Encore (DJ Snake album)

Encore
Studio album by DJ Snake
Released 5 August 2016
Genre
Length 52:17
Label Interscope
Producer
Singles from Encore
  1. "Middle"
    Released: 16 October 2015
  2. "Talk"
    Released: 10 June 2016
  3. "Let Me Love You"
    Released: 5 August 2016
  4. "The Half"
    Released: 7 February 2017[1]

Encore is the debut studio album by the French electronic music producer DJ Snake, released on 5 August 2016[2] by Interscope Records. It was preceded by the lead single "Middle" featuring English singer Bipolar Sunshine. The single was a huge success, reaching the top-twenty in France[3] and the United States,[4] as well as the top-ten and top-five in the United Kingdom[5] and Australia.[6] "Talk", featuring Australian vocalist George Maple, was released as the second single on 10 June 2016.[3][7] The third single, "Let Me Love You", featuring Justin Bieber, was released the same day as the album and reached the top-ten in 28 countries, including number four in the United States, number two in the United Kingdom and Australia and number one in many European countries such as France, Germany and Norway. The album received mixed reviews from critics, and was a commercial success.

Commercial performance

In the United States, Encore debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200, with 32,000 equivalent album units, marked the DJ Snake's first top ten album.[8] The album got over 16.9 million streams in its first week.[9] Encore was Snake's first album to debut at number one on the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums.[10]

Track listing

Encore
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro (A86)"
DJ Snake1:23
2."Middle" (featuring Bipolar Sunshine)
3:40
3."Sahara" (featuring Skrillex)
4:18
4."Sober" (featuring JRY)
3:26
5."Pigalle" (featuring Moksi)
  • Grigahcine
  • Moksi
  • DJ Snake
  • Moksi
4:23
6."Talk" (featuring George Maple)
  • DJ Snake
3:57
7."Ocho Cinco" (featuring Yellow Claw)
3:42
8."The Half" (featuring Jeremih, Young Thug and Swizz Beatz)
3:37
9."Oh Me Oh My" (featuring Travis Scott, Migos and G4shi)
  • DJ Snake
  • Dean
  • Bell
4:16
10."Propaganda"
  • Grigahcine
  • Marchant
  • Kleinstub
DJ Snake4:09
11."4 Life" (featuring G4shi)
  • Grigahcine
  • Bell
  • Gashi
  • DJ Snake
  • Bell
3:33
12."Future, Pt. 2" (with Bipolar Sunshine)
3:42
13."Let Me Love You" (featuring Justin Bieber)
  • DJ Snake
  • Watt
  • Bell
3:25
14."Here Comes the Night" (featuring Mr Hudson)
  • DJ Snake
  • Taylor
4:46
Total length:52:17

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic62/100[12]
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling Stone[13]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[14]
Pitchfork5.3/10[15]

Upon release, Encore received mixed reviews by critics. On Metacritic, based on 4 reviews, it received a score of 62/100, indicating "generally positive reviews".[12]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] 10
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17] 42
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] 11
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[20] 5
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[21] 3
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[22] 14
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[23] 8
French Albums (SNEP)[24] 4
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[25] 73
Irish Albums (IRMA)[26] 76
Italian Albums (FIMI)[27] 95
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[28] 33
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[29] 32
Korean International Albums (Gaon)[30] 32
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[31] 13
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[32] 2
Scottish Albums (OCC)[33] 78
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[34] 59
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[35] 6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[36] 14
Taiwanese Albums (Five Music)[37] 12
UK Albums (OCC)[38] 46
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[39] 1
US Billboard 200[40] 8
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[41] 1
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[42] 12

Year-end charts

Chart (2016) Position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[43] 34
US Billboard 200[44] 138

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[45] Gold 20,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "Available for Airplay". FMQB. Archived from the original on January 30, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Justin Bieber, Young Thug, Travis Scott & More Confirmed for DJ Snake Album". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. July 12, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "lescharts.com - Discography DJ Snake". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  4. ↑ "DJ Snake - Chart history". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  5. ↑ "DJ SNAKE FT BIPOLAR SUNSHINE | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  6. ↑ "australian-charts.com - DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine - Middle". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 32, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "'Suicide Squad' Soundtrack Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. August 14, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  9. ↑ ""Suicide Squad: The Album" Debuts At #1 On Billboard Top 200 Chart". Hip Hop DX. August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
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  11. ↑ "DJ Snake - Encore (Target Exclusive) : Target". Target Corporation.
  12. 1 2 http://www.metacritic.com/music/encore/dj-snake
  13. ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-dj-snake-comes-up-short-on-bieber-assisted-encore-w432633
  14. ↑ http://ew.com/article/2016/08/04/dj-snake-encore-ew-review/
  15. ↑ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22197-encore
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  17. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – DJ Snake – Encore" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
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  28. ↑ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2016-8-22" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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  32. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – DJ Snake – Encore". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
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  41. ↑ "DJ Snake – Chart history" Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums for DJ Snake. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  42. ↑ "DJ Snake – Chart history" Billboard Digital Albums for DJ Snake. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
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  44. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  45. ↑ "Brazilian album certifications – DJ Snake – Encore" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
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