Major Lazer Essentials

Major Lazer Essentials is a compilation album released by American electronic dance music trio Major Lazer. It was initially released on October 19, 2018, through the groups record label Mad Decent Records.[1] It includes the singles "Cold Water", "Run Up", "All My Life", "Orkant/Balance Pon It", "Tied Up", "Loyal" and "Blow That Smoke". It also features appearances from Ariana Grande, Camila Cabello, Quavo, Nicki Minaj, Justin Bieber, Vybz Kartel, Travis Scott, Tarrus Riley, Bruno Mars, Nyla, Sean Paul, , Ty Dolla Sign, Ellie Goulding, Burna Boy, Wizkid, and Amber Coffman, among others.

Major Lazer Essentials
Compilation album by
ReleasedOctober 19, 2018
Genre
Length89:04
LabelMad Decent
Producer
Major Lazer chronology
Know No Better
(2017)
Major Lazer Essentials
(2018)
Africa Is the Future
(2019)
Singles from Major Lazer Essentials
  1. "Cold Water"
    Released: July 22, 2016
  2. "Run Up"
    Released: January 26, 2017
  3. "All My Life"
    Released: September 13, 2018
  4. "Orkant/Balance Pon It"
    Released: September 19, 2018
  5. "Tied Up"
    Released: September 26, 2018
  6. "Loyal"
    Released: October 3, 2018
  7. "Blow That Smoke"
    Released: October 17, 2018

Track listing

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Major Lazer Essentials track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Blow That Smoke" (featuring Tove Lo)
3:43
2."Lean On" (with DJ Snake featuring )
2:56
3."Cold Water" (featuring Justin Bieber and MØ)
3:05
4."Light It Up" (featuring Nyla and Fuse ODG)
  • Diplo
  • Jr Blender
2:46
5."Know No Better" (featuring Travis Scott, Camila Cabello and Quavo)
  • Diplo
  • King Henry
3:45
6."Sua Cara" (featuring Anitta and Pabllo Vittar)
  • Pentz
  • Boaz de Jong
  • Larissa Machado
  • Pablo Bispo
  • Jefferson Junior
  • Arthur Magno Marques
  • Umberto Tavares
  • Rashid Badloe
  • Shareef Badloe
  • Giordano Ashruf
  • Rodrigo Antunes
2:47
7."Watch Out for This (Bumaye)" (featuring Busy Signal, The Flexican and FS Green)4:29
8."Powerful" (featuring Ellie Goulding and Tarrus Riley)
3:26
9."Pon de Floor" (featuring Vybz Kartel)
3:33
10."Hold the Line" (featuring Mr. Lexx and Santigold)
  • Diplo
  • Switch
3:38
11."Keep It Goin' Louder" (featuring Nina Sky and Ricky Blaze)
  • Diplo
  • Switch
  • Ricky Blaze[b]
3:46
12."All My Love" (featuring Ariana Grande and Machel Montano)
  • Diplo
  • Jr Blender
  • van de Beatz
3:49
13."Original Don" (featuring The Partysquad; Flosstradamus remix)3:54
14."Get Free" (featuring Amber Coffman)Diplo4:49
15."Run Up" (featuring PartyNextDoor and Nicki Minaj)
3:23
16."Jah No Partial" (featuring Flux Pavilion)
4:12
17."Be Together" (featuring Wild Belle)3:53
18."Bubble Butt" (featuring Bruno Mars, Tyga and Mystic)3:27
19."Jet Blue Jet" (featuring Leftside, GTA, Zia Benjamin, Razz and Biggy)
3:19
20."Come On to Me" (featuring Sean Paul)
  • Diplo
  • van de Beatz
3:32
21."Boom" (with MOTi featuring Ty Dolla Sign, Wizkid and Kranium)
3:06
22."Orkant/Balance Pon It" (featuring Babes Wodumo and Taranchyla)
  • Diplo
  • The Picard Brothers
4:40
23."Loyal" (featuring Kizz Daniel and Kranium)
  • Diplo
  • The Picard Brothers
  • Jaypizzle
3:05
24."All My Life" (featuring Burna Boy)
  • Diplo
  • Jr Blender
  • The Picard Brothers
2:54
25."Tied Up" (featuring Mr Eazi, Raye and Jake Gosling)
  • Diplo
  • Aryay
  • Gosling
3:07
Total length:89:04

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for Major Lazer Essentials
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Gold 100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Major Lazer Essentials by Major Lazer on Apple Music". Apple Music. 19 October 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #496". auspOp. October 27, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "Ultratop.be – Major Lazer – Essentials" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "Major Lazer Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "Lescharts.com – Major Lazer – Essentials". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  6. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  7. ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  8. ^ "Major Lazer Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  9. ^ "Major Lazer Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  10. ^ "Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  11. ^ "Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  12. ^ "British album certifications – Major Lazer – Essentials". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 8, 2022.