WKND (album)

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WKND
Ferry Corsten - WKND.jpg
Studio album by
Released21 February 2012
Genre
Label Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flashover Recordings
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New State Music
Flag of the United States.svg Ultra Records
Producer Ferry Corsten
Ferry Corsten chronology
Twice in a Blue Moon
(2008)
WKND
(2012)
Hello World EP1
(2015)
Singles from WKND
  1. "Feel It"
    Released: 18 April 2011
  2. "Check It Out"
    Released: 11 July 2011
  3. "Brute"
    Released: 12 September 2011
  4. "Ain't No Stoppin'"
    Released: 12 February 2012
  5. "Live Forever"
    Released: 28 May 2012
  6. "Not Coming Down"
    Released: 17 September 2012
  7. "Love Will"
    Released: 28 January 2013
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [2]
United States Trance MovementFavourable [3]

WKND (Weekend) is an electronic dance music album released by Ferry Corsten digitally on 21 February 2012, and physically in the Netherlands on 24 February, in the UK on 27 February and in the US on 27 March. [4] [5] It is his fourth studio album released under his own name.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."A Day Without Rain" (featuring Ellie Lawson)6:29
2."Feel It"6:17
3."Ain't No Stoppin'" (featuring Ben Hague)6:18
4."Don't Be Afraid"5:01
5."Not Coming Down" (featuring Betsie Larkin)8:23
6."Brute" (vs. Armin van Buuren)8:34
7."Live Forever" (featuring Aruna)6:48
8."Let You Go" (featuring Sarah Bettens)3:27
9."Check It Out"6:56
10."Love Will" (featuring Duane Harden)5:56
11."In Your Eyes" (featuring JES)5:03
12."Walk on Air" (featuring Pierre in the Air and Amba Shepherd)5:36
13."Take Me"7:04
14."WKND"5:12
15."Sunday" (bonus track)4:19
iTunes Store deluxe edition [6]
No.TitleLength
16."Check It Out" (music video)3:03
17."Brute" (vs. Armin van Buuren, music video)3:38
18."Ain't No Stoppin'" (featuring Ben Hague, music video)3:03
19."The Making of Ain't No Stoppin'" (video)3:01

Charts

Charts (2012-2013)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [7] 51
UK Albums (OCC) [8] 199

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