Delorean Dynamite

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"Delorean Dynamite"
Todd Terje - Delorean Dynamite cover art.jpg
Single by Todd Terje
from the album It's Album Time
B-side "Oh Joy" (12")
Released10 February 2014 (2014-02-10)
Genre
Length
  • 6:46(Album version)
  • 4:53 (Video edit)
Label Olsen
Songwriter(s) Terje Olsen
Producer(s) Todd Terje
Todd Terje singles chronology
"Strandbar"
(2013)
"Delorean Dynamite"
(2014)
"Leisure Suit Preben"
(2014)
Music video
"Delorean Dynamite" on YouTube

"Delorean Dynamite" is a song by Norwegian DJ Todd Terje. It was released as the third single from his debut studio album, It's Album Time , on 10 February 2014. A 12" vinyl version was released on 28 May 2014. [5] A music video for the song was uploaded on Terje's YouTube channel. The song was featured on the soundtrack for the video game Forza Horizon 2 . [6]

Contents

Music video

The official music video for "Delorean Dynamite" was released on 21 October 2014. Directed by Espen Friberg, the video is an advertisement for a used DeLorean being sold by a fellow Norwegian man named Frank. [7] [8]

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Delorean Dynamite" (Disco Mix) 
2."Delorean Dynamite" 
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Oh Joy" (Disco Mix) 
2."Oh Joy-lude" 

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [9] 56
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders) [10] 50

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogue no.
Worldwide10 February 2014Olsen Digital download
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 28 May 2014 12" OLS 007 [5]

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