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''Electroman'' is the third studio album by Italian DJ and record producer
Benny Benassi Marco "Benny" Benassi (; born 13 July 1967) is an Italian DJ, record producer and remixer. He is widely seen as a pioneer of electro house, a genre brought into the mainstream by his 2002 summer club hit " Satisfaction". He started his career ...
. It was released on 7 June 2011, through
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.


Singles

* "Spaceship" was released on
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on 25 May 2010. The single features American singer
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, Black Eyed Peas rapper
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, and Jean-Baptiste. The music video premiered on
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on 28 June 2010. It was directed by
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and features all artists. It peaked on the
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at number 18. * "House Music" was released on 23 November 2010 to iTunes. The track was used as a
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to "Spaceship" in the UK. *"Electroman" (featuring T-Pain) was released on 29 January 2011 as the third single. The music video was released four days earlier. It contains elements of "Electroboy" by
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. *Although not released as a single, " Beautiful People" (a collaboration with
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) was included on the album. The track was an international hit, topping the US
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chart, and became a top 10 hit in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland and the UK. It was also a top 40 hit across other European countries. * "
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" (featuring
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) was released on 8 March 2011. The video premiered on 28 March 2011. It was released on 24 July 2011 in the UK. It debuted on the
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at number 53, and peaked at number 20. It debuted at number 13 on the
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, peaking later at number six. It debuted at number 34 in Scotland and later peaked at number 14. * "Close to Me" (featuring Gary Go) was the fifth single and was released on 8 November 2011. Video premiere was released on 11 November 2011. * "Control" (featuring Gary Go) was the sixth single and was released on 28 February 2012.


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