Horse (song)

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"Horse"
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Single by Salvatore Ganacci
ReleasedApril 17, 2019 (2019-04-17)
Genre
Length2:46
Label Owsla
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Salvatore Ganacci
  • LIOHN
Salvatore Ganacci singles chronology
"Cake"
(2019)
"Horse"
(2019)
Music video
"Horse" on YouTube

"Horse" is a single by Swedish DJ Salvatore Ganacci. American record label Owsla released the single along with a music video on 17 April 2019. The music video was nominated for and won a Grammis for Music Video of the Year in 2020.

Contents

Music video

A music video for "Horse" was released on 19 April 2019. The video was directed by Vedran Rupic. Ganacci described the video as a message of love. [2]

Reception

DJ Mag praised "Horse" for its high energy and the outlandish nature of the music video. [3] EDMSauce also enjoyed the weird nature, adding a moral to the video relating to animal cruelty. [4] Chris Stack of Dancing Astronaut also enjoyed the single, writing that listeners would be reminded of other dance songs from the 1990s. [5] EDM.com simply headlined the video with a "can't unwatch" impact. [6]

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyAwardNominated workResultRef.
2019 Cannes Film Festival Young Directors Award"Horse"Won [7]
2020 Grammis Music Video of the Year"Horse"Won [8]

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References

  1. "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  2. "Salvatore Ganacci On Bizarre 'Horse' Video: 'I Love To Experiment With What Love Can Be'". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-02-08.(subscription required)
  3. "Salvatore Ganacci releases bizarre new single and video on Skrillex's OWSLA: Watch". DJMag.com. 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  4. Erik (2019-04-19). "Salvatore Ganacci Reminds You To Be Kind To Animals Or He'll Find And Attack You, In 2019 Weirdest Music Video Yet - 'Horse'". EDM Sauce. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
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