Cinema (Benny Benassi song)

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"Cinema"
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Single by Benny Benassi featuring Gary Go
from the album Electroman
Released8 March 2011
Recorded2010
Genre House
Length3:03(radio edit)
Label All Around the World
Songwriter(s) Benny Benassi, Alle Benassi, Gary Baker
Producer(s) Marco "Benny" Benassi
Benny Benassi singles chronology
"Electroman"
(2011)		"Cinema"
(2011)		"Beautiful People"
(2011)

"Cinema" is a song initially released by Italian DJ and electro house music producer Benny Benassi and British singer-songwriter Gary Go. The song was written and performed by Gary Go with music produced by Benny and Alle Benassi. It was released on 8 March 2011 by Ultra Records and All Around the World, on Benny Benassi's fourth studio album Electroman . The song made its first appearance in the video game Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit in November 2010, months before the song was released as a single. The single EP featured several remixes by Skrillex, Laidback Luke, Alex Gaudino and Congo Rock. The Skrillex remix went on to become a hit in its own right, remaining on Billboard's Dance chart for over two years after its release and winning a 2012 Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording. Artist and producer Kanye West referred to it as "one of the greatest works of art ever made". The song featured in the trailer for the video game Sonic Lost World and in-games Forza Horizon and Beat Fever, as well as soundtracking promos for the WWE Network. The song has been streamed over a billion times online across streaming platforms (YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music). The song was further re-imagined by Gary Go on his soundtrack EP Now Was Once the Future and again by electronic dance music duo Galantis in 2020.

Contents

In late 2020-early 2021, a solo acoustic version of the song by Gary Go went viral on TikTok and Instagram, appearing in more than 50,000 videos as of March 6, 2022. A mashup with "The Veldt" by deadmau5 also went viral, with over 25 million impressions on Instagram alone.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Cinema" was first released onto YouTube on 24 March 2011 at a total length of three minutes and thirty-nine seconds. [1] It features Benny Benassi, producer Alle Benassi and Gary Go. The video was later featured in the Beavis and Butt-head episode "Copy Machine".

Track listing

UK Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Cinema" (Radio Edit)3:03
2."Cinema" (Extended Mix)4:55
3."Cinema" (Skrillex UK Radio Edit)3:17
4."Cinema" (Alex Gaudino and Jason Rooney Remix)8:12
5."Cinema" (Laidback Luke Remix)6:08
6."Cinema" (Congorock Remix)5:58
7."Cinema" (DJ Mazza Club Mix)6:02
iTunes Digital download – Cinema (feat. Gary Go) [Part 1] - EP [2]
No.TitleLength
1."Cinema" (Radio Edit)3:03
2."Cinema" (Extended Mix)4:55
3."Cinema" (Congorock Remix)5:58
4."Cinema" (Alex Gaudino and Jason Rooney Remix)8:16
5."Cinema" (Andrea "DJ Mazza" Mazza Club Mix)6:02
iTunes Digital download – Cinema (Remixes) (feat. Gary Go), Pt. 2 - EP [3]
No.TitleLength
1."Cinema" (Skrillex Radio Edit)3:11
2."Cinema" (Skrillex Remix)5:07
3."Cinema" (Laidback Luke Remix)6:08
4."Cinema" (Maurizio Gubellini Remix)6:02
5."Cinema" (DJ Mazza Dub Mix)5:45

Commercial performance

The single was certified platinum in Canada through Music Canada for selling over 80,000 downloads. [4] The single was certified platinum in Australia for selling over 75,000 downloads. The single was certified gold in New Zealand. The Skrillex remix is certified double-platinum in the United States for over 2,000,000 downloads.

In the US, the single achieved a milestone of sorts when it spent a record 48 weeks from 2011 to 2012 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, the third highest number of weeks that a single has ever remained on that chart without advancing into the Billboard Hot 100. [5]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [22] 3× Platinum210,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [23] 2× Platinum160,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [24] Gold7,500*
United Kingdom (BPI) [25] Gold400,000‡
United States (RIAA) [26]
Skrillex remix 		Platinum1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom24 July 2011 [27] Digital download All Around the World
United StatesFebruary 2013Radio releaseUltra Records

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