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Single by Pegboard Nerds and Nghtmre featuring Krewella | ||||
Released | 27 May 2016 | |||
Genre | Dubstep | |||
Length | 3:25 | |||
Label | Monstercat | |||
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"Superstar" is a song by Danish-Norwegian electronic music duo Pegboard Nerds and American DJ Nghtmre featuring American electronic dance music band Krewella. [1] [2] [3] It was released on 27 May 2016 by independent electronic record label Monstercat. [4] [5] Prior to release,the song was premiered during a DJ set by Pegboard Nerds and Krewella at the Avalon Hollywood nightclub in early 2016. [6] The song has since received numerous remixes from various artists including Kandy, [7] Olly, [8] and Aero Chord. [9]
A music video was released on the same week as the song. It features a woman with a futuristic paint gun creating graffiti in New York City at night.
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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US Dance/Mix Show Airplay ( Billboard ) [10] | 28 |
Krewella is an American electronic dance music band from the Chicago suburb of Northbrook,Illinois,United States,that formed in 2007. Their musical style has been mainly described as EDM,dance-rock,and dance-pop. However,Krewella's style has been influenced by a number of electronic sub genres,including progressive house,electro,dubstep,drum and bass,trap music and future bass.
Pegboard Nerds is a Scandinavian electronic music group,consisting of Norwegian DJ Alexander Odden and Danish DJ Michael Parsberg. The name Pegboard Nerds is an anagram of the duo's surnames,Odden and Parsberg. The duo first met in 2005 and formed the group in 2011. Previously,their records were released under separate projects and both have been producing since the 1990s.
Vicetone is a Dutch electronic music production DJ duo formed by Ruben den Boer and Victor Pool from Groningen. The duo began as a DJ act,and in 2013,they were voted into the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs list for the first time at 60th as a new entry. Later in 2014,they went up 24 places on the list,coming 36th. In 2015,they fell 14 places to 50th. They made a return to the Top 100,coming in at 83rd in 2019 but dropped out the subsequent year.
Monstercat is a Canadian independent electronic music record label based in Vancouver,British Columbia.
Alex Vlastaras,commonly known by his stage name Aero Chord,is a Greek electronic trap producer. He is mostly known for his songs within the trap genre,but has also delved into other music genres.
This is the discography for American electronic dance music band Krewella.
"Live for the Night" is a single by American electronic dance music band Krewella. The song was released on July 2,2013 for digital download and streaming. It is the fourth single from their debut album Get Wet,the first of which did not appear in one of their previous extended plays Play Hard or Play Harder. The song was written by band members Kris Trindl,Yasmine Yousaf and Jahan Yousaf,along with Nicholas Ditri and Daniel Boselovic,whilst production was handled by the electronic music trio Cash Cash,who also assisted in writing the song. It reached number one on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart in its October 19,2013 issue.
Nicholas Chiari,commonly known by his stage name Grabbitz,is an American electronic music producer,musician,composer,and DJ. He first gained attention in the EDM community with the song "Here with You Now",which was released on Monstercat in July 2014. He has collaborated with a variety of artists,including Savoy,Sullivan King,and Pegboard Nerds.
Ammunition is the third extended play by American electronic dance music band Krewella. It was released on May 20,2016 by Columbia Records on streaming and digital download music services. Ammunition was preceded by the release of the single "Beggars",on April 28,2016,shortly followed by the promotional single "Broken Record",which was released on May 10,2016. It is a six-track extended play,and the duo's first major release since the departure of former member Kris Trindl. It is also their first major release since their debut album Get Wet.
Tyler Marenyi,better known by his stage name Nghtmre,is an American DJ and electronic dance music producer from Raleigh,North Carolina.
Hayden Capuozzo,better known by his stage name Kayzo,is an American DJ based in Los Angeles,California. He is best known for remixing songs and incorporating trap and hardstyle genres into his remixes. His collaboration with Riot "Wake Up" received more than 200,000 plays in less than 24 hours.
Slander is an American DJ duo consisting of Derek Andersen and Scott Land based in Los Angeles,California. They are best known for their unique sound and subgenre "heaven trap". They attribute most of their success to their close friend Nathaniel Bates,who they say “single handedly gave them the inspiration and confidence to become full time DJ’s”.
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"Harpoon" is a song by Australian electronic music duo Knife Party and Danish-Norwegian electronic music group Pegboard Nerds. Canadian record label Monstercat released it on 26 July 2018 as the first single from Pegboard Nerds' sixth EP,Full Hearts.
"Save Yourself" is a song by American DJ duo The Chainsmokers and American DJ Nghtmre. The song is produced by the Chainsmokers,Nghtmre and written by Andrew Taggart and Tyler Marenyi. The song was released on August 24,2018,by Disruptor Records and Columbia Records as the sixth single from the duo's second studio album Sick Boy.
Adam Puleo,better known by his alias Wooli,is an American briddim,riddim and dubstep DJ and producer. He is known for the songs "Island" and "Another Me",with the prior being a collaboration with American dubstep producers Seven Lions and Trivecta and the latter being a collaboration with Seven Lions and Canadian producer and DJ Excision. "Island" peaked at the No. 20 position on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart in early 2019. "Another Me" peaked on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs at the No. 46 position in late 2019.