Neon Future I
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{{Infobox album
| name = Neon Future I
| type = studio
| artist = Steve Aoki
| cover = Neon Future.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 30, 2014
| recorded = 2013–2014
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = EDM
| length = 40:53
| label = {{flatlist|
}}
| producer = {{flatlist|
- Steve Aoki (exec.)
- Chris Lake
- Tujamo
- Afrojack
- Flux Pavilion
- Waka Flocka Flame
- Machine Gun Kelly
- Ray Kurzweil
- will.i.am
- Bonnie McKee
- Aubrey de Grey
- Kid Ink
}}
| prev_title = Wonderland
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = Neon Future II
| next_year = 2015
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Neon Future I
| type = studio
| single1 = Rage the Night Away
| single1date = April 22, 2014
| single2 = Delirious (Boneless)
| single2date = June 3, 2014
| single3 = Free the Madness
| single3date = June 24, 2014
| single4 = Get Me Outta Here
| single4date = September 16, 2014
| single5 = Born to Get Wild
| single5date = November 7, 2014{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}
| single6 = Back to Earth
| single6date = April 3, 2015{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}
| single7 = Afroki
| single7date = June 3, 2015
| single8 = Neon Future
| single8date = July 17, 2015
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |last=Jeffries |first=David |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/neon-future-vol-1-mw0002696205 |title=Neon Future, Vol. 1 – Steve Aoki |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=November 17, 2014}}
| rev2 = Exclaim!
| rev2score = 4/10{{cite web |last=Hampson |first=Ashley |url=http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/steve_aoki-neon_future_i |title=Steve Aoki Neon Future I |work=Exclaim! |publisher=Exclaim! Media Inc. |accessdate=November 17, 2014}}
| rev3 = The Guardian
| rev3score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite news |last=MacInnes |first=Paul |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/13/steve-aoki-neon-future-vol-1-review |title=Steve Aoki: Neon Future vol 1 review – anti-ageing EDM |work=The Guardian |date=November 13, 2014 |accessdate=November 17, 2014}}
| rev4 = PopMatters
| rev4score = {{Rating|5|10}}{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Devone |url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/187672-steve-aoki-neon-future-i/ |title=Steve Aoki: Neon Future I |work=PopMatters |publisher=PopMatters Media, Inc. |accessdate=November 17, 2014}}
}}
Neon Future I is the second studio album by American DJ and producer Steve Aoki.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140630210828/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/neon-future-i/id885644767 Neon Future I] iTunes Retrieved August 20, 2014.[http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/code/1550570/steve-aoki-reveals-neon-future-album-title-new-hakkasan-residency Steve Aoki Reveals 'Neon Future' Album Title New Hakkasan Residency] Billboard March 4, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2014. It was released on September 30, 2014, through Ultra Records and Dim Mak Records.[http://doandroidsdance.com/news/steve-aoki-neon-future-album-madison-square-garden/ Steve Aoki Announces "Neon Future" Release Dates] Doandroidsdance Retrieved August 20, 2014. The second part of the album, Neon Future II was released on May 12, 2015.
Singles
The album was preceded by the release of eight singles. The first two singles, "Rage The Night Away" and "Delirious (Boneless)", were the only two to be given additional remixes before the album's release. Both tracks also feature in the original motion picture soundtrack of the 2014 film Step Up: All In. Other singles of the album are "Get Me Outta Here", "Neon Future", "Back to Earth" and "Born to Get Wild", was featured in the 2014 horror film The Hive.
Commercial performance
The album debuted at No. 1 on Dance/Electronic Albums, and No. 32 on Billboard 200, selling 10,000 copies in its first week.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6575669/steve-aoki-neon-future-II-dance-electronic-albums |title=Steve Aoki's 'Neon' Lights Up Top Dance/Electronic Albums Chart |date=May 22, 2015|author= Gordon Murray|magazine=Billboard }}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 40:53
| all_writing = Steve Aoki
|title1 = Transcendence
|note1 = featuring Ray Kurzweil) (Intro
|writer1 =
|length1 = 2:03
|title2 = Neon Future
|note2 = featuring Luke Steele of Empire of the Sun
|writer2 = Steele
|length2 = 6:17
|title3 = Back to Earth
|note3 = featuring Fall Out Boy
|writer3 = {{flatlist|
}}
|length3 = 4:03
|title4 = Born to Get Wild
|note4 = featuring will.i.am
|writer4 = William Adams
|length4 = 4:45
|title5 = Rage the Night Away
|note5 = featuring Waka Flocka Flame
|writer5 = {{flatlist|
- Juaquin Malphurs
- Joseph Harrison Sikora
}}
|length5 = 4:45
|title6 = Delirious (Boneless)
|note6 = with Chris Lake and Tujamo featuring Kid Ink
|writer6 = {{flatlist|
- Erin Beck
- Brian Todd Collins
- Lake
- Whitney Phillips
- Jenson Vaughan
- Aid Vllasaliu
}}
|length6 = 3:43
|title7 = Free the Madness
|note7 = featuring Machine Gun Kelly
|writer7 = Richard Colson Baker
|length7 = 4:19
|title8 = Afroki
|note8 = with Afrojack featuring Bonnie McKee
|writer8 = {{flatlist|
- McKee
- Nick Van De Wall
}}
|length8 = 4:17
|title9 = Get Me Outta Here
|note9 = featuring Flux Pavilion
|writer9 = Joshua Steele
|length9 = 5:15
|title10 = Beyond Boundaries
|note10 = featuring Aubrey de Grey) (Outro
|writer10 =
|length10 = 1:26
}}
{{track listing
|headline = Japanese version bonus tracks
|total_length = 48:58
|title11 = Boneless
|note11 = with Chris Lake and Tujamo
|length11 = 4:30
|title12 = Rage the Night Away
|note12 = Milo & Otis Remix
|length12 = 3:35
}}
{{track listing
|headline = Google Play bonus tracks[https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Steve_Aoki_Neon_Future_I Steve Aoki: Neon Future I] – Music on Google Play
|total_length = 49:06
|title6 = Delirious (Boneless)
|note6 = radio edit) (featuring Kid Ink
|length6 = 3:05
|title11 = Born to Get Wild
|note11 = Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike vs. BoostedKids Remix
|length11 = 5:26
|title12 = Delirious (Boneless)
|note12 = Chris Lorenzo Remix
|length12 = 4:18
}}
{{Track listing
|headline = Club Edition[http://www.beatport.com/release/neon-future-i-club-edition/1408021 Neon Future I – Club Edition] :: Beatport
|total_length = 31:05
|title1 = Neon Future
|note1 = featuring Luke Steele of Empire of the Sun
|length1 = 5:46
|title2 = Back to Earth
|note2 = featuring Fall Out Boy
|length2 = 5:01
|title3 = Born to Get Wild
|note3 = featuring will.i.am
|length3 = 4:22
|title4 = Rage the Night Away
|note4 = featuring Waka Flocka Flame
|length4 = 5:31
|title5 = Free the Madness
|note5 = featuring Machine Gun Kelly
|length5 = 4:22
|title6 = Afroki
|note6 = featuring Afrojack and Bonnie McKee
|length6 = 6:03
}}
Credits and personnel
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- Steve Aoki – producer
;Technical production
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;Additional musicians
- Ray Kurzweil – spoken word in "Transcendence"
- Aubrey de Grey – spoken word in "Beyond Boundaries"
- Patrick Stump – vocals and guitars in "Back to Earth"
- Pete Wentz – guitars in "Back to Earth"
- Joseph Harrison Sikora – additional vocals in "Rage the Night Away"
;Other personnel
- Brian Roettinger – art direction, design
- Brian Ziff – photography
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Chart history
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scope="col"| Chart (2014)
! scope="col"| {{unbulleted list|Peak|position}} |
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{{album chart|Austria|64|artist=Steve Aoki|album=Neon Future.I|rowheader=true|date=October 17, 2014}} |
{{album chart|Flanders|68|artist=Steve Aoki|album=Neon Future.I|rowheader=true|date=October 11, 2014}} |
{{album chart|Wallonia|96|artist=Steve Aoki|album=Neon Future.I|rowheader=true|date=October 11, 2014}} |
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|18|artist=Steve Aoki|rowheader=true|date=October 18, 2014|accessdate=October 15, 2014}} |
scope="row"|Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/438808/products/1082338/1/|title=ネオン・フューチャー (Neon Future) Part.1|language=Japanese|publisher=Oricon|date=October 13, 2014}}
|38 |
{{album chart|Switzerland|71|artist=Steve Aoki|album=Neon Future.I|rowheader=true|date=October 5, 2014}} |
{{album chart|Billboard200|32|artist=Steve Aoki|rowheader=true|date=October 18, 2014|accessdate=October 15, 2014}} |
{{album chart|BillboardDanceElectronic|1|artist=Steve Aoki|rowheader=true|date=October 18, 2014|accessdate=October 15, 2014}} |
{{album chart|BillboardDigital|13|artist=Steve Aoki|rowheader=true|date=October 18, 2014|accessdate=October 15, 2014}} |
{{album chart|BillboardIndependent|4|artist=Steve Aoki|rowheader=true|date=October 18, 2014|accessdate=October 15, 2014}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Steve Aoki|title=Neon Future I|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2014|certyear=2017|accessdate=November 30, 2022}}
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Release history
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Region | Date | Format | Label |
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United States | rowspan="2"| September 30, 2014 | rowspan="3"| {{flatlist|
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Worldwide | rowspan="2"| Sony Music | ||
Japan | October 1, 2014 |
References
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