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| artist = [[Steve Aoki]]
| cover =
| alt = Steve Aoki Hiroquest Double Helix album cover
| released = November 17, 2023
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| length = 70:59
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| name = Hiroquest: Genesis
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| single1 = New York
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| single2 = Muñecas
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| single3 = Diferente
| single3date = February 3, 2023
| single4 = Hungry Heart
| single4date = March 3, 2023
| single6 = Wild
| single6date = March 24, 2023
| single8 = The Show
| single8date = May 26, 2023
| single9 = Invítame A Un Café
| single9date = June 16, 2023
| single10 = Motor
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| single11 = Won't Forget This Time
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| single12 = Locked Up
| single12date = August 18, 2023
| single13 = Kids
| single13date = September 1, 2023
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'''''Hiroquest 2: Double Helix''''' is the eighth studio album by American DJ and producer [[Steve Aoki]]. Released on November 17, 2023, the album is the second in Aoki's ''Hiroquest'' series of albums, following ''[[Hiroquest: Genesis]]'' (2022).
[[Category:2023 albums]]
[[Category:Upcoming albums]]
[[Category:Steve Aoki albums]]


== Background ==
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''Hiroquest: Double Helix'' was released on November 17, 2023. It was distributed through Aoki's own label [[Dim Mak Records]], after months of frequent single releases.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-16 |title=Steve Aoki builds a universe on 'HiROQUEST 2: Double Helix.' He also plans to go to the moon |url=https://apnews.com/article/steve-aoki-new-album-9028c19925d7ff458b05df3eff39fec7 |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Laura |title=Steve Aoki Announces Tenth Album 'HiROQUEST: Double Helix' Feat Paris Hilton, Akon And More - Stereoboard |url=https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/240782/9 |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Stereoboard.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Steve Aoki & Tony Junior Release Dance Remake Of MGMT’s “Kids” |url=https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/steve-aoki-tony-junior-release-dance-remake-of-mgmts-kids |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Shore Fire Media |language=en}}</ref> Though Aoki had planned to expand ''Hiroquest: Genesis'' into a series since it's original conception, the title of the second album, ''Double Helix'', was revealed in August 2023.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Madarang |first=Charisma |date=2023-08-18 |title=Steve Aoki Expands His Universe with New LP 'HiROQUEST: Double Helix' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/steve-aoki-hiroquest-double-helix-akon-locked-up-1234807993/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>
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Shortly before the album's release, Aoki announced his own fan convention in [[Los Angeles]] in support of the release; it would take place for four hours on November 19. The convention, doubling as a release party for the album, will include [[Cosplay|cosplayers]], free [[Tattoo|tattoos]], and live music by Aoki.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aoki |first=Steve |title=Los Angeles!! The official HiROQUEST 2 album release party is happening Sunday Nov 19th from 1-5pm PT. |url=https://twitter.com/steveaoki/status/1724138670196953183 |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |language=en}}</ref>

=== Concept ===
Similarly to its predecessor, ''Double Helix'' is a [[concept album]], continuing the story of Hiro, a dramatization of Aoki himself, on his journey to save the world from Hyro, his evil counterpart.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MetaZoo, Steve Aoki Work with Spotify for New Release {{!}} License Global |url=https://www.licenseglobal.com/new-mediasocial/metazoo-steve-aoki-work-with-spotify-for-new-release |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=www.licenseglobal.com}}</ref>

According to Aoki, a [[graphic novel]] based on the album will be released in 2024, in addition to more [[Trading card|trading cards]] for his ''Hiroquest'' trading card game in collaboration with [[MetaZoo]]. Of his ''Hiroquest'' album series, Aoki says "I really treat [it] like it’s a company in a way that has a lot of branches and different ways to grow the IP. And so I think of [it] as very similar in that approach, because I love creating brands and building stories and building worlds".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Constantine |first=Brandon |date=October 19, 2023 |title=Steve Aoki Wants to Be Timeless |url=https://www.complex.com/style/a/brandon-constantine/steve-aoki-tommy-hilfiger-interview |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Complex |language=en-us}}</ref>

== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| headline = ''Hiroquest 2: Double Helix'' track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Double Helix
| note1 =
| writer1 = Aoki
| extra1 = Aoki
| length1 = 3:45
| title2 = Prizm
| note2 = with [[Timmy Trumpet]] featuring Sweet Minxxx
| writer2 = {{hlist|Aoki|Lindsay Stahl|Ross Aubrey}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Aoki|[[Timmy Trumpet|Timothy Smith]]}}
| length2 = 2:18
| title3 = Paranoia
| note3 = with [[Danna Paola]]
| writer3 = {{hlist|Aoki||Osmar Escobar|Paola|Max Styler|The Bestsoundz|Ariaz en el Area}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Aoki|Escobar|Styler|The Bestsoundz}}
| length3 = 3:00
| title4 = Lighter
| note4 = with [[Paris Hilton]]
| writer4 = {{hlist|Aoki|Hilton|[[Scott Harris (songwriter)|Scott Harris]]|[[Emily Warren]]|Philip Leigh|Jonah Shy}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Aoki|Leigh|Shy}}
| length4 = 2:46
| title5 = Hungry Heart
| note5 = with [[Galantis]] featuring [[Hayley Kiyoko]]
| writer5 = {{hlist|Aoki|Kiyoko|[[Joe Janiak]]|[[Sean Douglas]]|Mr Whistler|Bloodshy}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Aoki|[[Bloodshy|Christian Karlsson]]|Mr Whistler}}
| length5 = 3:02
| title6 = Us
| note6 = featuring [[Ernest (singer)|Ernest]]
| writer6 =
| extra6 =
| length6 = 3:16
| title7 = Won't Forget This Time
| note7 = with Kaaze featuring [[John Martin (singer)|John Martin]]
| writer7 = {{hlist|Aoki|Mick Kastenholt|Daniel Ledinsky|John Martin|[[Michel Zitron]]}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Aoki|Kastenholt}}
| length7 = 3:21
| title8 = Wild
| note8 = with [[Vini Vici]]
| writer8 = {{hlist|Aoki|Mars Bonfire|[[Aviram Saharai]]|Nissim Kadosh}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Aoki|[[Matan Kadosh]]|Aviram Saharai}}
| length8 = 2:15
| title9 = 2 Much 2 Handle
| note9 = with [[Alok]]
| writer9 = {{hlist|Aoki|[[Alok Petrillo]]|Sebastian Atas}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|Aoki|Petrillo|Atas}}
| length9 = 3:08
| title10 = Brothers
| note10 = featuring [[Brohug]]
| writer10 = {{hlist|Aoki|Christopher Lunde|Nikolas Lunde}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|Aoki|Christopher Lunde|Nikolas Lunde}}
| length10 = 2:40
| title11 = Invítame A Un Café
| note11 = with [[Ángela Aguilar]]
| writer11 = {{hlist|Aoki|Escobar|Rocio Durcal|Aguilar|The Boy Santeh|Ariaz en la Area}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|Aoki|The Bestsoundz}}
| length11 = 3:07
| title12 = Cartagena
| note12 = featuring [[Greeicy]]
| writer12 = {{hlist|Aoki|[[Greeicy Rendón]]|Ariaz en la Area|[[Mike Bahía]]|Osmar Escobar|The Boy Santeh}}
| extra12 = Aoki
| length12 = 2:43
| title13 = Muñecas
| note13 = with [[Tini (singer)|Tini]] and [[La Joaqui]]
| writer13 = {{hlist|Aoki|Escobar|[[Mauricio Rengifo]]|[[Andres Torres]]}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Aoki|Escobar|Martina Stoessel|Donny Flores|Andres Torres|[[Tini (singer)|Joaquinha de la Riva]]|The Boy Santeh|DJ NB|Elena Rose|Ariaz en la Area|GAZU Steve|Suave from the 8}}
| length13 = 2:36
| title14 = Diferente
| note14 = featuring [[CNCO]]
| writer14 = {{hlist|Aoki|Bigram Zayas|Carlos Enrique Briceno|Jose Toussaint Hernandez}}
| extra14 = Aoki
| length14 = 3:19
| title15 = Locked Up
| note15 = with Trinix featuring [[Akon]]
| writer15 = {{hlist|Aoki|Josh Chergui|Lois Serre|Styler}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|Aoki|Josh Chergui|Lois Serre|Styler}}
| length15 = 2:27
| title16 = The Show
| note16 = with [[JJ Lin]]
| writer16 = {{hlist|Aoki|James Daniel Lewis|Carl Ryden}}
| extra16 = {{hlist|Aoki|Ryden}}
| length16 = 3:27
| title17 = Perfect
| note17 = featuring [[PnB Rock]] and [[24hrs]]
| writer17 = {{hlist|Aoki|[[Rakim Allen]]|[[Robert Davis III]]}}
| extra17 = Aoki
| length17 = 4:04
| title18 = I'll Be Okay
| note18 = featuring Global Dan
| writer18 = {{hlist|Aoki|Global Dan|Dell Ngonga|[[Imad Royal]]}}
| extra18 = Aoki
| length18 = 2:55
| title19 = New York
| note19 = with [[Regard (DJ)|Regard]] featuring Mazie
| writer19 = {{hlist|Aoki|[[Carlie Hanson]]|[[Dardan Aliu]]|Grace Christian|Justin Gammella|Micah Premnath|[[Phil Good]]}}
| extra19 = {{hlist|Aoki|Aliu}}
| length19 = 2:12
| title20 = Motor
| note20 = with [[Quintino]]
| writer20 = {{hlist|Aoki|[[Quinten van den Berg]]|Thomas Helsloot}}
| extra20 = {{hlist|Aoki|van den Berg}}
| length20 = 3:02
| title21 = Mirror Mirror
| note21 = with [[Showtek]] and [[Jem Cooke]]
| writer21 = {{hlist|Aoki|[[Sjoerd Janssen]]|[[Wouter Janssen]]|[[Jemma Cooke]]}}
| extra21 = {{hlist|Aoki|S. Janssen|W. Janssen}}
| length21 = 4:07
| title22 = Kids
| note22 = with [[Tony Junior]] featuring [[MGMT]]
| writer22 = {{hlist|Aoki|[[Andrew VanWyngarden]]|Ben Goldwasser|Dave Fridmann|[[Tony Peroni]]}}
| extra22 = {{hlist|Aoki|Peroni|[[MGMT]]}}
| length22 = 4:08
| title23 = Hyro
| note23 = featuring Garrett Gunderson
| writer23 = Aoki
| extra23 = Aoki
| length23 = 3:21
| total_length = 70:59
}}
}}

'''Notes'''
* "Won't Forget This Time" [[Interpolation (popular music)|interpolates]] "Whole Again" by Steve Aoki and Kaaze featuring John Martin.
* "Wild" [[Sampling (music)|samples]] "[[Born to Be Wild]]" by [[Steppenwolf (band)|Steppenwolf]].
* "Invítame A Un Café" interpolates "[[La Gata Bajo la Lluvia]]" by [[Rocío Dúrcal]].
* "Locked Up" is a [[remix]] of "[[Locked Up (song)|Locked Up]]" by [[Akon]].
* "Kids" is a remix of "[[Kids (MGMT song)|Kids]]" by [[MGMT]].

==References==
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{{Steve Aoki}}

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[[Category:2023 albums]]
[[Category:Steve Aoki albums]]
[[Category: Electronic dance music albums by American artists]]
[[Category:Dim Mak Records albums]]

Revision as of 11:42, 17 November 2023

Hiroquest 2: Double Helix
Studio album by
Steve Aoki
ReleasedNovember 17, 2023
Length70:59
Label
Producer
Steve Aoki chronology
Hiroquest: Genesis
(2022) 		Hiroquest 2: Double Helix
(2023)
Singles from Hiroquest: Genesis
  1. "New York"
    Released: January 6, 2023
  2. "Muñecas"
    Released: January 12, 2023
  3. "Diferente"
    Released: February 3, 2023
  4. "Hungry Heart"
    Released: March 3, 2023
  5. "Wild"
    Released: March 24, 2023
  6. "The Show"
    Released: May 26, 2023
  7. "Invítame A Un Café"
    Released: June 16, 2023
  8. "Motor"
    Released: July 7, 2023
  9. "Won't Forget This Time"
    Released: August 4, 2023
  10. "Locked Up"
    Released: August 18, 2023
  11. "Kids"
    Released: September 1, 2023
  12. "Paranoia"
    Released: September 15, 2023
  13. "Lighter"
    Released: October 20, 2023

Hiroquest 2: Double Helix is the eighth studio album by American DJ and producer Steve Aoki. Released on November 17, 2023, the album is the second in Aoki's Hiroquest series of albums, following Hiroquest: Genesis (2022).

Background

Hiroquest: Double Helix was released on November 17, 2023. It was distributed through Aoki's own label Dim Mak Records, after months of frequent single releases.[1][2][3] Though Aoki had planned to expand Hiroquest: Genesis into a series since it's original conception, the title of the second album, Double Helix, was revealed in August 2023.[2][4]

Shortly before the album's release, Aoki announced his own fan convention in Los Angeles in support of the release; it would take place for four hours on November 19. The convention, doubling as a release party for the album, will include cosplayers, free tattoos, and live music by Aoki.[5]

Concept

Similarly to its predecessor, Double Helix is a concept album, continuing the story of Hiro, a dramatization of Aoki himself, on his journey to save the world from Hyro, his evil counterpart.[6]

According to Aoki, a graphic novel based on the album will be released in 2024, in addition to more trading cards for his Hiroquest trading card game in collaboration with MetaZoo. Of his Hiroquest album series, Aoki says "I really treat [it] like it’s a company in a way that has a lot of branches and different ways to grow the IP. And so I think of [it] as very similar in that approach, because I love creating brands and building stories and building worlds".[7]

Track listing

Hiroquest 2: Double Helix track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Double Helix"AokiAoki3:45
2."Prizm" (with Timmy Trumpet featuring Sweet Minxxx)
  • Aoki
  • Lindsay Stahl
  • Ross Aubrey
2:18
3."Paranoia" (with Danna Paola)
  • Aoki
  • Osmar Escobar
  • Paola
  • Max Styler
  • The Bestsoundz
  • Ariaz en el Area
  • Aoki
  • Escobar
  • Styler
  • The Bestsoundz
3:00
4."Lighter" (with Paris Hilton)
  • Aoki
  • Leigh
  • Shy
2:46
5."Hungry Heart" (with Galantis featuring Hayley Kiyoko)
3:02
6."Us" (featuring Ernest)  3:16
7."Won't Forget This Time" (with Kaaze featuring John Martin)
  • Aoki
  • Kastenholt
3:21
8."Wild" (with Vini Vici)
2:15
9."2 Much 2 Handle" (with Alok)
  • Aoki
  • Petrillo
  • Atas
3:08
10."Brothers" (featuring Brohug)
  • Aoki
  • Christopher Lunde
  • Nikolas Lunde
  • Aoki
  • Christopher Lunde
  • Nikolas Lunde
2:40
11."Invítame A Un Café" (with Ángela Aguilar)
  • Aoki
  • Escobar
  • Rocio Durcal
  • Aguilar
  • The Boy Santeh
  • Ariaz en la Area
  • Aoki
  • The Bestsoundz
3:07
12."Cartagena" (featuring Greeicy)
Aoki2:43
13."Muñecas" (with Tini and La Joaqui)
  • Aoki
  • Escobar
  • Martina Stoessel
  • Donny Flores
  • Andres Torres
  • Joaquinha de la Riva
  • The Boy Santeh
  • DJ NB
  • Elena Rose
  • Ariaz en la Area
  • GAZU Steve
  • Suave from the 8
2:36
14."Diferente" (featuring CNCO)
  • Aoki
  • Bigram Zayas
  • Carlos Enrique Briceno
  • Jose Toussaint Hernandez
Aoki3:19
15."Locked Up" (with Trinix featuring Akon)
  • Aoki
  • Josh Chergui
  • Lois Serre
  • Styler
  • Aoki
  • Josh Chergui
  • Lois Serre
  • Styler
2:27
16."The Show" (with JJ Lin)
  • Aoki
  • James Daniel Lewis
  • Carl Ryden
  • Aoki
  • Ryden
3:27
17."Perfect" (featuring PnB Rock and 24hrs)
Aoki4:04
18."I'll Be Okay" (featuring Global Dan)
Aoki2:55
19."New York" (with Regard featuring Mazie)
  • Aoki
  • Aliu
2:12
20."Motor" (with Quintino)
  • Aoki
  • van den Berg
3:02
21."Mirror Mirror" (with Showtek and Jem Cooke)
  • Aoki
  • S. Janssen
  • W. Janssen
4:07
22."Kids" (with Tony Junior featuring MGMT)
4:08
23."Hyro" (featuring Garrett Gunderson)AokiAoki3:21
Total length:70:59

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Steve Aoki builds a universe on 'HiROQUEST 2: Double Helix.' He also plans to go to the moon". AP News. November 16, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Johnson, Laura. "Steve Aoki Announces Tenth Album 'HiROQUEST: Double Helix' Feat Paris Hilton, Akon And More - Stereoboard". Stereoboard.com. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "Steve Aoki & Tony Junior Release Dance Remake Of MGMT's "Kids"". Shore Fire Media. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  4. ^ Madarang, Charisma (August 18, 2023). "Steve Aoki Expands His Universe with New LP 'HiROQUEST: Double Helix'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  5. ^ Aoki, Steve. "Los Angeles!! The official HiROQUEST 2 album release party is happening Sunday Nov 19th from 1-5pm PT". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  6. ^ "MetaZoo, Steve Aoki Work with Spotify for New Release | License Global". www.licenseglobal.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  7. ^ Constantine, Brandon (October 19, 2023). "Steve Aoki Wants to Be Timeless". Complex. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
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