''Know No Better'' is the fourth

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(EP) by American

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trio

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, released on June 1, 2017, by

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Background

The EP includes 6 tracks featuring collaborations with numerous artists, including

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and Brazilian singers

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and

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Singles

The lead single, "

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", was announced as the original lead single on May 22, 2017, to be released official single with on May 31, 2017, featuring vocals from American rappers,

and

, and

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singer

. Major Lazer later clarified, by tweeting out that the song would be released on June 1, at 8 AM ET, 12 PM BST. Camila Cabello teased the original track on May 26, by tweeting out lyrics from the song. She also posted snippets of the song on her

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story the same day. The second single, " Sua Cara", was announced in February 2017, to be released official single with on July 30, 2017, featuring vocals from Brazilian singers

and

. On June 20, Major Lazer traveled to

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along with

and

to record the music video for " Sua Cara". It was directed by Bruno Ilogti.

Other songs

A music video for the song " Particula" was released on October 12, 2017. The song also appeared on Give Me Future. Music videos for the songs "Buscando Huellas" and "Jump" were also released.

Critical reception

Andy Cush of ''

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'' wrote that the EP "sounds the same". He added, "Maybe at some point soon they'll recognize that the magic of these particular tricks is starting to wear out. Or, like the title of the record implies, maybe they don't know anything better".

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's Jonah Bromwich gave the EP a positive review, stating that: "And as fun as it is at times, ''Know No Better'' doubles as a testament to the result of spreading a handful of good ideas too thin."

Track listing

* signifies a co-producer. * signifies an additional producer. * All songwriting credits are adapted from liner notes.

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References

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