"Opus" is an

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by Swedish DJ and producer

Eric Prydz Eric Sheridan Prydz (, ; born 19 July 1976), also known by his many aliases including Pryda () and Cirez D (), is a Swedish DJ and music producer. He rose to fame with his 2004 hit single " Call on Me", and saw continued chart success with "Pro ...

. It was released as a digital download on 27 July 2015 as the fourth single from his debut studio album ''

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'' (2016). The instrumental was written and produced by

and peaked at number three in

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Composition

"Opus" is an instrumental house track set to the F♯ minor key at a tempo of 126 beats per minute. It starts as a set of electronic synths set at 31.5 BPM and gradually builds up to a progressive house track as it continues to accelerate to 126 BPM in a range of three minutes and 42 seconds.

Track listing

Chart performance

Release history

Track history

Opus was first played as the finale track for Prydz's 2015 set at EDC Las Vegas. In just over a month after first play, the song was released on Beatport. It has been played as the penultimate track in all seven EPIC 4.0 sets this far.

References

{{Eric Prydz 2015 songs Eric Prydz songs