Outro (M83 song)

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"Outro"
Song by M83
from the album Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
Released2011
Genre
Length4:07
Label Naïve
Songwriter(s) Anthony Gonzalez
Producer(s)

"Outro" is a song by French electronic music artists M83, released as the final track on the group's sixth studio album, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming (2011). It is a dramatic, symphonic rock song which has evoked "heartbreak, nostalgia, anticipation, jubilation and triumph". [1]

The song has been frequently used in a number of media, including commercials, movies, trailers (notably Cloud Atlas and Kerbal Space Program 2), and television shows. In 2015, it charted for several weeks in France. [2] By 2014, it had been so widely used that Christopher Rosen of the Huffington Post opined "Sorry, Everyone, It's Time To Retire M83's 'Outro'". [1]

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [3] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

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  2. "Discographie M83". lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  3. "British single certifications – M83 – Outro". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 25 December 2021.