instrumental
An instrumental is a recording normally without any vocals, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals in a big band setting. Through semantic widening, a broader sense of the word song may refer to instru ...
by Canadian electronic music producer
Deadmau5
Joel Thomas Zimmerman (born January 5, 1981), known professionally as Deadmau5 (stylized as deadmau5; pronounced "dead-mouse"), is a Canadian electronic music producer and DJ. He mainly produces progressive house music, though he also produces ...
. It was released as the sixth and final single from his fourth studio album ''
For Lack of a Better Name
''For Lack of a Better Name'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5. It was released on September 22, 2009 in the United States and Canada by Ultra Records and Mau5trap and internationally on 5 October 2009 by ...
'' on 3 September 2009. It charted at numbers 128 and 13 on the
UK Singles Chart
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and
UK Dance Chart
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in the
United Kingdom
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. The track featured on Deadmau5's greatest hits album, ''
5 Years of Mau5
''5 Years of Mau5'' is a greatest hits and remix album by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5. It was released on November 24, 2014, in celebration of the five-year anniversary of his label, Mau5trap. Like his previous studio album, '' Wh ...
''; a live version was featured on the
iTunes
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version of ''
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Where's the Drop?
''Where's the Drop?'' (stylized as ''where's the drop?'') is an orchestral compilation album by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5. The album comprises re-imagined orchestral arrangements of his previous work, in collaboration with Grego ...
''.
Background
The song originated from a track titled "Then We Stood Still", which was used in a
YouTube
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video uploaded to Zimmerman's account several months prior to its release.. Retrieved on 2014-02-15. A live version was released exclusively on the
iTunes
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version of his sixth studio album ''
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''.
In 2016, "Strobe" received an update when Deadmau5's record label
Mau5trap
Mau5trap (stylized as mau5trap; pronounced "mousetrap") is an independent Canadian record label founded in 2007 by electronic music producer Deadmau5. The label was formerly a vanity label, hosting releases through labels such as Ultra Music, Vi ...
released the album ''Strobe (Remixes)'', in celebration of the one hundredth release on the label. This release included remixes from Dimension, Feed Me,
Com Truise
Seth Haley, known by his stage name Com Truise, is an American electronic musician. His stage name is a spoonerism of the name of American actor Tom Cruise.
Biography
Prior to 2010, Com Truise had released music under the pseudonyms Sarin Sunday ...
,
Lane 8
Daniel Goldstein, better known by his stage name Lane 8, is an American musician, electronic music producer, and DJ. Currently residing in Denver, Colorado, he is signed to English deep house label Anjunadeep. Pete Tong named Lane 8 a "Future S ...
, and
Attlas
Jeff Hartford, better known by his stage name Attlas (stylized as ATTLAS), is a Canadian DJ, electronic music producer and musician. Hartford is known for his progressive house and electronica releases on the electronic label mau5trap and has ofte ...
.
In 2017, '' Billboard Dance'' listed "Strobe" as Deadmau5's best song of all time on their list of the artist's 20 best tracks.
In 2018, Deadmau5 and Gregory Reveret recorded an orchestral version of "Strobe" for the album ''
Where's the Drop?
''Where's the Drop?'' (stylized as ''where's the drop?'') is an orchestral compilation album by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5. The album comprises re-imagined orchestral arrangements of his previous work, in collaboration with Grego ...