Blast Off (song)

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"Blast Off"
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Single by David Guetta and Kaz James
from the album Listen Again
Released9 June 2014 (2014-06-09)
Genre Electronic rock
Length3:07 (radio edit)
5:37 (original mix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • David Guetta
  • Kaz James
  • Ralph Wegner
David Guetta singles chronology
"Bad"
(2014)
"Blast Off"
(2014)
"Lovers on the Sun"
(2014)
Kaz James singles chronology
"Stars"
(2013)
"Blast Off"
(2014)
"Show Me All Your Love"
(2014)
Digital download – original mix [2]
No.TitleLength
1."Blast Off"5:37
Digital download – radio edit [5]
No.TitleLength
1."Blast Off"3:07
Digital download – EP [6]
No.TitleLength
1."Blast Off" (Radio Edit)3:08
2."Bad" (Radio Edit)2:51
3."Shot Me Down" (Radio Edit)3:11

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [7] 33
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [8] 9
France (SNEP) [9] 33
South Korea International Downloads (GAON) [10] 27

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