"Try It Out" is a song by the American

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and

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. It was released on 14 October 2013, as the lead single from Skrillex's debut album '' Recess'', through

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, Owsla and

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. The Neon Mix acts as the single, although several versions are available.

Background and release

The song was premiered at Egyptian Room on 11 October 2011, in its original demo form. A 2012 version features in '' Call of Duty: Black Ops II''. The VIP mix was debuted on a Rinse FM show on 16 January 2013. Later on, the ''Black Ops'' version of the track was combined with

's song "Yeah" to form the neon mix. The neon mix premiered on 15 June, in Skrillex's

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, and the full version was later premiered as the music video shortly before release. The neon mix is featured in Fantasia: Music Evolved. According to Moore, there have been at least eight different mixes of the song. The "Put Em Up" mix is a mash-up with the

song of the same name, which featured on the ''Junk Food'' extended play. It features vocals from

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from the American hardcore band

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Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Try It Out (Neon Mix)" was first released onto YouTube on 9 October 2013 at a total length of three minutes and fifty seconds. Another music video of the "Neon Mix" was uploaded on YouTube on 5 August 2014 and runs for a total length of three minutes and fifty-five seconds. The music video was directed by Tony T. Datis, who also directed several other Skrillex music videos, including " Bangarang" and " First of the Year (Equinox)". Skrillex stated in the description on the video, "I had a weird dream when I was with Alvin Risk somewhere in France..."

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References

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