Label boss of Revealed Recordings and collecting a plethora of Beatport #1’s (no less than 7 consecutive #1’s in 2013 alone), his studio output has never been more prolific or more on point. Records such as his anthemic hit ‘Spaceman’, ‘Three Triangles (Losing My Religion)’, ‘Countdown’, ‘Jumper’, alongside the hard-hitting track, ‘Apollo’ and his scorching collaboration with Dyro and Bright Lights, ‘Never Say Goodbye’, as well as his single ‘Dare You’ have become some of the biggest records over the past couple of years.
His performance at the 2013 Miami Ultra Music Festival would go on to become the stuff of legend. Clocking up a staggering 6 million views in just 8 weeks, Hardwell’s set broke all records for the most watched Ultra live broadcast during UMF with over 80,000 people watching his set via the feed.
Following on from his 2012 Tomorrowland set, which to date has received over 21 millions views on YouTube, Hardwell returned to the mainstage of Tomorrowland in 2013 where he played yet another inimitable set that took a frenzied Tomorrowland audience on a ride of a lifetime. This time the liveset amassed in excess of 1 million views in just a few days and has currently been viewed over 22 million times on YouTube; the inexorable rate at which his DJ sets are viewed by fans around the world has made him the single most in demand liveset artist in the electronic scene today.
A true festival–straddling superstar his sets have conquered arena’s at the most prestigious and crowd-pleasing of parties in the world such as Ultra Music Festival Miami, Electronic Daisy Carnival Las Vegas, Electric Zoo, Creamfields, UMF Europe, Coachella, EDC London, Future Music Festival, TomorrowWorld, Global Gathering, Mysteryland, Dance Valley and various Sensations, including Amsterdam’s. While his Las Vegas residency at Hakkasan with his ‘Go Hardwell Or Go Home’ event series has cemented his position as one of the forerunning DJ stars in the US club scene.
In April 2013 Hardwell launched his most ambitious project to date when he unveiled his I Am Hardwell world tour concept at Amsterdam’s Heineken Music Hall to a 6000 capacity crowd. A spectacle of unprecedented musical vision and production detail, the entire show was broadcast live on a HD feed to 100,000’s of fans around the world and placed a solid marker to the immense popularity of Hardwell’s position within the dance community. After a hugely successful launch event, Hardwell is now on the road with worldwide travels for this new tour new concept. Spanning 6 continents the tour has seen sold-out shows in Jakarta, Singapore, Bangalore, Mumbai, Lisbon, London, Mexico City, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Tel Aviv, Guatemala City, Manchester, Edinburgh, Belfast, Istanbul, Sao Paulo, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, making I Am Hardwell one of the must see shows over the past two years. Announcing the next phase of the I Am Hardwell tour, Hardwell took to the streets of New York’s for a Times Square takeover where he revealed the final chapter of the world adventure will culminate in North America with shows in Chicago, Toronto, San Francisco, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Miami completing his mammoth journey at the world renowned Madison Square Garden in New York for what will no doubt be a spectacle finale for Hardwell’s global scaling party concept.
During the 2013 editon of Amsterdam Dance Event, Hardwell held the world premiere of his ‘I Am Hardwell’ documentary in Amsterdam’s oldest and most famous cinema, Tuschinski. The documentary provides a captivating inside-look on Hardwell’s rise. With the motto - "If you can dream it, you can do it”. The film is now being shown in selected cinemas around the world.
The rise of Hardwell as a young boy from the city of Breda into a ripened international super-heavyweight has become an inspiring tale for all. Coming full circle from a dream to reality of wanting to become the ‘#1 DJ in the World’, we can be assured that the Hardwell name, face, and brand is a force that will drive electronic dance music for years to come....
Netherlands, 2005
After a show in ibiza in 11th september 2018 he posted on facebook about an indefinite hiatus. He wants to give life some time.
Mad World
Hardwell Lyrics
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And I think I'm losing my mind
When all that surrounds me is made of shadows
I'm just a lost soul that's made of paper
But your touch can color the white
And bring back the beauty into my life
Crazy how you make the bad turn to amazing
And I don't want to lose this now
I don't want to lose this now
No, I don't want to lose this now
'Cause it's a mad world
Were both strangers finding our way together
Like two lights that dance through the dark
We shine bright and fade out into forever
And I'm trying to hold back the way I'm feeling
But you make me come back to life
Yeah, you've got me going insane tonight (tonight, tonight)
'Cause it's a mad world but it's crazy
Crazy how you make the bad turn to amazing
And I don't want to lose this now
I don't want to lose this now
No, I don't want to lose this now
'Cause it's a mad world
'Cause it's a mad world, oh oh
The lyrics to Hardwell feat Jake Reese's 'Mad World' express the feeling of being lost and battling with one's own life. The singer feels like they are losing their mind and are surrounded by shadows. They describe themselves as a lost soul that's made of paper and needs the touch of someone else to bring back some color into their life. The chorus states that it is a mad world but it's crazy how the touch of that special someone can turn bad situations into amazing ones. The singer does not want to lose this feeling of being alive again, and the song ends with repetition of the phrase 'cause it's a mad world.'
The second verse of 'Mad World' talks about being strangers finding our way together. The singer compares this to two lights that dance through the dark and eventually fade out into forever. They try to hold back their feelings but the other person brings them back to life and they feel like they are going insane but in the best way possible. The chorus is repeated twice more, emphasizing the sentiment that even though the world may be mad, the love of the other person can turn everything into amazing.
Line by Line Meaning
Sometimes it feels like my life's a battle
There are moments when my existence becomes a struggle
And I think I'm losing my mind
It appears that I'm losing my emotional balance
When all that surrounds me is made of shadows
My environment is currently shrouded in darkness and negativity
I'm just a lost soul that's made of paper
I'm a fragile being, easily hurt and overwhelmed
But your touch can color the white
Your positive influence can brighten up my life
And bring back the beauty into my life
You have the power to restore the splendor of my existence
'Cause it's a mad world but it's crazy
The reality we live in may seem chaotic and irrational
Crazy how you make the bad turn to amazing
It's impressive how your presence can transform the negative into something wonderful
And I don't want to lose this now
I cherish this moment and don't want it to end
I don't want to lose this now
I want to hold on to this experience and not let it slip away
No, I don't want to lose this now
I'm determined to keep this positive feeling alive
'Cause it's a mad world
The world is a confusing and unpredictable place
Were both strangers finding our way together
We are two unfamiliar individuals navigating through life as a team
Like two lights that dance through the dark
Our connection is like two lights flickering in the darkness and shining bright
We shine bright and fade out into forever
Our bond radiates brilliantly, but it will last beyond the realm of time
And I'm trying to hold back the way I'm feeling
I'm attempting to conceal my emotions
But you make me come back to life
Your influence revitalizes me and brings me back to a state of vitality
Yeah, you've got me going insane tonight (tonight, tonight)
Your effect on me is making me feel overwhelmingly passionate and crazy
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: KLAAS PELS, JOREN VAN DER VOORT, JERMAINE JACKSON, ANDREW HARR, ROBBERT VAN DE CORPUT, JAAP SIEWERTSZ VAN REESEMA
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@DJMadlife
Reaching that point when music becomes your drug,anyone else feeling it?
@pedroka6879
+DJ Madlife music <3
@NikolaProlic
MUSIC IS LIFE
@dusankekic9764
+DJ Madlife music is life :)
@GussTn
+Nikola Prolic descascar uma is life bruh
@benaussem3673
its been like that for the past couple months
@alguien752
I remeber when this song was playing on the radio every day, good times
@lennartj12345
Never heard it on the radio tbh
@wispy1796
You are a boomer now
@user-ie7yc2cq6n
😭😭🖤