Boneless (song)

"Boneless" is a track by American DJ and producer Steve Aoki in collaboration with European dance music producers Chris Lake and Tujamo and courtesy of and in association with the original producer and composer Aid Vllasaliu. The song was named after the skateboarding trick of the same name. It was released on August 23, 2013 through Dim Mak Records and Ultra Records. The single received success through various dance charts in Europe; it peaked on the overall singles charts at number 49 in Germany, number 42 in Austria, and number 44 in Belgium (Wallonia). A vocal version of the song featuring the vocals of hip-hop recording artist Kid Ink was released the following year.

"Boneless"
Single by Steve Aoki, Chris Lake, and Tujamo
Released	August 23, 2013
Recorded	2013
Genre	Electro house progressive house
Length	4:30
Label	Dim Mak Ultra
Songwriter(s)	Steve Aoki Chris Lake Matthias Richter[1] Aid "Valsal" Vllasaliu[2]
Producer(s)	Steve Aoki Chris Lake Tujamo Aid "Valsal" Vllasaliu
Steve Aoki singles chronology
"Omega" (2013) "Boneless" (2013) "Flight" (2013)
Chris Lake singles chronology
"Ohh Shhh" (2013) "Boneless" (2013) "Helium" (2013)
Tujamo singles chronology
"There It Is!" (2012) "Boneless" (2013) "Dr. Who!" (2014)
Music video
"Boneless" on YouTube

Artistic gymnasts Angi Cipra and Ellie Downie have used the song for their floor music, with Downie winning the all-around at the 2017 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships while performing to the track.

The song also appeared in an Alexander Wang fashion show in September 2014.[3]

Music video

The music video for "Boneless" was recorded at and takes place in Venice Beach, Los Angeles. In the video, Chris Lake ("The Scribbler") and Steve "Benihana" Aoki star as the heads of two different skate gangs known as "The Rampants" and "The Dimmaks". The two groups have a skate-off. The video was directed by Peter Falloon a.k.a. The Bear, who worked with Monument Media to deliver the 1980s skater-inspired video.

Track listing

Single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Boneless" (Original Mix)	4:30

Remixes

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Boneless" (Keys N' Krates Remix)	2:56
2.	"Boneless" (Ookay Remix)	4:26

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2013–2014) Peak position scope="row" Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 42 scope="row" Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[5] 23 scope="row" Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 25 scope="row" Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] 44 scope="row" Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 36 scope="row" France (SNEP)[9] 96 scope="row" Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 49 scope="row" Hungary (Dance Top 40)[11] 9 scope="row" Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[12] 9 scope="row" Poland (Dance Top 50)[13] 26 scope="row" US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[14] 25 scope="row" US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[15] 17

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position Hungary (Dance Top 40)[16] 44 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[17] 73 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[18] 56

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[19]	Gold	500,000^*
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Format	Date	Label	Ref.
United States	Digital Download – single	August 23, 2013	Dim Mak Records Ultra Records	[20]
	Digital Download – Remixes	September 10, 2013		[21]

Delirious (Boneless)

"Delirious (Boneless)"
Single by Steve Aoki, Chris Lake, and Tujamo featuring Kid Ink
from the album Neon Future I
Released	June 3, 2014[22]
Recorded	2014
Genre	Electro house hip house
Length	3:43
Label	Ultra Dim Mak
Songwriter(s)	Steve Aoki Christopher Lake Brian Todd Collins Erin Beck Whitney Phillips Jenson Vaughan Aid "Valsal" Vllasaliu[2]
Producer(s)	Steve Aoki Chris Lake Tujamo Aid "Valsal" Vllasaliu
Steve Aoki singles chronology
"Rage The Night Away" (2014) "Delirious (Boneless)" (2014) "Get Me Outta Here" (2014)
Chris Lake singles chronology
"Helium" (2013) "Delirious (Boneless)" (2014) "Stomper" (2015)
Tujamo singles chronology
"Dr. Who!" (2014) "Delirious (Boneless)" (2014) "Scream" (2015)
Kid Ink singles chronology
"Next" (2014) "Delirious (Boneless)" (2014) "Body Language" (2014)

A vocal version of the song, entitled "Delirious (Boneless)", was released on June 3, 2014 as the second single from Steve Aoki's second studio album Neon Future.I. This version features rapper Kid Ink and was co-written by Erin Beck, Whitney Phillips, Jenson Vaughan, and Aid "Valsal" Vllasaliu. The song was featured in the soundtrack of the 2014 film Step Up: All In (as well as Aoki's previous single "Rage the Night Away"), the song was also featured on the 2015 film Furious 7 (although it is not included in the film's soundtrack album. However, it is featured on the deluxe edition of the soundtrack). The song was featured in the 2017 film Smurfs: The Lost Village. The song was also featured in the trailer and TV spots of the 2017 film Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie.

Music video

A year after the original songs release, the official lyric video for "Delirious (Boneless)" was published to YouTube on August 27, 2014.[23] The "Delirious" version was also given its own music video, which was directed by Golden Wolf and published to YouTube on October 9.[24]

Track listing

Delirious (Boneless) – single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Delirious" (Boneless) (Album Version)	3:43

Delirious (Boneless) – Remixes

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Delirious" (Boneless) (Chris Lorenzo Remix)	4:18
2.	"Delirious" (Boneless) (Reid Stefan Remix)	4:11

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
scope="row"	Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[25]	81
scope="row"	US Billboard Hot 100[26]	90
scope="row"	US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[15]	9
scope="row"	US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[27]	21
scope="row"	US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[28]	33
scope="row"	US Rhythmic (Billboard)[29]	20

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)	position
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[30]	22

Release history

Region	Format	Date	Label	Ref.
United States	Digital Download – single	June 24, 2014	Ultra Records Dim Mak Records	[31]
	Digital Download – Remixes	August 25, 2014		[32]

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