# Dirty Bass

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2012 studio album by Far East Movement

Dirty Bass Studio album by Far East Movement Released May 21, 2012 Recorded 2011–2012 Genre Hip hop pop house dance Length 44:08 Label Cherrytree Interscope Producer Stereotypes Ra Charm RedOne De Paris Axident Wallpaper. Sidney Samson Leroy Styles Dallas Austin Cory Nitta Cherry Cherry Boom Boom Redfoo Alvaro Orpheo Popken Bangladesh Junior Caldera Julien Carret Bingo Players Far East Movement chronology Free Wired (2010) Dirty Bass (2012) Ktown Riot (2014) Singles from Dirty Bass "Live My Life" Released: February 28, 2012 "Lights Out (Go Crazy)" Released: March 13, 2012 "Dirty Bass" Released: May 10, 2012 "Turn Up the Love" Released: June 21, 2012 "Change Your Life" Released: November 20, 2012 "Get Up (Rattle)" Released: December 11, 2012 "The Illest" Released: July 2, 2013

***Dirty Bass*** is the fourth [studio album](/source/Studio_album) by American [hip hop](/source/Hip_hop_music) group [Far East Movement](/source/Far_East_Movement), released through [Cherrytree Records](/source/Cherrytree_Records) and [Interscope Records](/source/Interscope_Records) ([Universal Music Group](/source/Universal_Music_Group)) on June 12, 2012. Despite having two top 40 hit singles, the album received mixed success worldwide.

The songs "[Like a G6](/source/Like_a_G6)" and "[Rocketeer](/source/Rocketeer_(song))" from their 2010 album *[Free Wired](/source/Free_Wired)* were included on international versions of *Dirty Bass*.

## Singles

- "[Live My Life](/source/Live_My_Life_(song))" was released as the album's lead single on February 28, 2012. It features [Justin Bieber](/source/Justin_Bieber). The song peaked to #21 in the [United States](/source/United_States), #7 in the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom), and #4 in Canada.

- "[Lights Out (Go Crazy)](/source/Lights_Out_(Go_Crazy))" digitally as a single was released on March 13, 2012 through Roxbury SARL under exclusive license to Interscope Records. It is a collaboration with French producer, DJ and remixer [Junior Caldera](/source/Junior_Caldera) and English singer-songwriter [Natalia Kills](/source/Natalia_Kills). It was included on the deluxe edition of *Dirty Bass*.

- "[Dirty Bass](/source/Dirty_Bass_(song))" was released as the album's second single on May 10, 2012. It features [Young Money](/source/Young_Money) rapper [Tyga](/source/Tyga). Uncredited additional vocals in the chorus were provided by Kayla Kayla.[1]

- "[Turn Up the Love](/source/Turn_Up_the_Love)" was released as the album's third single on June 21, 2012. It features [Cover Drive](/source/Cover_Drive). It has so far peaked #8 in New Zealand, #8 in Australia, #12 in the Netherlands, #13 in the UK, and #14 in Ireland.

- "[Change Your Life](/source/Change_Your_Life_(Far_East_Movement_song))" was released as the album's fourth single on November 20, 2012. It features DJ and producer [Sidney Samson](/source/Sidney_Samson) and rapper [Flo Rida](/source/Flo_Rida). It was included on the re-release of *Dirty Bass*.

- "[Get Up (Rattle)](/source/Get_Up_(Rattle))" was released as a single on December 11, 2012 through [Ministry of Sound](/source/Ministry_of_Sound). It is a vocal version of the [Bingo Players](/source/Bingo_Players) song "[Rattle](/source/Rattle_(song))".

- "[The Illest](/source/The_Illest)" was released digitally as a single on July 2, 2013, and included on the *Special Edition* of *Dirty Bass*. It features [Mad Decent](/source/Mad_Decent) artist [Riff Raff](/source/Riff_Raff_(rapper)).

### Promotional singles

- "Ain't Coming Down" was released on May 12, 2012 as a [radio single](/source/Radio_single) from the album. The radio version features actress Susannah Wetzel (who was uncredited) in place of [Matthew Koma](/source/Matthew_Koma) and was slightly different from the album's version. It had achieved strong airplay mostly in [Aruba](/source/Aruba), [Bahamas](/source/The_Bahamas), [Belize](/source/Belize), [Honduras](/source/Honduras), [Jamaica](/source/Jamaica), [Panama](/source/Panama), [Saint Lucia](/source/Saint_Lucia) and [Trinidad and Tobago](/source/Trinidad_and_Tobago).

- "Little Bird" was released on October 17, 2012 as the first [promotional single](/source/Promotional_single) from the album. A video for the song was published to [YouTube](/source/YouTube) through the group's [Vevo](/source/Vevo) channel on the same day. Produced by label executive [Martin Kierszenbaum](/source/Martin_Kierszenbaum) (a.k.a. Cherry Cherry Boom Boom), it features a sample of Canadian singer and songwriter [Feist](/source/Feist_(singer))'s "Caught a Long Wind", from her 2011 album *[Metals](/source/Metals_(album))*.

- "For All" was released on October 25, 2012 as the second promotional single from the album. The main theme of the song, as well as its music video, was inspired by the "Hope Is for All" (*[Forward](/source/Barack_Obama_presidential_campaign%2C_2012#Early_stages)*) campaign, a part of President [Barack Obama](/source/Barack_Obama)'s [re-election campaign in 2012](/source/Barack_Obama_presidential_campaign%2C_2012).

- "Lovetron" was released on April 19, 2013 as the third promotional single from the album. It features American recording artist and former [NLT](/source/NLT_(band)) member [Travis Garland](/source/Travis_Garland). A live acoustic performance of the song was posted to YouTube through Vevo on April 24.

### Other notable songs

- The track "Candy", featuring [Pitbull](/source/Pitbull_(rapper)), was originally featured on the original motion picture soundtrack of the 2012 film *[Project X](/source/Project_X_(2012_film)#Soundtrack)* (via Cherrytree Records / Interscope Records).

- The international deluxe edition includes the track "[Monsuno](/source/Monsuno)", which is the theme song from the animated series of the same name.

- The track "Lovetron" serves as a deluxe edition bonus track to the album and features [Travis Garland](/source/Travis_Garland) of [NLT](/source/NLT_(band)).

## Track listings

All songs written and composed by Jae Choung, James Roh, Kevin Nishimura and Virman Coquia. Additional writers noted below.

Standard edition No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Dirty Bass" (featuring Tyga) Jonathan Yip Jeremy Reeves Ray Romulus Nathan Lawrence Walker Michael Stevenson Stereotypes 3:29 2. "Live My Life" (featuring Justin Bieber) Nadir Khayat John Mamann Jean Claude Sindres Yohanne Simon Bilal "The Chef" Hajji Walker Bieber RedOne De Paris Kuk Harrell (vocal) 3:57 3. "Where the Wild Things Are" (featuring Crystal Kay) Yip, Reeves Romulus Ray Charles McCullough Walker Stereotypes Ra Charm (co.) 3:42 4. "Turn Up the Love" (featuring Cover Drive) Andreas Schuller Eric Burton Frederic M. Baier Axident Wallpaper. 3:16 5. "Flossy" (featuring My Name Is Kay) Yip Reeves Romulus McCullough Walker Stereotypes Ra Charm (co.) 3:33 6. "If I Die Tomorrow" (featuring Bill Kaulitz of Tokio Hotel) Yip Reeves Romulus McCullough Mike Hamilton Walker Stereotypes Ra Charm (co.) David Jost (vocal) David Roth (vocal) Pat Benzner (vocal) Bill Kaulitz (vocal) 4:07 7. "Ain't Coming Down" (featuring Sidney Samson and Matthew Koma) Samson Leeroy Jones Walker Samson Leroy Styles (co.) 3:34 8. "Candy" (featuring Pitbull) Yip Reeves Romulus Dwight Watson Howard Coney Hamilton Armando Perez Stereotypes 3:58 9. "Fly with U" (featuring Cassie) Dallas Austin Cory Nitta Walker L. Di Agostino C. Montagner P. Sandrini D. Leoni Austin Nitta 3:31 10. "Change Your Life" (featuring Sidney Samson and Flo Rida) Samson Walker Tramar Dillard Breyan Isaac Antonio Mobley I. Devaney A. Morris L. Stansfield Samson 3:39 11. "Little Bird" Leslie Feist Martin Kierszenbaum Jason Charles Beck Dominic Salole Martin "Cherry Cherry Boom Boom" Kierszenbaum 3:08 12. "Live My Life" (Party Rock Remix) (featuring Justin Bieber and Redfoo) Khayat Mamann Sindres Simon Hajji Walker Bieber Stefan Kendal Gordy M. Kierszenbaum RedOne De Paris Harrell (vocal) Redfoo (remix) 4:14 Total length: 44:08

Deluxe edition No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 13. "Show Me Love" (featuring Alvaro) Jasper Helderman Orpheo Popken Walker Alvaro Popken 3:51 14. "Basshead" (featuring YG) Shondrae Crawford Keenon Jackson Bangladesh 3:48 15. "Shake Ya Rump" Walker Yip Reeves Romulus Stereotypes 3:21 16. "Lights Out (Go Crazy)" (with Junior Caldera and Natalia Kills) Jérôme Dumas Julien Carret Natalia Sinclair Junior Caldera Carret 3:10 Total length: 58:18

### International edition

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Dirty Bass" (featuring Tyga) Jonathan Yip Jeremy Reeves Ray Romulus Nathan Lawrence Walker Michael Stevenson Stereotypes 3:29 2. "Live My Life" (featuring Justin Bieber) Nadir Khayat John Mamann Jean Claude Sindres Yohanne Simon Bilal "The Chef" Hajji Walker Bieber RedOne De Paris Kuk Harrell (vocal) 3:57 3. "Where the Wild Things Are" (featuring Crystal Kay) Yip Reeves Romulus Ray Charles McCullough Walker Stereotypes Ra Charm (co.) 3:42 4. "Turn Up the Love" (featuring Cover Drive) Andreas Schuller Eric Burton Frederic M. Baier Axident Wallpaper. 3:15 5. "Flossy" (featuring My Name Is Kay) Yip Reeves Romulus McCullough Walker Stereotypes Ra Charm (co.) 3:33 6. "If I Die Tomorrow" (featuring Bill Kaulitz of Tokio Hotel) Yip Reeves Romulus McCullough Mike Hamilton Walker Stereotypes Ra Charm (co.) David Jost (vocal) David Roth (vocal) Pat Benzner (vocal) Bill Kaulitz (vocal) 4:07 7. "Ain't Coming Down" (featuring Sidney Samson and Matthew Koma) Samson Leeroy Jones Walker Samson Leroy Styles (co.) 3:34 8. "Candy" (featuring Pitbull) Yip Reeves Romulus Dwight Watson Howard Coney Hamilton Armando Perez Stereotypes 3:58 9. "Fly with U" (featuring Cassie) Dallas Austin Cory Nitta Walker L. Di Agostino C. Montagner P. Sandrini D. Leoni Austin Nitta 3:30 10. "Show Me Love" (featuring Alvaro) Jasper Helderman Orpheo Popken Walker Alvaro Popken 3:51 11. "Live My Life" (Party Rock Remix) (featuring Justin Bieber and Redfoo) Khayat Mamann Sindres Simon Hajji Walker Bieber Stefan Kendal Gordy Martin Kierszenbaum RedOne De Paris Harrell (vocal) Redfoo (remix) 4:16 12. "Little Bird" Leslie Feist M. Kierszenbaum Jason Charles Beck Dominic Salole Martin "Cherry Cherry Boom Boom" Kierszenbaum 3:07 13. "Basshead" (featuring YG) Shondrae Crawford Keenon Jackson Bangladesh 3:48 14. "Lights Out (Go Crazy)" (with Junior Caldera and Natalia Kills) Jérôme Dumas Julien Carret Natalia Sinclair Junior Caldera Carret 3:10 15. "Like a G6" (featuring The Cataracs and Dev) David Singer Niles Dhar The Cataracs 3:39 16. "Rocketeer" (featuring Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic) Yip, Reeves Romulus Bruno Mars Philip Lawrence Stereotypes The Smeezingtons 3:31 Total length: 58:27

iTunes bonus track No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 17. "Live My Life" (Jaywalker Remix) (featuring Justin Bieber) Khayat Mamann Sindres Simon Hajji Walker Bieber RedOne De Paris Harrell (vocal) Jaywalker (remix) 5:16 Total length: 63:43

Japanese edition bonus track No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 17. "Live My Life" (Sick Individuals Remix) (featuring Justin Bieber) Khayat Mamann Sindres Simon Hajji Walker Bieber RedOne De Paris Harrell (vocal) Sick Individuals (remix) 6:35 Total length: 65:02

Deluxe edition bonus tracks No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 17. "Change Your Life" (featuring Sidney Samson and Flo Rida) Samson Walker Tramar Dillard Breyan Isaac Antonio Mobley I. Devaney A. Morris L. Stansfield Samson 3:38 18. "Lovetron" (featuring Travis Garland) Yip Reeves Romulus Garland, Andrew Kierszenbaum Stereotypes 3:35 19. "For All" Yip Reeves Romulus McCullough Stereotypes Ra Charm (co.) 3:42 20. "Monsuno" (Animated Series Theme Song) M. Kierszenbaum Martin "Cherry Cherry Boom Boom" Kierszenbaum 3:01 21. "Turn Up the Love" (R3hab Remix) (featuring Cover Drive) Schuller Frederic M. Baier Axident Wallpaper. R3hab (remix) 4:47 22. "Get Up (Rattle)" (with Bingo Players) Paul Bäumer Maarten Hoogstraten Koen Groeneveld Addy van der Zwan Hugo Langras Dipesh Parmar Bäumer Hoogstraten 5:02 Total length: 82:10

### Special edition

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Dirty Bass" (featuring Tyga) Yip Reeves Romulus Walker Stevenson Stereotypes 3:29 2. "Live My Life" (featuring Justin Bieber) Khayat Mamann Sindres Simon Hajji Walker Bieber RedOne De Paris Harrell (vocal) 3:57 3. "Turn Up the Love" (featuring Cover Drive) Schuller Frederic M. Baier Axident Wallpaper. 3:16 4. "Little Bird" Feist M. Kierszenbaum Beck Salole Martin "Cherry Cherry Boom Boom" Kierszenbaum 3:07 5. "Get Up (Rattle)" (with Bingo Players) Bäumer Hoogstraten Groeneveld van der Zwan Langras Parmar Bäumer Hoogstraten 5:01 6. "Change Your Life" (featuring Sidney Samson and Flo Rida) Samson Walker Dillard Isaac Mobley Devaney Morris Stansfield Samson 3:37 7. "Like a G6" (featuring The Cataracs and Dev) Singer Dhar The Cataracs 3:38 8. "Rocketeer" (featuring Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic) Yip Reeves Romulus Mars Lawrence Stereotypes The Smeezingtons 3:31 9. "The Illest" (featuring Riff Raff) Schuller Frederic J. Christian Axident Wallpaper. 3:39 Total length: 33:15

**Sample credits**

- "Fly with U" contains elements of "[L'Amour Toujours](/source/L'amour_toujours)", as composed by [Gigi D'Agostino](/source/Gigi_D'Agostino), Carlos Montagner, Paolo Sandrini, Diego Leoni

- "Change Your Life" contains elements of "[All Around the World](/source/All_Around_the_World_(Lisa_Stansfield_song))", as composed by Ian Devaney, Andy Morris, [Lisa Stansfield](/source/Lisa_Stansfield)

- "Little Bird" incorporates a sample from "Caught a Long Wind" by [Feist](/source/Feist_(singer))

## Chart performance

Chart (2012) Peak position Australian Albums Chart[2] 37 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[3] 186 Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[4] 186 Canadian Albums Chart[5] 25 German Albums Chart 95 Japanese Albums Chart[6] 16 New Zealand Albums Chart[7] 23 Swiss Albums Chart[8] 78 US Billboard 200[9] 190 US Top Dance/Electronic Albums[10] 7

## Release history

Country Release date Format Label United Kingdom May 21, 2012 CD, digital download Cherrytree, Interscope Japan[6] May 30, 2012 Delicious Deli, UMG United States June 12, 2012 Cherrytree, Interscope

## References

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Far East Movement Album & Song Chart History"](https://www.billboard.com/artist/far-east-movement/chart-history/dance/electronic-albums). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved July 7, 2012.

## External links

- [*Dirty Bass*](https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/713831d9-bf91-4e09-9842-79da75d38661) at [MusicBrainz](/source/MusicBrainz) (list of releases)

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