Epic (Sandro Silva and Quintino song)

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"Epic"
Cover Epic (Sandro Silva and Quintino song).jpg
Single by Sandro Silva and Quintino
Released3 October 2011 (2011-10-03)
Genre Big room [1]
Length
  • 5:50 (original)
  • 2:52 (radio edit)
  • 2:42 (Garmiani remix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Sandro Silva
  • Quintino
  • Maarten Vorwerk
Quintinosingles chronology
"Selecta"
(2011)
"Epic"
(2011)
Spinnin' Records cover
Sandro Silva & Quintino - Epic.jpg

"Epic" is a song by Dutch producers Sandro Silva and Quintino and produced by Silva, Quintino, and Maarten Vorwerk, released on 3 October 2011. It is considered the first true big room house song. The single became a success in The Netherlands by reaching the peak position in both the Dutch Top 40 and the Mega Single Top 100 (see charts and certifications). "Epic" is the twelfth full instrumental number-one hit in the Dutch Top 40[ citation needed ]. The track was also featured on Swedish House Mafia's compilation album Until Now .

Contents

It is considered one of the most popular big room house songs of all-time, along with "Animals" by Martin Garrix, "Spaceman" by Hardwell, "Tsunami" by Dvbbs and Borgeous and "Tremor" by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike.

will.i.am caused controversy with his track "Bang Bang" as the drop is extremely similar to the drop from this track, but no permission was used. [2] will.i.am was involved in another sampling scandal on the same album[ citation needed ]. Eventually, all three of the songwriters of "Epic" were added to the credits of "Bang Bang".

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Epic"
Chart (2011–2012)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [3] 16
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [4] 34
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [5] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [6] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [7] 14

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Epic"
Chart (2011)Position
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [8] 99
Chart (2012)Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [9] 8
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [10] 11

Certifications

Certifications for "Epic"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI) [11] Platinum20,000^
Sweden (GLF) [12] Gold20,000

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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