David Guetta's Nothing but the Beat videos

Producer and DJ David Guetta's Nothing but the Beat album was released in 2011. It was his fifth album, and it's spawned more hit singles and videos than many artists manage in their entire careers.

The first single was Where them Girls at, released in May 2011 which features Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj. It was a top 20 hit in the USA, and was top ten in 18 countries. It reached number three in the UK, and number 4 in France. It was a number one in Scotland



This was followed by Little Bad Girl in June 2011, which featured Taio Cruz and Ludacris. Again, a top ten hit in many countries including the UK, and a number three in France.



The third song was Without You, which featured Usher on vocals. It reached number 6 in France and the UK, and number one in the US Billboard pop sings.



Titanium, featuring vocals by Sia was the fourth single, released on December 2011. The song had originally featured vocals by Mary J Blige, and this early version later leaked online. Emeli Sandé also performed Titanium with Guetta at the NRJ Music Awards in January 2012. The song's memorable video probably helped with its success, but there's no denying the vocals really make the song remarkable.



Another song that was to feature a remarkable video was Turn be on, which featured Nicki Minaj. Single number five, released in December 2011, had a steampunk themed video that featured both Minaj and Guetta. It reached number ten in France, and number 8 in the UK, while it topped the Billboard US Hot Dance Club Songs chart



March 2012 saw the instrumental The Alphabeat released. The track reached number 44 in France, but its real purpose as a release was to bring some attention to the electronic instrumental tracks on the album. The song would be used in the advert for the car the Renault Twizy, which coincidentally featured in the video.



The song I Can Only Imagine came out in April 2012, featuring Chris Brown and Lil Wayne. It reached number 40 in France, number 18 in the UK singles chart, and number 10 in the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart. Guetta, Brown and Wayne performed the song live at the Grammy Awards on February 12, 2012.



The Nothing But The Beat album came out in a special edition in August 2012 (titles Nothing But The Beat 2.0) and featured the song She Wolf (Falling to pieces) which was released as single. It again featured Sia on vocals, and again neither she nor Guetta featured in the video which was shot in Iceland. It reached number 4 in France, topped the UK dance chart and the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart.



Another track that featured on this version of the album was Just One Last Time, featuring Taped Rai, that was to be the next single in November 2012. With another dramatic and cinematic video, the song reached number 14 in France, number 20 in the UK singles chart.



March 2013 saw the track Play Hard, featuring vocals from Ne-Yo and Akon, getting its moment as a single. Another remarkable video for the song from Nothing But The Beat 2.0 It reached number 7 in the French charts, number 6 in the UK singles chart and number two in the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart. I'm uncertain how it sold in Mexico.




Meanwhile, the track Every Chance we get we Run had a video released in June 2013, the result of a competition to create a video for the track. While not a single as such, it certainly make an interesting video, and continued to keep up the profile of Nothing but the Beat,  two years after the release of its first single

Charts: David Guetta - Turn Me On

With David Guetta hitting the number one place in the UK Official Singles Chart with Titanium I thought I'd give a mention to his most recent single, Turn Me On.

This new track is also in the UK Top 40, at number 33, another track Without You just outside the Top 40 at number 42.

Turn Me On is the fifth track to be taken from last year's Nothing But The Beat album as a single, and features Nicki Minaj on vocals.

With Minaj best known for her eccentric styled rapping, it's quite a different vocal performance on this track.

The video, which emerged at the end of January 2012, is a big budget steampunk fantasy which, like the best music videos, both compliments the song and adds another dimension to it.

Minaj's appearance with Madonna at the US Superbowl with Madonna will probably give the song's sales another boost, although a link to the biggest sporting event on US TV is probably just another small step in Guetta's seemingly indefatigable world domination campaign.