"Faxing Berlin" is an

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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 ...

. It was released as the lead single from his third studio album ''

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''. On July 23, 2007, "Faxing Berlin" became the first release on Deadmau5's label

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. The track was originally known as "Da Outer Limits", but was renamed to "Faxing Berlin" later on, during a phone call with

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, when Graham left "to fax omethingover to Berlin".

Composition

"Faxing Berlin" is a

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song with a tempo of 128

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and is written in the key of

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Controversy

In 2008, an artist called DirtyCircuit claimed to have been threatened with legal action after using the sample "LP_Faxing Berlin C_128bpm" that came bundled with

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, which Deadmau5 claimed copyright for. The sample was a direct clip of a full bar of the song. Deadmau5 provided a demo track which came bundled with FL Studio, along with several loop samples. The case caused a slight discomfort among the users of FL Studio, some of which have pointed out potential inconsistencies in the

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of the software.

Formats and track listings

Chart performance

Following the release of ''

'', "Faxing Berlin" entered

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at #50 on March 3, 2009 and stayed on the chart for 12 more weeks, peaking at #6.

Release history

References

External links

* * * * {{authority control 2006 debut singles Deadmau5 songs House music songs 2006 songs Songs written by Deadmau5