Centipede (Knife Party song)

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"Centipede"
Centipede Single.jpg
Song by Knife Party
from the album Rage Valley
Released27 May 2012
Recorded2012
Genre Brostep
Length4:06
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Music video
Centipede on YouTube

"Centipede" is a song from the Knife Party EP Rage Valley . Upon its release, it hit #47 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Songs.

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Background

The song sampled a segment from the Discovery Channel series The World's Most Feared Animals. [1] This sample was also used in Tarantula / Fasten Your Seatbelt.

The song was featured on the television series The Wrong Mans [2] as well as the video game Guitar Hero Live . [3] The song is popular in the rhythm games "Beat Saber" and "osu!" During the 2016 United States presidential election, the song was associated with Donald Trump, especially its use in the video series "You Can't Stump the Trump". [4] The terms "centipede" and "nimble navigator" were also used by Trump supporters on /r/The Donald subreddit. [5] [6]

Charts

Chart (2012–13)Peak
position
Australia Dance (ARIA) [7] 11
Australia Singles (ARIA) [8] 82
UK Dance (Official Charts Company) [9] 19
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [10] 86
US Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs [11] 47

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