Recess (song)

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"Recess"
Skrillex Recess Single.jpg
Single by Skrillex and Kill the Noise featuring Fatman Scoop and Michael Angelakos
from the album Recess
ReleasedJuly 7, 2014 (2014-07-07)
Genre
Length3:57
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Skrillex singles chronology
"Ragga Bomb"
(2014)
"Recess"
(2014)
"Take Ü There"
(2014)
Kill the Noise singles chronology
"Lightspeed"
(2012)
"Recess"
(2014)
"Shell Shocked"
(2014)
CD single and digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Recess"3:57
Digital download – EP
No.TitleLength
1."Recess" (Milo and Otis Remix)4:55
2."Recess" (Valentino Khan Remix)3:33
3."Recess" (Ape Drums Remix)4:19
4."Recess" (Flux Pavilion Remix)3:47
Total length:16:34

Credits and personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [8] 47
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [9] 69
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [10] 25
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders) [11] 43
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [12] 59
France (SNEP) [13] 189
Germany (Official German Charts) [14] 79
UK Dance (OCC) [15] 17
UK Singles (OCC) [16] 57
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [17] 6
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs ( Billboard ) [18] 13
US Hot Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [19] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)Position
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) [20] 37

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