Cutting Shapes

"Cutting Shapes"
Single by Don Diablo
Released	7 October 2016
Genre	Future house
Length	2:59
Label	HEXAGON Spinnin'
Songwriter(s)	Don Pepijn Schipper Aaron Jerome Smith Martin van Sonderen Shalyn Walker [1]
Don Diablo singles chronology
"What We Started" (2016) "Cutting Shapes" (2016) "Switch" (2017)

"Cutting Shapes" is a song by Dutch DJ Don Diablo. ^[2] It was released on 7 October 2016 via Diablo's HEXAGON label. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Background

The drop was described as "crunchy, wavy, bass-heavy and super energetic." ^{[7] [8]} As the song received many requests for an official release, Don said "I was literally getting so many requests to release the record that I decided to clear the sample and finish it off properly." ^[9]

Track listing

Singles ^{[10] [11]}

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cutting Shapes"	2:59
2.	"Cutting Shapes" (extended mix)	4:02

Music Video

The music video features Gabby J David dancing Cutting Shapes and Don Diablo performing various tasks in the background. ^[12]

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [13]	16
France (SNEP) [14]	84

References

1. "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
2. Tabens, Tim. "Don Diablo - Cutting Shapes". Dance-Charts.de (in German). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
3. "Ouça a nova música do Don Diablo, 'Cutting Shapes'". Phouse - O maior canal de música eletrônica do Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2016-10-11. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
4. "[VÍDEO] Don Diablo - Cutting Shapes | EDMred". edmred.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
5. "Don Diablo ritorna: ecco "Cutting Shapes"". This Is EDM (in Italian). 2016-10-07. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
6. "Ouça a nova música de Don Diablo "Cutting Shapes" | Wonderland In Rave". wonderlandinrave.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
7. "New Don Diablo – Cutting Shapes Mix 247 EDM". mix247edm.com. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
8. "Don Diablo – Cutting Shapes. Dziś premiera w RMF MAXXX!" (in Polish). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
9. "Don Diablo brengt 'Cutting Shapes' uit - Partyscene". Partyscene (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
10. "Cutting Shapes - Single by Don Diablo on Apple Music". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 19 June 2017.^{[ dead link ‍]}
11. "Cutting Shapes (Extended Mix) by Don Diablo on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
12. "Don Diablo - Cutting Shapes (Official Music Video)". YouTube . Spinnin' Records. 2016-10-08. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
13. "Don Diablo – Cutting Shapes" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
14. "Don Diablo – Cutting Shapes" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 19 June 2017.