Face to Face (Daft Punk song)

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"Face to Face"
Daft Punk - "Face to Face".jpg
Single by Daft Punk featuring Todd Edwards
from the album Discovery
Released10 October 2003
Genre
Length3:58
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Daft Punk
  • Todd Edwards
Daft Punk singles chronology
"Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger"
(2001)		"Face to Face"
(2003)		"Something About Us"
(2003)
Todd Edwards singles chronology
"Beckon Call"
(2003)		"Face to Face"
(2003)		"Full On (Volume 2) (Unmixed)"
(2003)
12" Maxi (Virgin 7087 6 18299 1 4) [20]
No.TitleLength
1."Face to Face"3:58
2."Face to Face" (Demon remix)6:58
3."Face to Face" (Cosmo Vitelli remix)4:53
Total length:15:49

Credits and personnel

Credits for "Face to Face" adapted from the 12" Maxi single liner notes. [20]

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [23] 1

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