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'{{short description|Dutch DJ}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}} {{Family name hatnote|lang=Dutch|Van de Corput|wrong=Corput}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Hardwell | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | image = 180720-222402-TML2018-Rudgrcom-RUD21476-2048px.jpg | caption = DJ Hardwell at Tomorrowland mainstage in 2018 | alt = Hardwell in 2013 | birth_name = Robbert van de Corput | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|1|7|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Breda]], [[North Brabant]], [[Netherlands]] | origin = | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Progressive house]] * [[big room house]] * [[electro house]] * [[Dutch house]] * [[hardstyle]] * [[future bass]] * [[future house]] * [[dance-pop]] * [[Trap music (EDM)|trap]] * [[tech house]] }} | occupation = {{flatlist| * DJ * record producer * remixer }} | instrument = {{flatlist| * [[Digital audio workstation]] * piano * [[DJ mixer|mixer]] * synthesizer }} | years_active = 2002–present<!-- Please do not add 2018 after the dash. Hardwell is still producing music, he's just not touring for now. --> | label = {{flatlist| * [[Revealed Recordings|Revealed]] * Musical Freedom * [[Ultra Music|Ultra]] * [[Mainstage Music|Mainstage]] * [[Epic Records|Epic Amsterdam]] * [[Sony Music|Sony]] * [[Universal Music Group|Universal]] * [[Armada Music|Armada]] * [[Spinnin' Records|Spinnin']] }} | associated_acts = {{flatlist| * [[Afrojack]] * [[Armin van Buuren]] * [[Blasterjaxx]] * [[Dannic]] * [[Fatman Scoop]] * Haris Alagic * Harrison * I-Fan * [[Jaap Reesema|Jake Reese]] * Jonathan Mendelsohn * [[KURA]] * [[Makj]] * Magnomite * [[Nicky Romero]] * [[Tiësto]] * [[W&W]] }} | website = {{URL|djhardwell.com}} }} '''Robbert van de Corput''' ({{IPA-nl|ˈrɔbərt fɑn də ˈkɔrpʏt}};<ref>In isolation, ''van'' is pronounced {{IPA-nl|vɑn|}}.</ref> born 7 January 1988), known professionally as '''Hardwell''', is a Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer from [[Breda]], [[North Brabant]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.djhardwell.com/biography|title=Biography - Hardwell |publisher= Djhardwell.com |id= HardwellOnAir.com |date= |accessdate=4 August 2014}}</ref> Hardwell was voted the world's number one DJ on ''[[DJ Mag]]'' in 2013 and again in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.djmag.com/node/41645 |title=HARDWELL WINS 2013 TOP 100 DJS POLL|publisher=Djmag.com |date=19 October 2013|accessdate=19 October 2013}}</ref> He was ranked at number twelve in the top 100 DJs 2019 poll by ''[[DJ Mag]]''. Hardwell is best known for his sets at music festivals, including [[Ultra Music Festival]], [[Sunburn Festival|Sunburn]] and [[Tomorrowland (festival)|Tomorrowland]]. Hardwell first gained recognition in 2009 for his bootleg of "Show Me Love vs. Be". He founded the record label [[Revealed Recordings]] in 2010 and a radio show and podcast ''[[Hardwell On Air]]'' in 2011. He has released eight compilation albums through his label, as well as a documentary film. His debut studio album, ''[[United We Are]]'', was released in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://imgur.com/s93AL1M|title=Hardwell on "Titan" d album release date|date=10 October 2014|accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref><ref name="Hardwell - Top 100 Djs Interview">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0g4SHwrMgM|title=Hardwell - Top 100 Djs Interview|date=18 October 2014|accessdate=19 October 2014}}</ref> On 7 September 2018, Hardwell announced his indefinite hiatus from touring, stating that he wanted to focus more on his personal life.<ref name="djmag hiatus" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://weraveyou.com/2018/09/breaking-hardwell-announces-retirement/|title=BREAKING: Hardwell announces retirement from live shows|last=Gable|first=About the Author / Jake|date=2018-09-07|website=We Rave You|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-08}}</ref> == Biography == === Pseudonym === Hardwell's pseudonym comes from an idea of his father, who translated his surname into Latin and English, "Cor" meaning "heart" and "Put" meaning "well". However, he changed the "heart" to "hard", to make it sound more appealing.<ref name="festicket">Luke Nightingale: [https://www.festicket.com/de/magazine/features/facts-hardwell/ ''8 Facts You Never Knew About Hardwell''] on "Festickets"</ref> ===Early life=== Robbert van de Corput was born on 7 January 1988 in Breda, to Anneke and Cor van de Corput. At the age of four he began taking piano lessons and attended a music school.<ref>[http://edm.com/articles/2016/2/6/22-edm-stars-before-they-became-famous ''A Look at 22 EDM Stars Before They Became Famous''] on "EDM.com"</ref> At the age of twelve, he produced his first songs in the field of electro, while performing as a hip-hop-DJ.<ref>Tristan Landy: [http://stoneyroads.com/2014/07/hardwell-from-too-underground-to-global-spotlight ''Hardwell - From 'Too Underground' To Global Spotlight''] on "Stoney Roads"</ref> At a young age, he was also active in various areas of martial arts, including [[judo]]. === Musical beginnings === Through his participation in various competitions, he became known in Breda's DJ-scene. He was influenced by the DJ and producer [[Tiësto]], who is also from Breda.<ref name="timeout">Nisha Shuyi: [https://www.timeout.com/singapore/nightlife/interview-hardwell ''Nisha Shuyi speaks to Hardwell about his music journey and future plans''] on "Timeout"</ref> As hip-hop became an underground scene, Hardwell changed his genre to commercial electronic dance music. He started producing remixes and uploaded them on several platforms on the Internet. At the age of 14 in 2002,<ref>{{cite tweet |user=Hardwell |number=1060577693488447488 |date=8 November 2018 |title="Bubbling Beats Vol.1" was the first release in 2002 following my Digidance record deal. I've created a short remix of this album, let me know what you think of my sound back then...}}</ref> he was offered a record deal with "Digidance" by Dutch producer duo [[Klubbheads]]. Three weeks later he made a first official release with the two-disc-record "Bubbling Beats 1",<ref>Dieter van den Bergh: [http://cingelstraat.blogspot.de/2006/11/de-bobbelende-beats-van-een-blanke.html ''De bobbelende beats van een blanke neger uit Breda''] on "Cingelstraat"</ref> whereupon he toured through the Netherlands and appeared in a number of dance clubs.<ref>Chris Bradley: [https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/who-dj-robert-hardwell-here-3120537 ''Who is DJ Hardwell? Here are 10 things you need to know about the EDM superstar''] on "Mirror"</ref> His first official single "Play It Around" came out in 2006, and was played in German clubs. The single featured a combination of popular musical genres, as well as his own style. === 2007–2010: Musical breakthrough and "Revealed Recordings" === [[File: RevealedRecordingsLogo.jpg|right|frameless|200px|Logo of his record label]] At the end of 2007 Hardwell released the song "Never Knew Love", which was produced as a collaboration with Greatski; the song placed on the official German single-charts.<ref>[https://www.top40.nl/hardwell-greatski/hardwell-greatski-never-knew-love-20184 ''Never Knew Love''] at Top40.nl</ref> Remixes for Gregor Salto's and [[Chuckie (DJ)|Chuckie]]’s "Toys Are" together with Dutch DJ and producer [[R3hab]] as well as a mix of "You Do not Love Me" [[Sidney Samson]] and Skitzofrenix in 2008 remained at the top of the dance charts for weeks. Also in 2008 he produced a mash up of the tracks "Be" by [[Steve Angello]] and [[Laidback Luke]] and "[[Show Me Love (Robin S. song)|Show Me Love]]" by [[Robin S.]]. Hardwell's bootleg with the title "Show Be Love", was played by many DJs and was praised by Laidback Luke and Steve Angello.<ref>[https://dancevalley.com/line-up/hardwell Hardwell] on "Dancevalley"</ref> In December 2008 the two producers released the track as an official cover version of "Show Me Love". A new remix by Hardwell was contained on the single.<ref>Connor Jones: [http://wegotthiscovered.com/music/hardwell-remixes-steve-angello-laidback-lukes-show-me-love/ ''Hardwell Remixes Steve Angello And Laidback Luke’s "Show Me Love"''] on "We Get Discovered"</ref> In 2009, Tiësto invited Hardwell to one of his performances. They performed together on the stage, and this exposure in the Netherlands led to gigs on media events, including the "Dancevalley Festival", whose official anthem was produced by him under the title of "Twilight Zone". In 2010 Hardwell founded his own record label, [[Revealed Recordings]], for the purpose of releasing electronic dance music by young talents.<ref>[http://www.cloud9music.nl/news/2010/hardwell-kicks-off-his-own-imprint-revealed-recordings/ ''Hardwell kicks off his own imprint Revealed Recordings''] on "Cloud9"</ref> He contracted with [[Electronic Dance Music|EDM]]-artists, including the duo [[W&W]] as well as his personal friends [[Dannic]] and [[Dyro]]. Each year Revealed Recordings releases a compilation called "Hardwell Presents Revealed", containing tracks released by the label together with Hardwell's own new songs. On the fifth anniversary, a sampler was released containing the 100 most popular tracks, chosen by a vote through Revealed's website.<ref>[http://www.revealedrecordings.com/2015/02/25/vote-your-revealed-top-100-win/ ''Vote Your Revealed Top-100 & Win''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202093800/http://www.revealedrecordings.com/2015/02/25/vote-your-revealed-top-100-win/ |date=2 December 2016}} on "Revealed Recordings"</ref> The top three were Hardwell's "[[Spaceman (Hardwell song)|Spaceman]]", [[KSHMR]] and DallasK's "Burn", and "Left Behind" by Paris Blohm & Taylr Renee.<ref>[http://revealedrecordings.com/revealed5years/ "Revealed 5 Years"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306140424/http://revealedrecordings.com/revealed5years/ |date=6 March 2017}} on "Revealed Recordings"</ref> === 2011-2012: "Hardwell on Air" & "Spaceman" === [[File: HardwellONair.jpg|right|frameless|200px|Logo of his radio show]] In 2011, he signed a record deal with the German record label "[[Kontor Records]]", giving his releases wider distribution. In March 2011 Hardwell initiated his own podcast "[[Hardwell On Air]]", a one-hour selection of songs by various artists. The podcast is broadcast by a number of radio stations, including [[SLAM! (radio station)|Slam!]] In the Netherlands as well as [[Sirius XM]] in the [[United States]].<ref>[https://www.djhardwell.com/news/hardwell-on-air-on-sirius-xm ''Hardwell on Air on Sirius XM''] on "DJHardwell"</ref> In the same year, Hardwell collaborated with [[Tiësto]] to produce the track "Zero 76",<ref>Jason Tosclair: [http://www.themusicninja.com/house-tiesto-hardwell-%E2%80%93-zero-76-original-mix/ ''&#91;House&#93; Tiesto & Hardwell – Zero 76 (Original Mix)''] on "The Music Ninja"</ref> named for the [[telephone prefix]] "076" of their hometown Breda. The pair also appeared at the [[Tomorrowland]] festival in [[Belgium]] in 2014. On YouTube, their "b2b"-set has been watched by millions of people. The successor single "Cobra" appeared on the Dutch single charts.<ref>[http://eatsleepedm.com/hardwell-cobra-official-music-video/ ''Hardwell - Cobra (Official Music Video)''] on "Eat Sleep EDM"</ref> The track was used as a theme song for the festival "[[Trance Energy]] 2011" and reached position 1 of the Beatport charts. "Encoded" followed with a similar success and was used as the intro song for his podcast.<ref>[http://weraveyou.com/2016/04/hardwells-encoded-just-completed-its-5-year-anniversary/ ''Hardwell's Opus, 'Encoded' Just Completed Its 5 Year Anniversary''] on "We Rave You"</ref> In 2011, Hardwell was ranked in the "Top 100 DJs" category by [[DJ Magazine|DJ Mag]] for the first time and jumped on #24 as the second-highest entry newcomer behind [[Skrillex]].<ref>djmag.com: [http://www.djmag.com/top100/detail/2709/3 Top 100 DJs / 24. Hardwell] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107224317/http://www.djmag.com/top100/detail/2709/3 |date=7 November 2011 }} on "DJ Mag".</ref> At the International Dance Music Awards 2012, he won the Best Break-Through DJ award.<ref>[http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2012#idmanominees ''27th Annual International Dance Music Awards Nominees and Winners''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129012626/http://wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2012#idmanominees |date=29 January 2012 }} on "Winter Music Conference", Abgerufen am 5 April 2012.</ref> [[File:Hardwell at Summer Sound Festival 2012.jpg|thumb|left|Hardwell at Summer Sound Festival 2012]] On 31 July 2012, the track "[[Spaceman (Hardwell song)|Spaceman]]" was released. It sold over half a million times in the US.<ref>Matthew Meadow: [http://www.youredm.com/2016/12/19/hardwells-spaceman-finally-goes-gold-us/ ''Hardwell's "Spaceman" Finally Goes Gold in US''] on "YourEDM"</ref> It was played extensively in clubs and festivals in 2012. Also it gets titled as one of the songs, that created the [[Big room house]] genre. A vocal version with Mitch Crown could reach a chart position. In the following years, several remixes of the song were published, as well as a mash-up with a Hardwell-produced hardstyle remix of Blasterjaxx and W&W's "Rocket", which he often used for sets as an outro song. The Mash-Up received very positive criticism{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} and was viewed several hundred thousand times on the internet. Hardwell appeared as a headliner at several festivals, including Creamfields, Electric Zoo Festival, Electric Daisy Carnival, Ultra Music Festival and Nature One.<ref>[http://www.themediananny.nl/portfolio/hardwell/ Hardwell - Portfolio] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306040453/http://www.themediananny.nl/portfolio/hardwell/ |date=6 March 2017 }} on "The Media Nanny"</ref> He also performed at Tomorrowland 2012,<ref>[https://dancefreaxnl.wordpress.com/tag/milestone/ ''Hardwell Releases Bootleg Pack "Trilogy" to Celebrate 300,000 Facebook Likes''] on "Dancefreaxnl"</ref> and released a related video which received tens of millions of views. In the fall of 2012 Hardwell reached the sixth place in the ranking list DJ Mag Top 100.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2012/10/dj-mag-top-100-djs-results-armin-tiesto-avicii-guetta-deadmau5/ |title=2012 DJ Mag Top 100 DJs results: Armin reclaims top spot, Tiesto, Avicii, Guetta, and Deadmau5 round out top 5 |last=Schulman |first=Jacob |date=2012-10-19 |website=[[Dancing Astronaut]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731063820/http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2012/10/dj-mag-top-100-djs-results-armin-tiesto-avicii-guetta-deadmau5/ |archive-date=2017-07-31 |url-status=live |access-date=2018-02-08}}</ref> === 2013: Opening of the "I Am Hardwell Tour" & "Best DJ of the World" === [[File: Hardwell & Dannic Revealed Bus Party.jpg|thumb|Hardwell and [[Dannic]] during the MOX Revealed Bus Party 2013]] On 29 January 2013, Hardwell started a bus tour through Canada, together with his DJ colleagues and best friends [[Dannic]] and [[Dyro]]. This was done in connection with "Revealed-Recordings" and gave the trio the name "Dutch House Mafia".<ref>Maximilian Wild: [http://www.dance-charts.de/201505265403/wird-die-dutch-house-mafia-bald-real ''Wird die Dutch House Mafia bald real?''] on "Dance-Charts"</ref> Dyro and Dannic also accompanied Hardwell on his North America tour in summer 2013.<ref>[https://www.djhardwell.com/news/hardwell-presents-revealed-canadian-bus-tour ''Hardwell presents Revealed Canadian Bus Tour''] on "DJHarwell"</ref> The single "Apollo", released on 1 February 2013, reached the charts of many European countries, including [[Austria]], Belgium, [[France]] and the Netherlands. The singer of the song is [[Amba Shepherd]].<ref>[http://notabledance.com/2012/12/11/song-day-hardwell-ft-amba-shepherd-apollo/ ''SONG OF THE DAY: Hardwell ft Amba Shepherd – "Apollo"''] on "NotableDance"</ref> Shortly after, the song "Never Say Goodbye", displaying a similar style, was released. Hardwell recorded the song with his friend [[Dyro]] and the American singer [[Heather Bright]] a.k.a. Bright Lights.<ref>[http://www.revealedrecordings.com/releases/hardwell-dyro-feat-bright-lights-never-say-goodbye/ ''Releases >> Hardwell & Dyro feat. Bright Lights - Never Say Goodbye''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306040708/http://www.revealedrecordings.com/releases/hardwell-dyro-feat-bright-lights-never-say-goodbye/ |date=6 March 2017 }} on "Revealed Recordings"</ref> In April 2013, he launched his first worldwide tour entitled "I Am Hardwell." That year he performed on the main stage at the Ultra Music Festival, toppling his Tomorrowland Liveset from the previous year from the first place of the most viewed live-DJ-sets with over 80,000 viewers.<ref>Jeremy Blacklow: [https://www.yahoo.com/music/bp/hardwell-world-1-dj-191004997.html ''Hardwell Is The World’s New #1 DJ!''] on "[[Yahoo]]"</ref> [[File:DJ Hardwell uit Breda uitgeroepen tot beste dj van de wereld.webm|thumb|left|Hardwell is voted number one DJ]] In the summer of 2013 he also appeared as headliner at Tomorrowland. Later in the summer, the single "Jumper" appeared in collaboration with the DJ duo W&W. It represents the biggest club-hit of the whole year together with [[Martin Garrix]]’ "[[Animals (Martin Garrix song)|Animals]]" and [[DVBBS]]' "[[Tsunami (DVBBS and Borgeous song)|Tsunami]]".<ref>Dylan Farella: [http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2013/08/hardwell-and-ww-unleash-their-long-awaited-jumper-collaboration/ ''Hardwell and W&W unleash their long-awaited ‘Jumper’ collaboration''] on "Dancing-Astronaut"</ref> Hardwell also adapted his style of the growing big-room house fan base with "Countdown", with which he reached the German single-charts once again.<ref>YourEDM-Stuff: [http://www.youredm.com/2013/10/07/hardwell-makj-unleash-newest-big-room-anthem/ ''Hardwell & MAKJ Unleash Their Newest Big-Room-Anthem''] on "YourEDM"</ref> With the American singer [[Matthew Koma]], he released the track "[[Dare You]]" at the end of 2013, which followed the success of "Apollo". In the fall of 2013, he became the youngest DJ to be voted as the #1 DJ by DJ Mag. === 2014: Documentary & works on the debut album === In January 2014 Hardwell published the documentary "I Am Hardwell", which tells the story of his career. For this documentary he was accompanied by the director [[Robin Piree]] for two and a half years.<ref>[https://diginights.com/report/hardwell-i-am-hardwell ''I am Hardwell - Der beste DJ der Welt veröffentlicht seine Dokumentation''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306035128/https://diginights.com/report/hardwell-i-am-hardwell |date=6 March 2017 }} on "Digital Nights"</ref> His life's motto is "If you can dream it, you can do it", because as a 16-year-old he dreamed of being the best DJ in the world.<ref>[http://www.bonedo.de/artikel/einzelansicht/auflegen-wie-dj-hardwell.html ''Auflegen wie Dj Hardwell''] on "Bonedo"</ref> The film documents his most successful moments; a soundtrack of the film was released separately. [[File: Electric love festival 2013 4.jpg|thumb|Hardwell at Electric Love Festival 2013]] As the first result of his work the track "Eclipse", which opened each of his Livesets since November 2013 came up. Among fans, the ID track received the unofficial title "Titan", with the demands for its publication a running gag among his fans.<ref>Hauke: [https://www.iaatm.de/track-der-woche-hardwell-eclipse/ ''Track der Woche: Hardwell - Eclipse''] on "It’s All About Music"</ref> In an interview with DJ Magazine, Hardwell promised to release his album in 2014.<ref name="inthemix">ITM HQ: [http://inthemix.junkee.com/hardwell-gives-away-private-edit-of-apollo/22156 ''Hardwell gives away ‘Private Edit’ of "Apollo"''] on "In the Mix"</ref> Many tracks from the new album were introduced by Hardwell at the Ultra Music Festival 2014 as well as the Tomorrowland Festival.<ref>YourEDM-Stuff: [http://www.youredm.com/2014/03/14/hardwell-talking-40-new-productions-2/ ''Hardwell Has 40 New Tracks in the Works, Plans to Show Them Off at Ultra''] on "YourEDM"</ref> [[File: Hardwell @ Mysteryland 2014.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Hardwell live at the Mysteryland]] After a first collaboration came out, Hardwell the possibility to work with Tiësto again arose. Hardwell and Tiësto performed a set, "Hardwell & Tiësto b2b", at Tomorrowland 2014, and announced their latest collaboration. One track featured Matthew Koma's vocals.<ref>Sara Tariq: [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/6642065/tomorrowland-2015-day-1-highlights-avicii-david-guetta-steve-aoki-more ''Tomorrowland 2015 Day 1 Highlights: Avicii, David Guetta, Steve Aoki & More''] on "[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]"</ref> Hardwell then devoted himself to completing his album. In September 2014 the release of his studio album was postponed to the beginning of 2015.<ref name="inthemix" /> At the same time, the third official single release came out of the album. It is titled "Young Again" and contains vocals from British singer [[Chris Jones (singer-songwriter)|Chris Jones]]. The song was produced similar to "Dare You", not basing on big-room style, but basing on a melodious progressive house-drop.<ref>Alex: [http://www.houseblogger.de/harwell-chris-jones-young-again/ ''Harwell & Chris Jones – Young Again''] on "Houseblogger"</ref> As with "Dare You", the single missed the entry to the German single-charts, despite high downloads chart placements.<ref>[http://www.itunescharts.net/artists/music/hardwell/songs/dare-you-extended-mix-feat-matthew-koma/ ''Hardwell - 'Dare You' - International iTunes Chart Performance''] on "iTunes-Charts"</ref> In November 2014, Hardwell presented the single "Don’t Stop the Madness" with W&W and American rapper [[Fatman Scoop]] as the third single release of his album.<ref>Aaron Berecz: [http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2014/12/hardwell-collaborates-fatman-scoop-dont-stop-the-madness/ ''Hardwell collaborates with W&W and Fatman Scoop for ‘Don’t Stop The Madness’''] on "Dancing-Astronaut"</ref> In December 2014 Hardwell announced the official tracklist and cover of the album.<ref name="mt">Ryan Middleton: [http://www.musictimes.com/articles/19818/20141211/hardwell-releases-united-we-are-tracklist-collaborations-ti%C3%ABsto-ww-mr-probz.htm ''Hardwell Releases 'United We Are' Tracklist; Collaborations With Tiësto, W&W, Mr. Probz & Jason Derulo Included''] on "Music Times"</ref> Collaborations with DJs like [[Tiësto]] or [[Headhunterz]] as well as singers like [[Andreas Moe]] or [[Mr. Probz]]. Also, first previews of some of the songs, including the track "[[Follow Me (Hardwell song)|Follow Me]]", which was recorded in collaboration with R&B-singer [[Jason Derulo]]. At the same time, he announced his second world tour called "I Am Hardwell - [[United We Are]]"<ref>Chris Caruso: [http://djtimes.com/hardwell-announces-2015-united-we-are-world-tour-via-facebook-ade-qa/ ''Hardwell Announces 2015 United We Are World Tour via Facebook ADE Q&A''] on "DJ Times"</ref> At the end of the year 2014, a minimix of the album unintentionally succeeded in the Internet and was virally distributed within minutes. In January 2015 the instrumental song "Eclipse" was released as a download single.<ref name="mt" /> In the DJ-Mag placements, he held his number-one position for one more year. === 2015: "United We Are" === [[File: Hardwell es cuervo.jpg|thumb|left|Hardwell in San Lorenzo]] Already prior to the release of the album, his [[podcast]] "Hardwell On Air" celebrated its 200th episode which made new animations being introduced in the video releases.<ref>Patrick Butz: [http://www.dance-charts.de/201501184727/podcast-hardwell-on-air-200 ''Die Jubiläumsausgabe: Podcast: Hardwell On Air 200''] on "Dance-Charts"</ref> Number 201 of the podcast had the subtitle "United We Are" on it and was a pure presentation of all the tracks of his album. On 23 January 2015 "[[United We Are]]" has been published worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/united-we-are/948910037 |title=United We Are by Hardwell on Apple Music |website=[[iTunes]] |accessdate=2018-02-08 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hardwell Releases Debut Album 'United We Are' Featuring Jason Derulo, Mr Probz, Tiësto & Others [LISTEN] |first=Ryan |last=Middleton |url=http://www.musictimes.com/articles/25947/20150124/hardwell-releases-debut-album-united-we-are-features-jason-derulo-mr-probz-ti%C3%ABsto.htm |date=2015-01-24 |website=Music Times |accessdate=2018-02-08 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805001117/http://www.musictimes.com/articles/25947/20150124/hardwell-releases-debut-album-united-we-are-features-jason-derulo-mr-probz-ti%C3%ABsto.htm |archivedate=2015-08-05 }}</ref> The single "Sally" was released one week before on 16 January 2015. It is a combination of rock music, big-room and Melbourne bounce.<ref>Matthew Meadow: [http://www.youredm.com/2015/01/16/hardwell-ruined-track-adding-lyrics/ ''How Hardwell Ruined a Track by Adding Vocals''] on "YourEDM"</ref> The track was recorded with the British singer-songwriter Harrison Shaw and is the first song of the Dutch DJ, which was able to enter the German single charts. As a "Thank you" for the massive support of his album and the celebration of two million followers on [[Twitter]], Hardwell uploaded a video of the first two hours of the kick-off event to his new tour at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam on 24 January 2015.<ref>[http://hbtmag.com/hardwell-united-we-are/ ''Hardwell’s 2015 Kick-Off: United We Are OUT NOW''] on "Samet Özcelik"</ref> End of April In 2015, the single "Echo", sung by singer-songwriter Jonathan Mendelsohn, followed. Both the trance-song and the complex music video received positive criticism.<ref>Ryan Middleton: [http://www.musictimes.com/articles/36418/20150421/hardwell-echo-music-video-album-united-we-are-watch.htm ''Hardwell Releases Somber "Echo" Music Video From 'United We Are' Album &#91;WATCH&#93;''] on "MusicTimes"</ref> On the "Ultra Music Festival" 2015 Hardwell presented numerous other unpublished songs like "Mad World" with the Overijssel-based singer [[Jake Reese]], "Survivors" with Breda DJ [[Dannic]] and Haris, "Off the Hook" with [[Armin Van Buuren]], as well as numerous tracks from artists who were signed to his label. In addition, there were performances on "Tomorrowland Brazil" and "Tomorrowland". Together with DJs like Dannic, Dyro, W&W, Kill the Buzz, Headhunterz and Newcomer Julian Calor, he hosted his own "Revealed" Stage, named after his label.<ref>[http://www.revealedrecordings.com/2015/04/02/hardwell-presents-revealed-stage-at-tomorrowland-this-year/ ''Hardwell Presents Revealed Stage at Tomorrowland This Year''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306040644/http://www.revealedrecordings.com/2015/04/02/hardwell-presents-revealed-stage-at-tomorrowland-this-year/ |date=6 March 2017 }} on "Revealed Recordings"</ref> In September 2015, there was also a performance at the TomorrowWorld festival in the USA. [[File:Hardwell .jpg|thumb|right|Hardwell performing at [[Tomorrowland (festival)|Tomorrowland]] 2015]] In July 2015, the sixth episode of his ''Revealed-Presents'' compilation was released in parallel with "Survivors", which, similar to its predecessors, gained great success. In addition, the W&W remix of his song "Birds Fly" and his upcoming single "Chameleon" was presented for the first time.<ref>Austin Evenson: [http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2015/06/hardwell-presents-revealed-volume-6/ ''Hardwell Presents Revealed Volume 6''] on "Dancing Astronaut“</ref> "Chameleon", a [[Jungle Terror]] collaboration with producer Wiwek followed one week later as a single.<ref>[http://www.dancerebels.com/2015/06/24/hardwell-wiwek-chameleon-june-29-revealed-recordings/ ''Hardwell & Wiwek - Chameleon (June 29) - Revealed Recordings''] on "Dance-Rebels"</ref> Two months later, the release of his Armin-van-Buuren-Collab "Off the Hook" followed. On the one hand, the old-school touch was praised; on the other hand, the song was also described as a very special.<ref>Garret: [http://www.thissongslaps.com/2015/09/hardwell-teams-armin-van-buuren-hook/ ''Hardwell Teams Up With Armin Van Buuren For “Off The Hook”''] on "This Song Slaps</ref> Just some weeks later "Mad World", which has been expected since May 2015, was released and features vocals by Jake Reese. However, the melody of Leadsound contains a melody-sample of the song "Smile with Your Eyes" by the musician Yeck Mar.<ref>[http://edmchicago.com/2015/10/01/did-hardwell-just-copy-an-amateur-artist-for-his-next-big-single/ ''Did Hardwell Just Copy An Amateur Artist For His Next Big Single? &#91;Update&#93;''] on "EDM Chicago"</ref> In October 2015 he lost his top position of the DJ Mags to the Belgian brothers [[Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike]]. In the course of this, a series of criticism followed. As a reason of that was mentioned, that they worked with disproportionate promos-actions.<ref>Peter Robinstein: [http://www.youredm.com/2015/10/19/dimitiri-vegas-like-mikes-management-responds-to-dj-mag-outrage/ ''Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike's Team Finally Responds To DJ Mag Top 100 Outrage''] on "YourEDM"</ref> During the [[Amsterdam Dance Event]] (ADE) in October 2015 Hardwell's second documentary "I Am Hardwell - Living The Dream", directed by Robin Piree, was premiered. Two days later, on 13 October 2015, the film went on in cinemas. On 7 November 2015 Hardwell presented the biggest DJ-solo show in Germany, held in collaboration with the "BigCityBeats World Club Dome". It took place in [[Arena AufSchalke]] in front of a record crowd of about 40,000 attendees. The normal tickets for this concert were sold out within three days. A remix version of his studio album "United We Are" was released in December 2015.<ref>Hans: [http://www.echte-leute.de/hardwell-united-we-are-remixed/ "Hardwell - remix album to 'United We Are' out now"] on "Real people"</ref> It contained the original tracklist, but all songs were remixed by different artists, including W&W, [[Vicetone]] and Frontliner. The entire tracklist was presented in episode 244 of his Hardwell on Air podcast.<ref>[http://houseplanet.dj/2015/11/21/mix-hardwell-on-air-radio-show-244-united-we-are-remixed-special20-11-2015/ ''MIX: Hardwell – On Air Radio Show 244 (‘United We Are’ Remixed Special) 20-11-2015''] on "Houseplanet"</ref> In parallel he and Armin van Buuren each presented an action figure; this caused moderate criticism, because of the high price.<ref>[http://www.magneticmag.com/2015/11/armin-van-buuren-hardwell-action-figures/ ''Armin van Buuren and Hardwell Receive Their Own Action Figures''] on "Magnetic Mag"</ref> On 13 December 2015, Hardwell organized a free concert entitled "The Biggest Guestlist" in Mumbai. With this performance, he did a world record of the same name. In addition, he donated all the proceeds of the festival as well as the ones from the fans to the Magic Bus Charity Project, which enables children from poor backgrounds to achieve better education in cooperation with the "United We Are Foundation" and "Guestlistevents in".<ref>Hardwell: [https://foundation.djhardwell.com/mumbai ''A Personal Letter From Me''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605111555/https://foundation.djhardwell.com/mumbai |date=5 June 2016 }} on "DJHardwell"</ref> === 2016: Final "I Am Hardwell" performance and movement to hardstyle === [[File: Hardwell with Indian flag.jpg|thumb|left|Hardwell at the "Biggest Guestlist" in India]] <!--Commenting out this paragraph because it's about upcoming possible releases, and other information which is unsourced or sourced to a personal blog. If the tracks are released and written about by music critics or journalists, the paragraph can be updated. In December 2015 Hardwell announced that a collaboration with [[Afrojack]] is supposed to be released in early 2016. The song is based on the electro-house style, which the two producers represented between 2010 and 2013.<ref>Simon Kreß: [http://www.dance-charts.de/201601176624/afrojack-hardwell-hollywood ''Klassischer Bigroom Sound: Afrojack & Hardwell - Hollywood''] on "Dance-Charts"</ref> In parallel premiered Hardwell, a track created in collaboration with the DJ Kura as well as an instrumental track called "Break the House".<ref>Infact: [https://www.iaatm.de/hardwell-bestaetigt-collab-mit-kshmr/ ''Hardwell bestätigt Collab mit Hardwell''] on "It’s All About the Music"</ref> The song ended up as a production of Kill The Buzz, to which Hardwell will also be involved. On his 27th birthday, on 7 January 2016, Hardwell released a free track titled "Blackout", which he described as a production in his "old school" style, reflecting the style he had with "Cobra" and "Encoded".<ref>[http://www.josepvinaixa.com/blog/hardwell-blackout/ ''Hardwell "Blackout" (Single Premiere)''] on "JosepVinaixa"</ref> "Blackout" came very well with the fans and received already very positive feedback in advance. --> On 8 January 2016, the song ''Perfect World'' by the Dutch singer [[Maan de Steenwinkel]] appeared. It was released as part of the casting show [[The Voice of Holland]], whose sixth season she won. The title was produced by Hardwell. The song went up to 31st place in the Dutch single charts. He commented on the cooperation: {{Quote|I’ve met Maan 3 weeks ago as I also followed her performances on ‘The Voice Of Holland’ from the beginning. I think she is a great talent and I know for sure that she will have a successful career in the music industry. She has my full support and I’m proud to be the producer of her first single ‘Perfect World’|author = Hardwell<ref>Cloud 9 Dance: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjL1Ec5KN5Y ''Perfect World (Prod. By Hardwell)' (Official Music Video)''] on "YouTube'</ref>}} "Hollywood" with Afrojack appeared on 25 January 2016<ref>{{cite web |title= Hardwell & Afrojack – Hollywood |url= https://www.edmsauce.com/2016/01/26/hardwell-afrojack-hollywood/ |date= 2016-01-26 |website= EDMSauce |accessdate= 2018-02-08 }}</ref> and jumped directly to # 1 on the Beatport charts. The second single of the year was the second collaboration with Jake Reese titled "Run Wild", which found place on 29 February 2016.<ref>[http://weraveyou.com/2016/02/hardwell-ft-jake-reese-run-wild/ ''Hardwell feat. Jake Reese - Run Wild''] at "We Rave You"</ref> Just a month later on 29 March 2016, Hardwell published his Kura-collaboration "Calavera".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/a-and-e/music/hardwell-teams-up-with-kura-for-new-edm-track-calavera/article/461366 |title=Hardwell teams up with KURA for new EDM track 'Calavera' |last=PAPADATOS |first=Markos |date=2016-03-28 |website=Digital Journal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913140035/http://www.digitaljournal.com/a-and-e/music/hardwell-teams-up-with-kura-for-new-edm-track-calavera/article/461366 |archive-date=2016-09-13 |url-status=live |access-date=2018-02-08}}</ref> This track reached the first place on the Beatport charts again.<ref>Kura: [https://www.facebook.com/KURADJ/videos/1187287027970356/ Statement] on "Facebook"</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=February 2018|reason=Social media source, [[WP:SELFSOURCE]]}} At the Ultra Music Festival in 2016, he premiered the final version of his W&W collaboration. The initial version was premiered in 2013 and contained vocals by Harrison, but the producers who aren't satisfied with that release decided to incorporate a new version with [[Crunk]]-vocals of US rapper [[Lil Jon]]. In addition, Hardwell played his next release, "8Fifty", in collaboration with his Revealed colleague [[Thomas Newson]].<ref>Connor Jones: [http://wegotthiscovered.com/music/hardwell-and-thomas-newson-prepare-fans-for-8fifty/ ''Hardwell And Thomas Newson Prepare Fans For "8Fifty"''] on "WeGetDiscovered"</ref> However, the release was heavily criticized{{By whom|date=February 2018}} since Hardwell had several alternative projects running, which included "Live the Night", "MusicBox" or "What We Need". On 20 May 2016, his [[hardstyle]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.beatport.com/track/dont-let-me-down-hardwell-and-sephyx-remix-extended/7946178 |title=Don't Let Me Down, Hardwell & Sephyx Remix - Extended |website=[[Beatport]] |accessdate=2018-02-08 }}</ref> remix of [[The Chainsmokers]]’ and [[Daya (singer)|Daya]]’s "[[Don't Let Me Down (The Chainsmokers song)|Don't Let Me Down]]", which was produced in collaboration with Sephyx, was released as a remix-single.<ref>Justin DeRoy: [http://www.edmtunes.com/2016/05/chainsmokers-dont-let-hardwell-sephyx-emix/ ''The Chainsmokers – Don’t Let Me Down (Hardwell & Sephyx Remix)''] on "EDM Tunes"</ref> [[File: Hardwell como portada de Revealed Volume 7.jpg|thumb|Hardwell on the cover of Revealed Volume 7]] On 24 June 2016, Hardwell published the seventh part of his "Hardwell-presents-Revealed" compilations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.beatport.com/release/hardwell-presents-revealed-volume-7/1796766 |title=Hardwell Presents Revealed Volume 7 |website=[[Beatport]] |accessdate=2018-02-08 }}</ref> In the course of this release appeared the studio versions of his solo hardstyle debut "Wake Up Call" and the title "Going Crazy". "Wake Up Call" continued to be released on 3 August 2016 as a free download.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hardwell – Wake Up Call |first=Petar |last=Lazarevic |url=http://weraveyou.com/2016/08/hardwell-wake-call/ |date=2016-08-04 |website=We Rave You |accessdate=2018-02-08 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208124247/http://weraveyou.com/2016/08/hardwell-wake-call/ |archivedate=2018-02-08 }}</ref> On 29 August 2016, Hardwell released "Going Crazy" on Beatport, marking his second collaboration with [[Blasterjaxx]].<ref>Idris Jones: [http://weraveyou.com/2016/08/hardwell-blasterjaxx-going-grazy/ ''Hardwell & Blasterjaxx - Going Crazy''] on "We Rave You"</ref> Hardwell's collaboration with [[Craig David]] called "[[No Holding Back (song)|No Holding Back]]" was released on 19 August 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/premieres/watch-hardwell-craig-david-rock-miami-in-no-holding-back-video-w434985 |title=Watch Hardwell, Craig David Rock Miami in 'No Holding Back' Video |website=[[Rolling Stone]] |accessdate=2018-02-09 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206041933/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/premieres/watch-hardwell-craig-david-rock-miami-in-no-holding-back-video-w434985 |archivedate=2016-12-06 }}</ref> which contained elements of [[UK Garage]] and [[deep house]].<ref>Nick Jarvis: [http://inthemix.junkee.com/craig-david-and-hardwell-have-made-a-garage-anthem/140117 ''Craig David and Hardwell have made a garage anthem''] on "In the Mix"</ref> In his performance at the BigCityBeats World Club Dome, Hardwell announced that his last show of the "I Am Hardwell - United We Are" world tour would be taking place on 27 August, at [[Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg|Hockenheimring]] in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.<ref name = "germanytour">{{cite web|first=Timo |last=Büschleb |url=https://www.dance-charts.de/201608297633/hardwell-i-am-hardwell-show-am-hockenheimring-review?desk=1 |title=Hardwell - "I AM Hardwell" Show am Hockenheimring » [Review] |website=Dance Charts DE |accessdate=2018-02-09 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209080238/https://www.dance-charts.de/201608297633/hardwell-i-am-hardwell-show-am-hockenheimring-review?desk=1 |archivedate=2018-02-09 }}</ref> Together with Big City Beats, the largest lighting installation in Germany was built, with it the light show and the design of the Mainstage were described as breathtaking. As warm-up acts, [[Funkerman]], Kill The Buzz and [[Dannic]] played from 5:00 to 08:30 pm.<ref name = "germanytour" /> Hardwell played for 3½ hours in contrast to his previous 2-hour-long shows. As guests, he brought singer Haris on stage for his upcoming single "What We Need" as well as hardstyle DJ Atmozfears for their collaboration. In spite of temperatures of more than 35&nbsp;°C, free water was renounced which led to criticism by attendees. On 13 October 2016, single "[[Thinking About You (Hardwell song)|Thinking About You]]" was released together with singer [[Jay Sean]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hardwell Links Up With Jay Sean on 'Thinking About You': Listen |first=Nerisha |last=Penrose |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7542006/hardwell-jay-sean-thinking-about-you |date=2016-10-14 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=2018-02-09 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120182309/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7542006/hardwell-jay-sean-thinking-about-you |archivedate=2016-11-20 }}</ref> The single contained elements of [[pop music|pop]] and [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], and was highly received on download charts.<ref>Timo Büschleb: [http://www.dance-charts.de/201610147806/hardwell-feat-jay-sean-thinking-about-you ''Poppige Gute-Laune-Nummer: Hardwell feat. Jay Sean - Thinking About You''] on "Dance-Charts"</ref> Together with Revealed colleague Kaaze, Hardwell produced a progressive house "Festival Mix" of "Thinking About You" at the end of October 2016.<ref>[http://weraveyou.com/2016/11/hardwell-feat-jay-sean-thinking-hardwell-kaaze-festival-mix/ ''Hardwell feat. Jay Sean - Thinking About You (Hardwell & KAAZE Festival Mix)''] on "We Rave You"</ref> Hardwell's "Get Down" together with W&W was premiered a few weeks later on Hardwell on Air, and was released on 18 November 2016.<ref>Timo Büschleb: [http://www.dance-charts.de/201611117925/hardwell-w-w-get-down ''Aggressive Beats im neuen Stil: Hardwell & W&W - Get Down''] on "Dance-Charts"</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hardwell & W&W – Get Down |first=Keith |last=Warren |url= https://weraveyou.com/2016/11/hardwell-ww-get-2/ |date=2016-11-19 |website=We Rave You |accessdate=2018-02-09 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209082945/https://weraveyou.com/2016/11/hardwell-ww-get-2/ |archivedate=2018-02-09 }}</ref> [[File: Atmozfears & Hardwell.png|thumb|left|Hardwell live with [[Atmozfears]] at the final concert of his tour at Hockenheimring 2016]] In the DJ-Mag placements, Hardwell fell down the rankings from his previous year position, this time ranking third.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukf.com/news/dj-mag-top-100-djs-2016-results-announced/17664 |title=Dj Mag Top 100 Djs 2016 Results Announced |website= UKF |accessdate=2018-02-09 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108213211/https://ukf.com/news/dj-mag-top-100-djs-2016-results-announced/17664 |archivedate=2017-11-08 }}</ref> In addition, [[Martin Garrix]] reached the top, with which he got the rank as the youngest number one.<ref>{{cite web|title=Martin Garrix Crowns DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs Poll 2016 |first=Kat |last=Bein |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7549146/martin-garrix-dj-mag-top-100-djs-poll-2016 |date=2016-10-19 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=2018-02-09 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718191413/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7549146/martin-garrix-dj-mag-top-100-djs-poll-2016 |archivedate=2017-07-18 }}</ref> In the course of the controversy surrounding the 2016 DJ Mag awards, he held a statement at his [[Amsterdam Dance Event|ADE]]-performance on 21 October 2016, where he challenged the guidelines of the rankings. He explained using [[Atmozfears]] as an example that production talent would not be taken into account, as Atmozfears had exceptional production skills but failed to receive a list placing.<ref>Matthew Meadow: [http://www.youredm.com/2016/10/21/hardwell-says-fuck-dj-mag-goes-epic-rant-top-100/ ''Hardwell Says "Fuck The DJ Mag" and Goes on Epic Rant About the Top 100''] on "YourEDM"</ref> On 12 December 2016, Hardwell released "Baldadig", which was produced in collaboration with [[Quintino]].<ref>Connor Jones: [http://wegotthiscovered.com/music/hardwell-debuts-new-quintino-collaboration-baldadig/ ''Hardwell Debuts New Quintino Collaboration "Baldadig"''] on "We Get Discovered"</ref> Shortly thereafter, a reworked version of the song "Crank" from [[Jewelz & Sparks]] appeared on Revealed Recordings, produced by Hardwell under his pseudonym "HWL".<ref>Joseph Hadley: [http://www.dancerebels.com/2016/11/01/jewelz-sparks-crank-hwl-edit-revealed-recordings/ ''Jewelz & Sparks - Crank (HWL Edit) &#91;Revealed Recordings&#93;''] on "Dance-Rebels"</ref> === 2017: Second studio album === ==== Spring 2017: Reformation of the label & UMF-performance ==== [[File: Hardwell-On-Air-300.jpg|thumb|Hardwell on the 300th episode of his Hardwell on Air podcast]] On 2 January 2017, Hardwell released the song "Break the House Down", which was produced together with Kill The Buzz in December 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edmtunes.com/2017/01/kill-the-buzz-break-the-house-down-hardwell/ |title=Kill The Buzz – Break The House Down (Hardwell Edit) |website=EDMTunes |accessdate=2018-02-09|url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209085101/http://www.edmtunes.com/2017/01/kill-the-buzz-break-the-house-down-hardwell/ |archivedate=2018-02-09 }}</ref> This was the first publication in the new "Revealed" design.<ref>Sebastien Lintz: [https://twitter.com/SebastienLintz/status/815644502190858240 "Post zum neuen "Revealed"-Design"] on Twitter</ref> For his 29th birthday on 7 January 2017, Hardwell released "Party till the Daylight" as a birthday gift for free, which marks his entry into bass house.<ref>Markos Papadatos: [http://www.digitaljournal.com/entertainment/music/hardwell-celebrates-birthday-with-new-party-till-the-daylight/article/483144 ''Hardwell celebrates birthday with new Party till the Daylight''] on "Digital Journal"</ref> He also announced that the 300th episode of his "Hardwell-on-Air" on 20 January 2017 would be a special episode. Guest appearances were done by [[Blasterjaxx]], Wiwek, [[Jay Hardway]], [[Don Diablo]], Suyano, and Kill The Buzz.<ref>Rob McCallum: [https://djmag.com/news/hardwell-air-celebrates-300th-episode-live-stream-blasterjaxx-jay-hardway-more ''Hardwell on Air Celebrates 300th Episode with Live Stream of Blasterjaxx, Jay Hardway, more''] on "[[DJ Magazine|DJ-Mag]]"</ref> From 2 to 3 February 2017, Hardwell made a reworked version of the song "Spaceman" available as a free download for its 5-year anniversary, which included vocals by singer Heather Bright.<ref>Matthew Meadow: [http://www.youredm.com/2017/02/03/hardwell-releases-2017-edit-spaceman-free-48-hours/ '' Hardwell Releases 2017 Edit of "Spaceman" for Free for 48 Hours ''] on "Your EDM"</ref> In the year 2012, Hardwell organised a competition for a vocalised version of the song after the instrumental version was released, where at that time Bright sent her winning version to Hardwell. His management however, settled on Mitch Crown's "Call Me A Spaceman". Since 2015, the common version was available as a free-track from Bright Light's site.<ref>Maximilian Wild: [http://www.dance-charts.de/201510146182/hardwell-feat-bright-lights-mr-spaceman-free-download ''Doch noch veröffentlicht!: Hardwell feat. Bright Lights - Mr. Spaceman &#91;Free Download&#93;''] on "Dance-Charts"</ref> On 10 February 2017, the song "Go Down Low" by Badd Dimes was premiered on the 300th "Hardwell-on-Air" episode, and released as an edit by Hardwell on the same day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.beatport.com/track/go-down-low-hardwell-extended-edit/8949823 |title=Go Down Low (Hardwell Extended Edit) |website=[[Beatport]] |accessdate=2018-02-09 }}</ref> At the Ultra Music Festival on 25 March 2017, Hardwell premiered new productions with [[Austin Mahone]], Maddix, Moksi and Henry Fong.<ref>Jake Gable: [https://weraveyou.com/2017/03/watch-hardwell-premieres-new-tracks-during-ultra-miami-performance/ ''Watch Hardwell Premieres New Tracks During Ultra Miami Performance''] on "FistInTheAir"</ref> On 12 May 2017 Hardwell released his single "Creatures Of The Night" featuring Austin Mahone.<ref>{{cite web|title=Do What You Want With Hardwell and Austin Mahone on 'Creatures of the Night': Listen |first=Kat |last=Bein |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7792976/hardwell-austin-mahone-creatures-of-the-night |date=2017-05-12 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=2018-02-04 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203171420/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7792976/hardwell-austin-mahone-creatures-of-the-night |archivedate=2018-02-03 }}</ref> This track did not represent his typical big-room style, but more of the future bass style which was very popular in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Future Bass: Get Familiar With EDM's Sound of 2017 |first=David |last=Turner |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/future-bass-get-familiar-with-edms-sound-of-2017-w466963 |date=2017-02-14 |website=[[Rolling Stone]] |accessdate=2018-02-09 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002220237/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/future-bass-get-familiar-with-edms-sound-of-2017-w466963 |archivedate=2017-10-02 }}</ref> In his home country, the song entered the official single charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Hardwell+%26+Austin+Mahone&titel=Creatures+Of+The+Night&cat=s |title=Hardwell & Austin Mahone - Creatures of the Night |website=[[MegaCharts]] |accessdate=2018-02-04 }}</ref> In other European countries, "Creatures of the Night" achieved high rankings in both streaming and download portals.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} ==== Summer 2017: "Make the World Ours" & "Hardwell & Friends EP'S" ==== [[File:Hardwell @ Airbeat One 2017.jpg|thumb|left|Hardwell live at Airbeat One Festival 2017]] On 20 June 2017, Hardwell released the first version of the song "We Are One" on Taiwanese record label [[Eternal (record label)|Eternal Music]]. This version was done for the Asian market and features vocals of Taiwanese singer [[Jolin Tsai]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://edmchicago.com/2017/06/19/hardwell-comes-back-epic-single-one/|title=Hardwell Comes Back With Epic Single, "We Are One"|last=Miranda|first=Bren|date=2017-06-19|website=EDM Chicago|access-date=2017-06-20}}</ref> At the end of June 2017, a track by Hardwell could be heard during the so-called "Endshow" of the Saturday of the [[Defqon.1]]-Festival. The footage that was used in the video revealed the official name as "Make The World Ours", and the track will subsequently confirmed by Hardwell on Twitter.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://djmag.com/news/hardwell-premieres-new-hardstyle-track-make-world-ours-watch |title=Hardwell Premieres New Hardstyle Track, ‘Make the World Ours’: Watch |last=Staples |first=Derek |date=2017-06-30 |website=[[DJ Mag]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205103743/https://djmag.com/news/hardwell-premieres-new-hardstyle-track-make-world-ours-watch |archive-date=2018-02-05 |url-status=live |access-date=2018-02-05}}</ref> This song was classified into the genre [[hardstyle]] and received very positive feedback.{{By whom|date=February 2018|discuss=feedback from critics, listeners?}} Two days later, on 30 June 2017, Hardwell published it officially on his own record label.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hardwell Releases Insane New Hardstyle Banger "Make The World Ours" |first=Matthew |last=Meadow |url=http://www.youredm.com/2017/06/30/hardwell-releases-insane-new-hardstyle-banger-make-world/ |date=2017-06-30 |website=Your EDM |accessdate=2018-02-05|url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205104002/http://www.youredm.com/2017/06/30/hardwell-releases-insane-new-hardstyle-banger-make-world/ |archivedate=2018-02-05 }}</ref> It was speculated beforehand that the track would be released on "[[Q-Dance]]".<ref>Steffen: [https://www.iaatm.de/hardwell-praemiert-neuen-hardstyle-solo-track-in-defqon-1-endshow/ "Hardwell Prämiert Neuen Hardstyle-Solo-Track in Defqon.1 Endshow"] on "Iaatm"</ref> For summer 2017, the publication of two EPs was announced.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} At Ultra Europe, Hardwell premiered a collaboration with the Dutch DJ duo [[Sick Individuals]], who had been working with his record label for years. He also played a second collaboration with [[Afrojack]], which had previously been rumored to be an Afrojack & KIIDA production. The song was completed after Hardwell's private jet had to make an emergency landing and Afrojack took him to his plane.<ref>Matthew Meadow: [http://www.youredm.com/2017/07/17/hardwell-saved-afrojack-plane-make-emergency-landing/ "Hardwell Was Saved by Afrojack After His Plane Had to Make an Emergency Landing"] auf "YourEDM"</ref> In the 326th episode of his Hardwell on Air podcast, published on 21 July 2017, he announced that the [[Hardwell & Friends Vol. 1|first part of his "Hardwell & Friends EP"]] would be released on upcoming Friday. Until then, he wanted to release the songs as singles day by day. The song "We Are Legends", which developed in collaboration with Kaaze and [[Jonathan Mendelsohn (singer)|Jonathan Mendelsohn]], represented the beginning of that project on 24 July 2017.<ref>Metthew Meadow: [http://www.youredm.com/2017/07/17/hardwell-uploads-full-set-ultra-europe/] on "Your EDM"</ref> On 25 July there appeared the official "Revealed" version of his track "We Are One". This version did not include Jolin Tsai's vocals, but instead of that the voice of Alexander Tidebrink.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hardwell drops new version of ‘We are One’ with Alexander Tidebrink |first=Farrel |last=Sweeney |url=http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2017/07/hardwell-returns-progressive-roots-new-release-one/ |date=2017-07-25 |website=[[Dancing Astronaut]] |accessdate=2018-02-04 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204060442/http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2017/07/hardwell-returns-progressive-roots-new-release-one/ |archivedate=2018-02-04 }}</ref> "Police (You Ain't Ready)" with [[KURA|Kura]] was released the next day, a track which represents a crossover of genres reggae, big-room, hardstyle and trap.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7881095/hardwell-police-you-aint-ready |title=Hardwell Brings Hardstyle to Jamaica on 'Police (You Ain't Ready)': Listen |last=Bein |first=Kat |date=2017-07-26 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204060645/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7881095/hardwell-police-you-aint-ready |archive-date=2018-02-04 |url-status=live |access-date=2018-02-04}}</ref> Also named on the single, was reggae artist Anthony B, whose vocals were part of a sampled, and was used in the break. The tracks roots reach back to January 2016, where Kura already presented the first drop of the song in his podcast "Ambush Radioshow".{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} The releasing series continued on the following day by the track "All That We Are Living For".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.youredm.com/2017/07/27/hardwell-releases-living-ahead-hardwell-friends-vol-1/ |title=Hardwell Releases "All That We Are Living for" Ahead of Hardwell and Friends Vol.1 |last=Powell |first=Karlie |date=2017-07-27 |website=Your EDM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731081905/http://www.youredm.com/2017/07/27/hardwell-releases-living-ahead-hardwell-friends-vol-1/ |archive-date=2017-07-31 |url-status=live |access-date=2018-02-04}}</ref> This song developed in cooperation with Dutch hardstyle DJ [[Atmozfears]] and singer M.Bronx and was already premiered a year earlier at the final "I Am Hardwell Show" at "Hockenheimring" in Germany.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} The release of "Smash This Beat" ended the week.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.edmsauce.com/2017/07/27/hardwell-teams-maddix-instant-classic-smash-beat/ |title=Hardwell Teams Up With Maddix for Instant Classic "Smash This Beat" |date=2017-07-27 |website=EDMSauce |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926062846/https://www.edmsauce.com/2017/07/27/hardwell-teams-maddix-instant-classic-smash-beat/ |archive-date=2017-09-26 |url-status=live |access-date=2018-02-04}}</ref> In the 330th episode of his radio show, he teased the tracklist of the second part of the second volume of his "Hardwell & Friends EP".{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} Several days before, the cover was released which features all collaboration partners. "Badam", which was recorded together DJ Henry Fong and vocalist Mr. Vegas, was already announced to be part of the EP in June 2017 in an interview at [[Ultra Music Festival|Ultra Singapore]], and was released on 21 August 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.edmsauce.com/2017/08/21/hardwell-drops-dance-hall-inspired-first-single-new-ep-henry-fong/ |title=Hardwell Drops Dance Hall Inspired First Single of New Ep With Henry Fong |website=EDMSauce |accessdate=2018-02-04 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204061826/https://www.edmsauce.com/2017/08/21/hardwell-drops-dance-hall-inspired-first-single-new-ep-henry-fong/ |archivedate=2018-02-04 }}</ref> The next track was an official collaboration with Kill the Buzz, after multiple collaborations on the tracks "Don't Give Up" and "Break the House Down". Titled as "Still the One", the song was released on 22 August 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2017/08/hardwell-kill-buzz-team-still-one/ |title=Hardwell & Kill the Buzz team up for ‘Still The One’ |last=Sweeney |first=Farrel |date=2017-08-22 |website=[[Dancing Astronaut]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204062153/http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2017/08/hardwell-kill-buzz-team-still-one/ |archive-date=2018-02-04 |url-status=live |access-date=2018-02-04}}</ref> "What We Need", which was premiered at Queens Domain in early 2015, was released on 23 August 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edmtunes.com/2017/08/hardwell-feat-haris-need/ |title=Hardwell Releases Third Track Off His New EP |website=EDMTunes |accessdate=2018-02-04 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204062818/http://www.edmtunes.com/2017/08/hardwell-feat-haris-need/ |archivedate=2018-02-04 }}</ref> Beside a bass house track with Moksi titled "Powermove",<ref>{{cite web|title=Hardwell & Moksi team up for single ‘Powermove’ |first=Farrel |last=Sweeney |url=http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2017/08/hardwell-moksi-team-single-powermove/ |date=2017-08-25 |website=[[Dancing Astronaut]] |accessdate=2018-02-04 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204063123/http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2017/08/hardwell-moksi-team-single-powermove/ |archivedate=2018-02-04 }}</ref> a collaboration with Dr Phunk was also part of the EP titled "Here Once Again".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.beatport.com/track/here-once-again-extended-mix/9660197 |title=Here Once Again by Hardwell, Dr Phunk on Beatport |website=[[Beatport]] |accessdate=2018-02-04 }}</ref> ==== Autumn 2017: "Power" with KSHMR ==== At the end of August 2017, Hardwell confirmed that he is working on the third "Hardwell & Friends EP". In an interview he also announced the third part of his "Hardwell & Friends EPs".{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} He also announced the completion of the ninth collaboration with W&W.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} On 22 September 2017 Hardwell and [[KSHMR]] released their collaboration track "Power",<ref>{{cite web|title=Hardwell, KSHMR Deliver Electrifying Synths on 'Power': Listen |first=Kat |last=Bein |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7973739/hardwell-kshmr-power |date=2017-09-22 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=2018-02-04 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203172902/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7973739/hardwell-kshmr-power |archivedate=2018-02-03 }}</ref> premiered in April 2017, was published on KSHMR's "Spinnin' Records" imprint "Dharma Worldwide". This track represents Hardwell's first release on "Spinnin' Records" since "Zero 76" with Tiësto came out on that label back in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.beatport.com/track/zero-76-original-mix/1677363 |title=Zero 76 (Original Mix) by Tiësto, Hardwell on Beatport |website=[[Beatport]] |accessdate=2018-02-04 }}</ref> As a co-writer, [[Shermanology]]-member Andy Sherman as well as Jarrad Kritzstein worked together with them.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} After the release was announced in late August 2017, Hardwell premiered the studio version on 1 September 2017 in his "Hardwell On Air" podcast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.edmsauce.com/2017/09/01/hardwell-kshmrs-massive-collaboration-finally-release-date/ |title=Hardwell and Kshmr’s Massive Collaboration Finally Has a Release Date |website=EDMSauce |accessdate=2018-02-04 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204055833/https://www.edmsauce.com/2017/09/01/hardwell-kshmrs-massive-collaboration-finally-release-date/ |archivedate=2018-02-04 }}</ref> In the course of their collaboration, they hosted one episode of the "Spinnin' Sessions" and on the other an episode of "Revealed Radio".{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} On 6 October 2017 Hardwell published his third collaboration with Afrojack, titled "Hands Up".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7990083/hardwell-afrojack-hands-up |title=Hardwell & Afrojack Put 'Hands Up' for Festival Boomer: Listen |last=Rishty |first=David |date=2017-06-10 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011093636/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7990083/hardwell-afrojack-hands-up |archive-date=2017-10-11 |url-status=live |access-date=2018-02-04}}</ref> Like the predecessor "Hollywood", the track is based on a classic Dirty Dutch style. Another part of the track is Afrojack's live show supporter MC Ambush. In contrast to the two previous collaborations, Afrojack's record label "Wall Recordings" acted as the main label. After the official announcement of the eighth volume of his "Hardwell presents Revealed" series via Instagram-Story at the beginning of September 2017, the volume was released on 13 October 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.youredm.com/2017/10/13/hardwell-debuts-two-new-tracks-revealed-vol-8/ |title=Hardwell Debuts Two New Tracks in Revealed Vol. 8 |last=Meadow |first=Matthew |date=2017-10-13 |website=Your EDM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204054730/http://www.youredm.com/2017/10/13/hardwell-debuts-two-new-tracks-revealed-vol-8/ |archive-date=2018-02-04 |url-status=live |access-date=2018-02-04}}</ref> In addition to the songs of his two Hardwell & Friends EPs, it also contains the intro of his 2017 live shows, "Who's in the House", as well as the unpublished track "The Universe". Also on Instagram, Hardwell announced on 2 October 2017, to publish his first own perfume called "Hardwell Eclipse".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://weraveyou.com/2017/10/hardwell-reveals-own-frangrance-eclipse/ |title=Hardwell Reveals His Own Fragrance Titled ‘Eclipse’ |last=de Kock |first=Johan |date=2017-10-03 |website=We Rave You |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204054122/http://weraveyou.com/2017/10/hardwell-reveals-own-frangrance-eclipse/ |archive-date=2018-02-04 |url-status=live |access-date=2018-02-04}}</ref> The fragrance is available as of 20 October 2017 with the motto "The New Sound in Fragrance".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://djmag.com/news/hardwell-has-launched-his-own-cologne-eclipse |title=Hardwell Has Launched His Own Cologne, Eclipse |date=2017-10-04 |website=[[DJ Mag]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204053817/https://djmag.com/news/hardwell-has-launched-his-own-cologne-eclipse |archive-date=2018-02-04 |url-status=live |access-date=2018-02-04}}</ref> During the [[AMF (Amsterdam Music Festival)|Amsterdam Music Festival]] on 21 October 2017, which included the release of this year's DJ-Mag Top 100 list, he first played a "back2back" live set with Armin van Buuren, which was previously announced as "Two is One".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://djmag.com/news/hardwell-and-armin-van-buuren-will-unveil-twoisone-b2b-amf |title=Hardwell and Armin van Buuren Unveil #twoisone B2B at AMF |date=2017-08-30 |website=[[DJ Mag]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204055124/https://djmag.com/news/hardwell-and-armin-van-buuren-will-unveil-twoisone-b2b-amf |archive-date=2018-02-04 |url-status=live |access-date=2018-02-04}}</ref> They gave a foretaste of their collab appearance in August 2017 with their 15-minute surprise performance at [[Dam Square]] in Amsterdam. As in the previous year, Hardwell lost a place in the DJ-Mag ranking and slipped to fourth place; third place went to Armin van Buuren.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukf.com/news/dj-mag-top-100-djs-2017-results-announced/20572 |title=DJ Mag Top 100 DJs 2017 Results |website=UKF |accessdate=2018-02-04 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204054509/https://ukf.com/news/dj-mag-top-100-djs-2017-results-announced/20572 |archivedate=2018-02-04 }}</ref> On 3 November 2017, Hardwell & Quintino released a remix of "[[Mi Gente (J Balvin and Willy William song)|Mi Gente]]" by [[J Balvin]] and [[Willy William]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.youredm.com/2017/11/03/j-balvin-willy-williams-mi-gente-gets-second-set-remixes-hardwell/ |title=J Balvin & Willy William’s "Mi Gente" Gets Second Set of Remixes From Hardwell & More |last=Meadow |first=Matthew |date=2017-11-03 |website=Your EDM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204054213/http://www.youredm.com/2017/11/03/j-balvin-willy-williams-mi-gente-gets-second-set-remixes-hardwell/ |archive-date=2018-02-04 |url-status=live |access-date=2018-02-04}}</ref> The track features elements from his previous track with Quintino, "Baldadig". ==== Winter 2017: "Hardwell On Air: Off The Record" ==== [[File:Off The Record Logo.png|right|200px|frameless|Hardwell On Air: Off The Record]] After the first episode was published on [[Sirius XM]] on 26 May 2017, Hardwell officially announced a second hour of Hardwell On Air on 16 November 2017.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}} This is called "Off The Record" and consists of a selection of songs that are stylistically different from his normal style, with the genres being [[future bass]], deep house and tech house.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}} === World's Biggest Guestlist Festival 2017 === On Sunday 3 December 2107 global electronic pioneer and philanthropic figure Hardwell returned to Mumbai to once again partner with India's Guestlist4Good Social Enterprise and Mumbai based NGO Magic Bus for the 'World's Biggest Guestlist Festival' in association with his United We Are Foundation. Two years on from his previous visit to India, where Hardwell and partners provided education for over 18,000 young underprivileged children living in India. This 2017 aid event succeeded in drawing a capacity crowd of close to 75,000 people at the D.Y. Patil Stadium and securing enough donations by fans and sponsors alike to bring a brighter future through education to more than 100,000 young children.<ref>https://foundation.djhardwell.com/mumbai-2017</ref> === 2018 === ==== Spring 2018: "Hardwell and Friends EP Vol 3", Gemstone Records and New Alias ==== On 18 January 2018, Hardwell announced that the third volume of his ''Hardwell and Friends EP'' would be releasing soon, with a new track coming out everyday as of 19 January.{{citation needed|reason=official announcement reference|date=January 2018}} The next day, Hardwell premiered the EP in the 350th episode of "[[Hardwell On Air]]". On 22 January 2018, he released "The Underground",<ref>{{cite web|title=Hardwell & Timmy Trumpet Bring Hardstyle to 'The Underground': Listen |first=Kat |last=Bein |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8095373/hardwell-timmy-trumpet-the-underground |date=2018-01-22 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=2018-01-23 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123110454/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8095373/hardwell-timmy-trumpet-the-underground |archivedate=2018-01-23 }}</ref> a collaboration with [[Timmy Trumpet]]. The track was first premiered at [[Ultra Music Festival|Ultra Europe 2017]]. On 23 January 2018, he released "Woest",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6bZHlEnVPgCzJRLZS8Azkf|title=Woest|publisher=Spotify|accessdate=23 January 2018}}</ref> a collaboration with [[Quintino]]. On 24 January 2018, he released "Get Low",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6dccsgL1KLPyUzXKfeAUcd|title=Get Low|publisher=Spotify|accessdate=24 January 2018}}</ref> a collaboration with [[Sick Individuals]]. The track was also first premiered at Ultra Europe 2017. On 25 January 2018, he released "Safari",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1qJUHOwv9qDbBt4vYX5rdl|title=Safari|publisher=Spotify|accessdate=25 January 2018}}</ref> a collaboration with [[Jewelz & Sparks]]. With the final release of "Take Us Down (Feeding Our Hunger)" with Dr. Phunk,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3YCcrxZ3CQ37BKmxV51GT7|title=Take Us Down (Feeding Our Hunger)|publisher=Spotify|accessdate=2018-01-26}}</ref> the full EP was made available on 26 January 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title= Hardwell Releases "Hardwell & Friends Vol 3" With Timmy Trumpet, Quintino & More |first=Matthew |last=Meadow |url= http://www.youredm.com/2018/01/26/hardwell-releases-hardwell-friends-vol-3-timmy-trumpet-quintino/ |date=2018-01-26 |website= Your EDM |accessdate= 2018-01-27 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127051011/http://www.youredm.com/2018/01/26/hardwell-releases-hardwell-friends-vol-3-timmy-trumpet-quintino/ |archivedate=2018-01-27 }}</ref> Hardwell released "Anthem" with American DJ [[Steve Aoki]] on 13 April 2018, which was the fourth release in Aoki's ''5OKI'' artist collaboration campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8314286/hardwell-steve-aoki-anthem-kris-kiss-listen |title=Hardwell & Steve Aoki Bang Out A New 'Anthem' Feat. Kris Kiss: Listen |last=Bein |first=Kat |date=2018-04-13 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416110247/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8314286/hardwell-steve-aoki-anthem-kris-kiss-listen |archive-date=2018-04-16 |url-status=live |access-date=2018-04-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8257742/steve-aoki-mayhem-music-video |title=Steve Aoki and Quintino Get Stranded In the Woods In 'Mayhem' Music Video: Premiere |last=Cummings-Grady |first=Mackenzie |date=2018-03-23 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406201848/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8257742/steve-aoki-mayhem-music-video |archive-date=2018-04-06 |url-status=live |access-date=2018-04-16 }}</ref> Hardwell later released a track titled "Thunder" with Julian Calor under the name Magnomite on 23 April 2018 on Revealed Recordings. It was Hardwell's first release under an alias.<ref name="Magnomite - Thunder">{{cite web|url=http://edmreviewer.com/2018/04/23/magnomite-thunder/|title= Magnomite - Thunder|date=23 April 2018|accessdate=12 August 2018}}</ref> Hardwell announced on his Twitter account on 24 April 2018 that he has launched a new [[Dance-pop|electronic pop]] sub-label titled "Gemstone Records",<ref name="Hardwell - Gemstone Records">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/HARDWELL/status/988706782418817024|title=Hi everybody, it's time for a new chapter with my new electronic pop music label Gemstone Records|date=24 April 2018|accessdate=24 April 2018}}</ref> whose main goal is to promote new talent and reach a larger audience, while encompassing multiple genres such as [[deep house]], [[future house]], [[future bass]] and electro pop.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.djmag.de/einzelnews/revealed-gruendet-neues-label-gemstone-records/ |title=Revealed gründet neues Label "Gemstone Records" |last=Autor |first=Marvin |date=2018-04-14 |website=[[DJ Mag]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425050936/https://www.djmag.de/einzelnews/revealed-gruendet-neues-label-gemstone-records/ |archive-date=2018-04-25 |url-status=live |access-date=2018-04-25}}</ref> ==== Summer 2018: "Earthquake" and "Conquerors" ==== On 11 May 2018, Hardwell released "Earthquake". The track features vocals from Harrison, and was first premiered in the 350th episode of Hardwell on Air.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.edmsauce.com/2018/05/11/hardwell-drops-high-energy-new-single-earthquake/ |title= Hardwell Drops High Energy New Single 'Earthquake' |date= 11 May 2018 |website= EDM Sauce |accessdate= 11 May 2018 }}</ref> On 25 May 2018, he collaborated with [[Netherlands]]-based [[jazz music|jazz]] and pop orchestra [[Metropole Orkest]] to release an episodic two-part EP titled "Conquerors".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/conquerors-part-1-and-part-2-single/1381443910 |title=Conquerors (Part 1 and Part 2) - Single by Hardwell & Metropole Orkest on Apple Music |website=[[iTunes Store]] |accessdate=2018-05-26 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.edmsauce.com/2018/05/24/hardwell-debuts-episodic-new-single-across-ep-conquerors-pt-12/|title=Hardwell Debuts Episodic New Single Across EP – ‘Conquerors Pt. 1&2’|publisher=EDM Sauce|accessdate=2018-05-26}}</ref> Later, Hardwell collaborated with Dutch producers [[Blasterjaxx]] to release "Bigroom Never Dies" on 13 July 2018,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youredm.com/2018/07/13/hardwell-blasterjaxx-bigroom-never-dies/ |title=Hardwell & Blasterjaxx Deliver Massive Festival Anthem "Bigroom Never Dies" |last=Powell |first=Karlie |date=13 July 2018 |website=Your EDM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713194237/https://www.youredm.com/2018/07/13/hardwell-blasterjaxx-bigroom-never-dies/ |archive-date=13 July 2018 |accessdate=15 July 2018}}</ref> which was notably teased during his live performance on Dutch radio station Slam.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://weraveyou.com/2018/07/hardwell-blastarjaxx-big-room-never-dies/ |title=Hardwell Teases Massive Blasterjaxx Collab ‘Big Room Never Dies’ |last=Subotin |first=Adam |date=7 July 2018 |website=We Rave You |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715081020/https://weraveyou.com/2018/07/hardwell-blastarjaxx-big-room-never-dies/ |archive-date=15 July 2018 |accessdate=15 July 2018}}</ref> The song incorporates elements of multiple genres other than its prevalent big room sound, including [[hardstyle]], [[house music|house]], and [[techno]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://weraveyou.com/2018/07/hardwell-blasterjaxx-bigroom-never-dies/ |title=Hardwell & Blasterjaxx – Bigroom Never Dies |last=Subotin |first=Adam |date=13 July 2018 |website=We Rave You |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715081450/https://weraveyou.com/2018/07/hardwell-blasterjaxx-bigroom-never-dies/ |archive-date=15 July 2018 |accessdate=15 July 2018}}</ref> He collaborated with Kaaze again on "This Is Love", which was released on 31 August 2018 and featured vocals from [[Loren Allred]] who has previously performed on ''[[The Voice (U.S. TV series)|The Voice]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2018/08/hardwell-delivers-lesson-big-room-romantics-love/ |title=Hardwell delivers a lesson in big room romantics with ‘This Is Love’ |last=Bagshaw |first=Bella |date=2018-08-31 |website=[[Dancing Astronaut]] |accessdate=2018-09-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://edm.com/music-releases/hardwell-kaaze-loren-allred-this-is-love-out-now |title=Hardwell & Kaaze Reunite for New Single "This Is Love" Feat. Loren Allred |last=Stone |first=Katie |date=2018-08-31 |website=EDM.com |accessdate=2018-09-01}}</ref> ==== Autumn — Winter 2018: Hiatus and "How You Love Me" ==== On 7 September 2018, Hardwell announced via his Instagram page that he would be clearing his touring schedule indefinitely to take time off for his personal life. He promised that he will still continue to produce new music and will "never let it go". His last performance was at the Ziggo Dome for the Amsterdam Dance Event on 18 October 2018. The performance was closed with a speech where he stated: "Thank you so much, I will be back!".<ref>{{cite web |title=Watch Hardwell Deliver a Tearful Speech After His Farewell Performance |url=https://edm.com/news/hardwell-tearful-farewell-speech-metropole-orkest-ziggo-dome |date=2018-10-22 |website=EDM.com |accessdate=2018-10-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8474013/hardwell-indefinite-hiatus-instagram-post |title=Hardwell Announces He's 'Clearing My Schedule Indefinitely' to Focus On Personal Life |last=Pedrosa |first=Marina |date=2018-09-07 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908045409/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8474013/hardwell-indefinite-hiatus-instagram-post |archive-date=2018-09-08 |accessdate=2018-09-08}}</ref><ref name="djmag hiatus">{{Cite web |url=https://djmag.com/content/hardwell-announces-indefinite-hiatus-touring-and-music-industry |title=Hardwell Announces Indefinite Hiatus From Touring and the Music Industry |last=McCallum |first=Rob |date=2018-09-07 |website=[[DJ Mag]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908045602/https://djmag.com/content/hardwell-announces-indefinite-hiatus-touring-and-music-industry |archive-date=2018-09-08 |accessdate=2018-09-08}}</ref> On 7 July 2019 Hardwell made his first comeback at the stage as a guest to [[Afrojack]]'s Breda Live Show.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://weraveyou.com/2019/07/afrojack-brings-hardwell-out-at-breda-live/|title=Afrojack brings Hardwell out at Breda Live|last=Penaluna|first=About the Author / Matthew|date=2019-07-07|website=We Rave You|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-08}}</ref> Hardwell continued to release a series of singles after his announcement: [[reggae]]-influenced "Light It Up" with Suyano, "Out Of This Town" with [[Vinai]] and Cam Meekins, and "Kicking It Hard".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2018/09/hardwell-releases-first-original-track-since-announcing-departure-touring/ |title=Hardwell releases first original track since announcing his departure from touring |last=Sweeney |first=Farrell |date=2018-09-17 |website=[[Dancing Astronaut]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917201747/https://dancingastronaut.com/2018/09/hardwell-releases-first-original-track-since-announcing-departure-touring/ |archive-date=2018-09-17 |accessdate=2018-12-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8478440/hardwell-vinai-cam-meekins-out-of-this-town |title=Hardwell, Vinai and Cam Meekins dance their way 'Out Of This Town': Listen |last=Bein |first=Kat |date=2018-10-05 |website=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006121616/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8478440/hardwell-vinai-cam-meekins-out-of-this-town |archive-date=2018-10-06 |accessdate=2018-12-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2018/10/hardwell-kicking-hard/ |author=Dancing Astronaut Staff |title=Hardwell – 'Kicking It Hard' |date=2018-10-14 |website=Dancing Astronaut |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015001522/https://dancingastronaut.com/2018/10/hardwell-kicking-hard/ |archive-date=2018-10-15 |accessdate=2018-12-18}}</ref> On 7 December 2018, he released [[electronic pop]]-influenced single "How You Love Me" with [[Snoop Dogg]] and [[Conor Maynard]] through [[Spinnin' Records]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8488917/hardwell-snoop-dogg-conor-maynard-how-you-love-me |title=Hardwell, Snoop Dogg & Conor Maynard's 'How You Love Me': Exclusive |last=Bein |first=Kat |date=2018-12-06 |website=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207004138/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8488917/hardwell-snoop-dogg-conor-maynard-how-you-love-me |archive-date=2018-12-07 |accessdate=2018-12-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://edm.com/music-releases/hardwell-conor-maynard-snoop-dogg-how-you-love-me |title=Hardwell teams up with Conor Maynard and Snoop Dogg on 'How You Love Me' |last=Sunkel |first=Cameron |date=2018-12-07 |website=EDM.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218090629/https://edm.com/music-releases/hardwell-conor-maynard-snoop-dogg-how-you-love-me |archive-date=2018-12-18 |accessdate=2018-12-18}}</ref> === 2019 === ==== Spring 2019: "Being Alive" and "I'm Not Sorry" ==== On 4 January 2019, he released the track "Being Alive". The track features vocals from Jguar, and is a follow-up to his 2012 song "Apollo".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8492234/hardwell-being-alive-jguar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105000144/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8492234/hardwell-being-alive-jguar|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-01-05|title=Hardwell Hits a High With JGUAR on 'Being Alive': Listen |date=2019-01-05|accessdate=2019-03-28}}</ref> On 7 February 2019, he released the track "Chase the Sun" with Dannic. The track features vocals from Kelli-Leigh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8497085/hardwell-dannic-chase-the-sun-keli-leigh|title=Hardwell & Dannic 'Chase The Sun' With Keli-Leigh On New Track: Exclusive|website=Billboard|accessdate=2019-03-28}}</ref> On 13 March 2019, he released the future house-influenced track "I'm Not Sorry" with [[Mike Williams (DJ)|Mike Williams]]. The track was first premiered at Amsterdam Dance Event 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edm.com/music-releases/hardwell-mike-williams-im-not-sorry|title=Hardwell and Mike Williams Finally Release "I'm Not Sorry"|last=Stone|first=Katie|website=EDM.com |accessdate=2019-03-28}}</ref> ==== Autumn — Winter 2019: "Left Right" with Deorro and Makj, and "Mr X" ==== On 18 October 2019, he released the [[Big room house]] track "Left Right" with [[Deorro]] and [[Makj]] featuring [[Fatman Scoop]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youredm.com/2019/10/18/hardwell-drops-massive-new-collab-left-right-with-deorro-makj-and-fatman-scoop/|title=Hardwell drops massive new collab "Left Right" with Deorro, Makj, and Fatman Scoop|date=2019-10-18|website=Your EDM|accessdate=2019-11-15}}</ref> Also in October 2019, during the [[Amsterdam Dance Event]], Hardwell was rumoured to secretly play a DJ set during the event. A Reddit post alleged that a 'mysterious' Mr X played at [[Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano]]'s event, much believed to be Hardwell.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youredm.com/2019/10/21/mysterious-mr-x-at-ade-rumored-to-actually-be-hardwell/|date=2019-10-21|title=Update: Mysterious Mr X at ADE rumored to actually be Hardwell|website=Your EDM|accessdate=2019-11-15}}</ref> However Hardwell's manager, Anna Knaup, confirmed that Mr X was not Hardwell. In a statement, Knaup said, "I would like to officially confirm that whilst Robbert did make an appearance at Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano’s ADE party, he was not there to perform but merely there to support his friends' event and to enjoy the night."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youredm.com/2019/10/22/hardwells-manager-responds-to-reports-that-he-played-an-anonymous-set-at-ade/|date=2019-10-21|title=Hardwell's manager responds to reports that he played an anonymous set at ADE|website=Your EDM|accessdate=2019-11-15}}</ref> == Musical style == {{Original research|section|date=April 2018}} Hardwell's style can be classified in different subgenres of electro-house music. He describes his starting style as influenced by the hip-hop underground scene. Between 2005 and 2006, he developed his style more commercially and over time his productions were increasingly based on a mix of tech house and dirty Dutch. Around the year 2008, his songs became slower and more commercial. In parallel, he experimented with elements from other genres. During that time, he came up already with build-ups, which were very similar to the big-room genre that had emerged years later. With the release of the single "Feel So High" in 2009, he published a tech-house song that corresponded to the classical progressive house, which was dying out, especially at the time.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.beatport.com/track/feel-so-high-feat-i-fan-extended-mix/968961 |title= Feel So High feat. I-Fan by Hardwell on Beatport |website= [[Beatport]] |accessdate= 2018-04-25 }}</ref> At the beginning of 2010, he joined the growing EDM genre and increased his talent in the area of production with singles like "Move It 2 the Drum" and "Asteroid". In 2011, his first successful singles in the field of electro house appeared with "Zero 76" and "Encoded". With "[[Spaceman (Hardwell song)|Spaceman]]", he co-founded the [[Big room house|big-room]] scene in 2012 and established himself permanently in this subgenre.<ref>Tim Tabens: [http://www.dance-charts.de/201508095842/top-10-die-besten-bigroom-tracks-der-letzten-5-jahre/Seite-2 ''Top-10 der besten Big-Room-Tracks''] on "Dance-Charts"</ref> One year later, his singles "Apollo" and "Never Say Goodbye" gave him a place in the modern progressive house style.{{citation needed|date=April 2018|reason=Ref needed to clarify track genres}} [[File:Hardwell 2013.jpg|thumb|Hardwell in 2013]] On his debut studio album, ''[[United We Are]]'', he used trance music synths for the first time for his track "[[Echo (Hardwell song)|Echo]]" as well as deep house sounds for "Birds Fly".{{citation needed|date=April 2018|reason=Ref needed to clarify track genres}} In addition, "Chameleon" is based on the jungle-terror genre, which was similar with the W&W single "Get Down". For the first time since "Don't Stop the Madness", "Hollywood" embodies a track corresponded to the dirty-German-music. Starting from 2015, his syntheses were increasingly oriented on hardstyle samples. His [[Headhunterz]] collaboration "Nothing Can Hold Us Down" was created solely on hardstyle-based sounds.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} His solo productions "Run Wild" and "What We Need" contain features of this genre too.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} He also presented the song "Wake Up Call" at the Biggest Guestlist Festival in Mumbai, which was initially suspected as the collaboration with hardstyle producer [[Atmozfears]], but later was confirmed by Hardwell as a solo production.<ref>[http://www.iaatm.de/hardwell-wiwek-chameleon/ ''Chameleon''] on "iaatm.de"</ref> His 2016 single "[[No Holding Back (song)|No Holding Back]]", represents his first movement into the UK garage.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} The track represents elements of deep and tech house scene as well for the first time since his [[Funkerman]] collaboration "Where Is Here Now". On 7 January 2017, he released the song "Party Till the Daylight", which was Hardwell's debut bass house production.<ref>Jens Ophälders: [http://www.dance-charts.de/201701098182/hardwell-party-till-the-daylight-free-download ''Geschenk an seine Fans: Hardwell - Party Till The Daylight » &#x5B;Free Download&#x5D;''] on "Dance-Charts"</ref> At the Ultra Music Festival, he premiered his first [[future bass]] single, "[[Creatures of the Night (Hardwell and Austin Mahone song)|Creatures of the Night]]".<ref>Timo Büschleb: [http://www.dance-charts.de/201703278459/hardwell-austin-mahone-creatures-of-the-night ''Hardwell goes Future-Pop: Hardwell & Austin Mahone - Creatures of the Night''] on "Dance-Charts"</ref> == Merchandise == On 20 October 2017, Hardwell launched his own [[Eau de Cologne|cologne]] brand "ECLIPSE" in [[Amsterdam]], whose release was originally announced through his [[Twitter]] page on 2 October 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://djmag.com/news/hardwell-has-launched-his-own-cologne-eclipse|title=Hardwell has launched his own cologne, Eclipse|date=2017-10-04|work=DJMag.com|access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref> == Equipment == {{multiple image | align = right | direction = horizontal | image1 = SSL Xlogic G Series Compressor, AMS Neve 8803 Dual EQ, Symetrix Dual Gate Compressor-Limiter - spacedust2019s Home Studio.jpg | width1 = 200 | caption1 = SSL XLogic G-Series Compressor - Studio accessory by Hardwell | image2 = Filtz Studio Pioneer CDJ-2000 1.JPG | width2 = 200 | caption2 = Pioneer CDJ-2000 - mixing console used by Hardwell for live performances | total_width = | alt1 = }} By the year 2015 Hardwell still produced in his parents' house in Breda.<ref name="tutb">[http://turnupthebass.net/2015/01/20/go-inside-hardwells-new-studio/ ''Go Inside Hardwell’s New Studio''] on "Turn Up the Bass"</ref><ref>Hardwell: [https://twitter.com/hardwell/status/320559365977436160?lang=de ''Finally, the new Hardwell studio is finished!''] on "Twitter"</ref> On 20 January 2015, Hardwell first presented his current studio.<ref>Hardwell World: [https://www.facebook.com/699193250098925/photos/a.862227190462196.1073741877.699193250098925/924389454245969/?type=1&theater Hardwell Studio] on "Facebook"</ref> It was designed by studio designer Jan Morel.<ref name="tutb" /> In his studio, he works with a Roland A-49 MIDI Keyboard Controller White, Crane Song Avocet Remote II, and Solid State Logic XLogic G-Series Compressor.<ref>[http://equipboard.com/pros/hardwell Equipment] on "Equipboard"</ref> reFX Nexus 2 is one of his favourite plugins. On 11 March 2015 he published a soundset for the synthesizer software Sylenth1.<ref>[https://www.djhardwell.com/news/hardwell-releases-soundset-for-sylenth1 ''Hardwell Releases Soundset for Sylenth1''] on "DJHardwell"</ref> At his performances, Hardwell is mostly seen with Sennheiser HD25 II headphones. According to his technical rider, he works with a Pioneer DJM-800 Nexus or a DJM-900 Nexus mixer. In addition, his set-up contains four interconnected Pioneer CDJ-2000's.<ref>[https://www.bonedo.de/artikel/einzelansicht/auflegen-wie-dj-hardwell/2.html ''Auflegen wie DJ Hardwell''] on "Bonedo"</ref> == Personal life == [[File:Hardwell at Bitec Bangna.JPG|thumb|Hardwell in Bangkok]] Hardwell's parents are active in a foundation for DJs that helps young artists deal with contracts, managers and record labels.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} Since 2014, he was in a relationship with the Dutch event manager Yanicke Agnes. They met in a bar in his hometown of Breda in 2013.<ref>[http://turnupthebass.net/2014/07/16/top-10-hottest-couples-in-edm/ ''Top 10 Hottest Couples in EDM''] on "Turn Up the Bass"</ref> However, they split up in 2016. == Discography == {{main page|Hardwell discography}} * ''[[United We Are]]'' (2015) == Awards and nominations == {{main|List of awards and nominations received by Hardwell}} ==References== {{reflist}} == External links == {{commons category}} * {{Official website|http://www.djhardwell.com}} *[http://www.djmag.com/top-100-djs Hardwell Rank #1 On DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJs List 2013] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20161123054727/http://theushuaiamagazine.com/iumag351.html Hardwell interview at IU MAG] *[https://bia2dj.ir/?s=hardwell Hardwell On Bia2dj] {{Hardwell}} {{Navboxes | title = Awards for Hardwell | list = {{DJ Mag Top 100 DJs Poll − No 1 DJ|state=collapsed}} {{DJ Award for Best International DJ |state=collapsed}} {{DJ Award for Best Electro DJ |state=collapsed}} }} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hardwell}} [[Category:1988 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Dutch DJs]] [[Category:People from Breda]] [[Category:Remixers]] [[Category:Dutch dance musicians]] [[Category:Dutch house musicians]] [[Category:Progressive house musicians]] [[Category:Revealed Recordings artists]] [[Category:Electronic dance music DJs]] [[Category:Dutch record producers]]'