
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.
Listen
21 November 2014
2013-14
50:58
- What a Music
- Parlophone
- Atlantic
- David Guetta
- Afrojack
- Avicii
- Austin Bisnow
- Ester Dean
- Jason Evigan
- Andrew Frampton
- Daddy's Groove
- Lukas Loules
- Sam Martin
- Danny O'Donoghue
- Showtek
- Giorgio Tuinfort
- Nicky Romero
- Frédéric Riesterer
- Stadiumx
- Marcus van Wattum
- Ralph Wegner
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.
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]