Format CD
digital download Length 3:04 | Genre Progressive house | |
Released 7 October 2013 (2013-10-07) Recorded 2013
EMI Studios
Fly Eye Studio (London)
Alesso Studios (Stockholm) Label Deconstruction
Fly Eye
Columbia | ||
"Under Control" is a song recorded by Scottish DJ Calvin Harris and Swedish DJ Alesso, featuring vocals from English duo Hurts. The song was released on 7 October 2013 as the first single from Harris's fourth studio album, Motion (2014) and Alesso's first studio album, Forever (2015).
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"Under Control" debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart with first-week sales of 74,704 copies, becoming Harris's fifth number-one single, and the first for Alesso and Hurts.
Background
"Under Control" was premiered on 2 August 2013 during a DJ set by Alesso at Ushuaia, Ibiza, which was broadcast by BBC Radio 1. Harris performed the song at the end of his set at the V Festival on 20 August. On 18 September, Harris posted a preview of the song on SoundCloud. The cover was unveiled on Alesso's Twitter page on 4 October.
Music video
On 9 September 2013, Harris stated on Facebook that 1,000 fans would take a part in the music video shoot. Later a message was reposted by Alesso and Theo Hutchcraft from Hurts in a blog on Twitter. The video was shot in Los Angeles on 10 and 11 September. On the second day of the shoot, already with the fans, filming was held at the 6th Street Bridge, for a EDM concert held by the song's artists celebrating the end of the world. The world didn't actually end in the video because the meteor failed to hit the Earth. The video was uploaded to Harris's Vevo account on 21 October 2013 and has over 180 million views.
Personnel
Credits adapted from CD single liner notes.