"Original Don" is a song by musical project

Major Lazer Major Lazer is an American electronic dance music DJ trio, which includes record producer Diplo, and DJs Walshy Fire and Ape Drums. It originates from Kingston, Jamaica, and was founded in 2008 by Diplo and Switch, with Switch leaving after ...

and

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from their 2011

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of the same name. It was released as a digital download on 4 November 2011. The song charted in the Netherlands.

Background

An undished version of "Original Don" had surfaced on the Internet months before its official release. The song's initial cover artwork was inspired by the fictional character

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Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Original Don" was first released onto YouTube on 8 December 2011 at a total length of two minutes and forty-two seconds. It features an American family, dancing around carrying various blade weapons. Diplo makes a cameo in the video.

Track listing

Chart performance

Release history

In popular culture

A portion from the middle of the song was prominently featured in a television advertisement for ''The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas'', which aired in the summer of 2013 through the winter of 2013–14.The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas "Misfit Right In" 30-second TV Commercial - YouTube
accessed February 12th, 2014.

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The version featuring the Partysquad appeared on '' Dancing with the Stars'' during James Maslow and

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's freestyle dance number. Florida Gators gymnast,

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References

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