Harris was the house DJ at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards held at the Staples Center , Los Angeles , where he won Best Electronic Video for " Feel So Close " and Video of the Year alongside Rihanna for " We Found Love " . Harris performed as part of the post-race concert of the 2013 Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix in April 2013 . At the 2013 Ivor Novello Awards held at the Grosvenor House Hotel , London in May , Harris received the British Academy 's Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year , with Harris calling it " easily the greatest achievement of my entire life " . In 2012 , Harris made statements explaining why he wanted to stop singing on tracks stating , " I want each track as good as it can possibly be , which usually means me not singing on it . " On 7 October 2013 , Harris and Swedish DJ Alesso released a collaborative single with synthpop duo Hurts called " Under Control " as the first single from his fourth album . The song debuted at number one in the UK . Later that month , Harris remixed The Killers ' song " When You Were Young " for the deluxe edition of their greatest hits album '' Direct Hits '' . He unveiled the full six-minute version through '' Rolling Stone '' and told the magazine : " It was a real honour to be asked to remix one of my favourite modern bands , and it was an exciting challenge for me to update this classic track for the dance-floor in a tasteful and respectful way "
2012 MTV Video Music Awards
2012 MTV Video Music Awards
Calvin Harris