Satisfy (song)

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"Satisfy"
Nero - Satisfy.png
Single by Nero
from the album Between II Worlds
Released14 May 2014
Genre
Length4:04
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Daniel Stephens
  • Joseph Ray
Nero singles chronology
"Won't You (Be There)"
(2012)
"Satisfy"
(2014)
"The Thrill"
(2015)

"Satisfy" is a song by British electronic music trio Nero. It was released on 14 May 2014 [1] as the lead single from Nero's second studio album, Between II Worlds . It peaked at number 50 on the UK Singles Chart.

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Background and release

Nero began the campaign for their second studio album in November 2013, announcing it by posting an ambient piece looped for a duration of 28:08 on their SoundCloud. [2] [3]

On 13 May 2014, the song premiered on BBC Radio 1 as Zane Lowe's Hottest Record in the World. [4] It was released to digital retailers the following day. [1]

Remixes and cover versions

Unofficial remixes of the song by a number of high-profile artists in the drum and bass scene have emerged since the song's release. TC and Koncept, [5] as well as RAM Records artists LoKo [6] and Audio [7] have all created bootlegs of the song. These have received airplay on BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra and Rinse FM.

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Satisfy"
Chart (2014)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [8] 59
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 50
UK Dance (OCC) [10] 13

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References

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  8. "The ARIA Report: Issue 1271 (Week Commencing 7 July 2014)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-10. Retrieved 26 March 2022 via Trove.
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