Neon Future II

Neon Future.II
Studio album by Steve Aoki
Released May 12, 2015
Recorded 2013-15
Genre EDM
Length 43:52
Label Ultra, Dim Mak
Producer Steve Aoki, Brad Delson and Mike Shinoda
Steve Aoki album chronology

Neon Future I
(2014)		 Neon Future II
(2015)
Singles from Neon Future I
  1. "I Love It When You Cry (Moxoki)"
    Released: January 23, 2015
  2. "Darker Than Blood"
    Released: May 4, 2015
  3. "Lightning Strikes"

Neon Future II is the upcoming third studio album by American DJ and producer Steve Aoki. It was scheduled to be released on May 12, 2015 through Ultra Records and Dim Mak Records,[1] serving as the sequel to Neon Future I.

Singles

The lead single with Moxie Raia, "I Love it When You Cry (Moxoki)", was released January 23, 2015. Ten days after Aoki had already uploaded the radio edit to YouTube. The music video for the single was released on February 24, 2015.

The second single called "Darker Than Blood", which features American rock band Linkin Park, was released on April 14, 2015.

The third single with NERVO and Tony Junior is set to be released May 4. Steve Aoki released this song early for streaming on his Soundcloud account.

Background

The second installment was finished around the same as the first. While Neon Future I contains more party-themed/club-styled songs, Neon Future II is supposed to show a "darker", more "emotional" side of the Neon Future theme.[2]

It will also include the song "Darker Than Blood", which features Linkin Park.[3][4] The song is their second collaboration after releasing "A Light That Never Comes", which is featured on the band's second remix album Recharged. The single was first revealed in an interview with Billboard,[5] and will be released as a single on April 14, 2015.[6] It will also feature other collaborations on the album, such as DJ Fresh, Harrison, Tinie Tempah, Matthew Koma, Tony Junior, Snoop Lion, Kip Thorne, and many more.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Steve Aoki, with additional writers listed below. 

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Time Capsule (Intro)"    3:01
2. "I Love It When You Cry (Moxoki)" (with Moxie Raia)Moxie Raia 3:11
3. "Youth Dem (Turn Up)" (featuring Snoop Lion)Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. 3:13
4. "Hysteria" (featuring Matthew Koma)Matthew Koma 4:26
5. "Darker Than Blood" (featuring Linkin Park)Linkin Park 5:12
6. "Lightning Strikes" (with NERVO and Tony Junior)NERVO, Tony Junior 3:58
7. "Tars (Interlude)" (featuring Kip Thorne)  2:20
8. "Home We'll Go (Take My Hand)" (with Walk off the Earth)Walk off the Earth 5:07
9. "Heaven On Earth" (featuring Sherry St. Germain)  3:48
10. "Holding Up the World" (featuring Harrison and Albin Myers)  3:21
11. "Light Years" (featuring Rivers Cuomo)  4:08
12. "Warp Speed (Outro)" (featuring J.J. Abrams)  2:07
Total length:
 43:52

Credits and personnel

Technical production

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide May 12, 2015 CD, digital download Ultra Records

References

  1. ↑ "Amazon.com: Neon Future II: Steve Aoki: MP3 Downloads" Amazon.com
  2. ↑ Lynch, Joe (August 28, 2014). "Exclusive: Steve Aoki on 'Neon Future,' Working With Fall Out Boy & Trying to Live Forever". Billboard. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Linkin Park to appear on Steve Aoki's "Neon Future, Part 2 LP Association.com June 29, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ “Darker Than Blood” from Neon Future, Part 2 Mike Shinoda Clan.com June 27, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  5. ↑ Eric Spitznagel Steve Aoki 36 Hours Billboard June 27, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  6. ↑ wookubus (April 2, 2015). "Linkin Park And Steve Aoki Reunite For New Song "Darker Than Blood"". ThePRP. Retrieved April 6, 2015.