''Know No Better'' is the fourth
extended play
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electronic music
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trio
Major Lazer
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, released on June 1, 2017, by
Mad Decent.
Background
The EP includes 6 tracks featuring collaborations with numerous artists, including
Travis Scott,
Camila Cabello,
Quavo,
J Balvin,
Sean Paul
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,
Nasty C,
Ice Prince,
Patoranking,
Jidenna
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,
Busy Signal,
Machel Montano
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,
Konshens and
Brazilian singers
Anitta and
Pabllo Vittar.
Singles
The lead single, "
Know No Better
''Know No Better'' is the fourth extended play (EP) by American electronic music trio Major Lazer, released on June 1, 2017, by Mad Decent.
Background
The EP includes 6 tracks featuring collaborations with numerous artists, including Travis ...
", 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,
Travis Scott and
Quavo, and
Cuban
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-
American
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singer
Camila Cabello.
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
Snapchat
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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
Anitta and
Pabllo Vittar. On June 20, Major Lazer traveled to
Morocco
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along with
Anitta and
Pabllo Vittar 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".
'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.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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2017 EPs
Albums produced by Major Lazer
Major Lazer albums
Moombahton EPs
Portuguese-language EPs
Spanish-language EPs