At Tomorrowland, Hardwell took everyone on a journey back in time with his incredible throwback set featuring some of his classic tunes but one song caught everyone’s attention. To everyone’s surprise he played ‘Music Box’, his unreleased collaboration with Martin Garrix. This song is one of many great songs that Martin Garrix made that would unfortunately never get an official release so let’s have a look back at 5 of his best tracks that never got released.
Rewind Repeat It ft. Ed Sheeran
It’s shocking to think that a collaboration between these two powerhouses in music didn’t get to be released and has since been lost to time. The collab came along following Ed Sheeran hearing ‘Animals’ after it hit the charts in the UK. In the 2015 documentary ‘What We Started’, he would describe Garrix’s music as “weird” but in a good way and said was impressed by the Dutch DJs talents. This led to the idea for a collab which would come to life with the two getting together in the studio to create ‘Rewind Repeat It.’ The track would get its debut in 2015 at Ultra Music Festival sparking buzz and anticipation from the fans waiting for its release. Despite the star power behind the track and the adoration towards it from the fans, the track would never be released due to label issues following Garrix leaving Spinnin Records.
Blue Flames with David Guetta
Another monumental collaboration between two titans of the industry, ‘Blue Flames’ had the potential to be a massive hit with the talent behind it. The track was debuted by both Garrix and Guetta in 2015 at Ultra Music Festival with its sound being compared to that of Swedish House Mafia’s ‘Greyhound’, but unfortunately ‘Blue Flames’ would flame out and never see the light of day again. The reasoning behind its disappearance is unknown though people have come up with their own theories. Maybe the track just wasn’t strong enough, maybe it was too similar to ‘Greyhound’, or maybe Garrix and Guetta just fell out of love with the project. Thankfully they would collaborate again in the studio making some amazing tracks with “So Far Away” and “Like I Do.”
Lockdown
It would seem 2015 was an ill-fated year for a lot of Martin Garrix IDs as ‘Lockdown’ was another song that was debuted that year but would go no further. First being played at Sunburn Festival, ‘Lockdown’ captured the crowd with yet another one of Martin Garrix’s infectious melodies and some beautiful sound design. Although this is one of the Dutch DJs more forgotten about unreleased tracks due to it only playing out live once, it’s a song that had a lot of potential and it’s a shame that it was another track claimed by Garrix’s split with Spinnin Records. Although it didn’t get to hit streaming services, it did act as a foundation for his gradually building talents within progressive house which he is now a master in.
Music Box with Hardwell
This Big Room banger was unfortunately lost to Garrix’s split from Spinnin Records as well, but it gave everyone a taste of what Hardwell and Martin Garrix were capable of together. ‘Music Box’ would first appear at Tomorrowland in 2014 and would certainly make a bang with its thunderous kick and addictive melody captivating the crowd. It was an amazing meshing of styles between the two legendary DJs that promised so much but sadly wouldn’t be released. Despite this Hardwell and Garrix have remained good friends since and have both said that there’s always a possibility that they’ll get together in the studio again.
Someone You Loved (Remix)
There’s no doubt that since Martin Garrix first played this track back in 2019 that it has become a fan favourite and is one of the highlights of his live sets with the energy going through the roof the moment it starts. It’s a masterful piece of progressive house that transforms the original song from a very sad and solemn tone to a truly ecstatic and joyful song that gets everyone jumping. Despite this, 5 years on from its debut it still hasn’t got an official release and it’s likely that it wont due to having to get the rights from Lewis Capaldi and his record company. As sad as it is for this song not to be available to blast through your speakers all the time, it is at least a track that Garrix still plays live so it’s not yet been forgotten.
