Robot Rock (song)

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"Robot Rock"
RobotRock.DaftPunk.single.jpg
Single by Daft Punk
from the album Human After All
Released11 April 2005 (2005-04-11) [1]
Genre
Length
  • 4:47 (album version)
  • 3:06 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Daft Punk
  • Cédric Hervet
  • Gildas Loaëc
Daft Punk singles chronology
"Something About Us"
(2003)		"Robot Rock"
(2005)		"Technologic"
(2005)
Music video
"Robot Rock" on YouTube
CD promotional single (Virgin 7087 6 19214 2 7) [16]
No.TitleLength
1."Robot Rock"4:49
2."Robot Rock" (Edit)3:04
Total length:7:53
CD single (Virgin 7243 8 68769 0 4) [17]
No.TitleLength
1."Robot Rock" (Radio Edit)3:06
2."Robot Rock" (Soulwax remix)6:30
3."Robot Rock" (Maximum Overdrive [nb 1] )5:56
4."Robot Rock"4:48
Total length:20:20
12-inch maxi single (Virgin 8687696) [18]
No.TitleLength
1."Robot Rock"4:47
2."Robot Rock" (Maximum Overdrive)12:04
3."Robot Rock" (Soulwax Remix)6:30
4."Rockapella"1:11
Total length:24:32

Personnel

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Robot Rock"
Chart (2005)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [19] 12
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders) [20] 21
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [21] 6
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia) [22] 21
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [23] 12
France (SNEP) [24] 79
Germany (Official German Charts) [25] 100
Greece (IFPI) [26] 26
Hungary (Dance Top 40) [27] 38
Ireland (IRMA) [28] 33
Ireland Dance (IRMA) [29] 2
Italy (FIMI) [30] 32
Scotland (OCC) [31] 33
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [32] 17
UK Singles (OCC) [33] 32
UK Dance (OCC) [34] 1
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [35] 15

Notes

  1. ↑ "Robot Rock (Maximum Overdrive)" was later titled "Robot Rock (Daft Punk Maximum Overdrive Mix)" in the album Human After All: Remixes .

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