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Forget the World (2014)
  
NLW EP (2015)

Release date
  
19 May 2014

Artist
  
Afrojack

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Released
  
19 May 2014 (2014-05-19)

Producer
  
Afrojack DJ Buddha (also exec.) Polow da Don (also exec.) Thomas Deelder (exec.) Hugo Langras (exec.) Chantal Kreviazuk D-Wayne Andrew Kierszenbaum Tearce Kizzo Leroy Styles Jared Leto Dan Grech-Marguerat

It's a Matter Of... (2013)
  
Forget the World (2014)

Label
  
Universal Music (Argentina)

Genres
  
Electro house, Progressive house, Hip house

Similar
  
Electro house albums, Other albums

Official album trailer afrojack forget the world out now


Forget the World is the debut studio album by Dutch music producer and DJ Afrojack. It was released on 16 May 2014. 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."

Contents

Afrojack ten feet tall lyric video ft wrabel


Singles

"As Your Friend" featuring Chris Brown was released on 13 February 2013. It reached number 21 on the UK Singles Chart. 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.

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

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

Critical reception

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." 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." 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". Paul McInnes of The Guardian rated the album one star out of five, stating that the release has only "one truly poignant moment."

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.

Track listing

Notes
  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[b] signifies a remixer
  • "Freedom" features a sample from "Hero" by Nas.
  • Personnel

    (^) = deluxe version

    Credits adapted from AllMusic.

    Songs

    1Ten Feet TallWrabel3:50
    2Illuminate4:38
    3Born to RunTyler Glenn4:53

    References

    Forget the World (Afrojack album) Wikipedia