Bylaw (EP)

Bylaw[1] (alternatively Bylaw EP; stylised in all caps)[2] is the fourth EP by Dutch DJ Martin Garrix.[3] The EP was released in five parts, with a song being released each day from 15 to 19 October before being released in full on 19 October 2018,[4] similar to the release schedule of Garrix's previous EP Seven. The EP features collaborations with Blinders, Dyro, Pierce Fulton, and Linkin Park singer Mike Shinoda.[5] Details of the releases were initially leaked and thought to be rumours based on Garrix's website being updated, until Garrix confirmed the details through his Twitter.[6][3] The first track, "Breach (Walk Alone)" with Blinders, was released on 15 October 2018.[7] "Yottabyte", "Latency", "Access" and "Waiting for Tomorrow" followed on 16, 17, 18 and 19 October 2018, respectively.[8][9][10][11]

Bylaw
EP by Martin Garrix
Released	19 October 2018 (2018-10-19)
Genre	Progressive house,electro house
Length	17:14
Label	Stmpd Epic Amsterdam Sony Netherlands
Producer	Martin Garrix Blinders Dyro Pierce Fulton Brad Delson
Martin Garrix chronology
Seven (2016) Bylaw (2018) 2019 Remixed (2019)
Singles from Bylaw
"Breach (Walk Alone)" Released: 15 October 2018 "Yottabyte" Released: 16 October 2018 "Latency" Released: 17 October 2018 "Access" Released: 18 October 2018 "Waiting for Tomorrow" Released: 19 October 2018

Promotion

On 13 October, Garrix posted a video of a plus symbol with static inside of it to his Facebook page;[5] he denied that he was set to release a full-length album, later sharing videos of five static blocks to his Instagram as well as images of five fingers.[12] His website then displayed a countdown, which ended at midnight on 15 October 2018,[5] at which time, Garrix released the first track from the EP, "Breach (Walk Alone)", through music platforms.[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Breach (Walk Alone)" (with Blinders)	Martijn Garritsen Mateusz Owsiak Ilsey Juber Dewaine Whitmore	Martin Garrix Blinders	2:58
2.	"Yottabyte"	Garritsen Frank van Essen	Garrix	3:30
3.	"Latency" (with Dyro)	Garritsen Jordy van Egmond	Garrix Dyro	3:24
4.	"Access"	Garritsen	Garrix	3:15
5.	"Waiting for Tomorrow" (with Pierce Fulton featuring Mike Shinoda)	Garritsen Pierce Fulton Mike Shinoda Brad Delson	Garrix Fulton Delson	4:07
Total length:				17:14

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Dutch Combialbum (MegaCharts)[upper-alpha 1][13]	85
Dutch Midprice Albums (MegaCharts)[13]	13
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[14]	19

Note

1. The Dutch Combialbum chart combines all categories of albums, including the main albums chart, compilations and midprice albums, into one chart.

References

1. "Bylaw – EP by Martin Garrix on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
2. "BYLAW EP / Martin Garrix". Tidal. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
3. Powell, Karlie (14 October 2018). "Martin Garrix Confirms Leaked Plus EP Tracklist [DETAILS]". youredm.com. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
4. "Martin Garrix 'Plus' EP ahead of ADE performance at RAI Amsterdam". groovecartel.com. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
5. Franz (14 October 2018). "Martin Garrix wird wohl in Kürze 5 neue Songs veröffentlichen!". djmag.de (in German). Retrieved 15 October 2018.
6. "Martin Garrix Sparks Fan Speculation with Mysterious Website Update". edm.com. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
7. "Breach (Walk Alone) / Martin Garrix". Tidal. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
8. "Yottabyte / Martin Garrix". Tidal. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
9. "Latency / Martin Garrix". Tidal. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
10. "Access / Martin Garrix". Tidal. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
11. "Waiting For Tomorrow / Martin Garrix". Tidal. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
12. Stack, Chris (11 October 2018). "What is Martin Garrix up to? Website teases new project underway : Dancing Astronaut". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
13. "Martin Garrix – Bylaw [EP]". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
14. "Martin Garrix Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 November 2018.