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Motion (Calvin Harris album)

Motion
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Studio album by Calvin Harris
Released 31 October 2014 (2014-10-31)
Recorded 2013–14
Studio
Genre
Length 55:46
Label
Producer
Calvin Harris chronology
18 Months
(2012)
Motion
(2014)
Singles from Motion
  1. "Under Control"
    Released: 7 October 2013
  2. "Summer"
    Released: 14 March 2014
  3. "Blame"
    Released: 7 September 2014
  4. "Outside"
    Released: 20 October 2014
  5. "Open Wide"
    Released: 27 January 2015
  6. "Pray to God"
    Released: 9 March 2015
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 57/100
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3/5 stars
Billboard 3/5 stars
Entertainment Weekly B
The Guardian 3/5 stars
Los Angeles Times 2/4 stars
Newsday B+
PopMatters 6/10 stars
Rolling Stone 2.5/5 stars
Slant Magazine 2/5 stars
USA Today 3/4 stars

Motion is the fourth studio album by Scottish DJ and record producer Calvin Harris, released on 31 October 2014 by Fly Eye Records and Columbia Records. The album includes collaborations with vocalists Ellie Goulding, Gwen Stefani, John Newman and Tinashe; rapper Big Sean; DJs Alesso, R3hab, Ummet Ozcan and Firebeatz; and the groups Hurts, Haim and All About She.

The album received mixed responses from critics. Motion debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, with 37,325 copies sold in its first week. It debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 in the United States, and became Harris's second consecutive number-one album on the Dance/Electronic Albums chart. The album's first three singles—"Under Control", "Summer" and "Blame"—all topped the UK Singles Chart. Other singles released from the album include "Outside", "Open Wide" and "Pray to God".

The album's title, artwork and release date were officially revealed on 25 September 2014. On 5 October, Harris took to Twitter to announce a list of collaborators on the album, including Ellie Goulding, Ummet Ozcan, Big Sean, R3hab, Gwen Stefani, Haim, Tinashe and All About She.


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