It's the End of the World as We Know It (EP)

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It's the End of the World as We Know It
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ReleasedDecember 11, 2012 (2012-12-11)
Genre Electro house, electropop, dubstep, electropunk
Length18:19
Label Dim Mak Records
Steve Aoki EP chronology
It's the End of the World as We Know It
(2012)
A Light That Never Comes (Remixes)
(2014)

It's the End of the World as We Know It is the debut EP by American electro house musician Steve Aoki. [1] It was released on December 11, 2012 through Dim Mak Records. The 3-track extended play includes five guest appearances from Angger Dimas, My Name Is Kay, Dan Sena, Miss Palmer, and Rune RK.

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All three songs eventually became singles and were released with remixes, except for the third and last track "Transcend"; a vocal version of the song, entitled "Bring You to Life (Transcend)", featuring vocals by RAS, was released instead.

Its title is a reference to the 1987 R.E.M. song "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)."

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Singularity" (with Angger Dimas featuring My Name Is Kay)6:15
2."Omega" (featuring Dan Sena and Miss Palmer)6:04
3."Transcend" (featuring Rune RK)6:00

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References

  1. "Album Review: Steve Aoki – It's the End of the World As We Know It EP". Consequence of Sound. 21 December 2012.