Play Hard (EP)

Play Hard
Play Hard
EP by Krewella
Released	June 18, 2012
Genre	Electro house; Dubstep; Progressive House; Drum & Bass; Moombahton;
Length	23:51
Label	Krewella Music LLC
Producer	Kris Trindl; Jahan Yousaf; Yasmine Yousaf;
Krewella chronology
Remix EP cover
Singles from Play Hard
	"One Minute"; Released: September 6, 2011; "Killin' It"; Released: January 20, 2012; "Alive"; Released: February 5, 2013;
Singles from Play Harder
	"Come & Get It"; Released: November 21, 2012;

2012 EP by Krewella

Play Hard is the debut EP from American electronic dance music band Krewella.^[1] It was released on June 18, 2012,^[2] with tour dates spanning the third quarter of that year.^[3] Group member Yasmine states that the name was created by "this concept of working hard and playing harder because no matter what we are doing whether it be partying or making music we always go hard".^[4] It featured the track Alive, which reached number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100, and remains their highest charting song to date.^[5]

A remix EP titled Play Harder was released on December 10 2012.^[6]

Track listing

Play Hard^[7]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Play Hard"	Jahan Yousaf Kris Trindl Yasmine Yousaf	4:26
2.	"Killin' It"	J. Yousaf Trindl Y. Yousaf Nathan Lim Jake Udell	3:27
3.	"Can't Control Myself"	J. Yousaf Trindl Y. Yousaf	3:39
4.	"Alive"	J. Yousaf Trindl Y. Yousaf Lim Udell	4:50
5.	"One Minute"	J. Yousaf Trindl Y. Yousaf	4:13
6.	"Feel Me"	J. Yousaf Trindl Y. Yousaf	3:16
Total length:			23:51

Play Harder (Remix EP)^[8]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Come & Get It"	J. Yousaf Kris Trindl Y. Yousaf Melissa Arzoomanian Mike McGarity	3:26
2.	"Alive" (Cash Cash & DJ Kalkutta Remix)		5:32
3.	"Alive" (Pegboard Nerds Remix)		5:15
4.	"Alive" (Jakob Liedholm Remix)		6:15
5.	"Killin' It" (Mutrix Remix)		4:21
6.	"Killin' It" (KillaGraham Remix)		4:06
7.	"Killin' It" (Dirtyphonics Remix)		4:11
8.	"Killin' It" (DJ Chuckie Remix)		6:37
Total length:			39:40

Charts

EP

Chart (2012)	Peak position
US Top Dance Albums (Billboard)^[9]	6
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[10]	2

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions						Certifications
Title	Year	US ^[11]	US Dance ^[5]	BEL (WA) Tip ^[12]	CAN ^[13]	FRA ^[14]	NLD ^[15]	Certifications
"One Minute"	2011	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Killin' It"^[16]	2012	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Come & Get It"	2012	—	41	—	—	—	—
"Alive"	2013	32	5	22	50	159	81	RIAA: Platinum^[17]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

^ "Krewella: Play Hard EP Review". Theuntz.com. June 20, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
^ "Chicago's KREWELLA Break Out with Debut EP 'Play Hard' This June | Mitch Schneider Organization". Msopr.com. May 31, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
^ Schonfeld, Zach (June 15, 2012). "EP Premiere: Krewella, 'Play Hard'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
^ Loera, Alejandra (July 27, 2012). "Krewella Want to Play Hard With OC Fans This Weekend". OC Weekly. Archived from the original on September 28, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
^ a b "Krewella – Chart history (Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
^ Mobile, Kia Makarechi; Innovations; Post, The Huffington (December 10, 2012). "Krewella's New EP Features Plenty Of Friends". HuffPost UK. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
^ "Krewella - Play Hard EP [Krewella Music LLC] | Music & Downloads on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
^ "Krewella - Play Harder Remix EP [Krewella Music LLC] | Music & Downloads on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
^ "Krewella Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
^ "Krewella Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
^ Andy Kellman. "Krewella | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
^ "Discografie Krewella" (in Dutch). Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
^ "Krewella – Chart history (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
^ "Discographie Krewella" (in French). French Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
^ "Discografie Krewella" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
^ "Killin' It - Single by Krewella on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
^ "American single certifications – Krewella – Alive". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 28, 2017.

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[1] "Krewella: Play Hard EP Review". Theuntz.com. June 20, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2017.

[2] "Chicago's KREWELLA Break Out with Debut EP 'Play Hard' This June | Mitch Schneider Organization". Msopr.com. May 31, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2017.

[3] Schonfeld, Zach (June 15, 2012). "EP Premiere: Krewella, 'Play Hard'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 28, 2017.

[4] Loera, Alejandra (July 27, 2012). "Krewella Want to Play Hard With OC Fans This Weekend". OC Weekly. Archived from the original on September 28, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.

[:0-5] "Krewella – Chart history (Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2017.

[6] Mobile, Kia Makarechi; Innovations; Post, The Huffington (December 10, 2012). "Krewella's New EP Features Plenty Of Friends". HuffPost UK. Retrieved September 3, 2025.

[7] "Krewella - Play Hard EP [Krewella Music LLC] | Music & Downloads on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved September 3, 2025.

[8] "Krewella - Play Harder Remix EP [Krewella Music LLC] | Music & Downloads on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved September 3, 2025.

[ac_BillboardDanceElectronic_Krewella-9] "Krewella Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2017.

[ac_BillboardHeatseekers_Krewella-10] "Krewella Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2017.

[allmusic-11] Andy Kellman. "Krewella | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved September 28, 2017.

[BEL-12] "Discografie Krewella" (in Dutch). Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.

[13] "Krewella – Chart history (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2017.

[FRA-14] "Discographie Krewella" (in French). French Charts Portal. Hung Medien.

[NLD-15] "Discografie Krewella" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien.

[16] "Killin' It - Single by Krewella on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved September 28, 2017.

[United_StatesKrewellaAlivesingleCertRef-17] "American single certifications – Krewella – Alive". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 28, 2017.