Forget the World (Afrojack album)

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Forget the World
Afrojack Forget the World.jpg
Studio album by
Released19 May 2014 (2014-05-19)
Genre
Label
Producer
Afrojack chronology
It's a Matter Of...
(2013)
Forget the World
(2014)
NLW EP
(2015)
Singles from Forget the World
  1. "As Your Friend"
    Released: 13 February 2013
  2. "The Spark"
    Released: 11 October 2013
  3. "Ten Feet Tall"
    Released: 3 February 2014
  4. "Dynamite"
    Released: 17 April 2014

Forget the World is the debut studio album by Dutch music producer and DJ Afrojack. It was released on 16 May 2014. [1] Afrojack said of the album title, "It's basically a message not just to my fans, but also to myself, to always remember to keep following your heart, keep following your path, and never try to let the things around you get you down." [2]

Contents

Singles

"As Your Friend" featuring Chris Brown was released on 13 February 2013. It reached number 21 on the UK Singles Chart. [3] The song appears on the album as a bonus track on the deluxe version.

"The Spark" featuring Spree Wilson was released as the album's lead single on 11 October 2013. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 17. [4]

"Ten Feet Tall" featuring Wrabel was released on 3 February 2014, as the album's second single. It was released in the UK on 18 May 2014, alongside the David Guetta remix [5] [6] 2 days after the album's release.

"Dynamite" featuring Snoop Dogg was released on 17 April 2014, as the album's third single.

Reception

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 49/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Paste 3.3/10 [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]

At Rolling Stone , Christopher R. Weingarten rated the album three stars out of five, stating that "anything that's not glowing with Afrojack's trademark explosions and monster melodies... is a blown opportunity." [11] David Jeffries of AllMusic rated the album three stars out of five, writing that "Forget the World plays more like a collection of 12"s than a well-tempered album." [8] At USA Today , Elysa Gardner rated the album three stars out of five, saying that "these new tracks represent EDM at its most breezily accessible". [12] Paul McInnes of The Guardian rated the album one star out of five, stating that the release has only "one truly poignant moment." [9]

Commercial performance

In the United States, the album debuted at number 32 on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 8,000 copies. It also debuted at number two on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums chart. [13]

Track listing

Standard version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ten Feet Tall" (featuring Wrabel)Afrojack3:49
2."Illuminate" (with Matthew Koma)
  • van de Wall
  • Koma
Afrojack4:37
3."Born to Run" (featuring Tyler Glenn)
4:53
4."Freedom" (with D-Wayne featuring Jack McManus)
  • Afrojack
  • D-Wayne
4:03
5."The Spark" (featuring Spree Wilson)Afrojack4:00
6."Dynamite" (featuring Snoop Dogg)
  • Afrojack
  • DJ Buddha [a]
  • Polow da Don [a]
3:48
7."Too Wild" (featuring Wiz Khalifa and Devin Cruise)
Afrojack3:53
8."Three Strikes" (featuring Jack McManus)
  • van de Wall
  • McManus
Afrojack4:56
9."Catch Tomorrow" (featuring Sting)
  • Afrojack
  • Andrew Kierszenbaum [a]
  • Tearce Kizzo [a]
3:06
10."We'll Be Ok" (featuring Wrabel)
Afrojack5:19
11."Mexico" (featuring Shirazi)
  • Paolo "Shirazi" Prudencio
  • Van der wall
  • Afrojack
  • DJ Buddha [a]
  • Polow da Don [a]
4:51
12."Keep Our Love Alive" (with Matthew Koma)
  • Nicholas Audino Twice as Nice
  • Lewis Hughes Twice as Nice
  • van de Wall
  • Koma
  • Vargas
Afrojack4:12
Deluxe version additional tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Faded"
  • van de Wall
  • Vargas
  • Jones
  • Afrojack
  • DJ Buddha [a]
  • Polow da Don [a]
3:08
14."As Your Friend" (featuring Chris Brown)
  • Chris Brown
  • van de Wall
  • Leroy Ghazi
  • Nadir Sakir
  • Vargas
  • Jones
  • Afrojack
  • Leroy Styles [a]
  • DJ Buddha [a]
  • Polow da Don [a]
4:52
15."Do or Die" (remix vs. Thirty Seconds to Mars)
  • Afrojack [b]
  • Thirty Seconds to Mars [b]
4:38
16."Sovereign Light Café" (Afrojack remix vs. Keane)4:55

Notes

Personnel

Technical production

Additional musicians

Guido's Orchestra

Other personnel

(^) = deluxe version

Credits adapted from AllMusic. [14] [15]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Forget the World
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI) [34] Gold25,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for Forget the World
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
Germany16 May 2014 [1]
France19 May 2014 [35]
Spain [36]
United Kingdom [37]
United States [38]
Canada20 May 2014 [39]
Italy [40]

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