Strobe (instrumental)

"Strobe" is an instrumental by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5. It was released as the sixth and final single from his fourth studio album For Lack of a Better Name on 3 September 2009. It charted at numbers 128 and 13 on the UK Singles Chart and UK Dance Chart in the United Kingdom. The track featured on Deadmau5's greatest hits album, 5 Years of Mau5; a live version was featured on the iTunes version of Album Title Goes Here; and an orchestral version was featured on Where's the Drop?.

"Strobe"
Single by Deadmau5
from the album For Lack of a Better Name
Released3 September 2009
Recorded2006, 2009
Genre
Length10:34 (Original Mix)
6:21 (Club Edit)
3:34 (Radio Edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)Joel Zimmerman
Producer(s)Deadmau5
Deadmau5 singles chronology
"Ghosts 'n' Stuff"
(2009)		 "Strobe"
(2009)		 "Some Chords"
(2010)

Background

The song originated from a track titled "Then We Stood Still", which was used in a YouTube video uploaded to Zimmerman's account several months prior to its release.[1] A live version was released exclusively on the iTunes version of his sixth studio album Album Title Goes Here.

In 2016, "Strobe" received an update when Deadmau5's record label Mau5trap released the album Strobe (Remixes), in celebration of the one hundredth release on the label. This release included remixes from Dimension, Feed Me, Com Truise, Lane 8, and Attlas.[2]

In 2017, Billboard Dance listed "Strobe" as Deadmau5's best song of all time on their list of the artist's 20 best tracks.[3]

In 2018, Deadmau5 and Gregory Reveret recorded an orchestral version of "Strobe" for the album Where's the Drop?.[4]

Track listing
Digital download[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Strobe" (Radio Edit)3:34
2."Strobe" (Club Edit)6:21
3."Strobe" (Michael Woods Remix)6:46
4."Strobe" (Plump DJs Remix)5:42
5."Strobe" (DJ Marky & S.P.Y. Remix)6:57
6."Strobe" (Full Length Version)10:34
Total length:39:54
Digital download – Remixes[6]
No.TitleLength
1."Strobe" (Feed Me Remix)9:26
2."Strobe" (Com Truise Remix)6:42
3."Strobe" (Dimension Remix)5:08
4."Strobe" (Lane 8 Remix)7:17
5."Strobe" (Attlas Remix)8:21
Total length:36:54
Digital download – Dimension Remix[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Strobe" (Dimension Remix)8:28

Charts
Chart (2009-2010) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 128
UK Dance (OCC)[8] 13
Ukraine (FDR Dance Plus Singles)[9] 1
US Dance/Electronic Digital Songs 29

References
  1. then we stood still on YouTube. Retrieved on 2014-02-15.
  2. "Deadmau5's "Strobe" Remix Pack Is Here". YourEDM. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  3. Bein, Kat (January 30, 2017). "The 20 Best deadmau5 Songs - Billboard". Billboard.com.
  4. "deadmau5 Reveals 'Where's The Drop?' Track List On The Eve Of Pre-Order Day". YourEDM. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  5. "Strobe by deadmau5 on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  6. "Strobe (Remixes) by deadmau5 on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  7. "Strobe (Dimension Remix) - Single by deadmau5 on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  8. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  9. "FDR Dance+ Singles - June 20, 2012". 20 June 2012. Archived from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2012.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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