"great song and one that will surely do very well."" Music and Lyrics gave a more nuanced review, writing the song ""hasn't honestly hit as hard as 'Summer' did on the first listen, but I'll definitely label it as a 'grower'. Not really feeling John's verses, but he really shines in the let's-go-to-church hook. 'Blame' doesn't have the best Calvin Harris EDM beat I've heard to date, but I can still bop to it."" ""Blame"" entered the UK Singles Chart at number one with 70,312 copies sold in its first week, becoming Harris's seventh UK number one and Newman's third."
"Summer (Calvin Harris song) ""Summer"" is a song by Scottish recording artist Calvin Harris, released on 14 March 2014 as the second single from his fourth studio album, ""Motion"" (2014). Like his earlier single ""Feel So Close"" and his later single ""My Way"", Harris returns as a vocalist on ""Summer"". The accompanying music video was directed by Emil Nava and premiered on 6 April 2014. The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Harris's sixth UK number-one single. It peaked at number seven on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, becoming his second top ten hit as a"
"2014 Brit Awards. In August 2014, Newman stated in an interview that he is ""ready to move on to album two"", stating that he's ""got all the concepts, all the artwork, [he's] done all the marketing and release strategies and video ideas for the songs [he's] got."" Newman is featured on Calvin Harris' single ""Blame"", which was released 7 September 2014. It debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart. On 1 June 2015, Newman released ""Come and Get It"", the first single from his second studio album. The song is featured on the soundtrack of ""Madden NFL 16""."
"reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, making Harris the first artist in UK chart history to have eight top ten hits from one studio album. It also reached the top five in Australia, Austria, Finland, and Sweden, the top ten in Belgium, Ireland and Switzerland, and the top twenty in the United States. The song was nominated for British Single of the Year at the 2014 BRIT Awards, while the music video was nominated for British Video of the Year. Musically, it is written in the key of C minor and follows a chord progression of Cm—A—E—B. The"
"UK number-one single. It also became Harris's highest-charting solo single on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100, peaking at number seven. ""Summer"" was Spotify's most-streamed track of 2014 with over 200 million streams. Harris also produced the single ""I Will Never Let You Down"" for British singer, Rita Ora. On 18 May 2014, the song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, two weeks after his song, ""Summer"", debuted at the top of the charts. In April 2014, Harris performed on the main stage of Coachella Festival. His set attracted the second largest crowd in the festival's history, topped"
"Under Control (Calvin Harris and Alesso song) ""Under Control"" is a song recorded by Calvin Harris and Alesso, featuring vocals from 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). ""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. ""Under Control"" was premiered on 2 August 2013 during a DJ set by Alesso at Ushuaia, Ibiza, which was broadcast by BBC"
"You Were Young"" for the deluxe edition of their greatest hits album ""Direct Hits"". He unveiled the full six-minute version through ""Rolling Stone"" and told the magazine: ""It was a real honour to be asked to remix one of my favourite modern bands, and it was an exciting challenge for me to update this classic track for the dance-floor in a tasteful and respectful way"". On 14 March 2014, Harris's song ""Summer"" premiered on the UK's Capital FM. The track which was released as the album's second single debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Harris's sixth"
"a third consecutive year, having earned $66 million over the previous 12 months. On ""The Sunday Times"" Rich List published in April 2015, Harris was ranked the 30th richest British millionaire in music, with a personal fortune of £70 million ($105 million). Harris dated British singer Rita Ora from April 2013 until June 2014. From March 2015 to June 2016, Harris dated American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. Calvin Harris Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris, is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter. His debut studio album ""I Created Disco"" was released in June"
"""a shameless bid at nabbing an 'Umbrella'/'California Gurls'/'Blurred Lines'-like Song Of The Summer anthem"". In September 2014, ""Summer"" was named the song of the summer by Spotify; it was the most listened track since June 2014 with more than 160 million plays. ""Time"" listed ""Summer"" as the seventh worst song of 2014. The music video for ""Summer"" was directed by Emil Nava and premiered on 6 April 2014, with a cameo appearance by English actor Jason Statham. As of April 2018, the music video has received over 1.2 billion views on YouTube. !scope=""col"" colspan=""3""| Streaming Summer (Calvin Harris song) ""Summer"""
"hangover. She wakes up the next day lying on a road looking normal, apparently recovered from the hangover she experienced the previous night. Slow Acid ""Slow Acid"" is a song by Scottish DJ and producer Calvin Harris for his fourth studio album, ""Motion"" (2014). It was released on 14 October 2014 as the album's first promotional single. The official music video for the song, directed by Emil Nava, was uploaded onto Calvin Harris' Vevo channel on 15 October 2014. It has since been viewed over 9,000,000 times. It features a woman in blue going around in a city at night"
"made chart history by becoming the first artist to attain eight top-10 singles from one studio album, overtaking the record previously set by Michael Jackson. The eighth and final single, ""Thinking About You"" featuring Ayah Marar, peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart. Harris's fourth studio album, ""Motion"", was released in October 2014. It peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart and number five on the US ""Billboard"" 200, his highest-peaking album on the latter chart. The album includes the UK number-one singles ""Under Control"", ""Summer"" and ""Blame"", as well as the top-10 single ""Outside"". In"
"became his fifth consecutive number one. The official music video was uploaded to Harris's Vevo account on 15 July 2013. It was directed by Vincent Haycock and filmed in Los Angeles off the coast of Santa Catalina Island. The video features a pool party, a rave, a boat party (which Marar is on) being hijacked by Somali pirates, a couple having sex on a plane and a beaten-up teenage boy taking out revenge by badly beating up the guy who did it to him. The video also features an appearance from Hurts member Theo Hutchcraft. Thinking About You (Calvin Harris"
"Calvin Harris Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris, is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter. His debut studio album ""I Created Disco"" was released in June 2007; it spawned two UK top 10 singles, ""Acceptable in the 80s"" and ""The Girls"". In 2009, Harris released his second studio album, ""Ready for the Weekend"", which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and was later certified gold by the BPI. Its lead single, ""I'm Not Alone"", became his first song to top the UK Singles Chart. Born in Dumfries, Scotland, Harris"
"Slow Acid ""Slow Acid"" is a song by Scottish DJ and producer Calvin Harris for his fourth studio album, ""Motion"" (2014). It was released on 14 October 2014 as the album's first promotional single. The official music video for the song, directed by Emil Nava, was uploaded onto Calvin Harris' Vevo channel on 15 October 2014. It has since been viewed over 9,000,000 times. It features a woman in blue going around in a city at night under the influence of drugs and alcohol, the blue colour indicating that she is under severe drug and alcohol use and has a"
"Open Wide (song) ""Open Wide"" is a song by Scottish DJ and producer Calvin Harris from his fourth studio album, ""Motion"" (2014). It features American rapper Big Sean. Originally released a promotional single on 27 October 2014, the song officially impacted rhythmic contemporary radio in the United States on 27 January 2015 as the album's fifth single. ""Open Wide"" is the vocal version of Harris's instrumental track ""C.U.B.A"", which appears as a B-side to his single ""Blame"". It peaked at number 23 in the UK, becoming Harris's first single to miss the top 10 since 2010. The video was directed"
"Sony Music, claiming that ""Collide"" was a reproduction of his own instrumental single ""Penguin,"" for which he had sought the legal permission to sample Simon Jeffes' ""Perpetuum Mobile"". Following a settlement out of court, ""Collide"" was released crediting both Lewis and Avicii. ""Collide"" reached number one on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart, number three in Ireland and number four in the United Kingdom. Despite this, ""Glassheart"" was pushed into early 2012 to accommodate new recording sessions. During this time Lewis would work with Scottish DJ Calvin Harris and record a song called ""We Found Love"". Harris wanted Lewis"
"28 July 2014. ""Superheroes"" was also released in the United Kingdom as the band's twelfth single on 31 August 2014, serving as the first single released in promotion of ""No Sound Without Silence"". Hail Rain or Sunshine was used in the opening scene of the 2014 Irish comedy film, ""Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie"" based on the sitcom ""Mrs. Brown's Boys"". ""No Sound Without Silence"" received mixed reviews from music critics, with many commenting that the album is a big improvement from their previous album #""3"". Partly adapted from ""Superheroes"" liner notes. No Sound Without Silence No Sound Without Silence is"
"single from ""Talking Is Hard"" on September 10, 2014. The song became the band's biggest hit single to date, peaking at number four on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and becoming a number-one hit on the magazine's Alternative Songs chart and the Hot Adult Contemporary chart. Outside the United States, the song topped the charts in Poland, peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Canada, Germany, Israel, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom, the top twenty of the charts in New Zealand and Sweden and the top thirty of the charts in the Netherlands. The band"
"Outside (Calvin Harris song) ""Outside"" is a song by Scottish DJ and record producer Calvin Harris from his fourth studio album, ""Motion"" (2014). The song features English singer Ellie Goulding and was released on 20 October 2014 as the fourth single from the album. It marks the second collaboration between Harris and Goulding, following the single ""I Need Your Love"" (2013). ""Outside"" is also included on the deluxe edition of Goulding's third studio album, ""Delirium"". With a tempo of 128 beats per minute, ""Outside"" is composed in the key of D minor. It follows a chord progression of B♭-Gm-Dm-C. The"
"Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year, with Harris calling it ""easily the greatest achievement of my entire life"". In 2012, Harris made statements explaining why he wanted to stop singing on tracks stating, ""I want each track as good as it can possibly be, which usually means me not singing on it."" On 7 October 2013, Harris and Swedish DJ Alesso released a collaborative single with synthpop duo Hurts called ""Under Control"" as the first single from his fourth album. The song debuted at number one in the UK. Later that month, Harris remixed The Killers' song ""When"
"Flashback (Calvin Harris song) ""Flashback"" is a song by Scottish musician Calvin Harris from his second studio album, ""Ready for the Weekend"" (2009). The song was released in the UK on 2 November 2009 and features Jordanian singer Ayah Marar. Harris and Marar would later work together again on Harris's 2013 single ""Thinking About You"". ""Flashback"" was released as the album's third single on 2 November 2009. To promote the track, Calvin was originally scheduled to perform on the UK morning talk show GMTV, however the show declined Calvin's appearance as they thought the song was ""too dancy"" for the"
"the United Kingdom. The final number one on the UK Singles Chart to be based on sales alone was ""Gecko (Overdrive)"" by Oliver Heldens featuring Becky Hill. On Sunday 6 July 2014, the Official Charts Company announced that Ariana Grande had earned a place in UK chart history when her single ""Problem"" featuring Iggy Azalea became the first number-one single based on sales and streaming data. On 7 December 2014, Ed Sheeran's ""Thinking Out Loud"" became the first single to reach number one as a direct result of streaming inclusion. Despite Union J's ""You Got It All"" topping the Sales"
"the midst of a mid-fight freeze frame, leaving the viewer to question which version was reality. Credits for ""Outside"" adapted from CD single liner notes Recording locations Personnel Outside (Calvin Harris song) ""Outside"" is a song by Scottish DJ and record producer Calvin Harris from his fourth studio album, ""Motion"" (2014). The song features English singer Ellie Goulding and was released on 20 October 2014 as the fourth single from the album. It marks the second collaboration between Harris and Goulding, following the single ""I Need Your Love"" (2013). ""Outside"" is also included on the deluxe edition of Goulding's third"
"Albums Chart with 7,300 copies sold in its first week. Notes Credits adapted from the liner notes of ""Motion"". Motion (Calvin Harris album) Motion is the fourth studio album by Scottish DJ and record producer Calvin Harris. It was released on 31 October 2014 by Fly Eye and Columbia Records. The album includes collaborations with Ellie Goulding, Gwen Stefani, John Newman, Tinashe, Big Sean, Alesso, R3hab, Ummet Ozcan, Firebeatz, Hurts, Haim and All About She. The album received mixed responses from critics. ""Motion"" debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, with 37,325 copies sold in its first week."
"first verse and chorus over the accompanying background music. Fiat's use of the song prompted legal action from The Human League, who lost the case to Virgin. Susan Sulley later complained: ""Now even if we wanted to use the song for a more worthy company, we can't because it will always be associated with a particular brand."" A campaign was started by Aberdeen F.C. fans in March 2014 to get the song to number one on the UK Singles Chart after their Scottish League Cup final victory against Inverness CT. The song peaked at No. 4 in the iTunes Download"
"lead artist and third overall, and had sold over a million copies in the United States as of July 2014. ""Summer"" has received nominations for British Single and British Artist Video of the Year at the 2015 Brit Awards. On 11 March 2014, Harris posted fifteen-second clips of the song on Instagram up until 14 March, when it was released digitally in certain territories and made its radio debut on Capital FM. ""Summer"" is composed in the key of G major and has a tempo of 128 beats per minute. It follows the chord progression C–Em–D–Am–G/B–C. Harris's vocal range spans"
"Together (Calvin Harris song) ""Together"" is a song recorded by Scottish DJ and record producer Calvin Harris featuring American singer Gwen Stefani for the former's fourth studio album, ""Motion"" (2014). It was written by Harris, Stefani, Benjamin Levin, and Ryan Tedder. The track was solely produced by Harris. In 2013, Harris started recording new material after the release of his 2012 studio album, ""18 Months"". This is when he worked with a wide variety of collaborators, including: Alesso, Hurts, John Newman, Ellie Goulding, Ummet Ozcan, Big Sean, R3hab, Haim, Tinashe, Firebeatz, All About She, and Gwen Stefani. After the release"
"weary response: 'Go on then, one last time won't hurt us... right?'."" Drinking from the Bottle ""Drinking from the Bottle"" is a song by British DJ and record producer Calvin Harris from his third studio album, ""18 Months"". The song features British rapper Tinie Tempah. The song was released as a single on 27 January 2013. It has peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart. A lyric video to accompany the release of ""Drinking from the Bottle"" was first released onto YouTube on 2 December 2012 at a total length of four minutes and one second. The official"
"highly successful, peaking at No. 1 in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and 19 other countries. It was the best-selling song of 2014 in the United States with 6.45 million copies sold for the year, as well as in the United Kingdom with 1.5 million copies sold for the year. It reached No. 1 in the UK on a record-setting three separate occasions and became the most downloaded song of all time in the UK in September 2014; it is the eighth highest-selling single of all time in the country. It was nominated for an Academy"
"Normani x Calvin Harris Normani x Calvin Harris is a double-sided single by American singer Normani and Scottish producer Calvin Harris. It was released on 22 October 2018. It is classified as an EP by ""Uproxx"", ""Complex"" and other outlets, and as a single by iTunes. It features the songs ""Checklist"" featuring Nigerian singer WizKid and ""Slow Down"". According to Normani, Harris reached out to her for the collaboration; she said: ""he was like 'yo, what do you think of this?' I was like, 'this shig is fire!' I am a huge fan of his."" The pair recorded and finished"
"Promises (Calvin Harris and Sam Smith song) ""Promises"" is a song by Scottish music producer Calvin Harris and English singer-songwriter Sam Smith. Both artists co-wrote the song with Canadian singer-songwriter Jessie Reyez, who also provided additional vocals. The song's production was handled solely by Harris. It was released by Columbia Records and Sony Music on 17 August 2018. It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart on 7 September 2018, having debuted at number four two weeks earlier. It became Harris' tenth British chart-topper and Smith's seventh. In the United States, the single became Harris' twelfth and Smith's first"
"Goulding's ninth. On 21 April 2013, when ""I Need Your Love"" jumped from number eleven to number seven with sales of 33,052 copies, Harris made chart history by becoming the first artist to achieve eight UK top ten hits from one studio album, breaking the previous record of seven set by Michael Jackson's 1987 album ""Bad"" and subsequently equalled by 1991's ""Dangerous"". The single jumped to its peak position of number four the following week, selling 43,971 copies. As of August 2013, ""I Need Your Love"" had sold 395,462 copies in the United Kingdom. Since its debut, ""I Need Your"
"Calvin Harris's record of nine top 10 singles from one album. At the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards Sheeran was named Artist of the Year. The fourth single from ""÷"", ""Perfect"", reached number one in the UK and Australia, and a stripped down acoustic version of the song titled ""Perfect Duet"", a collaboration with Beyoncé, reached number one in the US and the UK, becoming the year's UK Christmas number one. On 7 November, Taylor Swift revealed that Sheeran collaborated on the song ""End Game"" for her sixth studio album ""Reputation"". The song, which also features rapper Future, was released"