"Cobra" is an instrumental composition by

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and producer

Hardwell Robbert van de Corput (; born January 7, 1988), known professionally as Hardwell, is a Dutch DJ and music producer from Breda. He was voted the world's number one DJ by ''DJ Mag'' in 2013 and again in 2014. In 2022, he was ranked at number 43 i ...

. It was released on 10 October 2011 by Revealed Recordings in the

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. The track is the 2012 official anthem of Dutch festival

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Critical reception

According to Danny Golpanian from ''Dancing Astronaut'', "Cobra" "exhibits Hardwell’s power driven synths that give the track its anthemic boundaries." 7 years after the release of "Cobra", Jake Gable from ''We Rave You'' considered that "Cobra" "fused vibrant chord patterns with rich hooks to create a huge festival thumper." Further, for the 10th anniversary of the track, Dylan Smith from ''EDM House Network'' gives a good review, claiming that "Cobra" "is a more than worthy successor to all previous chart-stormers, kicking in with a big chord theme and building an explosive amount of tension — till it all breaks and the climax unfolds an electro bassline monster, unexpected but fierce and powerful just like a Cobra. The track’s finale lets all elements come together, making 'Cobra' a sure-shot at dance floor damage."

Music video

The music video of the song was released on 24 December 2011.

Track listing

;Digital Download (REVR021) # "Cobra" (Official Energy Anthem 2012) - 6:46 ;Digital Download (REVR021) # "Cobra" (Radio Edit) - 3:01

Charts

References

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