Take Over Control

"Take Over Control"
"Take Over Control"
	US cover
Single by Afrojack featuring Eva Simons
Released	12 August 2010
Recorded	2010
Genre	Electro house; progressive house;
Length	6:56
Label	Spinnin'; Ministry of Sound; Robbins Entertainment;
Songwriter(s)	Afrojack; Mike Hamilton; Eva Simons; Ingrid Simons;
Producer(s)	Afrojack
Afrojack singles chronology
Eva Simons singles chronology
Alternative cover
	UK cover
Wall Recordings cover
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"Take Over Control" is a song by Dutch producer and DJ Afrojack, featuring vocals from Dutch singer Eva Simons. The song was written by Afrojack, Mike Hamilton, Simons and Ingrid Simons. It was released as a single in the Netherlands on 12 August 2010. The song was a number-one single for six weeks on Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay. The song is also Afrojack's first single ever to enter the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 41.

Music video

The music video, directed by Alex Herron, was shot on 14 September 2010 in Los Angeles and Death Valley, California.^[1]^[2] The video premiered on YouTube on 12 October 2010 through the Spinnin' Records account, and later shown to the British public on 20 October 2010 through the Data Records account.^[3]^[4]

The video starts with Afrojack driving an Audi R8 in a desert. Simons, depicted as a robotic dancer in a quite stereotypical yellow American school bus, is accompanied by four robotic background dancers. They step out of the bus and perform a high-energy dance routine in a desert aircraft boneyard, with Simons framed in an L-1011 Rolls-Royce RB211 engine cowling. The girls take control of the field, but fall out of energy, and Afrojack arrives and plugs them in so that they can continue performing.

Track listings and formats

Digital download

"Take Over Control" (Radio Edit) – 3:28
"Take Over Control" (Extended Vocal Mix) – 6:56

Digital maxi single

"Take Over Control" (Radio Edit) – 3:28
"Take Over Control" (Extended Vocal Mix) – 6:56
"Take Over Control" (Extended Vocal Instrumental) – 6:56

UK digital EP

"Take Over Control" (UK Radio Edit) – 2:57
"Take Over Control" (Adam F. Vocal Edit) – 2:53
"Take Over Control" (Extended Vocal Mix) – 6:56
"Take Over Control" (Ian Carey Remix) – 6:47
"Take Over Control" (Adam F. Remix) – 3:37
"Take Over Control" (Drumsound & Bassline Smith Mix) – 3:46

UK single

"Take Over Control" (UK Radio Edit) – 2:57
"Take Over Control" (Adam F. Vocal Edit) – 2:53

US CD maxi single^[5]

"Take Over Control" (Radio Edit) – 3:38
"Take Over Control" (Dutch Radio Edit) – 3:28
"Take Over Control" (Extended Vocal Mix) – 6:56
"Take Over Control" (Adam F. Mix) – 3:34
"Take Over Control" (Drumsound & Bassline Smith Mix) – 3:44
"Take Over Control" (Spencer & Hill Mix) – 6:10
"Take Over Control" (Apster Mix) – 5:34
"Take Over Control" (Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano Mix) – 6:08
"Take Over Control" (Ian Carey Mix) – 6:45
"Take Over Control" (Dj Fuel Mix) – 3:57

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2010–11)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[6]	17
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[7]	46
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[8]	7
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)^[9]	9
Brazil (Hot 100 Airplay)^[10]	21
Brazil (Hot Pop Songs)^[11]	10
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[12]	39
CIS Airplay (TopHit)^[13]	12
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)^[14]	31
Germany (GfK)^[15]	78
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)^[16]	18
Hungary (Dance Top 40)^[17]	1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[18]	12
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[19]	12
Poland (Polish Airplay TV)^[20]	4
Poland (Dance Top 50)^[21]	1
Russia Airplay (TopHit)^[22]	13
Scotland (OCC)^[23]	11
UK Singles (OCC)^[24]	24
UK Dance (OCC)^[25]	3
UK Indie (OCC)^[26]	2
US Billboard Hot 100^[27]	41
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[28]	23
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)^[29]	1
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)^[30]	42
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[31]	24
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[32]	27
US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)^[33]	22

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[34]	92
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[35]	81
Hungary (Dance Top 40)^[36]	33
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)^[37]	74
Chart (2011)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[38]	96
Hungary (Dance Top 40)^[39]	7
Russia Airplay (TopHit)^[40]	72
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)^[41]	2

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[42]	2× Platinum	140,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[43]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Netherlands^[44]	12 August 2010	Digital download	Spinnin' Records
Belgium	10 September 2010^[45]		Spinnin' Records
United States	5 October 2010^[46]		Robbins Entertainment
Germany	5 November 2010^[47]	CD single	Tiger Records
United States	16 November 2010^[48]	CD single	Robbins Entertainment
United Kingdom	28 November 2010^[49]	Digital download	Ministry of Sound
United Kingdom	29 November 2010^[50]	CD single	Ministry of Sound

References

^ "Behind the scenes - TAKE OVER CONTROL". YouTube. 26 September 2010. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
^ Akshay Bhansali. "Afrojack Says Eva Simons Shines In 'Take Over Control' Video". MTV. Archived from the original on 23 January 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
^ "Afrojack ft. Eva Simons - Take Over Control (Official Video HD)". YouTube. 12 October 2010. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
^ "Afrojack feat Eva Simons - Take Over Control (Out 28th November)". YouTube. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
^ "Best Buy CD maxi single". Retrieved 9 June 2011.
^ "Afrojack feat. Eva Simons – Take Over Control". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
^ "Afrojack feat. Eva Simons – Take Over Control" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
^ "Afrojack feat. Eva Simons – Take Over Control" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
^ "Afrojack feat. Eva Simons – Take Over Control" (in French). Ultratip.
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^ "Brazil Hot Pop & Popular" (in Portuguese). Billboard Brasil, 85. (Brazil: bpp).
^ "Afrojack Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
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^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 10. týden 2011 in the date selector.
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^ "Afrojack Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Afrojack Chart History (Dance Mix/Show Airplay)". Billboard.
^ "Afrojack Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Afrojack Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Afrojack Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
^ "Afrojack Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard.
^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2010". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2010" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
^ "Dance Top 100 - 2010". Mahasz. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
^ "MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 2011" (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles 2011". ARIA. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
^ "Dance Top 100 - 2011". Mahasz. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart 2011" (in Russian). TopHit. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
^ "Dance/Mix Show Songs – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
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^ Amazon.com. "Afrojack - Take Over Control (Feat. Eva Simons)". Amazon. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
^ "Take over Control". Amazon Germany.
^ Amazon.com. "Afrojack - Take Over Control (Feat. Eva Simons)". Amazon. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
^ Ministry of Sound (20 October 2010). "Afrojack feat Eva Simons - Take Over Control (Out 28th November)". YouTube. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
^ "Afrojack: Eva Simons - Takeover Control CD single". Retrieved 21 October 2010.

[BehindTheScenes-1] "Behind the scenes - TAKE OVER CONTROL". YouTube. 26 September 2010. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2010.

[MTVShines-2] Akshay Bhansali. "Afrojack Says Eva Simons Shines In 'Take Over Control' Video". MTV. Archived from the original on 23 January 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2012.

[Spinnin_Video-3] "Afrojack ft. Eva Simons - Take Over Control (Official Video HD)". YouTube. 12 October 2010. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2010.

[Ministry_of_Sound_Artists-4] "Afrojack feat Eva Simons - Take Over Control (Out 28th November)". YouTube. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.

[5] "Best Buy CD maxi single". Retrieved 9 June 2011.

[sc_Australia_Afrojack_feat._Eva_Simons-6] "Afrojack feat. Eva Simons – Take Over Control". ARIA Top 50 Singles.

[sc_Austria_Afrojack_feat._Eva_Simons-7] "Afrojack feat. Eva Simons – Take Over Control" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.

[sc_Flanders_Tip_Afrojack_feat._Eva_Simons-8] "Afrojack feat. Eva Simons – Take Over Control" (in Dutch). Ultratip.

[sc_Wallonia_Tip_Afrojack_feat._Eva_Simons-9] "Afrojack feat. Eva Simons – Take Over Control" (in French). Ultratip.

[10] "Brazil Hot 100 Airplay" (in Portuguese). Billboard Brasil (Brazil: bpp).

[11] "Brazil Hot Pop & Popular" (in Portuguese). Billboard Brasil, 85. (Brazil: bpp).

[sc_Canada_Afrojack-12] "Afrojack Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_CIS_Afrojack_Feat._Eva_Simons-13] Afrojack Feat. Eva Simons — Take Over Control. TopHit.

[sc_Czech_Republic_Afrojack_feat._Eva_Simons-14] "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 10. týden 2011 in the date selector.

[sc_Germany_Afrojack_Feat.Simons,Eva-15] "Afrojack Feat.Simons,Eva – Take Over Control" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.

[sc_Hungaryradio_Afrojack_Feat.Simons,Eva-16] "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.

[sc_Hungarydance_Afrojack_Feat.Simons,Eva-17] "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.

[sc_Dutch40_Afrojack_feat._Eva_Simons-18] "Nederlandse Top 40 – Afrojack feat. Eva Simons" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.

[sc_Dutch100_Afrojack_feat._Eva_Simons-19] "Afrojack feat. Eva Simons – Take Over Control" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[20] "Top 5 Airplay TV". Polish Video Chart. ZPAV. Retrieved 8 February 2017.

[21] "Dance Chart :: Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video" (in Polish). ZPAV. 1 April 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2011.

[sc_Russiaradio_Afrojack_feat._Eva_Simons-22] Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart. TopHit. Retrieved June 13, 2025.

[sc_Scotland_Afrojack_feat._Eva_Simons-23] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[sc_UK_Afrojack_feat._Eva_Simons-24] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[sc_UKdance_Afrojack_feat._Eva_Simons-25] "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.

[sc_UKindependent_Afrojack_feat._Eva_Simons-26] "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Afrojack-27] "Afrojack Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_Afrojack-28] "Afrojack Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboarddanceairplay_Afrojack-29] "Afrojack Chart History (Dance Mix/Show Airplay)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardlatinsongs_Afrojack-30] "Afrojack Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardpopsongs_Afrojack-31] "Afrojack Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardrhythmic_Afrojack-32] "Afrojack Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardtropicalairplay_Afrojack-33] "Afrojack Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard.

[34] "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2010". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 18 January 2020.

[35] "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2010" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 18 January 2020.

[36] "Dance Top 100 - 2010". Mahasz. Retrieved 18 January 2020.

[37] "MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 2011" (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved 23 February 2012.

[38] "ARIA Top 100 Singles 2011". ARIA. Retrieved 18 January 2015.

[39] "Dance Top 100 - 2011". Mahasz. Retrieved 18 January 2020.

[40] "Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart 2011" (in Russian). TopHit. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.

[41] "Dance/Mix Show Songs – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved 18 January 2020.

[AustraliaAfrojack_feat._Eva_SimonsTake_Over_ControlsingleCertRef-42] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

[United_StatesAfrojack_feat._Eva_SimonsTake_Over_ControlsingleCertRef-43] "American single certifications – Afrojack feat. Eva Simons – Take Over Control". Recording Industry Association of America.

[iTunes_rls-44] "Afrojack feat. Eva Simmons - Take Over Control on iTunes". iTunes. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2010.

[iTunes_rls_2-45] "Afrojack feat. Eva Simmons - Take Over Control on iTunes". iTunes. January 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2010.

[US_dig._rls-46] Amazon.com. "Afrojack - Take Over Control (Feat. Eva Simons)". Amazon. Retrieved 21 October 2010.

[47] "Take over Control". Amazon Germany.

[US_dig._rls_2-48] Amazon.com. "Afrojack - Take Over Control (Feat. Eva Simons)". Amazon. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

[UK_rls-49] Ministry of Sound (20 October 2010). "Afrojack feat Eva Simons - Take Over Control (Out 28th November)". YouTube. Retrieved 21 October 2010.

[hmvukrls-50] "Afrojack: Eva Simons - Takeover Control CD single". Retrieved 21 October 2010.

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v t e Afrojack
Discography
Studio albums	Forget the World
Singles	"A Msterdamn" "Take Over Control" "Selecta" "No Beef" "Can't Stop Me" "Rock the House" "As Your Friend" "The Spark" "Ten Feet Tall" "Dynamite" "Turn Up the Speakers" "SummerThing!" "Gone "Another Life" "Lost" "Dirty Sexy Money" "Helium" "Hero"
Featured singles	"Give Me Everything" "We're All No One" "Hey Mama" "Hey" "Used to Have It All "We Got That Cool"
Promotional singles	"Louder than Words" "Lunar"

v t e Eva Simons
Singles	"Silly Boy" "I Don't Like You" "Chemistry" "Celebrate the Rain" "Policeman" "Heartbeat"
Featured singles	"Take Over Control" "This Is Love" "This Girl"

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