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Welcome Reality
Welcome Reality
Studio album by Nero
Released	12 August 2011
Recorded	6 October 2008 – 1 April 2011
Genre	Dubstep; electro house; new rave; drum and bass;
Length	61:10
Label	MTA; Mercury;
Producer	Nero
Nero chronology
Alternative cover
	2012 re-issue (Welcome Reality +)
Singles from Welcome Reality
	" Innocence"; Released: 26 April 2010; " Me and You"; Released: 2 January 2011; " Guilt"; Released: 24 April 2011; " Promises"; Released: 5 August 2011; " Crush on You"; Released: 13 October 2011; " Reaching Out"; Released: 16 December 2011; " Must Be the Feeling"; Released: 5 March 2012; " Won't You (Be There)"; Released: 19 October 2012;

Welcome Reality is the debut album by British dubstep group Nero. A concept album,^[1] it was released first in Ireland on 12 August 2011^[2] and the rest of the world on 15 August 2011 except Australia and New Zealand where it was released on 19 August 2011^[3] on Chase & Status's MTA Records.^[4] The album has sold 120,000 copies in the United States as of July 2015.^[5]

Critical response

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	68/100^[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Clash	4/10^[7]
The Guardian	^[8]
MusicOMH	^[9]
PopMatters	7/10^[10]
Spin	7/10^[11]

Welcome Reality has received generally positive reviews. Spin gave the album a score of 7/10, and wrote, "Alana Watson gives Nero's robotic skronk a rare injection of humanity, and the U.K. producers are smart enough to build most of their debut full-length around her husky voice, skipping the sampled spasticity of Skrillex in favor of Daft Punk's melodic big beat, '80s-inspired electro, and stadium-sized mash-ups of squealing guitar and windy synths."^[11] Jeff Weiss, for the Los Angeles Times, found the album to be "As effective as it is predictable", stating "Welcome Reality will inevitably soundtrack thousands of summer and fall blowouts".^[12] The album was not well received by Clash, who stated that "Welcome Reality is so in your face and predictable it feels like the musical equivalent of a Michael Bay movie: loud, crass, periodically fun, but ultimately forgettable".^[7]

Track listing

*Welcome Reality* track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"2808"	1:53
2.	"Doomsday"	4:12
3.	"My Eyes"	4:41
4.	" Guilt"	4:43
5.	"Fugue State"	3:35
6.	" Me and You"	4:08
7.	" Innocence"	5:08
8.	"In the Way"	3:57
9.	"Scorpions"	5:56
10.	" Crush on You"	4:10
11.	" Must Be the Feeling"	4:03
12.	" Reaching Out"	4:45
13.	" Promises"	4:17
14.	"Departure"	5:34

iTunes deluxe edition bonus tracks^[13]
No.	Title	Length
15.	"Angst" (prod. by Justice)	4:51
16.	"Welcome Reality VIP"	4:27
17.	"This Way" (album version)	5:49
18.	"New Life"	4:33
19.	"Choices" (album version)	6:14
20.	"Symphony 2808"	17:34
21.	"Symphony 2808" (Video)	18:12

Welcome Reality + bonus tracks^[14]
No.	Title	Length
15.	" Won't You (Be There)"	4:03
16.	"Etude"	4:17
17.	" Promises" ( Skrillex and Nero Remix)	4:28

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Welcome Reality*
Chart (2011–2012)	Peak position
Australian Albums ( ARIA)^[15]	12
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders)^[16]	29
Irish Albums ( IRMA)^[17]	52
New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ)^[18]	32
Scottish Albums ( OCC)^[19]	2
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade)^[20]	88
UK Albums ( OCC)^[21]	1
UK Dance Albums ( OCC)^[22]	1
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard)^[23]	6
US Top Current Albums ( Billboard)^[24]	178
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums ( Billboard)^[25]	6

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Welcome Reality*
Chart (2011)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[26]	98
Chart (2012)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[27]	186
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)^[28]	16

Certifications

Certifications for *Welcome Reality*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia ( ARIA)^[29]	Gold	35,000^{^}
United Kingdom ( BPI)^[30]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b O'Brien, Jon. Welcome Reality at AllMusic
^ "iTunes - Music - Welcome Reality by Nero". Itunes.apple.com. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
^ "'Welcome Reality' release date, track listing and art work announced". Nero. 20 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
^ Sigel, Tego (11 April 2011). "Nero To Release Their Debut Album Welcome To Reality in August". RWDmag. Archived from the original on 25 June 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015.
^ "Welcome Reality Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Nero - Welcome Reality | Clash Music Latest Album Review". Clash. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
^ Alexis Petridis (4 August 2011). "Nero: Welcome Reality - review | Music". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
^ "Nero - Welcome Reality | album reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
^ Schiller, Mike. "Nero: Welcome Reality < PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Nero, 'Welcome Reality' (MTA)". Spin. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
^ "Album Review: Nero's 'Welcome Reality'". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
^ "iTunes - Music - Welcome Reality (Deluxe Version) by Nero". Itunes.apple.com. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
^ "Welcome Reality +". Amazon.com.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Nero – Welcome Reality". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^ "Ultratop.be – Nero – Welcome Reality" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Nero". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^ "Charts.nz – Nero – Welcome Reality". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Nero – Welcome Reality". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^ "Nero Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^ "Nero Chart History: Current Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^ "Nero Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
^ "End of Year 2012" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
^ "Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^ "British album certifications – Nero – Welcome Reality". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

[allmusic-1] O'Brien, Jon. Welcome Reality at AllMusic

[apple1-2] "iTunes - Music - Welcome Reality by Nero". Itunes.apple.com. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2012.

[3] "'Welcome Reality' release date, track listing and art work announced". Nero. 20 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.

[4] Sigel, Tego (11 April 2011). "Nero To Release Their Debut Album Welcome To Reality in August". RWDmag. Archived from the original on 25 June 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.

[5] "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015.

[6] "Welcome Reality Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 February 2012.

[clash-7] "Nero - Welcome Reality | Clash Music Latest Album Review". Clash. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2012.

[8] Alexis Petridis (4 August 2011). "Nero: Welcome Reality - review | Music". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 29 February 2012.

[9] "Nero - Welcome Reality | album reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 29 February 2012.

[10] Schiller, Mike. "Nero: Welcome Reality < PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 29 February 2012.

[spin-11] "Nero, 'Welcome Reality' (MTA)". Spin. Retrieved 29 February 2012.

[LATimes-12] "Album Review: Nero's 'Welcome Reality'". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2012.

[13] "iTunes - Music - Welcome Reality (Deluxe Version) by Nero". Itunes.apple.com. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2012.

[14] "Welcome Reality +". Amazon.com.

[ac_Australia_Nero-15] "Australiancharts.com – Nero – Welcome Reality". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

[ac_Flanders_Nero-16] "Ultratop.be – Nero – Welcome Reality" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

[ac_Ireland2_Nero-17] "Irish-charts.com – Discography Nero". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

[ac_New_Zealand_Nero-18] "Charts.nz – Nero – Welcome Reality". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

[ac_Scotland_-19] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

[ac_Switzerland_Nero-20] "Swisscharts.com – Nero – Welcome Reality". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

[ac_UK2_-21] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

[ac_UKDance_-22] "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

[ac_BillboardHeatseekers_Nero-23] "Nero Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

[24] "Nero Chart History: Current Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

[ac_BillboardDanceElectronic_Nero-25] "Nero Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

[26] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

[27] "End of Year 2012" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

[28] "Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2021.

[AustraliaalbumCertRef-29] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

[United_KingdomNeroWelcome_RealityalbumCertRef-30] "British album certifications – Nero – Welcome Reality". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

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v t e Nero
Studio albums	Welcome Reality (2011) Between II Worlds (2015)
Singles	" Innocence / Electron" " Me and You" " Guilt" " Promises" " Crush on You" " Reaching Out" " Must Be the Feeling" " Won't You (Be There)" " Satisfy" " Two Minds"
Related articles	Discography

v t e Nero
Studio albums	Welcome Reality (2011) Between II Worlds (2015)
Singles	" Innocence / Electron" " Me and You" " Guilt" " Promises" " Crush on You" " Reaching Out" " Must Be the Feeling" " Won't You (Be There)" " Satisfy" " Two Minds"
Related articles	Discography

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Charts

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Year-end charts

Certifications

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