Encore | ||
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Studio album by DJ Snake | ||
Released | 5 August 2016 | |
Length | 52:17 | |
Label | Interscope | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 62/100 |
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Rolling Stone | |
Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
Pitchfork | 5.3/10 |
Encore is the debut studio album by the French electronic music producer DJ Snake, released on 5 August 2016 by Interscope Records. It was preceded by the lead single "Middle" featuring English singer Bipolar Sunshine. The single was a huge success, reaching the top-twenty in in France and the United States, as well as the top-ten and top-five in the United Kingdom and Australia. "Talk", featuring Australian vocalist George Maple, was released as the second single on 10 June 2016. The third single, "Let Me Love You", featuring Justin Bieber, was released the same day as the album and reached the top-ten in 28 countries, including number four in the United States, number two in the United Kingdom and Australia and number one in many European countries such as France, Germany and Norway. The album received mixed reviews from critics, and was a commercial success.
In the United States, Encore debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200, with 32,000 equivalent album units, marked the DJ Snake's first top ten album. The album got over 16.9 million streams in its first week.Encore was Snake's first album to debut at number one on the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums.
Upon release, Encore received mixed reviews by critics. On Metacritic, based on 4 reviews, it received a score of 62/100, indicating "generally positive reviews".