Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü

Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü
Studio album by Jack Ü
Released February 27, 2015
Recorded 2014–15
Genre
Length 36:00
Label
Producer
Singles from Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü
  1. "Take Ü There"
    Released: 17 September 2014
  2. "Where Are Ü Now"
    Released: 27 February 2015
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AbsolutePunk 6/10[1]
Complex [2]
Consequence of Sound C-[3]
The Guardian [4]
NME 7/10[5]
Pitchfork Media 6.8/10[6]
Rolling Stone [7]
Spin 7/10[8]
Zumic [9]

Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü is the debut studio album by dance duo Jack Ü, known individually as Skrillex and Diplo. It was released on February 27, 2015 by OWSLA & Mad Decent, Skrillex & Diplo's respective labels. The album is a dance and trap-infused album, featuring collaborations with a range of artists including Kiesza, AlunaGeorge, 2 Chainz, Missy Elliott, Justin Bieber and upcoming producer SNAILS.[10] The album produced the internationally successful single "Where Are Ü Now" featuring the aforementioned Justin Bieber.

Background

The first track to emerge from the duo was "Take Ü There" featuring Canadian musician Kiesza. In an interview with BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe, Skrillex explained that the making of this song had a unique process: He and Diplo were set to play a show in Ibiza when they saw Canadian pop singer Kiesza perform ahead of them. Impressed with her singing, they asked her to do the vocals for a song. They recorded her in their hotel room and finished the song in one night. During a set at Camp Question Mark of the Burning Man festival (one of eight different sets they played over the course of the festival), the duo played "Take Ü There" along with an unreleased track titled "To Ü", of the electro and future bass genres, featuring vocals from AlunaGeorge. "Beat Steady Knockin'", which features vocals by New Orleans bounce artists Fly Boi Keno, was also played. It was later re-titled "Beats Knockin'" for the album's release.

In early 2015, Jack Ü played numerous unreleased tracks in a two-hour takeover mix on BBC Radio 1Xtra. Tracks played included "Febreze" featuring 2 Chainz, "Jungle Bae", "Cumbia" featuring Maluca and a new collaboration with SNAILS entitled "Holla Out". "Febreze", "Jungle Bae" and "Holla Out" were all included on the album, while "Cumbia" featuring Maluca was excluded from the album. Skrillex has also mentioned that Jack Ü has "got five songs that we made that aren't even released, and we'll end up releasing in 2014". On February 27, 2015, Skrillex and Diplo released the album on iTunes. Alongside the previously revealed six tracks, the album's release included unannounced songs "Where Are Ü Now" featuring Justin Bieber, "Mind" featuring Kai and vocals from Skrillex, "Don't Do Drugs Just Take Some Jack Ü" and a remixed version of "Take Ü There" with Missy Elliott.[11]

Singles

"Take Ü There" featuring Kiesza was released as the lead single from the album on September 17, 2014, reaching number sixteen on the UK Dance Chart.

"Where Are Ü Now" was released as the second official single simultaneously with the album on February 27, 2015. The song is a collaboration with Canadian musician Justin Bieber. The track has so far reached number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 32 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the duo's biggest hit on both charts thus far. Moreover, the song peaked at number three in Australia, currently the highest peak of the single worldwide. The song was hugely successful throughout Europe, reached the top-ten in Sweden and Finland, as well as the top-twenty in Norway, Czech Republic, Denmark and Slovakia. The has also charted in Bieber's native Canada peaking at 45.

Although not released as an official single, To Ü was added to BBC Radio 1Xtra's C-Playlist on 23 March 2015.[12]

Commercial performance

The album entered the Billboard 200 chart at number 26, selling 14,000 copies in its first week of release.[13]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Don't Do Drugs Just Take Some Jack Ü"   2:05
2. "Beats Knockin" (featuring Fly Boi Keno) 2:53
3. "Take Ü There" (featuring Kiesza) 3:30
4. "Febreze" (featuring 2 Chainz) 3:34
5. "To Ü" (featuring AlunaGeorge) 3:57
6. "Jungle Bae" (featuring Bunji Garlin) 3:28
7. "Mind" (featuring Kai) 4:02
8. "Holla Out" (featuring SNAILS and Taranchyla) 4:16
9. "Where Are Ü Now" (featuring Justin Bieber) 4:10

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 12
Australian Dance Albums (ARIA)[16] 1
Belgium Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 113
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[18] 23
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[19] 18
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[20] 83
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[21] 33
New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)[22] 15
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[23] 11
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 21
UK Albums (OCC)[25] 131
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[26] 12
US Billboard 200[27] 26
US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[28] 1

Release history

Country Date Format Label Ref.
Worldwide 27 February 2015 Digital download
[29]
2 June 2015 CD [30][31]

References

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