DJ, Ease My Mind

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"DJ, Ease My Mind"
DJ,EaseMyMind.jpg
Single by Niki & The Dove
from the album Instinct
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2012 [1]
Length3:21
Label
Songwriter(s) Malin Dahlström
Producer(s)
Niki & The Dove singles chronology
"The Fox"
(2011)
"DJ, Ease My Mind"
(2012)
"Tomorrow"
(2012)

"DJ, Ease My Mind" is a single by Swedish recording group Niki & The Dove, from their debut studio album Instinct .

Contents

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "DJ, Ease My Mind" was first released onto YouTube on 13 December 2011 at a total length of four minutes and fifteen seconds. [2]

Skrillex version

"Ease My Mind"
Song by Skrillex featuring Niki & The Dove
from the album Recess
ReleasedMarch 14, 2014
Genre
Length5:02
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Skrillex

A remixed version of the song by American record producer Skrillex, titled "Ease My Mind", was released as the penultimate track of Skrillex's debut studio album Recess (2014). [4] [5] The song was featured on an animated film clip titled "JOSHO", which was directed by David D. Navarro (better known as Roboto) and published to YouTube by Collide Film Studio on September 30, 2015. [6] Two additional remixes by Jai Wolf and GTA were released on an EP entitled Ease My Mind v Ragga Bomb Remixes on November 24, 2014. [7]

Track listing

Digital download
  1. "DJ, Ease My Mind" (Radio Edit) – 3:21
  2. "DJ, Ease My Mind" (Jakwob Remix) – 3:17
  3. "DJ, Ease My Mind" (Seamus Haji Remix) – 7:00
  4. "DJ, Ease My Mind" (Tom's Dove Tail Remix) – 6:43
  5. "DJ, Ease My Mind" (Twin Shadow Remix) – 2:49

Chart performance

Chart (2012)Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [8] 103

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom 24 February 2012 [1] Digital download

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