Some Chords

"Some Chords" is an instrumental by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5, released on 3 May 2010 as the first single from his fifth studio album 4×4=12. The song peaked at 13 on the Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart in the US, and 120 in the UK Singles Chart. In 2014, a remix by Dillon Francis was released for Deadmau5's compilation album, 5 Years of Mau5.

"Some Chords"
November 2010 release cover
Single by Deadmau5
from the album 4×4=12
Released3 May 2010
7 November 2010 (iTunes Exclusive)[1]
Recorded2010
GenreElectro house, progressive house
Length7:23
Label
Songwriter(s)Joel Zimmerman
Deadmau5 singles chronology
"Strobe"
(2009)		 "Some Chords"
(2010)		 "Animal Rights"
(2010)

Background

The track was featured in an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation entitled "Pool Shark".[2]

A remix by Dillon Francis was released for the 5 Years of Mau5 compilation album in 2014. The remix charted in the US, peaking at 50 in the Dance/Electronic Songs chart. A remix contest was also hosted by Beatport Play, in which participants were given the parts to rework Francis' version of the song.[3] The winner of the contest was Andrei Stephen, whose remix is expected to see an official release through Mau5trap, and the runner up was Approaching Nirvana, as determined by the community's votes.[3]

Music video

Deadmau5 had held a competition using Wooshii which asked fans to create a video to go along with the song. The competition lasted 2 weeks and had over 82 pitches. The winning video was directed by Chris Lee, and produced by Pommez Films. It features a person named Tom who has a snare drum for a head. [4]

Track listing
Digital download (US)[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Some Chords (Original Mix)"7:23
Digital download (international)[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Some Chords (Radio Edit)"6:55

Charts
Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[6] 13
UK Singles Chart (OCC)[7] 120

Dillon Francis Remix
Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[6] 50
US Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[6] 44

Trivia

The single was featured in the 2009's base game The Sims 3, for the consoles PS3/Xbox 360 edition and was featured in the 2012's video game Wipeout 2048, like an "wipeout edition" version.

References
  1. "iTunes - Music - Some Chords - Single by deadmau5". iTunes US. 2010-11-07.
  2. "Deadmau5". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  3. "Deadmau5 - Some Chords (Dillon Francis Remix)". Beatport Play. December 30, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  4. "Deadmau5 - Some Chords (wooshii web video)". YouTube. 2010-08-02. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  5. "iTunes - Music - Some Chords - Single by deadmau5". iTunes UK. 2010-11-05.
  6. "Deadmau5 Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  7. "Chart Log UK: Asher D – Dyverse". Zobbel. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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