"Epic" is a song by Dutch producers Sandro Silva and

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and produced by Silva, Quintino, and Maarten Vorwerk, released on 3 October 2011. It is considered the first true big room house song. The single became a success in The Netherlands by reaching the peak position in both the

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and the

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(see charts and certifications). "Epic" is the twelfth full instrumental number-one hit in the Dutch Top 40. The track was also featured on Swedish House Mafia's compilation album '' Until Now''. It is considered one of the most popular big room house songs of all-time, along with " Animals" by

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, " Spaceman" by

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, "

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" by Dvbbs and Borgeous and "

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" by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike.

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caused controversy with his track "

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" as the drop is extremely similar to the drop from this track, but no permission was used. will.i.am was involved in another sampling scandal on the same album. Eventually, all three of the songwriters of "Epic" were added to the credits of "Bang Bang".

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2011 singles Dutch Top 40 number-one singles Spinnin' Records singles {{2010s-song-stub

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See also

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