Faxing Berlin

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"Faxing Berlin"
Deadma-faxing.jpg
Single by Deadmau5
from the album Random Album Title
B-side "Jaded"
ReleasedOctober 25, 2006
Recorded2006
Genre Progressive house, trance
Length8:41 (original mix)
Label
Songwriter(s) Joel Zimmerman
Producer(s) Deadmau5
Deadmau5 singles chronology
"Faxing Berlin"
(2006)		"Not Exactly"
(2007)

"Faxing Berlin" is an instrumental by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5. It was released as Deadmau5's debut single and is from his third studio album Random Album Title . On July 23, 2007, "Faxing Berlin" became the first release on Deadmau5's label Mau5trap. [1] The track was originally known as "Da Outer Limits", but was renamed to "Faxing Berlin" later on, during a phone call with Max Graham, when Graham left "to fax [something] over to Berlin". [2]

Contents

Composition

"Faxing Berlin" is a progressive house song with a tempo of 128 beats per minute and is written in the key of D minor. [3]

Controversy

In 2008, an artist called DirtyCircuit claimed to have been threatened with legal action after using the sample "LP_Faxing Berlin C_128bpm" [4] that came bundled with FL Studio, which Deadmau5 claimed copyright for. The sample was a direct clip of a full bar of the song. Deadmau5 provided a demo track that came bundled with FL Studio, along with several loop samples. The case caused a slight discomfort among the users of FL Studio, [5] some of which have pointed out potential inconsistencies in the EULA of the software. [4]

Formats and track listings

Digital download – Faxing Berlin [3]
No.TitleLength
1."Faxing Berlin"8:45
Digital download – Faxing Berlin / Jaded [6]
No.TitleLength
1."Faxing Berlin" (Original Mix)8:41
2."Faxing Berlin" (Chris Lake Edit)8:13
3."Jaded" (Original Mix)8:54
4."Jaded" (Ambient Intro Mix)4:10
Vinyl [7]
No.TitleLength
1."Faxing Berlin" (Chris Lake Edit)8:13
2."Jaded"8:54

Chart performance

Following the release of Random Album Title , "Faxing Berlin" entered the Hot Dance Club Songs chart at number 50 on March 3, 2009, and stayed on the chart for 12 more weeks, peaking at number 6. [8]

Chart performance for "Faxing Berlin"
Chart (2009)Peak
position
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 6

Release history

Release history for "Faxing Berlin"
CountryDateFormatLabel
CanadaOctober 25, 2006 [9] Digital downloadPlay Digital
July 23, 2007 [10] Mau5trap
United KingdomAugust 2, 2007 [7] 12" vinyl
ItalyNovember 4, 2007 [11] Cinnamon Flava

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References

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  2. ↑ "Deadmau5 livestream on Twitch". Twitch . Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  3. 1 2 "Faxing Berlin on Beatport". Beatport . Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 "All Fruity, No Loops: FL Studio to Remove All Melodic Samples; Murky License, Content". Create Digital Music. November 20, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
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  6. ↑ "Faxing Berlin / Jaded by deadmau5 on mau5trap". Beatport . Retrieved 3 January 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. 1 2 "Deadmau5 - Faxing Berlin / Jaded – Vinyl [mau5trap]". Discogs . Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  8. 1 2 "Deadmau5 Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
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  10. ↑ "Deadmau5 - Faxing Berlin / Jaded – Download [mau5trap]". Discogs . Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Deadmau5 - Faxing Berlin / Jaded – Vinyl [Cinnamon Flava]". Discogs . Retrieved February 7, 2011.
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