Neon Future IV

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Neon Future IV
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 3, 2020
Recorded2018–2020
Length90:23
Label
Producer
Steve Aoki chronology
Neon Future III
(2018)
Neon Future IV
(2020)
Hiroquest: Genesis
(2022)
Singles from Neon Future IV
  1. "Are You Lonely"
    Released: February 22, 2019[1]
  2. "Play It Cool"
    Released: March 22, 2019[2]
  3. "Do It Again"
    Released: April 19, 2019
  4. "Rave"
    Released: June 28, 2019
  5. "Crash Into Me"
    Released: July 12, 2019
  6. "Hava"
    Released: August 9, 2019
  7. "Let It Be Me"
    Released: September 6, 2019[3]
  8. "I Wanna Rave"
    Released: October 25, 2019[4]
  9. "2 in a Million"
    Released: December 6, 2019[5]
  10. "Popcorn"
    Released: December 20, 2019
  11. "Maldad"
    Released: January 17, 2020[6]
  12. "Halfway Dead"
    Released: March 6, 2020
  13. "Love You More"
    Released: March 20, 2020
  14. "One True Love"
    Released: March 27, 2020
  15. "I Love My Friends"
    Released: April 3, 2020[7]

Neon Future IV is the sixth studio album by American DJ and producer

Alan Walker, Brazilian DJ Alok, Indonesian singer Agnez Mo, Australian musician Timmy Trumpet, German DJ Felix Jaehn, American DJ Slushii, Travis Barker and Makj, Dutch DJs Ummet Ozcan, Dzeko and Dr. Phunk, and Dutch bands Showtek, Bassjackers
and Going Deeper.

Background

Steve Aoki first announced the album during an interview for EDM.com at the end of January 2019. According to him, it marks the continuation of

trap and moombahton.[4] After the release of the track "2 in a Million" in December 2019, the album was announced for release in 2020.[9]

Track listing

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Closer to God" (featuring Julien Marchal and Kita Sovee)
Aoki3:46
Total length:49:41
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."New Blood" (featuring
Bryan Johnson
Aoki3:22
21."2045" (with Going Deeper)
  • Aoki
  • Evgeny Voronov
  • Timur Shafiev
  • Aoki
  • Going Deeper
3:58
22."Popcorn" (with Ummet Ozcan and Dzeko)Gershon Kingsley3:33
23."I Wanna Rave" (with Bassjackers)
2:24
24."Hava" (with Timmy Trumpet featuring Dr Phunk)
  • Aoki
  • Timmy Trumpet
  • Dr Phunk
4:19
25."Rave" (with Showtek and Makj featuring Kris Kiss)3:25
26."Cut You Loose" (featuring Matthew Koma)
Aoki4:19
27."Eevos Atik foes ireht" (featuring Kita Sovee)AokiAoki3:01
Total length:40:52
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
28."Let It Be Me" (Denis First Remix) (featuring Backstreet Boys)
  • Aoki
  • Alexandru Craciun
  • Michael Gazzo
  • Henig
  • Torrey
  • Noah Conrad
  • Teddy Geiger
  • Aoki
  • Geiger
  • Torrey[c]
  • Conrad[c]
  • Stuart Crichton[v]
  • Denis First[r]
3:22
29."Maldad" (R3hab Remix) (featuring Maluma)
  • Aoki
  • Niles Hollowell-Dhar
  • Giancarlos Rivera Tapia
  • Jonathan River Tapia
  • Juan Luis Londoño Arias
2:13
30."Crash Into Me" (Settle Down Steavis Aoki Remix) (featuring Darren Criss))
  • Colden Grey
  • David John Matthews
Aoki[rp]4:26
Total length:50:53

Notes

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[21] 125
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[22] 11

References

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  2. ^ a b Leroy, Elodie (March 25, 2019). "Play it Cool : Monsta X collabore avec le DJ Steve Aoki". Stellar Sisters (in French). Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Bertoni, Adrien (September 10, 2019). "Steve Aoki et les Backstreet Boys s'unissent sur 'Let It Be Me'". DJ Mag France, Switzerland & Belgium (in French). Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Kraker, Liz (November 12, 2019). "Steve Aoki Gives a Sneak Preview of Neon Future IV at All Nippon Airways Celebration". EDM.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  5. ^ Wenn (December 6, 2019). "Steve Aoki and Sting team up for new single and video". Canoe. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
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