The album was supported by five
singles. The first single, "
Wild Wild Love" was released as the album's lead single on February 25, 2014.[1] The song features
guest appearances from American-British-Canadian girl group
G.R.L. The single peaked at number six on the UK; number ten in Australia and number 30 in the United States. The second single, "
Fireball" was released on July 23, 2014.[2] The song features guest appearance from
John Ryan. It eventually reached at number one in Netherlands; number six in Spain; number nine in Finland and number 23 in the United States. The third single, "
Time of Our Lives" featuring
Ne-Yo was released on November 17, 2014.[3] The song reached at number seven in Czech Republic, number nine in United States and Norway; number ten in Canada. The fourth single, "
Fun" featuring
Chris Brown was released on April 21, 2015. The single peaked at number 40 in the United States. The fifth and final single, "
Drive You Crazy" featuring
Jason Derulo and
Juicy J was released on August 21, 2015.
"Celebrate" was released on October 18, 2014. It serves as the lead single for the film Penguins of Madagascar and was used in the commercial for the 2016 edition of
CBC's Hockey Day in Canada. The
Philadelphia Phillies play the song after every home victory. These songs were also included on "Globalization".
"Sexy Beaches" was used in the "Visit Florida" tourism campaign, sponsored by the state of
Florida. The music video was filmed at
The Don CeSar in
St. Petersburg, Florida, and was uploaded to Pitbull's
YouTube channel on July 13, 2016.
Commercial performance
Globalization debuted at number 18 on the US
Billboard 200 chart, earning 49,000
album-equivalent units (including 38,000 copies as pure album sales) in its first week.[10][8] The album also debuted at number three on the US
Top Rap Albums chart.[11] As of September 2016, the album has sold 198,000 copies in the US.[12] On October 16, 2020, the album was certified
platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over one million units in the United States.[13]
"Ah Leke" contains elements of "Passinho do Volante (Ah! Lelek Lek Lek)" performed by MC Federado & Os Leleks, and written by MC Federado.[citation needed]
The album was supported by five
singles. The first single, "
Wild Wild Love" was released as the album's lead single on February 25, 2014.[1] The song features
guest appearances from American-British-Canadian girl group
G.R.L. The single peaked at number six on the UK; number ten in Australia and number 30 in the United States. The second single, "
Fireball" was released on July 23, 2014.[2] The song features guest appearance from
John Ryan. It eventually reached at number one in Netherlands; number six in Spain; number nine in Finland and number 23 in the United States. The third single, "
Time of Our Lives" featuring
Ne-Yo was released on November 17, 2014.[3] The song reached at number seven in Czech Republic, number nine in United States and Norway; number ten in Canada. The fourth single, "
Fun" featuring
Chris Brown was released on April 21, 2015. The single peaked at number 40 in the United States. The fifth and final single, "
Drive You Crazy" featuring
Jason Derulo and
Juicy J was released on August 21, 2015.
"Celebrate" was released on October 18, 2014. It serves as the lead single for the film Penguins of Madagascar and was used in the commercial for the 2016 edition of
CBC's Hockey Day in Canada. The
Philadelphia Phillies play the song after every home victory. These songs were also included on "Globalization".
"Sexy Beaches" was used in the "Visit Florida" tourism campaign, sponsored by the state of
Florida. The music video was filmed at
The Don CeSar in
St. Petersburg, Florida, and was uploaded to Pitbull's
YouTube channel on July 13, 2016.
Commercial performance
Globalization debuted at number 18 on the US
Billboard 200 chart, earning 49,000
album-equivalent units (including 38,000 copies as pure album sales) in its first week.[10][8] The album also debuted at number three on the US
Top Rap Albums chart.[11] As of September 2016, the album has sold 198,000 copies in the US.[12] On October 16, 2020, the album was certified
platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over one million units in the United States.[13]
"Ah Leke" contains elements of "Passinho do Volante (Ah! Lelek Lek Lek)" performed by MC Federado & Os Leleks, and written by MC Federado.[citation needed]