"Channel 42" is a song by Canadian electronic music producer
Deadmau5
Joel Thomas Zimmerman (born January 5, 1981), known professionally as Deadmau5 (stylized as deadmau5; pronounced "dead-mouse"), is a Canadian electronic music producer and DJ. He mainly produces progressive house music, though he also produces ...
and American DJ
Wolfgang Gartner
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. It was released as the fourth single from Deadmau5's sixth studio album ''
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In February 2012, two work-in-progress versions of the song were uploaded to Zimmerman's
SoundCloud
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account. They were titled "Channel 41" and "Channel 42" respectively. "Channel 42" was first played during a live performance in
Oslo, Norway
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in May 2012. On September 25, 2012, "Channel 42" appeared as the second track on the 2012 album ''
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''. It was released with three remixes as an EP on February 12, 2013 through Zimmerman's label
mau5trap
Mau5trap (stylized as mau5trap; pronounced "mousetrap") is an independent Canadian record label founded in 2007 by electronic music producer Deadmau5. The label was formerly a vanity label, hosting releases through labels such as Ultra Music, Vi ...
.
A follow-up version, titled "Channel 43", was announced on Zimmerman's
Twitter
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on December 21, 2020, and released on January 7, 2021 as a single through
mau5trap
Mau5trap (stylized as mau5trap; pronounced "mousetrap") is an independent Canadian record label founded in 2007 by electronic music producer Deadmau5. The label was formerly a vanity label, hosting releases through labels such as Ultra Music, Vi ...
.
Music video
A music video was uploaded to Zimmerman's
YouTube
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account along with the release of the remix EP on February 12, 2013. The video was recorded during the November 28, 2012 performance in
London, UK
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promoting the
Nokia Lumia 920
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