"Boneless" is a song by American record producer

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, British record producer

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and German record producer

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, courtesy of and in association with the original producer and composer Aid Vllasaliu. The song was named after the

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of the same name. It was released on August 23, 2013 through

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and

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. 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

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was released the following year. Artistic gymnasts Angi Cipra and

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have used the song for their floor music, with Downie winning the all-around at the

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while performing to the track. The song also appeared in an Alexander Wang fashion show in September 2014. It has also been used by the

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as a home run song.

Music video

The music video for "Boneless" was recorded at and takes place in

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. 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

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

Delirious (Boneless)

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

and was co-written by

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, Whitney Phillips, Jenson Vaughan, and Aid "Valsal" Vllasaliu. The song was featured in the

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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 ''

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'' (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'' and 2019 film '' Men in Black: International''. The song was also featured in the trailer and TV spots of the 2016 film ''War Dogs'', the 2017 film '' Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie'' and the 2022 film '' Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank''.