Calvin Harris - Motion

[Juan Carlos]

Available to purchase on
iTunes • Amazon • Calvin's Official Store

Tracklisting
01. "Faith" 3:39
02. "Under Control" (with Alesso featuring Hurts) 3:04
03. "Blame" (featuring John Newman) 3:32
04. "Love Now" (featuring All About She) 3:38
05. "Slow Acid" 3:41
06. "Outside" (featuring Ellie Goulding) 3:47
07. "It Was You" (with Firebeatz) 3:44
08. "Summer" 3:42
09. "Overdrive" (with Ummet Ozcan) 4:51
10. "Ecstasy" (featuring Hurts) 3:41
11. "Pray to God" (featuring Haim) 3:52
12. "Open Wide" (featuring Big Sean) 3:07
13. "Together" (featuring Gwen Stefani) 3:38
14. "Burnin" (with R3hab) 3:54
15. "Dollar Signs" (featuring Tinashe) 3:56

Bonus tracks (Japanese edition)
16. "Under Control" (with Alesso featuring Hurts) [Sunnery James and Ryan Marciano Mix] 6:03
17. "Summer" (R3hab & Ummet Ozcan Remix) 4:43

Release dates
• October 31, 2014: Europe and Oceania
• November 3, 2014: UK
• November 4, 2014: US, Canada, Latin America and Japan
• November 12, 2014: Japanese edition with bonus tracks

[Juan Carlos]

Calvin Harris's third studio album, 18 Months, is almost done overseas, with the exception of the US where his latest single, "Thinking About You", which features vocals from Ayah Marar, was released in October last year and it's getting some radio airplay nowadays, being in the Top 40 on CHR/Pop. Also, during that period of time, it was released overseas a new song from him with Alesso called "Under Control", which features vocals from Hurts' singer Theo Hutchcraft.

"Under Control" (Music Video)



There's no further information about a new album, but according to the information below from Popjustice, it will come out this year. I know, it's strange, but it could happen.

Obviously it's now the law that Calvin Harris can't release an album until about five of its tracks have been Top 3 hits, but the Alesso and Hurts collaboration "Under Control" has just hit Number One so the countdown to the fourth Calvin album is already under way. An email sent out by his label last month said that an album would arrive in 2014, although this seemed to take Calvin himself rather by surprise.

Also, it's expected that the sound of the new album would be away from pop and into the dance territory.

In an interview with Music Week, after he won the Ivor Novello for Songrwriter of the Year in 2013, he said:

"I'm doing more dance music that probably won't get into the charts. I was in the studio yesterday. I just want to make good music; this award is like drawing a line under the past two years where I've just been intensely f*cking working to try and make singles and hit records. I want to make dance music."

[die Lotterie]

I'm so ready for a new Calvin album. His last two albums have been some of my favorite albums ever. Whether he wants to make hits or not, I will love it. Personally speaking, I don't think he's ever sacrificed quality. I would be down for some darker dance music, something like Ready For The Weekend or something similar to Hot Since 82. I am bummed out he said he won't be doing anymore of his own vocals.

[horchata]

I really hope he isn't completely serious about not singing on his tracks anymore because I actually enjoy his singing voice. I wouldn't be mad at all if he went more with his I Created Disco sound tbh or something progressive. With Calvin's material I've enjoyed all his albums, but 18 Months is my least favorite album by him so not looking for a part II of all that.

[Juan Carlos]

Wow! There are so many interesting points here

First of all, I agree with James that Calvin hasn't sacrificed quality. It's true that 18 Months tends to be radio-friendly/kind of generic at some points and I'm quite sure that it happened after the success of "We Found Love", so the original idea (I don't know whether or not he had one) that he showed before on "Awooga", "Bounce" and "Feel So Close" was changed.

Regarding the lack of/not singing on his tracks, I think Calvin would do a couple on his next album. I mean, the first time he said he will not sing on any of his future tracks was back in late 2010. However, he did on "Feel So Close" and "Iron". I remember that he said that his voice suited on the former track, while he recorded the vocals on the latter when Nicky Romero sent him the instrumental. As a consequence, he could sing on a track if and only if he feels that his voice could suit on it, so I guess that was the main reason why he turned down the idea of singing on "Under Control" in favor of Theo Hutchcraft.

Being said that, I agree with Elle because one of the reasons I really like from Calvin is his voice and that's why I enjoy I Created Disco and Ready for the Weekend, so I still have hopes that he's going to sing (not as much as I would want to though). By the way, I also agree with her that his next album shouldn't be a 18 Months part 2, but with the premise in the quote, it seems that he wouldn't do. I also hope he could do something harder like his remix of "Eat Sleep Rave Repeat" or a mix of I Created Disco and Ready for the Weekend actually.

[Juan Carlos]

Happy 30th. birthday, Adam Richard Wiles (aka. Calvin Harris)!

[Juan Carlos]

Calvin Harris, Jay Z and Will Smith are joining forces with Irvine Welsh to create an HBO comedy about EDM called Higher.



According to a press release:

The pitch for the new series, set in a fictional world of electronic music was developed with the help of Scottish DJ and producer Calvin Harris. The show has been bought by HBO and is currently in development with the pilot being penned by critically acclaimed Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh.

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Jay-Z hosted his annual Roc Nation Pre-GRAMMY brunch yesterday and Calvin Harris attended with Rita Ora (seems that they're back) and he took photos with Rihanna, Jay Brown and Jay Z as well.

[Juan Carlos]

As you may know, Calvin Harris attended with Rita Ora to the 56th. GRAMMY Awards and there are some photos below from the Red Carpet.

[circadian]

Jan 29, 2014 0:34:32 GMT -5 Juan Carlos said:

As you may know, Calvin Harris attended with Rita Ora to the 56th. GRAMMY Awards and there are some photos below from the Red Carpet.

I would ride that SO hard... Shame he didn't win anything this year.

[Juan Carlos]

Jan 29, 2014 1:08:57 GMT -5 circadian said:

I would ride that SO hard...

Jan 29, 2014 1:08:57 GMT -5 circadian said:

Shame he didn't win anything this year.

Yeah! I thought he could have won on the Best Dance Category with "Sweet Nothing". It had more chances there than Best Dance/Electronica Album though. Anyway, next year will be better for him ;)

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As expected, Rita Ora's new single is produced by Calvin Harris.



It's called "I Will Never Let You Down" and Rita said the following about working with him on The Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw:

"Honestly, it was so natural. I wouldn't have done it if it didn't make any sense. I was never really against [working with] people I'm involved with [and] doing something personally.

"We were sitting at home, he started humming and then I started humming and then we hummed together!"

However, Calvin said it's not EDM at all.

[die Lotterie]

LOL at that last tweet.

[Juan Carlos]

Jan 30, 2014 15:08:54 GMT -5 die Lotterie said:

LOL at that last tweet.

Yeah. I'm not sure, but I think he was referring to this article, where Rita and him were compared to Beyoncé and Jay Z. On the other side, it's still unsure whether he's going to be credited as a featured artist or not on the track.

[Linnethia Monique]

I just can't wait for it! After Radioactive, I've wanted a collabo between the two to hear how her voice would mesh with his production.

[Deleted]

That's gonna be good.

I agree with horchata on, well, everything. His singing voice isn't technically the best, but he has a certain quality that demands attention. I would really hate for him to let that go.

Dunno if he's going to go back to his roots after his recent pop success though, not that I'd be devastated or anything if he never did. That said, cliche as it is, 'I'm Not Alone' is still my favorite song of his and I'd love him to go back to what he was doing there.

Off topic, but wasn't he the one who turned down working with Gaga because he thought she was full of s**t? Lolol

[allow that]

His most recent "new" release is "Under Control" with Alesso & Hurts, which truthfully I love in a guilty pleasure way, but isn't at all the direction I'd like to see him go. Swedish House Calvin seems like a far cry from his original positioning in dance music, but given the song's massive success in Europe I feel he may be headed there.

"I'm Not Alone" is a career high point; couldn't agree more. It's too bad that song came before he broke the US, because it would have cemented his status as a legitimate artist and not just a popular collaborator here in one fell swoop. "Flashback" and "You Used To Hold Me" are more in line with what I hope comes next as well.

[godfrizilla]

Hoping Calvin works with new vocalists on the next album, particularly ones who aren't usually utilized in the dance or EDM genre!

I loved that he worked with Florence Welch and Kelis on 18 Months!

[Juan Carlos]

So, Calvin Harris attended with Rita Ora to the BRIT Awards 2014 and there are some photos from the Red Carpet below.

Also, he chats with Georgia LA on the BRITs backstage.



BTW, someone is really in love, he (intentionally) 'shades' Ellie Goulding and both of them are together because of Max.

[Juan Carlos]

Jan 31, 2014 0:13:00 GMT -5 @touch said:

Off topic, but wasn't he the one who turned down working with Gaga because he thought she was full of s**t? Lolol

Actually, it was a misunderstanding that was posted on Wikipedia several time ago. It was said that he turned down working with her in early 2008 after she e-mailed him, when it was her team that did that, asking him to remix some album cuts and he said he didn't have enough time.

All the information is here and here.

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From Capital FM:

Calvin Harris has been speaking to Capital about his plans for his next album and admitted he was going to go back down the singles route first.

It's coming

I'm personally not so into the idea of releasing a whole bunch of singles before the launch of an album (1 or 2, even 3, are tolerable), but I can't deny that this formula really worked for him, despite it hurt in a sort of a way the sales of 18 Months, although it's still his best selling album.

Being said that, we know the following so far from above:

• He has talked about three new songs, where two of them are being featured by male artists.
• One of them is taken some time, but he thinks it's a good one.
• Another one is expected to have a major collaboration, despite he's working to get the team-up signed off.
• The last one is done, but he needs to convince his collaborator that it's good.

[Haley]

We'll Be Coming Back is still my favorite track from him. Love this man.

I still remember where he bitched out Chris Brown for copying his song. :kii: Where Chris at now??

[ILLUSION]

I loved a lot of the songs the 18 Months so I am looking forward to the new LP

[Juan Carlos]

Calvin Harris has been added to the T in the Park 2014 lineup, where he will headline the festival on July 12.

He said the following about this:

"I'm very excited that I'm going to be headlining and closing T in the Park's Main Stage. Last year was incredible, so I can't wait to be back this year. It's going to be amazing – I'll see you all there!".

[Glove Slap]

I'm looking forward to this. I've liked Calvin more and more with each passing project he does.

[Juan Carlos]

OMG!

[Juan Carlos]

Besides the announcement of his performance on T in the Park this year, he will be the headliner as well on:

• Creamfields Festival in Daresbury, Cheshire, where he will be played on August 24.



• Electric Daisy Carnival in New York, which will take place on May 24 and 25.

[harry]

Gotta hand it to him, I don't think I've seen many acts tour as much as he does. He's been performing festivals back to back for the past few years now without much of a break.

[Juan Carlos]

Popjustice has revealed that Calvin Harris's new single is coming out at the end of April (presumably on the 27) in the UK, so the radio premiere should be next week as he tweeted some days ago and the video should be around late this month / early April.

Also, Emil Nava, who was the director of "I Need Your Love" and "Under Control", called smash the new song from Calvin as it's posted below, so he may directed it as well.



ETA:



According to a reply to a guy on Twitter, the person who is going to do the vocals on the track is him. In other words, BEST NEWS EVER! :'( Slay me Calvin with your voice.

[ILLUSION]

Hyped for this!

[Ginger Spice]

Jan 13, 2014 17:19:01 GMT -5 Juan Carlos said:

He is so fucking sexy. And this picture is my favorite. Damn.

(Also until I read the original post I had no idea Calvin Harris wasn't his real name. Adam, hmm. I tend to like a lot of guys named Adam. lol)

[Juan Carlos]

Preview #1 for Calvin Harris's new song "Summer". Waiting for the his vocal part.

[Snowbeast]

Mar 8, 2014 1:52:44 GMT -5 Ginger Spice said:

Jan 13, 2014 17:19:01 GMT -5 Juan Carlos said:

He is so f**king sexy. And this picture is my favorite. Damn.

(Also until I read the original post I had no idea Calvin Harris wasn't his real name. Adam, hmm. I tend to like a lot of guys named Adam. lol)

**hands water**