Future (Don Diablo album)

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Future
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Studio album by
Released9 February 2018 (2018-02-09)
Recorded2017–18
Genre
Label Hexagon
Producer Don Diablo [2]
Don Diablo chronology
Life Is a Festival
(2008)
Future
(2018)
Forever
(2021)
Singles from Future
  1. "Save a Little Love"
    Released: 9 June 2017
  2. "Momentum"
    Released: 21 July 2017
  3. "Don't Let Go"
    Released: 1 September 2017
  4. "Take Her Place"
    Released: 27 October 2017
  5. "You Can't Change Me"
    Released: 15 December 2017
  6. "People Say"
    Released: 19 January 2018
  7. "Believe"
    Released: 23 March 2018
  8. "Give Me Love"
    Released: 25 April 2018

Future is the second [3] studio album by Dutch DJ Don Diablo. It was released on 9 February 2018 through his Hexagon label. [4] [5] [6] Don had contributed his vocals to three of the sixteen songs on the album. Singers featured on the album include Ansel Elgort, Nina Nesbitt, Calum Scott, Betty Who, James Newman, Miles Graham, Holly Winter, Dave Thomas Junior, Paije and A R I Z O N A. [7] [8] [9] [10]

Contents

Background

Don revealed the title and release date of his first album since 2008's Life Is a Festival on his Snapchat story. He would be going on a tour of the same name in North America to promote the album. [11] [4] [12] Previously released singles such as "People Say", "You Can't Change Me", "Take Her Place" and "Don't Let Go" are expected to be part of the album. [5] [13] [14]

Don spoke about the album, he said "The upcoming album is all about pushing things forward, sonically and musically, taking things into the FUTURE in the broadest sense of the word." The sixth single "People Say" was debuted at the 2017 Ultra Music Festival in Miami in Don's stage performance. He also described the album as showing "a different side" of himself as a producer and artist. [15]

In a week before the release of the album, Don live-streamed some songs from the album on his Facebook page. [16] [17] The live-stream featured Don performing his set inside a space shuttle provided, as a courtesy, by the European Space Agency. [18]

Don spoke about the album, stating "I wanted this to be a motivational record that sonically showcases new ideas on a production level, ranging from future house to future pop and everything in between." [8]

"These last few years have been quite a journey for me on all levels. I had to fight many demons on a personal level and rediscovered myself as an artist in the process. I never thought I would end up where I am today, but on my journey I have learned and experienced many things that I have (subconsciously) used while working on this album." —Don Diablo

The album's cover art bears a parody of the Parental Advisory sticker in the bottom right, showing a "futuristic" content label in place of the "explicit" content warning.

Commercial reception

Billboard described the album as a "beautiful 'good vibes' radiator, welcomes the summer." [8] However, some of Don's fans described the lack of his unique future house sound as disappointing, and felt he was "straying away from his signature sound." [19]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Don Diablo.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Back to Us" (featuring Mike Waters)
3:00
2."Everybody's Somebody" (featuring BullySongs)
3:18
3."Put It on for Me" (featuring Nina Nesbitt)
3:23
4."Give Me Love" (featuring Calum Scott)
  • Schipper
  • van Sonderen
  • Scott
  • Bullimore
  • Camille Purcell
  • Linus Nordström
  • Frank Nobel
3:28
5."Higher" (featuring Betty Who)
3:00
6."Take Her Place" (featuring Arizona)3:29
7."Head Up" (featuring James Newman)
3:11
8."Bright Skies (The Bit U Know)" (featuring Miles Graham)
  • Schipper
  • van Sonderen
  • Graham
3:37
9."Found You" (featuring BullySongs)
3:09
10."Reflections"
  • Schipper
  • van Sonderen
4:33
11."You Can't Change Me"3:07
12."Don't Let Go" (featuring Holly Winter)
  • Schipper
  • van Sonderen
  • Winter
  • Sebastian Wehlings
  • Tobias Kuhn
3:12
13."Killer" (featuring Dave Thomas Junior)4:07
14."People Say" (featuring Paije)
3:08
15."Satellites"Schipper3:30
16."Echoes"Schipper3:56
Physical album [20]
No.TitleLength
15."Gangsta Ways"3:00
16."Satellites"3:30
17."Echoes"3:56
Deluxe edition [21]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Believe" (featuring Ansel Elgort)
  • Schipper
  • Elgort
3:37
2."Back to Us" (featuring Mike Waters) 3:00
3."Everybody's Somebody" (featuring BullySongs) 3:18
4."Put It on for Me" (featuring Nina Nesbitt) 3:23
5."Give Me Love" (featuring Calum Scott) 3:28
6."Higher" (featuring Betty Who) 3:00
7."Head Up" (featuring James Newman) 3:11
8."Save a Little Love" 3:22
9."Bright Skies (The Bit U Know)" (featuring Miles Graham) 3:37
10."Found You" (featuring BullySongs) 3:09
11."Reflections" 4:33
12."You Can't Change Me" 3:07
13."Momentum" 2:49
14."Don't Let Go" (featuring Holly Winter) 3:12
15."Killer" (featuring Dave Thomas Junior) 4:07
16."People Say" (featuring Paije) 3:08
17."Satellites" 3:30
18."Echoes" 3:56

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [22] 107
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [23] 92
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ) [24] 7
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [25] 9

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