Play Hard (EP)

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Play Hard
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EP by
ReleasedJune 18, 2012
Genre
Length23:51
Label Krewella Music LLC
Producer
  • Kris Trindl
  • Jahan Yousaf
  • Yasmine Yousaf
Krewella chronology
Play Hard
(2012)
Play Harder
(2012)
Singles from Play Hard
  1. "One Minute"
    Released: September 6, 2011
  2. "Killin' It"
    Released: January 20, 2012
  3. "Alive"
    Released: February 5, 2013

Play Hard is the first EP from Chicago-area electronic dance music band Krewella. [1] It was self-released on June 18, 2012, [2] with tour dates spanning the third quarter of that year. [3] The work also topped Beatport. [4] Group member Yasmine states that the name was created by "this concept of working hard and playing harder because no matter what we are doing whether it be partying or making music we always go hard". [5]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Play Hard"
  • Jahan Yousaf
  • Kris Trindl
  • Yasmine Yousaf
4:26
2."Killin' It"
3:27
3."Can't Control Myself"
  • J. Yousaf
  • Trindl
  • Y. Yousaf
3:39
4."Alive"
  • J. Yousaf
  • Trindl
  • Y. Yousaf
  • Lim
  • Udell
4:50
5."One Minute"
  • J. Yousaf
  • Trindl
  • Y. Yousaf
4:13
6."Feel Me"
  • J. Yousaf
  • Trindl
  • Y. Yousaf
3:16
Total length:23:51

Charts

EP

Chart (2012)Peak
position
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [6] 6
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [7] 2

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
[8]
US Dance
[9]
BEL
(WA)
Tip

[10]
CAN
[11]
FRA
[12]
NLD
[13]
"One Minute"2012
"Killin' It" [14]
"Alive"2013325225015981
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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