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Listen (David Guetta album)

Listen is the sixth studio album by French DJ and record producer David Guetta. It was released on 21 November 2014. It features collaborations with artists from the R&B, hip hop, alternative rock and pop worlds such as Sam Martin, Emeli Sandé, The Script, Nicki Minaj, John Legend, Nico & Vinz, Ryan Tedder (the lead singer of pop rock band OneRepublic), Sia, Magic!, Bebe Rexha, South African male choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Ms. Dynamite, Elliphant, Birdy, Jaymes Young, Sonny Wilson, Vassy, and Skylar Grey. It also features additional production from Guetta's frequent collaborator Giorgio Tuinfort, Avicii, Afrojack, Nicky Romero, Showtek, and Stadiumx among others, with additional writing credits from Austin Bisnow, Jason Evigan, Julie Frost, and The-Dream among others.

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Listen was preceded by the release of five singles: "Shot Me Down", "Bad", "Blast Off", "Lovers on the Sun" and "Dangerous". The album reached the top 10 in eighteen countries, including France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada. Reviews were mixed with critics praising the songwriting and catchiness of songs, but criticized the repetitive formula of the album. The album debuted at number 8 on the UK Albums Chart and peaked at number 4 on the US Billboard 200.

"" was released as the lead single from the album on 30 June 2014. The song features vocals from American singer Sam Martin. The track reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, and was certified Silver by the BPI. The music video is the first of the album campaign to feature live action footage, but Guetta does not appear in the video. The video features scenes set in what is depicted to be a spaghetti western. As of April 2015, the song has sold 800,000 copies worldwide.

Lovers on the Sun

"" was released as the second single from the album on 5 October 2014. The track once again features vocals from Sam Martin. The track peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart. As of June 2015, the song has sold 1,000,000 copies worldwide with over 400,000 and 200,000 copies in Germany and the UK alone.

Dangerous

"" was released as the third single from the album. The track features vocals from British singer Emeli Sande. The song was added to the BBC Radio 1 playlist on 26 January 2015, and was released officially in the UK on 21 February 2015.[6] The track peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart, and reached the top-ten in Scotland, Israel, Austria and Hungary as well as the top-twenty in Australia, Germany and Ireland. The track has since gone on to sell in excess of 200,000 copies in the UK alone; spending over 20 consecutive weeks on the UK Singles Chart.

What I Did for Love

"" impacted Top 40 mainstream radio in the US as the fourth single from the album on 17 March 2015.[7] The song features vocals from Nicki Minaj and Bebe Rexha and also features DJ Afrojack. The single proved successful, reaching the top-ten in Australia, UK and the United States as well in 13 additional countries. The song was released to European radio in May 2015.

Hey Mama

On 31 July 2015, David Guetta announced the release of "" as the fifth single from the album, with additional production from Dutch electronic duo Showtek featured Canadian reggae-pop band MAGIC!, and Dutch singer Sonny Wilson.[8]

Sun Goes Down

"" was unveiled as a teaser from the re-release, Listen Again on 2 October 2015. It's a collaboration between Guetta and Glowinthedark.[9]

Clap Your Hands

The second single from the re-release, a new version of "" which features vocals by Sia and Fetty Wap, was released on 30 October 2015. The original version peaked at number 79 in France.

Bang My Head

"Pelican" was released on iTunes and Google Play as promotional single on 20 November 2015. On 16 May 2016 the full version of track was released exclusively on Beatport.[11]

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Commercial performance[edit]

Listen debuted at number 8 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 24,385 copies in its first week.[28] In the United States, the album debuted at number 22 on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 25,000 copies. Listen also debuted at number one on the Dance/Electronic Albums chart.[29] After 24 weeks on the Billboard 200, Listen had a big rise, jumping from number 30 to number 4, selling 43,000 units (29,000 in pure album sales),[30] making it Guetta's highest-charting album in the United States.[31] The album topped Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums for 5 non-consecutive weeks.[32] Listen was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for combined album sales, on-demand audio, video streams, track sales equivalent of 500,000.[33]

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"Yesterday" features a sample from "" by Amy Winehouse, however, it is performed by Bebe Rexha.

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On the physical version of the album, an unreleased version of "The Death of EDM" was used for the Listenin' Continuous Mix.