"Under Control" is a song recorded by Scottish DJ Calvin Harris featuring Swedish DJ Alesso, featuring vocals from Theo Hutchcraft, credited to his duo Hurts. The song was released on 7 October 2013 as the first single from Harris's fourth studio album, Motion (2014), and the second single from Alesso's debut studio album, Forever (2015).
"Under Control" | ||||
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Single by Calvin Harris featuring Alesso and Hurts | ||||
from the album Motion and Forever | ||||
Released | 7 October 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2013 | |||
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Genre | EDM | |||
Length | 3:04 | |||
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Calvin Harris singles chronology | ||||
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"Under Control" on YouTube |
"Under Control" debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart with first-week sales of 74,704 copies, becoming Harris's fifth number-one single, and the first for Alesso and Hurts.[1]
"Under Control" was premiered on 2 August 2013 during a DJ set by Alesso at Ushuaia, Ibiza, which was broadcast by BBC Radio 1.[2] Harris performed the song at the end of his set at the V Festival on 20 August. On 18 September, Harris posted a preview of the song on SoundCloud.[3] The cover was unveiled on Alesso's Twitter page on 4 October.[4]
On 9 September 2013, Harris stated on Facebook that 1,000 fans would take a part in the music video shoot.[5] Later a message was reposted by Alesso and Theo Hutchcraft from Hurts in a blog on Twitter. The video was shot in Los Angeles on 10 and 11 September. On the second day of the shoot, already with the fans, filming was held at the 6th Street Bridge, for an EDM concert held by the song's artists celebrating the end of the world. The world didn't actually end in the video because the meteor failed to hit the Earth. The video was uploaded to Harris's Vevo account on 21 October 2013 and has over 286 million views as of January 2024.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Under Control" | 3:04 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Under Control" (Extended Mix) | 5:36 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Under Control" | 3:04 |
2. | "Under Control" (Extended Mix) | 5:36 |
Credits adapted from CD single liner notes.[9]
Weekly charts edit |
Year-end charts edit
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[65] | 2× Platinum | 140,000‡ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[66] | 3× Platinum | 180,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada)[67] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI)[68] | Gold | 150,000^ |
Italy (FIMI)[69] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[70] | Gold | 30,000* |
Norway (IFPI Norway)[71] | 2× Platinum | 20,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP)[72] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[73] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
Sweden (GLF)[74] | 2× Platinum | 80,000‡ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[75] | Gold | 15,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[77] | Platinum | 393,762[76] |
United States (RIAA)[78] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
Streaming | ||
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[79] | Platinum | 1,800,000† |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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France | 7 October 2013 | Digital download | Sony | [80] |
Sweden | [6] | |||
Australia | 11 October 2013 | [81] | ||
United States | 22 October 2013 | Columbia | [82] | |
United Kingdom | 30 October 2013 | Contemporary hit radio |
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Germany | 15 November 2013 | Digital download | Sony | [84] |
Ireland | 22 November 2013 |
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United Kingdom | 24 November 2013 | [86] | ||
Germany | 3 January 2014 | CD single | Sony | [8] |
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