Album · 2013
Free the Universe
by Major Lazer
Free the Universe is a 2013 electronic album by Major Lazer. It runs 17 tracks across 4 minutes on Mad Decent.
Electronic · Dancehall · EDM
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- 68 /100
- 8 critics
- 17
- Tracks
- 4 min
- Runtime
- 128 bpm
- Tempo
- A minor
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- AllMusic4/5
- The Guardian4/5
- NME7/10
- Rolling Stone3.5/5
- Spin7/10
- Alternative Press3/5
- Drowned In Sound6/10
- Pitchfork Media5.7/10
- Metacriticaggregate68/100
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Free the Universe is the second full-length album released by Major Lazer, collaborative music project headed by record producer Diplo. The album was released on April 16, 2013, and features appearances by Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig, Dirty Projectors' Amber Coffman, Santigold, Peaches, Tyga, Flux Pavilion, Bruno Mars, Wyclef Jean, Shaggy, and more.The album peaked at #34 in both the US Album Chart and the UK Album Chart.
In brief
- When was Free the Universe released?
- Free the Universe was released in 2013 on Mad Decent.
- How many tracks are on Free the Universe?
- Free the Universe has 17 tracks, with a runtime of 4 minutes.
- What genre is Free the Universe?
- Free the Universe is catalogued under Electronic, Dancehall, EDM.
- What BPM is Free the Universe?
- Free the Universe runs at a median tempo of 128 BPM across its tracks, most often in A minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Free the Universe?
- Listeners of Free the Universe also rate Motion by Calvin Harris, What Is Love? by Clean Bandit, Sweetener by Ariana Grande.
- Who produced Free the Universe?
- Free the Universe was produced by Major Lazer, Ariel Rechtshaid, FS Green and Flux Pavilion, among 14 credited in total. Major Lazer produced 13 of them.
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Ezra Koenig
Ms. Dynamite
Peaches
Santigold
Shaggy
Tyga
Vybz Kartel
Wyclef JeanArama BrownBugleChippy NonstopJarina De MarcoLeftsideMystic DavisOpal JosephsRazz & BiggyTimber-Lee HeavenWard 21Yasmin
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