Take Over Control
August 12, 2010
Take Over Control is a song by Dutch DJ and music producer Afrojack in collaboration with the also Dutch singer-songwriter Eva Simons. The song was first released on August 12, 2010 in the Netherlands. The text is by Afrojack, Eva Simons, Ingrid Simons and Mike Hamilton.
Music Video
Before the official music video appeared, was released the audio version on August 13, 2010 at the YouTube channel of Spinnin Records. This was in October 2012 more than 26 million views and thus significantly more than the official clip for the song, which was published on 21 October 2010 and October 2012 had just over 13.5 million views. In this we see the beginning Afrojack as he drives an Audi R8, and Simon and four other dancers who are supposed to represent all the robots, in a school bus. Then they dance on an aircraft cemetery until they however have no power and must stop. Afrojack arrives and gives them new power to weiterzutanzen. The video was shot on September 14, 2010 by Alex Herron in Los Angeles and Death Valley. Even on a third official YouTube channel audio version of this title was published, which got over 8.5 million views. The remixes of Adam F and Ian Carey also got well over 1 million views.
Reception
Charts
Take Over Control could reach 78th place, while the song in Austria number 46, UK number 24, number 41 in the United States and the Netherlands could climb twelfth place in Germany. In the Dutch charts of the year title in 2010 took a 81 square and in the Hungarian Airplay Charts place 74 years in Australia Take Over Control was certified platinum.
Reception
Bradley Stern of MuuMuse chose " Take Over Control" as a Club Track of the Week and described the song as " relentless feast of dirty synths and great beats ." Leo Lewis forgave the song with the comment " Above Average " ( German above average). An author of Pop On And On, described the song as follows: " Take Over Control " has a solid melody and some hard electro beats, its [sic ] unstoppable " ( " German, Take Over Control ' has a massive melody and some hard electro! beats, it's not going to stop! ").