Delirium
by Ellie Goulding
User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 458 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 333 out of 458
  2. Mixed: 49 out of 458
  3. Negative: 76 out of 458
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  1. Demilover
    Jan 10, 2016
    0
    'Delirium' just hasn't got the songs. If you like listening to fey exhaling over the same uninspiring backing track 16 times in a row, then you're in luck, but for the rest of us, it's a largely fruitless exercise. Put one of the singles on in a club at 2am when you've imbibed enough vodka to tranquilise a small horse and it's a sufficient distraction from the cruel realities of life. It's'Delirium' just hasn't got the songs. If you like listening to fey exhaling over the same uninspiring backing track 16 times in a row, then you're in luck, but for the rest of us, it's a largely fruitless exercise. Put one of the singles on in a club at 2am when you've imbibed enough vodka to tranquilise a small horse and it's a sufficient distraction from the cruel realities of life. It's difficult to find anything else in 'Delirium' that'll make it worthy of your time though.… Expand
  2. fajnydamian
    Mar 29, 2016
    0
    I remember when I first heard Ellie's debut album. I was enchanted with that sound and Ellie's voice. Unfortunately, her third album gave us terrible songs which I can't stand. There are some good songs but it's not enough for me to give Ellie more than 0.
  3. halsey
    Nov 6, 2015
    0
    Eu pensava que Confident fosse a pior coisa lançada esse ano, cheio de músicas genéricas para hitar, mas pelo visto eu me enganei, Delirium conseguiu ser a pior coisa lançada esse ano, pior, a pior coisa que já foi lançada nesse milênio, álbum 100% genérico. Nojo desse álbum, tive que escutar 10 vezes seguido Froot pra desinfetar meus ouvidos. Estou traumatizado até agora.
  4. WXYZ
    Nov 6, 2015
    2
    This is horrible. Man, what happened to Ellie Goulding?

    Now, as everyone remembers, Ellie Goulding was a singer-songwriter with a very specific and emotive voice who rose to fame with Lights and Halcyon. After two incredible albums, I am sorry to say that this is an unexpected disappointment. The album shows that Ellie decided to turn into the mainstream side and the cover of the album    This is horrible. Man, what happened to Ellie Goulding?

    Now, as everyone remembers, Ellie Goulding was a singer-songwriter with a very specific and emotive voice who rose to fame with Lights and Halcyon. After two incredible albums, I am sorry to say that this is an unexpected disappointment. The album shows that Ellie decided to turn into the mainstream side and the cover of the album shows her body, which is, in my opinion, kinda unpleasing. On My Mind was a great indicator that the album would not leave an impression on me. Out of all the 22 songs (not counting Love Me Like You Do, Outside and Powerful), only 5 of them are memorable; Codes, a track which fuses the elements and instrumentals of Blank Space and Bad Blood, both by Taylor Swift, the second single Something In The Way You Move which is reminiscent of Beating Heart due to Ellie stopping the stanza at a point to say the final word, then Holding On For Life, Army and Scream It Out. Lights was a normal indie pop album, Halcyon was a darker sequel with more darker elements, emotions, a more aggressive showcase of her voice and, well, more songs. This album, however, is a very huge mess which lacks anything the previous two albums had. Almost every single song on the album is either emotionless, nothing special, just a straightforward pop song or chaotic. The way she sings the songs is tiring and some of her notes just cannot match with the instrumentals perfectly. Without those 5 songs, this album would've been even a 0, so this is the only reason I gave it a 2/10. I am giving Ellie one more chance to redeem herself, but if she does not, I will forget I ever was a fan of hers. Go back and listen to Lights and Halcyon, but don't listen to Delirium. Ellie has changed her sound, but in my opinion, not for the better.    … Expand
  5. lanadelmarina
    Nov 6, 2015
    0
    Composições pobres, sem talento, farofeira, aprendeu direitinho com a amiga dela Taylor Swift de como fazer um álbum ruim e genérico. E golfinhosfãs, parem de fazer a golfinho acontecer, ela é péssima.
  6. marinaperry
    Nov 6, 2015
    0
    lixo sonoro, horrível, odioso, detestável, genérico, farofa, vergonhoso, merece flopar essa porcaria, depois dessa a Ellie poderia se aposentar porque ninguém aguenta mais essa mulher.
  7. Samimacedo
    Nov 10, 2015
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Credo nem o diabo keh, vergonha da discografia, apaga que ta micao, espero que lance um Ligths 2.0 no próximo ano,
    kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk    … Expand
  8. LeahCopley
    Nov 8, 2015
    0
    mainstream piece of crap that came out from such a waste of a talent..........................................................................................................
  9. Dieslight
    Nov 6, 2015
    1
    It's an album completely made to feed the mainstream mass, after all, if you don't have a hit, Ellie will not pass a Selena Gomez blonde instead of bieber, leans on Calvin Harris. The same as always, the same formula ever. Ellie is simply not that reinvents what she calls music, she just recycles and changes the melody and throws as if it were something new. Terrible as the mass and theIt's an album completely made to feed the mainstream mass, after all, if you don't have a hit, Ellie will not pass a Selena Gomez blonde instead of bieber, leans on Calvin Harris. The same as always, the same formula ever. Ellie is simply not that reinvents what she calls music, she just recycles and changes the melody and throws as if it were something new. Terrible as the mass and the media is still paying attention to artists as worst as this.… Expand
  10. Matthew45
    Nov 6, 2015
    0
    'Delirium' is the worst album I've ever heard in my life. Your annoying voice, the excessive number of cloying music. Excess of generic pop hits. Not to mention his single ' On My Mind that's just another recycled music from Max Martin. Ellie had to run back to ask the piss of Calvin Harris or the 50 shades of gray. Who knows she can make a success for the 'Delirium'.
  11. ibetyou
    Nov 9, 2015
    0
    The main problem with this is that her voice is too wispy to hold its own versus the maximalist rave-pop of the day.... On top of this, Delirium just hasn't got the songs.
  12. miley
    Nov 6, 2015
    0
    Queria dedicar meu 0 à minha amiga Caiki, que vai ficar com ódio da minha cara. Um beijo pra minha amiga. Álbum cocô. Imagina o som do cocô batendo na água do banheiro com essa voz de taquara rachada acompanhando o ritmo. Cruzes.
  13. phobouph
    Nov 6, 2015
    0
    Morreu e foi substituída por um golfinho, álbum horrível, elixofãs pagando com a língua, ficaram desmerecendo a bíblia vulgo Electra Heart e agora a diva(se é que pode chamar esse lixo de diva) vai fechar com vermelho, bem feito.
  14. theburgerqueen
    Nov 6, 2015
    0
    Sinceramente, esse foi o pior álbum do ANO e da Ellie, a produção foi bem mediana e não combinava com a música, mas as letras eram todas horríveis, nem parece que foi escrito pela mesma pessoa que escreveu tantas músicas boas como Anything Could Happen e My Blood, e após um álbum bom como o Halcyon pensei que iria melhorar, mas aconteceu isso, e não é porque sou fã da Marina and TheSinceramente, esse foi o pior álbum do ANO e da Ellie, a produção foi bem mediana e não combinava com a música, mas as letras eram todas horríveis, nem parece que foi escrito pela mesma pessoa que escreveu tantas músicas boas como Anything Could Happen e My Blood, e após um álbum bom como o Halcyon pensei que iria melhorar, mas aconteceu isso, e não é porque sou fã da Marina and The Diamonds que estou dando uma nota vermelha, estou dando porque o álbum é muito ruim, pior que algumas farofas horríveis que ouvimos todo dia, parece que você criou todas músicas pra serem "hits", totalmente diferente da produção de Lights.… Expand
  15. BuySameOldLove
    Nov 6, 2015
    1
    Eu tava ansioso pra esse álbum, achei que seria um grande retorno pra cantora de Lights e pensei que ela iria voltar com o estilo do primeiro álbum, mas me decepcionei esse álbum é muito cansativo as únicas que conseguiram me agradar em geral foram Lost And Found, Keep And Dancin', Holding On For Life e Paradise e mesmo assim não são totalmente boas, Ellie you can do better than that.
  16. Grutzmacher
    Jan 28, 2016
    0
    this album have a greatest mistake
    ellie, you're not talent, your vocals is like a ****
    back to the past and fix it ellie goulding, please
    the world dont need you
  17. All_ButTrU4
    Aug 24, 2022
    3
    A very nostalgic record for me. It's scattered ,though sparsely with genuine feel good pop gems . Ellie's voice isn't improved but ger songwriting is more immediate, which is a joy accompanied by the decent production. Higlights:aftertaste, army,lost &found,on my mind

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Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. Q Magazine
    Dec 14, 2015
    80
    It's only on lightweight tracks Army and Devotions that Delirium drags. [Jan 2016, p.107]
  2. Under The Radar
    Dec 2, 2015
    70
    Listen to it once while you get ready to hit the town, and then dance along to it into the wee hours of the night, for Delirium is eminently qualified to get you moving.
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  3. PopMatters
    Dec 2, 2015
    70
    Goulding’s sound has gained an even greater sheen and expectations have grown, and we’ll see, in the coming months, whether Delirium is the big album that Goulding is aiming for.
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