''Creation'' is the fifth extended play (EP) by American DJ and record producer

Seven Lions Jeff Montalvo (born March 31, 1987), known professionally as Seven Lions, is an American DJ, record producer, instrumentalist and remixer from Santa Barbara, California. Active musically since 2010, his music combines styles as diverse as trance ...

. Released on March 25, 2016, via

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and consisting of seven songs, the EP peaked on the

Top Dance/Electronic Albums Top Dance Albums (formerly Top Electronic Albums and Top Dance/Electronic Albums) is a music chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine which ranks the top-selling dance music albums in the United States based on sales compiled by Nielsen S ...

chart at number one.

Background

Seven Lions said about the album: "Really glad to finally get this EP out there. Some of these songs I have been working on for years. A few of these you will recognize from my recent live sets. As well as having some high energy songs for this EP I really wanted to experiment with some non-dance floor related tracks and really get back to my metal and acoustic roots." Songs from the EP have been described as grimy, glitchy, heavy rock-inspired, and classical and metal-infused. The EP is described as an "eclectic and genre-hopping odyssey that dips and dives through drum & bass, dance, progressive house, and melodic dubstep." The EP became Seven Lions's first number one album on the

Dance/Electronic Albums Top Dance Albums (formerly Top Electronic Albums and Top Dance/Electronic Albums) is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine which ranks the top-selling dance music albums in the United States based on sales compiled by Nielsen ...

Background

Track listing

Charts

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