"Under Control" is a song recorded by Scottish DJ Calvin Harris and 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" 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.
Background "Under Control" was premiered on 2 August 2013 during a DJ set by Alesso at Ushuaia, Ibiza, which was broadcast by BBC Radio 1. 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. The cover was unveiled on Alesso's Twitter page on 4 October.
Music video On 9 September 2013, Harris stated on Facebook that 1,000 fans would take a part in the music video shoot. 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.
Track listings
Personnel Credits adapted from CD single liner notes.
Alesso – all instruments, engineering, mixing, production, songwriting Calvin Harris – all instruments, engineering, mixing, production, songwriting Theo Hutchcraft – vocals, songwriting Mike Marsh – mastering
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts + Chart (2013–2014) Peakposition Australia Dance (ARIA) 6Finland Airplay (Radiosoittolista) 7Italy (Musica e Dischi) Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Calvin Harris". 36 Netherlands (Dutch Tipparade 40) 2 Netherlands (Dutch Dance Top 30) 12 Poland (Polish Airplay TV) 3 Slovenia (SloTop50) 23
Year-end charts + Chart (2013) Position Australia Dance (ARIA) 33 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia) 98 Hungary (Dance Top 40) 55 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 171 UK Singles (OCC) 114 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) 90
+ Chart (2014) Position Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders) 91 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia) 85 Hungary (Dance Top 40) 5 Hungary (Single Top 40) 72 Italy (FIMI) 94 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 54 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 83 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) 56
Certifications
Release history + Region Date Format(s) Label France 7 October 2013 Digital download Sony Sweden Australia 11 October 2013 United States 22 October 2013 Columbia United Kingdom 30 October 2013 Contemporary hit radio Germany 15 November 2013 Digital download Sony Ireland 22 November 2013 United Kingdom 24 November 2013 Germany 3 January 2014 CD single Sony
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