Hardwell - TV Tropes

"Too many DJs today want to be the headline act without ever knowing what it takes to be the local DJ who's busting his or her gut to perfect their craft."

Hardwell is the Stage Name of Robbert van de Corput (born January 7 1988), a Dutch DJ and musician. He is known for his popular songs and for being involved in music festivals such as Ultra Music Festival and Tomorrowland. He also founded the record label Revealed Recordings in 2009 alongside his debut single “Show Me Love Vs. Be”.

He also hosted a radio show titled Hardwell On Air which debuted in 2011. He then released his debut album titled United As We Are in 2015. Two of his most tell known songs are “Young Again” and “Mad World”.

In 2018, Hardwell announced he was going on hiatus and stopping touring, citing a wish to focus on his personal life.

Discography

Albums

• United We Are (2015)
• Rebels Never Die (2022)

Tropes in Hardwell and his music are:

• Cluster F-Bomb: In the song “FUCKING SOCIETY” the singer really goes to town on society using the F-word.
• Counting Song: Why, his song “Countdown” is just counting in song form.
• Dating What Daddy Hates: Inverted in his song “Sally”. The singer dates the girl behind her father’s back.

  ”Cause I'm going to hell, they'll take me away.
  No one can find out that I've been fucking Sally”
  

• Meaningful Name: His name in Dutch are a word play of the Dutch words for “Put well” or “heart well”. He got this name from his father.
• Multilingual Song: His song “Ze Willen Mee” is sung in Dutch. He usually makes music involving English lyrics.
• Never Say "Die": Discussed in “Never Say Goodbye”. It’s about living life to the fullest while you’re alive. If you believe yourself, you would never say goodbye.
• Ode to Youth: “Young Again” is about wishing to return to childhood memories.
• Self-Empowerment Anthem: “BROKEN MIRROR” is about not caring what others think, and accepting yourself.
• "Somewhere" Song: “Still The One” is about an ideal place beyond the galaxy, and where everything is perfect.
• Start My Own: He started his own record label called Revealed Recordings, which is what he releases his music under.
• Versus Title: “Show Me Love Vs. Be”