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.
Where Is Here Now
Hardwell Lyrics
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City lights here, they blind me
Can’t find my way home
All the faces that surround me
Stare with eyes so cold
To the stranger who is lost in a world unknown
Where is here now
Without the right questions
It’s hard to figure out
Where is here now
I have no direction
Without your compassion
It’s hard to figure out
I’m running with the night time
Through the avenue
Try to find my way back
To the world I knew
Where is here now
I’m looking for answers
Without the right questions
It’s hard to figure out
Where is here now
I have no direction
Without your compassion
It’s hard to figure out
The lyrics to Hardwell's "Where Is Here Now" present the perspective of someone who has found themselves lost and disoriented in a strange, unfamiliar place. The opening lines describe waking up on a sidewalk in an unknown street and being overwhelmed by the bright lights of the city. The sense of confusion and disorientation is heightened by the unapproachable, cold stares of the people in the surrounding faces. The singer is lost in a world that is completely foreign to them, searching for a way to find their way back home.
The chorus repeats the titular question, "Where is here now?", emphasizing the singer's desperate search for answers. They acknowledge that without the right questions, it's hard to figure out where they are and what to do next. The final verse describes the singer's attempt to navigate through the unfamiliar terrain by running with the night time, hoping to retrace their steps and find their way back to the world they knew before.
Overall, the lyrics convey a sense of disorientation and desperation in the face of an unfamiliar and alienating environment. The singer seeks guidance and compassion in order to find their way back to a place of safety and familiarity.
Line by Line Meaning
I've awaken on a sidewalk on a street unknown
I find myself in an unfamiliar place, unable to recognize my surroundings.
City lights here, they blind me
The brightness of the urban environment is overwhelming and disorienting.
Can't find my way home
I am lost and unable to locate my place of residence.
All the faces that surround me stare with eyes so cold
The people around me seem indifferent or even hostile, exacerbating my sense of isolation.
To the stranger who is lost in a world unknown
As a stranger and an outsider, I am struggling to navigate an unfamiliar and unwelcoming environment.
Where is here now, I'm looking for answers, Without the right questions, It's hard to figure out
I am craving clarity and purpose, but I am unsure of what exactly I am searching for or how to go about finding it.
I have no direction without your compassion, It's hard to figure out
Without support and kindness from others, I am adrift and uncertain of my path forward.
I'm running with the night time, Through the avenue, Try to find my way back, To the world I knew
I am determined to keep moving forward, hoping to rediscover familiarity and comfort in my surroundings.
Contributed by Mila I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@kostasaivazidis7467
This is trully amazing!Hardwell is showing his real capabilities creating so many different styles in his new album unlike all the other artists who just copy-paste their latest release.
@johnfalk910812
yes thats my though to hardwell is actually a very good producer if he gets enought time to make the tracks perfect
@alexcavero7416
Is Funkerman is not Hardwell.
@paoAlani13
Alex Cavero Sure... funny guy!
@johnfalk910812
Alex Cavero haha this track is 50% 50 %,,
@therealkinghimself
true Kostas Aek
@muhamadzul9885
Hardwell try out different genres and he's do it Perfectly!!
@ElCooljorge
ENGLISH MUDAFUKAH!
@muhamadzul9885
Well, doesn't matter...
@fuckyougoogle427
DO YOU SPEAK IT!