Beat Down

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"Beat Down"
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Single by Steve Aoki and Angger Dimas featuring Iggy Azalea
from the album Wonderland (Remixed)
ReleasedMay 31, 2012 (US)
August 26, 2012 (UK)
Recorded2012
Genre Moombahton [1]
Length4:04
Label Dim Mak
Ultra (US)
3 Beat (UK)
Songwriter(s) Steve Aoki, Angger Dimas, Iggy Azalea, Brandon Salaam Bailey
Producer(s) Steve Aoki, Angger Dimas
Steve Aoki singles chronology
"Livin' My Love"
(2012)
"Beat Down"
(2012)
"Boneless"
(2013)
Angger Dimas singles chronology
"Beat Down"
(2012)
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Beat Down" (Original Mix)4:04
Digital download – EP
No.TitleLength
1."Beat Down" (Explicit Mix)4:04
2."Beat Down" (Clean Mix)4:04
3."Beat Down" (Donaeo mix)4:42
4."Beat Down" (Devolution Remix)5:35
5."Beat Down" (Paris Esquire AfroRnBeat Mix)3:17
Digital download – Remixes
No.TitleLength
1."Beat Down" (Afrojack Remix)4:31
2."Beat Down" (Larry Tee & Attack Attack Attack)4:17

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)Peak
Position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [9] 59
Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders) [9] 35
Belgium Dance Bubbling Under (Ultratop Flanders) [9] 8
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [10] 59
Scotland (OCC) [11] 38
UK Dance (OCC) [12] 10
UK Indie (OCC) [13] 13
UK Singles (OCC) [14] 44

Release history

VersionCountryDateFormatLabel
SingleUnited StatesMay 31, 2012 [15] Digital download Ultra Records
EPUnited KingdomAugust 26, 2012 [16] 3 Beat Records
RemixesUnited StatesSeptember 18, 2012 [17] Ultra Records

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