyone else, and just partying on her own since she'd rather be alone than be bored with others. Features an acoustic guitar with stomping drums before turning into a total, bass-heavy club banger in the chorus. It's good for dancing, but could easily be done by Katy Perry.

"Dance of Death (Danse Macabre)"

The most intricate, and longest, song on the album, "Dance of Death" samples an orchestra playing "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saëns, a dark, Halloween-perfect song about the dead rising up to dance on Halloween night. Paige sings lyrics that fit the orchestral song, mentioning the dead rising up, Death playing a fiddle to orchestrate the dance, and at the end, the dead returning to their graves. It mixes between the orchestral piece and complextro beats, but it manages to make the two mix together perfectly in a danceable rave.

"Garden of Eden"

One of the "three ballads" on the full album, "Garden of Eden" features gentle, atmospheric sounds, including birds tweeting, the sound of water gurgling, and wind in the trees. The only accompanying instrumental would be a gently piano and the occasional drum beat, but generally, the song is nature-oriented. It features Paige singing from Eve's point of view, singing about living peacefully before being deceived into Original Sin. Paige seems helpless in the song after the first chorus, singing tragically about how awful she feels about the Sin. In the middle 8, there is a stomping drum, being the most upbeat part of the song as Paige/Eve realizes Original Sin needed to occur for the world to work perfectly before it goes back to a sad chorus.

"Love Is the End"

A triumphant end to the standard album, "Love Is the End" seems perfect for some children's movie while still being able to be adult enough to have fun. The song features a pounding drum with airy synths, along with Paige singing melodramatic, romantic lyrics about love being the end to every great story.

"Graveyard"

A haunting song to begin the deluxe tracks, "Graveyard" recalls "Dance of Death", being death oriented. However, it features crunchy bass and stomping drums, with the occasional rattle or crack and crash, being a good, chaotic dance song while still being dark, haunting and ominous. Paige sings about her heart being a graveyard for all the past lovers. The song makes a dramatic change for the last chorus, being more upbeat and positive as she realizes she's in love and she and her heart are free of the death and sadness.

"Empty"

A danceable song with still sad lyrics, Paige sings about her heart being empty over small, subtle beats in the verses. However, the chorus takes a dramatic turn with a synthy buildup, obviously the producer Benny Benassi, before it breaks into a typical dance beat, similar to Benassi's productions on Kelis' "Emancipate".

"All I Have"

The final ballad on the song, and also produced by deadmau5, "All I Have" features bubbling synths similar to deadmau5's song "The Veldt", while being redeemed by Paige's perfect vocals as she sings about her life being empty, yet managing to hold onto love as the only thing she has or needs.

"Shame"

A sassy end to the album, "Shame" features Selena Gomez and Paige singing back and forth for most of the song over a danceable, club-ready beat with clapping drums and bubbling bass. The song erupts into a chorus, with perfect mixes of generic aspects and unique synths, as the two girls sing about not caring that the world criticizes them and that the whole world sees them as shameless, naughty girls. The middle 8 features the two talking to each other, generally not caring about what people have to say.



Be sure to buy "Ready for the Weekend", "Tonight" and "Spring Break" on iTunes and Amazon as well!