''Galantis'' is the debut extended play by Swedish

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duo Galantis, released on 1 April 2014. The album features two singles, "Smile" and "

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Singles

Their first single with Big Beat Records, "Smile", was released that following November. Its controversial video premiered on Stereogum. "Smile" received several remixes from various artists, and an extended mix by dance music heavyweight Kaskade. In February, the duo released their second single "

". The track was subsequently played heavily at

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, becoming the 8th most Shazamed track at the festival.

Artworks

"Smile" also marked the first instance of the "Seafox", a creature that is the brainchild of visual artist

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. The "Seafox" is the Galantis mascot of sorts, appearing in all their videos, cover art and even their live show. The duo also refer to their fans as Seafox Nation and can often be seen using #seafoxnation on their social media sites. Each track has an artwork that goes along with it. These artworks were released on the same date as the album. The artwork go along with audio versions of the song on their YouTube channel and on SoundCloud.

Track listing

*Track 1 features vocals from Vincent Pontare. *Track 2 features vocals from Vincent Pontare and

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. *Track 3 features vocals from Leon Jean-Marie. *Track 4 features vocals from Salem Al Fakir and

Vincent Pontare Fred Vincent Pontare (born 13 May 1980) is a Swedish songwriter, producer, and singer. He is also known by the mononym Vincent. He regularly collaborates with Salem Al Fakir as songwriting, producer, and duo Vargas & Lagola. Together, they have w ...

. *Track 5 features vocals from Cathy Dennis *Track 6 features vocals from Jennifer Decilveo.

Charts

References

{{Authority control Atlantic Records EPs 2014 debut EPs Galantis albums