Globalization (album)

Globalization
Studio album by Pitbull
Released	November 21, 2014
Recorded	2013–2014
Genre	Pop-rap
Length	38:48
Label	Mr. 305 Polo Grounds RCA
Producer	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
Global Warming (2012) 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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Buffalo News	[5]
Los Angeles Times	[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]

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. The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including Dr. Luke, Cirkut, DJ Frank E, The Monsters and the Strangerz and Max Martin. The album also features guest appearances from Sean Paul, Chris Brown, John Ryan, Ne-Yo, Chloe Angelides, Heymous Molly, Jason Derulo, Juicy J, G.R.L., Bebe Rexha, Jennifer Lopez, and Claudia Leitte.

Globalization was supported by five singles: "Wild Wild Love", "Fireball", "Time of Our Lives", "Fun" and "Drive You Crazy". The album received generally mixed reviews from music critics and was a moderate commercial success. It debuted at number 18 on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 49,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.[8]

Singles

The album was supported by five singles. The first single, "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 single peaked at number six on the UK; number ten in Australia and number 30 in the United States. The second single, "Fireball" was released on July 23, 2014.[2] The song features guest appearance from John Ryan. It eventually reached at number one in Netherlands; number six in Spain; number nine in Finland and number 23 in the United States. The third single, "Time of Our Lives" featuring Ne-Yo was released on November 17, 2014.[3] The song reached at number seven in Czech Republic, number nine in United States and Norway; number ten in Canada. The fourth single, "Fun" featuring Chris Brown was released on April 21, 2015. The single peaked at number 40 in the United States. The fifth and final single, "Drive You Crazy" featuring Jason Derulo and Juicy J was released 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.[9] 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 for the film Penguins of Madagascar and was used in the commercial for the 2016 edition of CBC's Hockey Day in Canada. The Philadelphia Phillies play the song after every home victory. These songs were also included on "Globalization".

"Sexy Beaches" was used in the "Visit Florida" tourism campaign, sponsored by the state of Florida. The music video was filmed at The Don CeSar in St. Petersburg, Florida, and was uploaded to Pitbull's YouTube channel on July 13, 2016.

Commercial performance

Globalization debuted at number 18 on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 49,000 album-equivalent units (including 38,000 copies as pure album sales) in its first week.[10][8] The album also debuted at number three on the US Top Rap Albums chart.[11] As of September 2016, the album has sold 198,000 copies in the US.[12] On October 16, 2020, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over one million units in the United States.[13]

In Canada, the album also debuted at number 16 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[14]

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 Shaffer Smith Stephan Taft	Dr. Luke Cirkut Lifted	3:49
5.	"Celebrate (from Penguins of Madagascar) (featuring DJ Frank E)"	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 Bleta Rexha	One Love	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)[15]

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

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• "Ah Leke" contains elements of "Passinho do Volante (Ah! Lelek Lek Lek)" performed by MC Federado & Os Leleks, and written by MC Federado.^[citation needed]
• "Celebrate" contains elements of "I Just Want to Celebrate" performed by Rare Earth and written by Dino Fekaris and Nick Zesses.
• ”Celebrate” Is Featured In The Movie Penguins of Madagascar

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2014–2015) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] 60 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 110 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 148 Canadian Albums Chart[19] 15 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[20] 25 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[21] 14 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[22] 15 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[23] 90 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 10 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 34 US Billboard 200[26] 18 US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[27] 3 Chart (2024) Peak position Polish Albums (ZPAV)[28] 98

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Peak position US Billboard 200[29] 43 US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[30] 16

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[31]	Platinum	20,000^‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[32]	Gold	30,000^‡
Singapore (RIAS)[33]	Gold	5,000^*
United States (RIAA)[13]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
Netherlands[34][35]	21 November 2014	CD digital download	Mr. 305 Polo Grounds RCA
France[36]	24 November 2014
Germany[37]
United Kingdom[38]
United States[39]
Canada[40]	25 November 2014
Italy[41]
Spain[42]
Japan[15]	26 November 2014		Sony

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