Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2

Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 was released in June 2017.{{Cite web |date=1 February 2018 |title=Calvin Harris reveals failed "experiment" to win a Grammy |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/calvin-harris-reveals-failed-experiment-to-win-a-grammy-2233943 |access-date=1 July 2022 |website=NME |language=en-GB}} Volume 2 marks Harris's first album in five years.{{Cite web |date=30 June 2022 |title=Calvin Harris Reveals Rap-Heavy Lineup of Guest Artists for 'Funk Wav Bounce Vol. 2' |url=https://hypebeast.com/2022/6/calvin-harris-funk-wav-bounce-vol-2-guest-artists |access-date=1 July 2022 |website=Hypebeast}}{{Cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=1 July 2022 |title=Calvin Harris and 21 Savage Embrace That Nouveau Riche Life on 'New Money' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/calvin-harris-21-savage-new-song-new-money-1377299/ |access-date=5 July 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} The album includes 23 collaborators.{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Thania |date=2022-06-29 |title=Justin Timberlake, Pharrell, Busta Rhymes, Halsey, Pusha T to Be Featured on Calvin Harris' New Album |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/justin-timberlake-pharrell-busta-rhymes-calvin-harris-funk-wav-bounces-vol-2-1235306442/ |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

In March 2022, Harris seemingly confirmed on Twitter that there would be a sequel to his 2017 studio album Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 by writing "Vol. 2 is gonna be mad".{{Cite web |title=Calvin Harris Confirms Long-Awaited "Funk Wav Bounces" Sequel |url=https://edm.com/.amp/news/calvin-harris-teases-funk-wav-bounces-vol-2 |access-date=1 July 2022 |website=EDM.com|date=17 March 2022 }} On 20 April 2022, he officially announced that the album would be released in the summer via his social media accounts. The announcement featured a photo of a billboard with the album's title on it located near Indio, California.{{Cite web |last=Griffiths |first=George |title=Calvin Harris' Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 will drop this summer (finally) |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/calvin-harris-will-finally-release-funk-wav-bounces-vol-2-this-summer__36102/ |date=21 April 2022 |access-date=1 July 2022 |publisher=Official Charts Company |language=en}}{{cite magazine |last=Bain |first=Katie |date=20 April 2022 |title=Calvin Harris Announces New Album 'Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2': 'It's Happening' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/calvin-harris-new-album-funk-wav-bounces-vol-2-announcement-1235061375/ |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519172111/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/calvin-harris-new-album-funk-wav-bounces-vol-2-announcement-1235061375/ |archive-date=19 May 2022 |access-date=25 May 2022}}{{cite web |last=Lavin |first=Will |date=20 April 2022 |title=Calvin Harris sets summer release date for 'Funk Wav Bounces Vol.2' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/calvin-harris-sets-summer-release-date-for-funk-wav-bounces-vol-2-3208771 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421013637/https://www.nme.com/news/music/calvin-harris-sets-summer-release-date-for-funk-wav-bounces-vol-2-3208771 |archive-date=21 April 2022 |access-date=25 May 2022 |website=NME}} On 23 May 2022, Harris posted a teaser via his social media accounts with the caption "Friday".{{Cite web |date=24 May 2022 |title=Calvin Harris teases new music from upcoming album ahead of summer live dates |url=https://weraveyou.com/2022/05/calvin-harris-teases-new-music-on-social-media-ahead-of-upcoming-live-dates/ |access-date=1 July 2022 |website=We Rave You |language=en-US}} The teaser contained a snippet of a new song along with an accompanying video that shows an island with purple-tinted water, palm trees, and a pink-hued sky.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Calvin Harris To Drop New Music Friday |url=https://kicks1063.com/2022/05/23/calvin-harris-to-drop-new-music-friday/ |access-date=1 July 2022 |website=Kicks 106.3 |language=en}} On 30 June 2022, the release date for Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 was revealed as 5 August 2022,{{Cite web |date=30 June 2022 |title=Calvin Harris Nabs Justin Timberlake, Halsey, Snoop for New Album |url=https://www.spin.com/2022/06/calvin-harris-nabs-justin-timberlake-halsey-snoop-for-new-album/ |access-date=1 July 2022 |website=Spin |language=en-US}} alongside a video trailer revealing the artists making guest appearances on the album.{{Cite web |date=30 June 2022 |title=Calvin Harris' Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 features huge names |publisher=FOX 28 Spokane |url=https://www.fox28spokane.com/calvin-harris-funk-wav-bounces-vol-2-features-huge-names-2/ |access-date=1 July 2022 |language=en-US |archivedate=1 July 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701202215/https://www.fox28spokane.com/calvin-harris-funk-wav-bounces-vol-2-features-huge-names-2/ |url-status=deviated }}

The album's lead single, "Potion", a collaboration with English singer Dua Lipa and American rapper Young Thug, was released on 27 May 2022. It was first teased by Harris on 24 May through the social media application TikTok.{{Cite magazine |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |date=24 May 2022 |title=Calvin Harris to Team Up With Dua Lipa Again for New Song 'Potion' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/calvin-harris-dua-lipa-potion-1235075094/ |access-date=1 July 2022 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} "Potion" is Lipa's second collaboration with Harris following "One Kiss", which was released in 2018.{{Cite web |date=25 May 2022 |title=Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa set to release new collaboration 'Potion' this week |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/calvin-harris-and-dua-lipa-set-to-release-new-collaboration-potion-this-week-3233256 |access-date=1 July 2022 |website=NME |language=en-GB}} A music video was released for the song which features Lipa in four vintage outfits.{{Cite web |title=Dua Lipa's 'Potion' Music Video Is a Fashion Archivist's Dreamscape |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/dua-lipa-potion-music-video-vintage-looks |access-date=1 July 2022 |website=W Magazine |date=31 May 2022 |language=en}} The album's second single, "New Money", a collaboration with Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage, was released on 1 July 2022.{{Cite web |date=30 June 2022 |title=21 Savage Joins Calvin Harris on New Single 'New Money': Listen |url=https://hiphop-n-more.com/2022/06/calvin-harris-21-savage-new-money-new-song/ |last=Singh |first=Navjosh |access-date=1 July 2022 |website=HipHop-N-More |language=en-US}} The album's third single, "Stay with Me", a collaboration with American singer-songwriters Justin Timberlake, Halsey, and Pharrell Williams, was released on 15 July 2022.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/calvin-harris-halsey-justin-timberlake-pharrell-collab-release-date-1235111101/|title=Calvin Harris Reveals Release Date for New Collab With Halsey, Justin Timberlake & Pharrell|first=Katie|last=Bain|date=6 July 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=16 July 2022}} It was teased by Harris on 6 July 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://ourculturemag.com/2022/07/15/calvin-harris-enlists-justin-timberlake-halsey-and-pharrell-for-new-song-stay-with-me/|title=Calvin Harris Enlists Justin Timberlake, Halsey, and Pharrell for New Song 'Stay With Me'|last=Pappis|first=Konstantinos|date=15 July 2022|work=Our Culture|access-date=16 July 2022}} A fourth single, "New to You", with Normani, Tinashe and Offset was released on 29 July 2022. All singles were solely produced by Harris.

{{Music ratings

| MC = 60/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/funk-wav-bounces-vol-2/calvin-harris|title=Funk Wav Bounces, Vol. 2 by Calvin Harris Reviews and Tracks|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=August 11, 2022}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web |last=Z. Yeung |first=Neil |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/funk-wav-bounces-vol-2-mw0003753543 |title=Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 – Calvin Harris|publisher=AllMusic |access-date=14 August 2022}}

| rev2 = Clash

| rev2score = 6/10{{cite web |last=Torracinta |first=Louis |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/calvin-harris-funk-wav-bounces-vol-2/ |title=Calvin Harris – Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2|work=Clash |date=12 August 2022 |access-date=12 August 2022}}

| rev3 = The Guardian

| rev3score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/aug/05/calvin-harris-funk-wav-bounces-vol-2-review|title=Calvin Harris: Funk Wav Bounces Vol 2 review – wan background grooves for an A-list pool party|work=The Guardian|last=Kheraj|first=Alim|date=5 August 2022|access-date=6 August 2022}}

| rev4 = The Line of Best Fit

| rev4score = 7/10{{cite web |last=Sigston |first=Izzy |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/calvin-harris-funk-wav-bounces-vol-2-album-review |title=Calvin Harris injects summer into Funk Wav Bounces Vol.2|website=The Line of Best Fit |access-date=8 August 2022}}

| rev5 = musicOMH

| rev5score = {{rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web |last=Devlin |first=Ben |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/calvin-harris-funk-wav-bounces-vol-2 |title=Calvin Harris – Funk Wav Bounces Vol 2|website=musicOMH |date=11 August 2022 |access-date=11 August 2022}}

| rev6 = NME

| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/calvin-harris-funk-wav-bounces-vol-2-review-3282832|title=Calvin Harris – 'Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2' review: an all-star grab-bag of sun-drenched sounds|work=NME|last=Mylrea|first=Hannah|date=5 August 2022|access-date=6 August 2022}}

| rev7 = Pitchfork

| rev7score = 5.2/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/calvin-harris-funk-wav-bounces-vol-2/|title=Calvin Harris: Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Myers|first=Owen|date=10 August 2022|access-date=11 August 2022}}

| rev8 = Rolling Stone

| rev8score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/calvin-harris-funk-wav-bounces-vol-2-1393500/|title=Calvin Harris Delivers a Laid-back EDM-Pop Flex With 'Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Johnston|first=Maura|author-link=Maura Johnston |date=5 August 2022|access-date=6 August 2022}}

| rev9 = Slant Magazine

| rev9score = {{rating|2|5}}{{cite web |last=Attard |first=Paul |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/calvin-harris-funk-wav-bounces-vol-2-album-review/ |title=Calvin Harris Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 Review: A Colorful but Nebulous Playlist|website=Slant Magazine |date=10 August 2022 |access-date=10 August 2022}}

| rev10 = The Telegraph

| rev10score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/kokoroko-evoke-joyous-sounds-west-africa-calvin-harris-slows/|title=Kokoroko evoke the joyous sounds of West Africa, Calvin Harris slows down – the week's best albums|work=The Telegraph|last=Hall|first=James|date=5 August 2022|access-date=6 August 2022}}

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On review aggregator Metacritic, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 received a score of 60 based on 12 critics' reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Hannah Mylrea of NME wrote that on the album, Harris "meshes a wistful grab-bag of influences – nu-disco, funk, boogie, soul – with his skill for creating a mega-watt pop-hit, taking listeners on a journey on a psychedelic trip you won't want to end". Maura Johnston of Rolling Stone opined that Harris is not "reinventing the dance-pop wheel with Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2—the title alone shows that. But it's a fine wind-down album, one that can be put on shuffle at the end of a long-summer-night bacchanal".

James Hall of The Telegraph described the record as a "hazy collection of groove-driven vocal tracks" that "comes across as even more laid-back than its predecessor". Reviewing the album for The Guardian, Alim Kheraj characterised the album as "slinky disco-pop" but felt that Harris's "luxurious production doesn't disguise the dullness of the songs". Writing for Pitchfork, Owen Myers found when Harris "borrows from disco, electro-soul, boogie, and '80s R&B, the music is so wispy and unobtrusive it has the staying power of vape smoke at Coachella", elaborating that his "synths glide frictionlessly" and "vivid colors become pastel-toned playlist fodder".

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All tracks produced solely by Calvin Harris, except for "Ready or Not", produced alongside Burns.

{{Track listing

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| extra_column = Additional Producer(s)

| title_width=50%

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| title1 = Intro

| writer1 = Adam Wiles

| length1 = 0:39

| title2 = New Money

| note2 = with 21 Savage

| writer2 = {{hlist|Wiles|Shéyaa Abraham-Joseph|Alissia Benveniste}}

| length2 = 2:48

| title3 = Potion

| note3 = with Dua Lipa and Young Thug

| writer3 = {{hlist|Wiles|Dua Lipa|Jeffery Williams|Jessica Reyez|Maneesh Bidaye}}

| length3 = 3:35

| title4 = Woman of the Year

| note4 = with Stefflon Don, Chlöe, and Coi Leray

| writer4 = {{hlist|Wiles|Stephanie Allen|Chloe Bailey|Coi Collins|Jade Amar|Germán Valdés}}

| length4 = 3:26

| title5 = Obsessed

| note5 = with Charlie Puth and Shenseea

| writer5 = {{hlist|Wiles|Charlie Puth|Chinsea Lee|Jesse Boykins III|Nathalia Marshall|Rachel Kennedy|Danny Flores|Lance Shipp}}

| length5 = 3:46

| title6 = New to You

| note6 = with Normani, Tinashe, and Offset

| writer6 = {{hlist|Wiles|Normani Hamilton|Tinashe Kachingwe|Kiari Cephus|Reyez}}

| length6 = 5:02

| title7 = Ready or Not

| note7 = with Busta Rhymes

| writer7 = {{hlist|Wiles|Trevor Smith, Jr.|Matthew Burns|Nija Charles}}

| length7 = 2:37

| title8 = Stay with Me

| note8 = with Justin Timberlake, Halsey, and Pharrell Williams

| writer8 = {{hlist|Wiles|Justin Timberlake|Ashley Frangipane|Pharrell Williams|James Fauntleroy II}}

| length8 = 3:49

| title9 = Stay with Me

| note9 = Part 2) (with Justin Timberlake, Halsey, and Pharrell Williams

| writer9 = {{hlist|Wiles|Timberlake|Frangipane|P. Williams|Fauntleroy}}

| length9 = 1:23

| title10 = Somebody Else

| note10 = with Jorja Smith and Lil Durk

| writer10 = {{hlist|Wiles|Jorja Smith|Durk Banks|Edith Nelson|Barbara Boko-Hyouyhay}}

| length10 = 2:58

| title11 = Nothing More to Say

| note11 = with 6lack and Donae'o

| writer11 = {{hlist|Wiles|Ricardo Valentine, Jr.|Ian Greenidge}}

| length11 = 3:53

| title12 = Live My Best Life

| note12 = with Snoop Dogg and Latto

| writer12 = {{hlist|Wiles|Calvin Broadus, Jr.|Alyssa Stephens|Bidaye}}

| length12 = 2:43

| title13 = Lean on Me

| note13 = with Swae Lee

| writer13 = {{hlist|Wiles|Khalif Brown|Boykins}}

| length13 = 3:52

| title14 = Day One

| note14 = with Pharrell Williams and Pusha T

| writer14 = {{hlist|Wiles|P. Williams|Terrence Thornton|Bidaye}}

| length14 = 3:20

| total_length = 43:51

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Musicians

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• 6lack – vocals (11)
• 21 Savage – vocals (2)
• Alissa Benveniste – bass (2)
• Jesse Boykins III – background vocals (13)
• Charlie Brown – violin (6, 8–9)
• Ian Burdge (1st) – cello (6, 8–9)
• Busta Rhymes – vocals (7)
• Emil Chakalov – violin (6, 8–9)
• Reiad Chibah – viola (6)
• Chlöe – vocals (4)
• Coi Leray – vocals (4)
• Nick Cooper – cello (6, 8–9)
• Donae'o – vocals (11)
• Dua Lipa – vocals (3)
• Richard George (Leader of the 2nds) – violin (6, 8–9)
• Sara Hajir – cello (6, 8–9)
• Halsey – vocals (8–9)
• Calvin Harris – producer (all)
• Marianne Haynes – violin (6, 8–9)
• Ian Humphries – violin (6, 8–9)
• Charis Jenson – violin (6, 8–9)
• Patrick Kiernan – violin (6, 8–9)
• Latto – vocals (12)
• Lil Durk – vocals (10)
• John Mills – violin (6, 8–9)
• Perry Montague-Mason – violin (6, 8–9)
• Everton Nelson (leader) – violin (6, 8–9)
• Normani – vocals (6)
• Offset – vocals (6)
• Andy Parker – viola (6)
• Tim Pigott-Smith – violin (6, 8–9)
• Haley Pomfrett – violin (6, 8–9)
• Pusha T – vocals (14)
• Charlie Puth – vocals (5)
• Shenseea – vocals (5)
• Adrian Smith – viola (6)
• Jorja Smith – vocals (10)
• Stefflon Don – vocals (4)
• Snoop Dogg – vocals (12)
• Swae Lee – vocals (13)
• Justin Timberlake – vocals (8–9)
• Tinashe – vocals (6)
• Bruce White (1st) – viola (6)
• Lucy Wilkins – violin (6, 8–9)
• Pharrell Williams – vocals (8–9, 14)
• Chris Worsley – cello (6, 8–9)
• Young Thug – vocals (3)
• Warren Zielinski – violin (6, 8–9)

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Technical

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• Chloe Bailey – vocal producer (4)
• Bainz – miscellaneous production (3), recording engineer (3), vocal producer (3)
• Durk "Lil Durk" Banks – vocal producer (10)
• Jesse Boykins III – vocal producer (5)
• Burns – producer (7)
• Busta Rhymes – vocal producer (7)
• Brandon Buttner – engineer (8–9), miscellaneous production (8–9), recording engineer (8–9)
• Jelli Dorman – vocal engineer (6)
• Dre Z – recording engineer (4)
• Arin "Ajstayworkin" Fields – recording engineer (3)
• Steven Fitzmaurice – engineer (6, 8–9), recording engineer (6, 8–9)
• Jared "JT" Gagarin – recording engineer (11)
• Justin "Jusvibes" Gibson – recording engineer
• Chris Godbey – recording engineer (8–9)
• Mark "Exit" Goodchild – recording engineer (5), miscellaneous production (6–10, 12, 14)
• Kuk Harrell – vocal engineer (6), vocal producer (6), recording engineer (6)
• Calvin Harris – mixing engineer (1–7, 10–14), recording engineer (1, 3–6, 8–10), vocal producer (3–4, 6, 8–11)
• Tom Hough – recording engineer (11)
• JRich ENT – recording engineer (6)
• Dave Kutch – mastering engineer (all)
• Randy Lanphear – recording engineer (13)
• Mike Larson – recording engineer (8–9, 14)
• Damien Lewis – recording engineer (8–9)
• Delanie Leyden – recording engineer (7)
• Emma Marks – miscellaneous production (6, 8–9)
• Manny Marroquin – mixing engineer (8–9)
• Edith Nelson – recording engineer (10)
• Zach Pereya – assistant engineer (8–9)
• Adele Phillips – miscellaneous production (6, 8–9)
• Pusha T – vocal producer (14)
• Charlie Puth – recording engineer (5), vocal producer (5)
• Snoop Dogg – vocal producer (12)
• Trey Station – assistant engineer (8–9)
• Justin Timberlake – vocal producer (8–9)
• Marcos Tovar – recording engineer (2)
• Rob Ulsh – recording engineer
• Javier Valverde – recording engineer (12)
• Frank Vasquez – recording engineer (12)
• Anthony Vilchis – assistant engineer (8–9)
• Pharrell Williams – vocal producer (8–9, 14)
• Terrance Wilson – engineer (4, 8–9)

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