16 of David Guetta's most successful songs
He's had SO many!
David Guetta has been churning out the hits for decades now. The French DJ is easily known as one of the biggest DJs in the world, with huge hits including his breakthrough track 'When Love Takes Over' featuring Kelly Rowland - and it's fair to say his knack for releasing Top 10 bops has never wavered.
Other bangers from the DJ include 'Titanium' with Sia, 'Heartbreak Anthem' with Little Mix, 'Remember' with Becky Hill, 'What Would You Do?' with Joel Corry and the BRIT nominated 'I'm Good (Blue)' with Bebe Rexha - you know, just to name a few. Now that he's added collabs with the likes of Anne-Marie, Zara Larsson, Kim Petras, Galantis and his latest song 'Never Going Home Tonight' with Alesso and Madison Love to the list, what better time to take a look back at his biggest bops so far?
Take a look through 15 of David Guetta's most successful songs:
1. 'When Love Takes Over' featuring Kelly Rowland (2009)
David Guetta scored his first Number 1 in the UK with 'When Love Takes Over' in 2009. The collaboration, featuring former Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland, was released as the lead single from his fourth studio album, 'One Love'.
2. 'Sexy Chick' featuring Akon (2009)
The French DJ followed up is first UK Number 1 with 'Sexy Chick' which also hit the top spot. The single featured on David's 'One Love' album and was popular around the world. The song was written in just one night after the artists met at a festival.
3. 'Gettin' Over You' with Chris Willis featuring Fergie and LMFAO (2010)
Despite being French, David didn't get a Number 1 in his home country until he released 'Gettin' Over You' in 2010. The single also topped the charts in a number of other countries, including the UK. It was certified Gold in the UK selling 400,000 copies.
4. 'Where Them Girls At' featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj (2011)
Originally titled 'Where Dem Girls At', this 2011 single was a Number 3 hit for the DJ in the UK. To begin with, Flo Rida was the only collaborator on the song, however after Nicki Minaj was approached, the rapper had a listen and she decided to record some vocals for the song.
5. 'Little Bad Girl' featuring Taio Cruz and Ludacris (2011)
'Little Bad Girl' was co-written by David Guetta and the featuring artists, Taio Cruz and Ludacris. It featured on David's 2011 album, 'Nothing But The Beat' as well as Taio Cruz's album 'TY.O.' released in the same year.
6. 'Titanium' featuring Sia (2011)
'Titanium' was written by Sia, David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort and Afrojack, and became yet ANOTHER Number 1 for the French DJ. 'Titanium' was the first released track that David and Sia collaborated on. Since releasing 'Titanium', they have continued to work together on a number of different songs over the years, including 'Flames'.
7. 'Shot Me Down' featuring Skylar Grey (2014)
Featuring the vocals of American singer Skylar Grey, 'Shot Me Down' was popular around the world reaching Number 4 in the UK. The song was a reworking of Cher's original 'Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)' in 1966, which was also covered by Nancy Sinatra in the same year.
8. 'Lovers on the Sun' featuring Sam Martin (2014)
'Lovers on the Sun' was yet ANOTHER Number 1 for David Guetta. The single was combination of different musical genres, country, folk and electronic dance music. The song was featured on his sixth studio album, 'Listen' and was released as the lead single. 'Lovers on the Sun' was certified Gold in the UK, selling 400,000 copies.
9. '2U' featuring Justin Bieber (2017)
'2U' was the lead single from David Guetta's album '7'. It featured the voice of Canadian singer Justin Bieber and is pop-dance at its best. There are two versions of the music video, one features Victoria's Secrets models lipsyncing to Justin's vocals.
10. 'Flames' with Sia (2018)
David Guetta has released a number of collaborations including his hit 'Flames', with Australian singer Sia. 'Flames' was written by both David and Sia along with a team of songwriters. This hit is the sixth song that the pair have collaborated on.
11. 'Don't Leave Me Alone' and Anne-Marie (2018)
In July 2018, David Guetta and British singer Anne-Marie dropped their fantastic collaboration 'Don't Leave Me Alone'. Nearly a month after its release, the pair dropped their official music video for the hit song which featured Anne-Marie in her apartment when she receives a parcel.
On opening it, the parcel turns out to be a VR headset which she puts on. Once in a new dimension, Anne-Marie finds herself experiencing a strobe-lit dance floor, then a picturesque forest with and bitter mountaintops, she eventually 'sees' her ideal partner.
12. 'Heartbreak Anthem' with Little Mix (2021)
In May 2021, David Guetta, Swedish DJ duo Galantis and Little Mix teamed up on their epic collab 'Heartbreak Anthem'. The song hit the Number 1 spot on the UK Dance Chart and the Number 3 spot on the UK Singles Chart.
The song was also one of the most played songs of the year, along with another collab from the year with Joel Corry and RAYE 'Bed'.
13: 'Crazy What Love Can Do' with Becky Hill and Ella Henderson (2022)
In March 2022, David Guetta teased a new track with Becky Hill and Ella Henderson. The track was titled 'Crazy What Love Can Do', and was later released on 8th April of that year. The song's music video came in the form of a 'mini movie', starring David, Ella and Becky. The song hit the Number 5 spot in the UK chart, as well as Number 2 in the UK Dance Chart. In August 2024, it received 2x Platinum certification, selling more than 1,200k copies.
14: 'I'm Good (Blue)' with Bebe Rexha (2022)
Years after the song was recorded, and after it went viral on TikTok, David Guetta and Bebe Rexha released 'I'm Good (Blue)' - and it's fair to say it became a massive hit! Sampling the 90s classic 'Blue' by Eiffel 65, January 2023 saw the song nominated for a BRIT Award for International Song of The Year - however the track lost out to Beyoncé for 'Break My Soul'.
Given the song's insane popularity on TikTok, it's no surprise the bop hit the Number 1 spots on both the UK Singles and Dance charts, and is now certified 3x Platinum in the UK.
15. David Guetta, Anne-Marie and Coi Leray - 'Baby Don't Hurt Me' (2023)
David Guetta sent fans into wild back in March 2023 when he premiered a new song called 'Baby Don't Hurt Me'. The DJ was joined on stage at Ultra Music Festival in Miami by Coi Leray, who features on his collab along with Anne-Marie. Hitting the almighty Number 4 spot on the UK Dance Chart, the song also entered the UK Singles Chart at Number 13. It's since been certified Platinum.
16. 'I Don't Wanna Wait' with OneRepublic (2024)
After premiering his new song 'I Don't Wanna Wait', with OneRepublic in March 2024 at the Ultra Music Festival, David Guetta later dropped the banger on 5th April, along with a live music video with the band's frontman Ryan Tedder. Sampling O-Zone's 2003 song 'Dragostea Din Tei', the track was instantly popular, cruising to the top of the charts in the UK — and becoming certified Gold.
What songs have David Guetta and Nicki Minaj collaborated on?
David Guetta has done a number of huge collaborations over the years, a whole host of which were with none other than the 'Queen of Rap', Nicki Minaj.
The first time they collaborated was in 2011, on 'Where Them Girls At' with Flo Rida. This was followed by 'Turn Me On' in the same year. 'Hey Mama' was next in 2015, followed by 'Light My Body Up' in 2017 and 'Goodbye' in 2018.
David Guetta's collab with Becky Hill and Ella Henderson
In March 2022, a brand new collab between David Guetta, Becky Hill and Ella Henderson was announced. Shortly after the song and lyric video were released, a full length music video was released starring both singers and the DJ - with the track titled 'Crazy What Love Can Do'.
The video, dubbed as a mini movie, was three minutes long and showed Becky and Ella as two friends who decide to give up their mundane jobs and go on an adventure. Packing their bags, the pair throw their suitcases in the back of a convertible and take off into the desert on a 'journey of a lifetime'.
With such a powerful trio behind the track, it came as no surprise that the song hit the Number 5 spot in the UK chart, also bagging the Number 2 spot in the UK Dance Chart. In August 2024, it received 2x Platinum certification, selling more than 1,200k copies.
'Sexy Chick' with Akon
In an interview with KISS FM UK, David Guetta opened up about how 'Sexy Chick' with Akon came about. He explained: "I was performing at a festival and I was with Kelly Rowland, we did 'When Love Takes Over', which was new at the time, he (Akon) was performing after me.
"I see him on stage, coming out of my show, and I'm like 'Woah Akon! I love you!', and he's like 'You (are) the guy of 'Love Is Gone', I love this record'."
The pair then arranged to meet later that day at a recording studio in London, with David explaining that he told Akon he would wait for him.
David explained: "I'm waiting for him, and then, this is a REAL story... I rented Metropolis, an amazing studio in London, it was a Sunday night, I remember, it was hard to find a studio. I told him, 'You told me you want to work, we have the studio tonight', and he's looking at me like I'm crazy, you know? And he's like 'OK, OK, I (will) join you tonight'."
'Titanium' and Katy Perry
'Titanium' as we know it today features the collaborative work of David Guetta and Sia. However, this may not have always been the case - the track was actually offered to Katy Perry, but the superstar turned it down.
Katy explained in an interview for the virtual Tomorrowland Festival: "I was like, 'Oh my god, this song is so good!. Who is the person on the record?! They should stay on the freaking record! This is a hit record! Don't put me on the record - keep this person! Keep Sia on this record!'"
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