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n singer and DJ Kaz James. It was released as a digital download on 9 June 2014. The song was written by Guetta, James, Ralph Wegner, Ebow Graham, Pavan Mukhi, and Giorgio Tuinfort. It features uncredited vocals by Ebow Graham (better known as Metropolis of

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), with additional uncredited guitar performed by Michael Nadeau. The composition is largely based upon the original instrumentation of the song "

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. In 2014, "Blast Off" was included in Guetta's '' Lovers on the Sun'' EP. The track was also featured on the original motion picture soundtrack of the 2015 film '' Furious 7''. It was later included in the 2015 re-release of Guetta's sixth studio album, entitled '' Listen Again'' as a bonus track.

Music video

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theme used for previous singles " Miss Movin' On" and "

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Track listing

Charts

References

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