Forget the World is the debut studio album by Dutch music producer and DJ Afrojack. It was released on 16 May 2014. Afrojack said of the album title, "It's basically a message not just to my fans, but also to myself, to always remember to keep following your heart, keep following your path, and never try to let the things around you get you down."

Singles "As Your Friend" featuring Chris Brown was released on 13 February 2013. It reached number 21 on the UK Singles Chart. The song appears on the album as a bonus track on the deluxe version.

"The Spark" featuring Spree Wilson was released as the album's lead single on 11 October 2013. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 17.

"Ten Feet Tall" featuring Wrabel was released on 3 February 2014, as the album's second single. It was released in the UK on 18 May 2014, alongside the David Guetta remix 2 days after the album's release.

"Dynamite" featuring Snoop Dogg was released on 17 April 2014, as the album's third single.

Reception Critical reception

At Rolling Stone, Christopher R. Weingarten rated the album three stars out of five, stating that "anything that's not glowing with Afrojack's trademark explosions and monster melodies... is a blown opportunity." David Jeffries of AllMusic rated the album three stars out of five, writing that "Forget the World plays more like a collection of 12"s than a well-tempered album." At USA Today, Elysa Gardner rated the album three stars out of four, saying that "these new tracks represent EDM at its most breezily accessible". Paul McInnes of The Guardian rated the album one star out of five, stating that the release has only "one truly poignant moment."

Commercial performance In the United States, the album debuted at number 32 on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 8,000 copies. It also debuted at number two on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums chart.Gordon Murray, "Afrojack Stands 'Tall' On Dance, Electronic Charts", Billboard, May 30, 2014.

Track listing

Notes signifies a co-producer signifies a remixer "Freedom" features a sample from "Hero" by Nas.

Personnel

Afrojack – primary artist, all instrumentation (drums, keyboards), all programming (drum, keyboard, MIDI), orchestral arrangements, arranger, engineer, mixing, producer, remixing, additional production DJ Buddha – executive producer, all programming (drum, keyboard, MIDI), arranger, engineer, mixing, co-producer Polow da Don – executive producer, all programming (drum, keyboard, MIDI), arranger, engineer, mixing, co-producer

Technical production Falco Borsboom – arranger, engineer Ruud Peeters – arranger, orchestral arrangements Ron Cuijpers – arranger Guido Dieteren – arranger Duncan Fuller – assistant (^) Dan Grech-Marguerat – engineer, mixing, mixing engineer (^) Randy Urbanski – engineer, mixing, vocal engineer Rob Mathes – engineer, vocal producer Jamie Siegel – engineer, vocal producer Tom Hough – engineer (^) Patrick Mühren – engineer (^) Paolo "Shirazi" Prudencio – singer, songwriter Jamie Schefman – engineer Jelle van der Voet – engineer D-Wayne – keyboard programming, MIDI programming Dave Kutch – mastering John Hanes – mixing engineer (^) Serban Ghenea – mixing (^) Dave Fridmann – programming (^) Matthew Koma – vocal engineer, vocal producer Greg Kurstin – vocal engineer, vocal producer Andrew Drucker – vocal engineer Jarett Holmes – vocal engineer Mark Evan Maxwell – vocal engineer Jesse Shatkin – vocal engineer Brian Springer – vocal engineer (^) Tim Pagnotta – vocal producer

Additional musicians Rob Zeguers – double bass Tim McEwan – guitar Dennis van Leeuwen – guitar Andrew Kierszenbaum – keyboards, piano Tearce Kizzo – keyboards, piano Guido Dieteren – orchestra leader Matthew Koma – vocals, guitar Wrabel – vocals, piano Paolo "Shirazi" Prudencio – background vocals, vocals Chris Brown – vocals Devin Cruise – vocals Tyler Glenn – vocals Jack McManus – vocals Snoop Dogg – vocals Spree Wilson – vocals Sting - vocals Wiz Khalifa – vocals Keane Jesse Quin – backing vocals, bass, keyboards, percussion Richard Hughes – backing vocals, drums, percussion Tim Rice-Oxley – backing vocals, piano, percussion, keyboards Tom Chaplin – lead vocals, keyboards

Guido's Orchestra Judith Groen – cello Marije de Jong – cello Nele Stuyck – cello Guido Rooyakkers – horn Cleo Simons – horn Lars Wachelder – horn Nadia al Hajjar – viola Anna Dushkina – viola Nadine Hilkens – viola Kim de Beer – violin Mariam Buzghulashvili – violin Ewelina Krysiak – violin Marta Lemanska – violin Annelieke Marselje – violin Marleen Matser – violin Julia Rusanovsky – violin Aleksandra Stadniczenko – violin Anne van Eck – violin

Other personnel Todd Russell – art direction, design Ryan Gillmor – digital editing Thomas Deelder – executive producer Hugo Langras – executive producer

(^) = deluxe version

Credits adapted from AllMusic.

Charts

Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for Forget the World Chart (2014) Peakposition scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" Italian Albums (FIMI)51 scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row"

Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for Forget the World Chart (2014) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 66

Certifications

Release history +Release history and formats for Forget the WorldRegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.Germany16 May 2014France19 May 2014SpainUnited KingdomUnited StatesCanada20 May 2014Italy

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