Know No Better


Know No Better is an extended play by American electronic music band Major Lazer. It was 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, Nasty C, Ice Prince, Patoranking, Jidenna, Busy Signal, Machel Montano, Konshens and Brazilian singers Anitta and Pabllo Vittar.

Singles

The lead single, "Know No Better", 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-American 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 story the same day.
The second single, "Sua Cara", was announced on 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 along with Anitta and Pabllo Vittar to record the music video for "Sua Cara". It was directed by Bruno Ilogti. The music video is on ninth place on the list of most viewed online videos in the first 24 hours, and second place on the list of most viewed music videos in the first 24 hours, with 25 million views.
Particula was released as the third single from the EP alongside a music video. It also appeared on Give Me Future.

Critical reception

Andy Cush of Spin 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". Pitchfork'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

Weekly charts

Year-end charts