Channel 42 (instrumental)

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"Channel 42"
Deadmau5 and Wolfgang Gartner - Channel 42 - Cover Art.jpg
Single by Deadmau5 and Wolfgang Gartner
from the album Album Title Goes Here
ReleasedFebruary 12, 2013 (2013-02-12)
Genre
Length4:50
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Deadmau5
Deadmau5 singles chronology
"Professional Griefers"
(2012)
"Channel 42"
(2013)
"Telemiscommunications"
(2013)
Wolfgang Gartner singles chronology
""Evil Lurks""
(2012)
""Channel 42""
(2013)
""Anaconda""
(2013)

"Channel 42" is a song by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5 and American DJ Wolfgang Gartner. It was released as the fourth single from Deadmau5's sixth studio album, Album Title Goes Here .

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Background and release

In February 2012, two work-in-progress versions of the song were uploaded to Zimmerman's SoundCloud account. They were titled "Channel 41" and "Channel 42" respectively. "Channel 42" was first played during a live performance in Oslo, Norway, in May 2012. [1] On September 25, 2012, "Channel 42" appeared as the second track on the 2012 album Album Title Goes Here . It was released with three remixes as an EP on February 12, 2013, through Zimmerman's label mau5trap. [2]

A follow-up version, titled "Channel 43", was announced on Zimmerman's Twitter on December 21, 2020, [3] and released on January 7, 2021, as a single through mau5trap.

Music video

A music video was uploaded to Zimmerman's YouTube account along with the release of the remix EP on February 12, 2013. The video was recorded during the November 28, 2012, performance in London, UK, promoting the Nokia Lumia 920. [4]

Track listing

Digital download - Remixes EP [5]
No.TitleLength
1."Channel 42"4:50
2."Channel 42" (Nom De Strip Remix)6:30
3."Channel 42" (Eekkoo Remix)5:31
4."Channel 42" (GTA Remix)5:45

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References

  1. "Deadmau5 & Wolfgang Gartner - Channel 42 (NEW TRACK MAY 2012) (Live in Oslo FULL TRACK)". YouTube . Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  2. "deadmau5 / Releases / Channel 42" . Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  3. Goat lord on Twitter: "horde we have news! the mau5 x @wolfganggartner collab is BACK with Channel 43! https://t.co/TbmeD2ZCcG ...and, if you’re heading to the drive in show on Jan 3rd, Mr Gartner will be joining the line up!! :) check https://t.co/KIZSn6BzxQ for limited tickets! https://t.co/zEOk0xiE7I" / Twitter
  4. "Nokia Switch, London - feat. Channel 42". YouTube . Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  5. "Channel 42 (Remixes) - EP by deadmau5 & Wolfgang Gartner on Apple Music". iTunes. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 2017-02-22.