Aural Psynapse
"Aural Psynapse" | ||||
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Single by Deadmau5 | ||||
from the album Deadmau5 Circa 1998–2002 and 5 Years of Mau5 | ||||
Released | November 4, 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2001 (original); 2011 (remake) | |||
Genre | Progressive house, trance | |||
Length | 7:30 | |||
Label | ||||
Songwriter(s) | Joel Zimmerman | |||
Producer(s) | Joel Zimmerman | |||
Deadmau5 singles chronology | ||||
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"Aural Psynapse" is an instrumental recording by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5.[1] It was released on November 4, 2011 by Mau5trap and Ultra Records (US and Canada) and featured on his 2014 greatest hits album 5 Years of Mau5.
Background
[edit]The original version of the track was recorded in 2001 and uploaded to SectionZ on June 17, 2002 under the alias Halcyon441 (Zimmerman's screen name at the time) [2] on the self-released compilation deadmau5 Circa 1998–2002.[3]
Zimmerman previewed a remake in April 2011 through Ustream while it was a work in progress, noting it was originally "a track [he] made [...] ten years ago". The remake even uses a sample from the original 2001 release.
It was first played live in May 2011 during live in Malaysia and August 2011 during the Meowingtons Hax Tour.
Release
[edit]The track was released on November 4, 2011.[4] In December 2011, the song was featured in the tour Hard x Mouth Taped Shut. The song was also featured on the 2014 compilation album 5 years of mau5.
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Aural Psynapse" (Original Mix) | 7:30 |
Appearances
[edit]The song "Aural Psynapse" from the 2001 version of the album Deadmau5 Circa 1998–2002 appears in the Miniclip game Little Rocketman.
Charts
[edit]Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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Canadian Hot 100 (Billboard)[5] | 38 |
Canadian Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[5] | 16 |
UK Singles Chart (Official Charts Company) | 150 |
UK Dance (OCC)[6] | 27 |
UK Indie (OCC)[7] | 19 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles[8] | 3 |
US Dance/Electronic Digital Songs (Billboard)[5] | 7 |
US Digital Songs (Billboard)[5] | 72 |
US Heatseekers Songs (Billboard)[5] | 16 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[9] | Gold | 40,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Aural Psynapse (Original Mix) - Single". iTunes. 4 November 2011.
- ^ "Halcyon441 (Deadmau5) - Aural Psynapse (Original 2001 Mix) video". NME. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ "Web Archive: Album Player - Circa 1998-2002". SectionZ. Archived from the original on 19 August 2007. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ Jason Grishkoff (5 November 2011). "Deadmau5 Aural Psynapse". indieshuffle.com. Indie Shuffle. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Deadmau5". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Aural Psynapse - Deadmau5". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Deadmau5 – Aural Psynapse". Music Canada. Retrieved 19 July 2018.