Globalization (album)

Globalization
Studio album by Pitbull
Released	November 21, 2014
Recorded	2013–14
Length	38:48
Label	Mr. 305 Polo Grounds RCA
Producer	Armando Christian Pérez (exec.) Charles Chavez (exec.) Alexander Castillo "A.C." Vasquez Andrew Cedar Axident Cirkut Dr. Luke DJ Frank E Jason Evigan JMIKE Joe London John Ryan Lifted Max Martin The Monsters and the Strangerz One Love Ricky Reed Thomas Troelsen
Pitbull chronology
Meltdown (2013) Globalization (2014) Dale (2015)
Singles from Globalization
"Wild Wild Love" Released: February 25, 2014[1] "Fireball" Released: July 23, 2014[2] "Time of Our Lives" Released: November 17, 2014[3] "Fun" Released: April 21, 2015 "Drive You Crazy" Released: August 21, 2015[4]

Globalization is the eighth studio album by American rapper Pitbull. It was released on November 21, 2014 through Mr. 305, Polo Grounds Music, and RCA Records.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 18 on Billboard 200,^[5] and No. 3 on Rap Albums,^[6] selling 38,000 copies in its first week (49,000 units when streams and track equivalent albums are included).^[7] The album has sold 133,000 copies in the United States as of June 2015.^[8] The album also debuted at No. 16 on the Canadian Albums chart.^[9]

Singles

"Wild Wild Love" was released as the album's lead single on February 25, 2014.^[1] The song features guest appearances from American-British-Canadian girl group G.R.L.. The song reached at number 6 on the UK; number 10 in Australia and number 30 in the United States.

"Fireball" was released as the album's second single on July 23, 2014.^[2] The song features guest appearance from John Ryan. The song reached at number one in Netherlands; number 6 in Spain; number 9 in Finland and number 23 in the United States.

"Time of Our Lives" featuring Ne-Yo was released as the album's third single on November 17, 2014.^[3] The song reached at number 7 in Czech Republic; number 9 in United States and Norway; number 10 in Canada.

"Fun" featuring Chris Brown was released as the album's fourth single on April 21, 2015. The song reached at number 40 in the United States.

"Drive You Crazy" featuring Jason Derulo and Juicy J was released as the album's fifth official single on August 21, 2015.

Other songs

"We Are One (Ole Ola)" was released as official single of the official 2014 FIFA World Cup song on April 15, 2014.^[10] It features American singer Jennifer Lopez and Brazilian recording artist Claudia Leitte.

"Celebrate" was released on October 18, 2014. It serves as the lead single featured on the Original Motion Picture of Penguins of Madagascar and was used in the commercial for the 2016 edition of CBC's Hockey Day in Canada. These songs were also included on "Globalization".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Ah Leke" (featuring Sean Paul)	Armando C. Pérez Sean Henriques Breyan Isaac Jacob Luttrell Jeremy Coleman Alex Junior Paolo Silva Allan Silva	JMIKE	3:04
2.	"Fun" (featuring Chris Brown)	Pérez Jason Evigan Clarence Coffee, Jr. Marcus Lomax Jordan Johnson Stefan Johnson Alexander Izquierdo Chris Brown Al Burna	The Monsters and the Strangerz Evigan	3:22
3.	"Fireball" (featuring John Ryan)	Pérez John Ryan Andreas Schuller Eric Frederic Joe Spargur Tom Peyton Ilsey Juber	Ricky Reed Axident Ryan Joe London	3:56
4.	"Time of Our Lives" (with Ne-Yo)	Pérez Lukasz Gottwald Henry Walter Robin Weisse Shaffer Smith Stephan Taft	Dr. Luke Cirkut Lifted	3:49
5.	"Celebrate"	Pérez Justin Franks Isaac Charlie Puth Andrew Cedar Ben Maddahi Dino Fekaris Nick Zesses	DJ Frank E Cedar	3:12
6.	"Sexy Beaches" (featuring Chloe Angelides)	Pérez Gottwald Walter Theron Thomas Timothy Thomas Michael "Freakin" Everett Angelides Al Burna Springette	Dr. Luke Cirkut	3:57
7.	"Day Drinking" (featuring Heymous Molly)	Pérez Ryan Schuller Frederic Spargur	Reed Axident Ryan London	3:08
8.	"Drive You Crazy" (featuring Jason Derulo and Juicy J)	Pérez Gottwald Walter Jordan Houston Djibril "Gibson" Kagni Jordan "TrackStorm" Houyez Theron Thomas Timothy Thomas	Dr. Luke Cirkut	3:50
9.	"Wild Wild Love" (featuring G.R.L.)	Pérez Gottwald Everett Max Martin Ammar Malik Alexander Vasquez Walter	Dr. Luke Max Martin Cirkut A.C.	3:23
10.	"This Is Not a Drill" (featuring Bebe Rexha)	Jeremy Dussolliet Tim Sommers Pérez Bebe Rexha	Sommers	3:25
11.	"We Are One (Ole Ola)" (featuring Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte)	Pérez Thomas Troelsen Jennifer Lopez Claudia Leitte Daniel Murcia Sia Furler Gottwald Walter Nadir Khayat	Dr. Luke Cirkut Troelsen	3:42

Globalization — Japanese version (bonus tracks)[11]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Fireball" (featuring John Ryan) (Jump Smokers Remix)	Pérez Ryan Schuller Frederic Spargur Peyton Juber	Reed Axident Ryan London Jump Smokers^[a]	3:28
13.	"Fireball" (featuring John Ryan) (DJ Noodles Remix)	Pérez Ryan Schuller Frederic Spargur Peyton Juber	Reed Axident Ryan London DJ Noodles^[a]	4:28

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer
• "Ah Leke" contains elements of "Passinho do Volante (Ah! Lelek Lek Lek)" performed by MC Federado & Os Leleks, and written by MC Federado.
• "Celebrate" contains elements of "I Just Want to Celebrate" performed by Rare Earth and written by Dino Fekaris and Nick Zesses.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2014–15) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] 60 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 110 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] 148 Canadian Albums Chart[15] 15 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[16] 25 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] 14 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18] 15 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[19] 90 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 10 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 34 US Billboard 200[22] 18

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Peak position US Billboard 200[23] 43 US Rap Albums (Billboard)[24] 16

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
Netherlands[25][26]	21 November 2014	CD digital download	Mr. 305 Polo Grounds RCA
France[27]	24 November 2014
Germany[28]
United Kingdom[29]
United States[30]
Canada[31]	25 November 2014
Italy[32]
Spain[33]
Japan[11]	26 November 2014		Sony

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