Neon Future III
2018 studio album by Steve Aoki
Neon Future III Released November 9, 2018 Recorded 2016–2018 Length 57 :05 Label
Producer
"What We Started" Released: July 22, 2016
"Just Hold On " Released: December 10, 2016
"All Night " Released: November 17, 2017
"Azukita" Released: February 2, 2018
"Pretender " Released: May 18, 2018
"Lie to Me" Released: July 20, 2018
"Be Somebody" Released: September 7, 2018
"Hoovela" Released: October 5, 2018
"Waste It on Me " Released: October 25, 2018
"Why Are We So Broken" Released: March 14, 2019
"Do Not Disturb" Released: May 15, 2019
Neon Future III is the fifth studio album by American DJ and producer Steve Aoki . It was released on November 9, 2018, through Ultra Records and Dim Mak Records , serving as the third chapter of Aoki's Neon Future concept albums. A fourth installment of the series, entitled Neon Future IV , was released in 2020, and features collaborations with Nicky Romero , Play-N-Skillz , TWIIG, Don Diablo and Lush & Simon.
Content
Prior to the album's release, Aoki revealed the meaning of each track in an interview with Billboard magazine. According to him, the album is "really about embracing technology" and "the future of science and ideas, music and humanity. It's just the general overview of a techno future optimist." It includes themes from various genres of music, along with a cameo from Bill Nye on one track, “Noble Gas”.[ 1] In advance of the album, "Waste It on Me " charted on the Billboard Hot 100 .[ 2]
Track listing
[c] signifies a co-producer
[a] signifies an additional producer
Personnel
Additional musicians
Other personnel
Notes
↑ "All Night" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 36 on the Hot Digital Songs chart.[ 25]
References
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↑ White, Nick (October 25, 2018). "Steve Aoki Announces Tracklist For Neon Future III, Drops New Single With BTS "Waste It On Me" " .
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↑ "ネオン・フューチャー (Neon Future) Part.3" (in Japanese). Oricon . November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018 .
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↑ "Steve Aoki Chart History: Billboard Hot 100" . Billboard . Retrieved November 9, 2018 .
↑ "Steve Aoki Chart History: Hot Dance/Electronic Songs" . Billboard . Retrieved November 9, 2018 .
↑ Peak chart positions for singles in Australia:
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↑ "What We Started (feat. BullySongs) – Single by Don Diablo, Steve Aoki & Lush & Simon on iTunes" . iTunes Store (AU) . November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2018 .
↑ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 1, 2017 .
↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles" . Australian Recording Industry Association . January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2017 .
↑ "Gold/Platinum - Music Canada" . Musiccanada.com . Retrieved November 19, 2017 .
↑ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on September 17, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2015 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )
↑ "All Night – Single by Steve Aoki on Apple Music" . iTunes Store (AU) . November 17, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017 .
↑ "Steve Aoki Chart History: Digital Song Sales" . Billboard . Retrieved April 16, 2018 .
↑ Bein, Kat (May 18, 2018). "Steve Aoki, Lil Yachty & AJR Make Pop Dance on 'Pretender': Listen" . Billboard . Archived from the original on May 20, 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2018 .
↑ "Lie To Me (feat. Ina Wroldsen) – Single by Steve Aoki on iTunes" . iTunes Store (NZ) . July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018 .
↑ Bein, Kat (September 7, 2018). "Steve Aoki, Nicky Romero & Kiiara Find Synths Empowering On 'Be Somebody': Listen" . Billboard . Archived from the original on September 8, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018 .
↑ "Hoovela – Single by Steve Aoki & TWIIG on iTunes" . iTunes Store (NZ) . October 5, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018 .
↑ "Gold/Platinum - Music Canada" . Musiccanada.com . Retrieved February 19, 2019 .
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