''Globalization'' is the eighth

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by American rapper Pitbull. It was released on November 21, 2014 through Mr. 305,

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, and

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. The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including

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Cirkut Henry Russell Walter (born April 23, 1986), known professionally as Cirkut, is a Canadian record producer and songwriter. He has co-produced and co-written commercially successful singles, often in tandem with American record producer Dr. Luke ...

, DJ Frank E,

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and

Max Martin Karl Martin Sandberg (born 26 February 1971),Max Martin
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. The album also features

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s from

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Chris Brown Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. A Pop music, pop and hip-hop-influenced contemporary R&B, R&B musician who works in a variety of genres, he has been called the "Honorific nic ...

, John Ryan,

Ne-Yo Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1979), known professionally as Ne-Yo ( ), is an American singer and songwriter. Regarded as a leading figure of Contemporary R&B#2000s, 2000s R&B music, he is the recipient of numerous accolades, includi ...

Chloe Angelides Chloe Angelides (born May 21, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer. She has written songs such as "Zipper" for Jason Derulo for his album '' Talk Dirty'', "Jackie (B.M.F.)" for Ciara for her album '' Jackie'', " Burnin' Up" for ...

, Heymous Molly,

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Juicy J Jordan Michael Houston III (born April 5, 1975), known professionally as Juicy J, is an American rapper and record producer. Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, he is a founding member of the Southern hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia, established ...

, G.R.L.,

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, and

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. ''Globalization'' was supported by five

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: " Wild Wild Love", " Fireball", " Time of Our Lives", "

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" and " Drive You Crazy". The album received generally mixed reviews from

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and was a moderate commercial success. It debuted at number 18 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, earning 49,000

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s in its first week.

Singles

The album was supported by five

. The first single, " Wild Wild Love" was released as the album's lead single on February 25, 2014. The song features

s from American-British-Canadian girl group G.R.L. The single peaked at number six on the UK; number ten in Australia and number 30 in the United States. The second single, " Fireball" was released on July 23, 2014. The song features guest appearance from John Ryan. It eventually reached at number one in Netherlands; number six in Spain; number nine in Finland and number 23 in the United States. The third single, " Time of Our Lives" featuring

was released on November 17, 2014. The song reached at number seven in Czech Republic, number nine in United States and Norway; number ten in Canada. The fourth single, "

" featuring

was released on April 21, 2015. The single peaked at number 40 in the United States. The fifth and final single, " Drive You Crazy" featuring

and

was released on August 21, 2015.

Other songs

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" was released as official single of the official

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song on April 15, 2014. It features American singer

and Brazilian recording artist

. "Celebrate" was released on October 18, 2014. It serves as the lead single for the film ''

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'' and was used in the commercial for the 2016 edition of the

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's '' Hockey Day in Canada''. The

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play the song after every home victory. These songs were also included on "Globalization". "Sexy Beaches" was used in the "Visit Florida" tourism campaign, sponsored by the state of

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. The music video was filmed at The Don CeSar in

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, Florida, and was uploaded to Pitbull's

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channel on July 13, 2016.

Commercial performance

''Globalization'' debuted at number 18 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, earning 49,000

s (including 38,000 copies as pure album sales) in its first week. The album also debuted at number three on the US

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chart. As of September 2016, the album has sold 198,000 copies in the US. On October 16, 2020, the album was certified

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by the

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(RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over one million units in the United States. In Canada, the album also debuted at number 16 on the

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Track listing

;Notes * signifies an additional producer *"Ah Leke" contains elements of "Passinho do Volante (Ah! Lelek Lek Lek)" performed by MC Federado & Os Leleks, and written by MC Federado. *"Celebrate" contains elements of " I Just Want to Celebrate" performed by Rare Earth and written by Dino Fekaris and Nick Zesses. *”Celebrate” Is Featured In The Movie

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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