Encoded (composition)

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"Encoded"
Hardwell - Encoded.jpg
Single by Hardwell
from the album Hardwell Presents Revealed Volume 2
Released18 April 2011
Genre Trouse [1]
Length3:25 (Radio Edit)
6:34 (Original Mix)
Label
Songwriter(s) Robbert van de Corput
Producer(s) Hardwell
Hardwell singles chronology
"Zero 76"
(2011)
"Encoded"
(2011)
"Cobra"
(2011)

"Encoded" is an instrumental composition by Dutch DJ and music producer Hardwell. It was released on 2 May 2011 by Revealed Recordings in the Netherlands. It is the second single from Hardwell's compilation, Hardwell Presents Revealed Volume 2. It was the soundtrack of the introduction for every Hardwell On Air radio show episodes.

Contents

Critical review

10 years after the release of the track, Jake Gable from webmedia We Rave You thinks that "Encoded" is "one of [Hardwell's] biggest hits of all time". [2]

Music video

A music video for the song was published on 18 April 2011 by Hardwell's Youtube channel. [3]

Track listing

Netherlands - Digital download - Revealed (REVR011)
  1. "Encoded" (Original Mix) – 6:34
  2. "Encoded" (Dada Life Remix) – 5:15
Netherlands - CD - Revealed (REVR011)
  1. "Encoded" (Radio Edit) – 3:25
  2. "Encoded" (Original Mix) – 6:34

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Netherlands (Dutch Dance Top 30) [4] 25

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References

  1. "Hardwell – Encoded (Original Mix)". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  2. "Hardwell anthem 'Encoded' turns 10 years old". Jake Gable. We Rave You. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  3. Video on YouTube
  4. "Hardwell - Encoded". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 16 April 2022.