X Ambassadors celebrate 5th anniversary of debut album VHS
X Ambassadors, one of the greatest music creators of all times, is celebrating the 5th anniversary of debut album VHS. The American rock band released the album on June 30, 2015. And it is safe to state that the songs still resonate with the fans. Out of the 20 songs launched in original version of the album, the songs that got the fame were Renegade, Gorgeous, and Unsteady. What makes this anniversary a bitter-sweet event is the fact that one of the original band members, Noah Feldshuh, is on hiatus. Sam Harris, Casey Harris and Adam Levin also dedicated a song to Feldshuh, titled Hey Child. But that’s a different story. Here’s to the glorious 5 years of X Ambassadors, and VHS.
X Ambassadors & Unsteady Live
To celebrate the VHS 5th anniversary, X Ambassadors shared a video on their YouTube channel. The video is a live performance of their best song, Unsteady, back from the days when people weren’t afraid of public gatherings. In fact, it is a montage of the band performing Unsteady LIVE at various concerts.
Throughout the video, you can see the audience singing along with Sam Harris. The song, Unsteady, is a pretty deep song and many cannot hear it without crying.

And not only were they singing, most of the fans also had their cell phones in the air, creating a lovely ambience.

The song Unsteady also got famous for being a part of the movie, Me Before You, starring Emilia Clarke & Sam Claflin.
Since X Ambassadors could not celebrate VHS 5th anniversary like they wanted to, they still delivered a beautiful message to the world.
It couldn’t have been more perfect!
VHS: Behind the scenes
Let’s go back 5 years, when X Ambassadors discussed their first album VHS. Lead vocalist Sam Harris shared how the original band members spent most of their lives together. So, in the first album VHS, they wanted to show it to the world. And they realized best way to do it is through the VHS recordings their families have of them growing up.
While talking about the track Unsteady, Sam Harris confirms it is about Divorce. It highlights the family trying to keep itself together. In fact, the song is partially based on Sam & Casey Harris’ parents’ divorce. X Ambassadors also tried showing as many angles to a divorce as possible. All from the mother’s perspective, the father’s perspective and the child’s perspective. Since is was uncomfortable for them to work on such a topic, therefore they decided it’s worth a shot. And it really was. Even after 5 years, Unsteady still cuts deep.
Go through the stories behind the VHS tracks with X Ambassadors below: