"Some Chords" is an

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by Canadian electronic music producer

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, released on 3 May 2010 as the first

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from his fifth

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''. The song peaked at 13 on the

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chart in the US, and 120 in the

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. In 2014, a remix by

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was released for Deadmau5's compilation album, '' 5 Years of Mau5''.

Background

The track was featured in an episode of ''

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'' entitled "Pool Shark". A remix by

was released for the '' 5 Years of Mau5'' compilation album in 2014. The remix charted in the US, peaking at 50 in the Dance/Electronic Songs chart. A remix contest was also hosted by Beatport Play, in which participants were given the parts to rework Francis' version of the song. The winner of the contest was Andrei Stephen, whose remix is expected to see an official release through Mau5trap, and the runner up was Approaching Nirvana, as determined by the community's votes.

Music video

Deadmau5 had held a competition using Wooshii which asked fans to create a video to go along with the song. The competition lasted 2 weeks and had over 82 pitches. The winning video was directed by Chris Lee, and produced by Pommez Films. It features a person named Tom who has a snare drum for a head.

Track listing

Charts

Dillon Francis Remix

References

2010 singles 2010 songs Deadmau5 songs Songs written by Deadmau5 Ultra Music singles Virgin Records singles {{dance-song-stub