Neon Future III

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Neon Future III
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 9, 2018
Recorded2016-2018
Length57:05
Label
Producer
Steve Aoki chronology
Steve Aoki Presents Kolony
(2017)
Neon Future III
(2018)
Neon Future IV
(2020)
Singles from Neon Future III
  1. "What We Started"
    Released: July 22, 2016
  2. "Just Hold On"
    Released: December 10, 2016
  3. "All Night"
    Released: November 17, 2017
  4. "Azukita"
    Released: February 2, 2018
  5. "Pretender"
    Released: May 18, 2018
  6. "Lie to Me"
    Released: July 20, 2018
  7. "Be Somebody"
    Released: September 7, 2018
  8. "Hoovela"
    Released: October 5, 2018
  9. "Waste It on Me"
    Released: October 25, 2018
  10. "Do Not Disturb"
    Released: May 15, 2019

Neon Future III is the fifth studio album by American DJ and producer Steve Aoki. It was released on November 9, 2018, through Ultra Records and Dim Mak Records, serving as the third chapter of Aoki's Neon Future concept albums. A fourth installment of the series, entitled Neon Future IV , was released in 2020, and features collaborations with Nicky Romero, Play-N-Skillz, TWIIG, Don Diablo and Lush & Simon.

Contents

Content

Prior to the album's release, Aoki revealed the meaning of each track in an interview with Billboard magazine. According to him, the album is "really about embracing technology" and "the future of science and ideas, music and humanity. It's just the general overview of a techno future optimist." It includes themes from various genres of music, along with a cameo from Bill Nye on one track, “Noble Gas”. [1] In advance of the album, "Waste It on Me" charted on the Billboard Hot 100. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Neon Future III" (Intro)
Steve Aoki 4:16
2."Just Hold On" (featuring Louis Tomlinson )
3:18
3."Waste It On Me [3] " (featuring BTS )
Aoki3:12
4."Be Somebody" (with Nicky Romero) (featuring Kiiara )3:18
5."Pretender" (featuring Lil Yachty and AJR )Aoki3:08
6."A Lover And A Memory" (featuring Mike Posner )Aoki3:28
7."Why Are We So Broken" (featuring Blink-182 )Aoki3:48
8."Golden Days" (featuring Jim Adkins )
Aoki3:23
9."Our Love Glows" (featuring Lady Antebellum )
Aoki2:53
10."Anything More" (featuring Era Istrefi )
  • Aoki
  • Cara Salimando
  • Henry Durham
Aoki2:59
11."All Night" (with Lauren Jauregui )
  • Aoki
  • Mike Gazzo [a]
3:25
12."Do Not Disturb" (featuring Bella Thorne )
  • Aoki
  • Kara Madden
  • Reid Stefanick
  • Steven Shebby
Aoki2:43
13."Lie To Me" (featuring Ina Wroldsen )
  • Aoki
  • Dahl
  • Mac & Phil [c]
2:59
14."Azukita" (with Play-N-Skillz) (featuring Daddy Yankee and Elvis Crespo )3:46
15."Hoovela" (with TWIIG)
  • Aoki
  • Marco Alebric
  • Deni Dugandzic
  • Joao Simaeo
  • Aoki
  • TWIIG
3:27
16."What We Started" (with Don Diablo x Lush & Simon) (featuring BullySongs)
3:23
17."Noble Gas" (featuring Bill Nye )
Aoki3:39
Total length:57:05

[c] signifies a co-producer [a] signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Charts

Album

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [4] 69
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [5] 132
US Billboard 200 [6] 153
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [7] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [8] 43

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications
US
[9]
US
Dance

[10]
AUS
[11]
BEL
(FL)
Tip

[12]
BEL
(WA)
Tip

[13]
CAN
[14]
FRA
[15]
GER
[16]
NLD
[17]
UK
[18]
"What We Started"
(with Don Diablo and Lush & Simon featuring BullySongs) [19]
201613
"Just Hold On"
(with Louis Tomlinson)
52720253040832272
"All Night" [24]
(with Lauren Jauregui)
2017 [upper-alpha 1] 9196
"Azukita"
(featuring Daddy Yankee, Play-N-Skillz and Elvis Crespo)
201816199
"Pretender"
(featuring Lil Yachty and AJR) [26]
24
"Lie to Me"
(featuring Ina Wroldsen) [27]
"Be Somebody"
(with Nicky Romero featuring Kiiara) [28]
30
"Hoovela"
(with Twiig) [29]
"Waste It on Me"
(featuring BTS)
89661649857
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. "All Night" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 36 on the Hot Digital Songs chart. [25]

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