"Endorphins" is the fourth single by British DJ and record producer
Sub Focus
Nicolaas Douwma (born 13 April 1982), better known by his stage name Sub Focus, is an English DJ, record producer, songwriter, musician and sound engineer from Guildford, Surrey. He has been releasing records since 2003. On 12 October 2009, ...
, released from his second studio album ''
Torus''. The song features vocals from British singer
Alex Clare. The song has reached number 10 on the
UK Singles Chart and number seven on the
UK Dance Chart.
Background and release
"Endorphins" originally featured female vocalist
Amanda Ghost
Amanda Louisa Gosein-Cameron (born 10 July 1974), known professionally as Amanda Ghost, is a British music executive, songwriter, singer, and former president of Epic Records (2009–10).
Career
Born in North London to a Gibraltarian mother an ...
, and was given to several artists including
Ian Dench and
Takura who wrote parts of the song. However, in the end
Alex Clare visited Douwma's studio to record what would be the final version of the track.
The song entered the
UK Singles Chart at number 10, making it his highest-charting single to date.
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Endorphins" was first released onto YouTube on 1 May 2013 at a total length of four minutes and 11 seconds.
In the video, due to an enforced belief of "Unity Through Compliance", soldiers must keep order by preventing people from listening to music. They exercise this by finding people doing such in hideouts and capturing them. They also destroy and burn their speakers, stereos and records. At the end of the video, the soldiers are ironically seen playing a stereo.
Track listing
Charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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2013 songs
2013 singles
Sub Focus songs
Mercury Records singles
RAM Records singles
Songs written by Ian Dench
Songs written by Amanda Ghost
Songs written by Takura
Songs written by Sub Focus