4ware

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"4ware"
Song by Deadmau5
from the album W:/2016Album/
ReleasedDecember 2, 2016
Genre Progressive house
Length8:39
Songwriter(s) Joel Zimmerman
Producer(s) Joel Zimmerman

"4ware" (pronounced "four ware") [1] is an instrumental by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5. [2] [3] It is the first track on his eighth studio album, W:/2016Album/ . [4] It was premiered on BBC Radio 1 in an interview with British DJ Pete Tong on November 4, 2016. [5] [6] Despite initial rumours, the song was never officially released as a single. Following the release of W:/2016Album/, "4ware" charted in the US, peaking at 22 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Digital Songs chart. [7]

Contents

Background

An early version of "4ware" was uploaded to Zimmerman's SoundCloud in March 2016. [6] However, it has since been removed following his account's compromisation in May 2016. [8] [9]

On November 4, 2016, Zimmerman joined Pete Tong's Essential New Tune show on BBC Radio 1 for a brief interview regarding the release of W:/2016Album/ . [5] After the interview, Tong described 4ware fondly, claiming "[it] takes me right back to "Faxing Berlin"-style Deadmau5". [1] [6] After this, rumours were spread that "4ware" was to be released as a single. [10] [11] However, the song has seen no single release since, and "Let Go" was later released, on November 18, as the album's following single. [12] [13]

Composition

"4ware" is a progressive house song with a tempo of 128 beats per minute and is written in the key of G♯ minor. [14]

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
US Dance/Electronic Digital Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 22
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) [15] 45

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