Selecta (song)

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"Selecta"
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Single by Afrojack and Quintino
Released2 May 2011
Genre Electro house
Length5:47
Label
Songwriter(s) Nick van de Wall
Producer(s)
Afrojack singles chronology
"Give Me Everything"
(2011)
"Selecta"
(2011)
"No Beef"
(2011)

"Selecta" is a song by Dutch music producers and DJs Afrojack and Quintino. The single was released digitally on 6 July 2011 in the Netherlands.

Contents

The song was included on Superclub Ibiza in 2011, a volume of the Cream, Pacha, Gatecrasher and Ministry of Sound compilation series known as Superclub.

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Selecta" (Turn Up the Beach Theme)2:43
2."Selecta" (Original Mix)5:47

Chart performance

Chart performance for "Selecta"
Chart (2011)Peak
position
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [1] 74
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [2] 37

Release history

Release history and formats for "Selecta"
CountryDateFormatLabel
Netherlands6 July 2011 [3] Digital download Wall Recordings / Spinnin'

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