"Inspector Norse" is the debut single by Norwegian DJ and

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, released on 19 June 2012 from his fourth extended play ''It's the Arps''. The song was later featured as the twelfth and final track on his debut studio album ''

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''. The official music video for the song was uploaded on 19 June 2012 to ''Pitchfork'''s

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channel. The song was named ''

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''s top tune of 2012 and ''

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''s second-best track of 2012.

Music video

The official music video for the song, lasting four minutes and twenty seconds, was uploaded on 19 June 2012 to the official

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channel. The video, which is an excerpt from the short film ''Whateverest'', is centered on a Norwegian man named Marius Solem Johansen, known by his internet alias "Inspector Norse", and his passion for music, drugs and dancing.

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