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Released | 19 October 2018 | |||
Genre | Dance | |||
Length | 2:46 | |||
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"Masterpiece" is a song by Swedish musician Basshunter. The single was released on 19 October 2018 by PowerHouse,Extensive Music LJT,Ultra Records and Warner Music Sweden. It is notable for including in-game audio from the multiplayer online battle arena League of Legends . "Masterpiece" was written and produced by Alex Argento,Basshunter and Robert Uhlmann.
Basshunter announced on 3 January 2018 that a new single would be released soon. [1] Four days later,he published a fragment of the song played in the studio. [2] In June and July,in interviews for Westmeath Independent and The Overtake ,Basshunter revealed that the single would be titled "Masterpiece". [3] [4] Basshunter announced on 3 October that the single would be released by Ultra Records on 19 October 2018. [5] A trailer for the song was published on 11 October 2018. [6]
"Masterpiece" was released on 19 October 2018 by PowerHouse,Extensive Music LJT,Ultra Records and Warner Music Sweden. [7] [8] [9] [10] A lyric video for "Masterpiece" was published by Ultra Music on the same day. [11] Warner Music Sweden announced a Stream &Steam contest in which the winner would receive a Steam gift card. [12] [13]
Basshunter played "Masterpiece" as the closing song at shows. His manager Scott Simons said that the reaction from the audience was overwhelmingly positive. [4] Basshunter said that "Masterpiece" is different[ how? ] from his previous songs "Boten Anna" and "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA",for which he is known in Sweden. [14] In 2019 Den Sorte Skole played "Masterpiece" live during Smukfest in Skanderborg. [15] In 2021 Basshunter played the song live during Øresound Festival in Copenhangen. [16]
The song uses in-game audio of League of Legends ' characters Sona and Brand. [17] Basshunter claimed this was to draw attention to the importance of gamers at the early stages of his career. [14] He has also played League of Legends. [18]
The song has a tempo of 132 beats per minute and is written in the key of F minor. [19] "Masterpiece" was written and produced by Alex Argento,Basshunter and Robert Uhlmann. [17]
The release of "Masterpiece" was covered by media including Aftonbladet , [14] CelebMix, [20] Festivalrykten, [21] Gaffa , [22] Hänt , [23] Hallandsposten , [24] Mynewsdesk, [25] Nyheter24, [26] Official Charts Company, [27] Top 40, [28] and Veckorevyn . [29] The song was named one of the best releases of the week by editors of the Turkish Apple Music store. [30] Masterpiece charted on DJ list in Germany. [31] It also become the seventh best-selling song of the week in the Euro Dance/Pop Dance category,and fifteenth in the EDM category,in the Juno Download store. [32] [33]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Masterpiece" | 2:46 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Masterpiece (Remix)" (featuring Basshunter) | 2:51 |
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Germany (Dance-Charts Top 100) [35] | 42 |
Germany (Deutsche-DJ-Playlist) [31] | 25 |
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Germany (Dance50 Chart) [36] | 28 |
Germany (Die Deutschen Disco Chart) [37] | 3 |
Germany (Deutsche Pop Chart) [38] | 3 |
Germany (Die Offiziellen Deutschen Party & Schlager Chart) [39] | 39 |
Date | Format | Label |
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19 October 2018 | PowerHouse [7] Extensive Music LJT [8] Ultra Records [9] Warner Music Sweden [10] | |
15 December 2018 |
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