 On January 25 , 2012 , Brown announced via his official Twitter account that the lead single from his fifth studio album Fortune would be called " Turn Up the Music " , tweeting " New FORTUNE single coming 1 / 26 ! ! ! TURN UP THE MUSIC ! ! ! ! " . The following day , both the single and its artwork were posted online , showing Brown wearing an unbuttoned shirt and a fedora , while words in different languages are displayed . " Turn Up the Music " was officially sent to contemporary hit radio playlists in the United States on February 7 , 2012 . It was released as a one @-@ track digital download in Oceania and most European countries on February 10 , 2012 . However , in the United Kingdom , " Turn Up the Music " was released as a three @-@ track digital download on March 25 , 2012 , which contained Brown 's previous single " Strip " and the Invaderz remix of " Yeah 3x " ( 2010 ) . It was also released as a two @-@ track CD single in Germany on April 6 , 2012 , including " Strip " as a B @-@ side . 
