Take Over Control Explained

Take Over Control
Cover:Afrojack Take Over Control.jpg
Caption:US cover
Type:single
Artist:Afrojack featuring Eva Simons
Released:12 August 2010
Recorded:2010
Length:6:56
Producer:Afrojack
Chronology:Afrojack
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"Take Over Control" is a song by Dutch producer and DJ Afrojack, featuring vocals from Dutch singer Eva Simons. The song was written by Afrojack, Mike Hamilton, Simons and Ingrid Simons. It was released as a single in the Netherlands on 12 August 2010. The song was a number-one single for six weeks on Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay. The song is also Afrojack's first single ever to enter the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 41.

Music video

The music video, directed by Alex Herron, was shot on 14 September 2010 in Los Angeles and Death Valley, California.[1] [2] The video premiered on YouTube on 12 October 2010 through the Spinnin' Records account, and later shown to the British public on 20 October 2010 through the Data Records account.[3] [4]

The video starts with Afrojack driving an Audi R8 in a desert. Simons, depicted as a robotic dancer in a quite stereotypical yellow American school bus, is accompanied by four robotic background dancers. They step out of the bus and perform a high-energy dance routine in a desert aircraft boneyard, with Simons framed in an L-1011 Rolls-Royce RB211 engine cowling. The girls take control of the field, but fall out of energy, and Afrojack arrives and plugs them in so that they can continue performing.

Track listings and formats

  1. "Take Over Control" (Radio Edit) – 3:28
  2. "Take Over Control" (Extended Vocal Mix) – 6:56
  1. "Take Over Control" (Radio Edit) – 3:28
  2. "Take Over Control" (Extended Vocal Mix) – 6:56
  3. "Take Over Control" (Extended Vocal Instrumental) – 6:56
  1. "Take Over Control" (UK Radio Edit) – 2:57
  2. "Take Over Control" (Adam F. Vocal Edit) – 2:53
  3. "Take Over Control" (Extended Vocal Mix) – 6:56
  4. "Take Over Control" (Ian Carey Remix) – 6:47
  5. "Take Over Control" (Adam F. Remix) – 3:37
  6. "Take Over Control" (Drumsound & Bassline Smith Mix) – 3:46
  1. "Take Over Control" (UK Radio Edit) – 2:57
  2. "Take Over Control" (Adam F. Vocal Edit) – 2:53
  1. "Take Over Control" (Radio Edit) – 3:38
  2. "Take Over Control" (Dutch Radio Edit) – 3:28
  3. "Take Over Control" (Extended Vocal Mix) – 6:56
  4. "Take Over Control" (Adam F. Mix) – 3:34
  5. "Take Over Control" (Drumsound & Bassline Smith Mix) – 3:44
  6. "Take Over Control" (Spencer & Hill Mix) – 6:10
  7. "Take Over Control" (Apster Mix) – 5:34
  8. "Take Over Control" (Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano Mix) – 6:08
  9. "Take Over Control" (Ian Carey Mix) – 6:45
  10. "Take Over Control" (Dj Fuel Mix) – 3:57

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2010–11)Peak
position
Brazil (Hot 100 Airplay)[6] 21
Brazil (Hot Pop Songs)[7] 10
Poland (Polish Airplay TV)[8] 4
Poland (Dance Top 50)[9] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 92
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 81
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[12] 33
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[13] 74
Chart (2011)Position
Australia (ARIA)[14] 96
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[15] 7
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[16] 72
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[17] 2

Certifications

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Netherlands[18] 12 August 2010Digital downloadSpinnin' Records
Belgium10 September 2010[19]
United States5 October 2010[20] Robbins Entertainment
Germany5 November 2010[21] CD singleTiger Records
United States16 November 2010[22] Robbins Entertainment
United Kingdom28 November 2010[23] Digital downloadMinistry of Sound
29 November 2010[24] CD single

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Behind the scenes - TAKE OVER CONTROL . . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Vp_O_fi_6WA . 2021-12-21 . live. 2010-10-21.
  2. Web site: Akshay Bhansali. Afrojack Says Eva Simons Shines In 'Take Over Control' Video . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110123191319/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1651865/afrojack-eva-simons-shines-take-over-control-video.jhtml. dead. 23 January 2011. 2012-01-25.
  3. Web site: Afrojack ft. Eva Simons - Take Over Control (Official Video HD) . . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/rVjcLL9WwU8 . 2021-12-21 . live. 2010-10-21.
  4. Web site: Afrojack feat Eva Simons - Take Over Control (Out 28th November) . . 2010-11-24.
  5. Web site: Best Buy CD maxi single. June 9, 2011.
  6. "Brazil Hot 100 Airplay" (in Portuguese). Billboard Brasil (Brazil: bpp).
  7. "Brazil Hot Pop & Popular" (in Portuguese). Billboard Brasil, 85. (Brazil: bpp).
  8. Web site: Top 5 Airplay TV. ZPAV. . 2017-02-08.
  9. Web site: Dance Chart :: Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video . . 2011-04-01 . 2011-10-14 . Polish . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120513130130/http://zpav.pl/rankingi/listy/dyskoteki/index.php?idlisty=336 . 2012-05-13.
  10. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2010. Dutch Top 40. 18 January 2020.
  11. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2010. MegaCharts. Dutch. 18 January 2020.
  12. Web site: Dance Top 100 - 2010. 18 January 2020. Mahasz.
  13. Web site: MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 2011. Mahasz . hungarian . 23 February 2012.
  14. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles 2011. ARIA. 2015-01-18.
  15. Web site: Dance Top 100 - 2011. 18 January 2020. Mahasz.
  16. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart 2011. TopHit. ru. 14 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230310144359/https://tophit.com/ru/chart/top/radio/hits/russia/annual/2011-01-01. 10 March 2023.
  17. Dance/Mix Show Songs – Year-End 2011. Billboard. 18 January 2020.
  18. Web site: Afrojack feat. Eva Simmons - Take Over Control on iTunes . . 2010-10-21.
  19. Web site: Afrojack feat. Eva Simmons - Take Over Control on iTunes . . January 2010 . 2010-10-21.
  20. Web site: Amazon.com. Afrojack - Take Over Control (Feat. Eva Simons) . Amazon . 2010-10-21.
  21. Web site: Take over Control. Amazon Germany.
  22. Web site: Amazon.com. Afrojack - Take Over Control (Feat. Eva Simons) . Amazon . 2010-12-06.
  23. Web site: Ministry of Sound. Afrojack feat Eva Simons - Take Over Control (Out 28th November) . . 2010-10-21.
  24. Web site: Afrojack: Eva Simons - Takeover Control CD single . 2010-10-21.

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