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| Single by Deadmau5 featuring Greta Svabo Bech | ||||
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| Released | May 23, 2011 | |||
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"Raise Your Weapon" is a song by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5 featuring vocals from Faroese singer Greta Svabo Bech.[1] It was released on May 23, 2011 as the fifth and final single from his fifth studio album 4×4=12. The song was written by Deadmau5, Cydney Sheffield and Skrillex.[2] Musically, "Raise Your Weapon" is a progressive house song that begins with a piano melody and Bech's vocals and ends with a dubstep breakdown with the vocals repeated.[2][3] The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, with some highlighting it as a standout track from the album. It reached number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it his first song to make an entry on the chart.[4] It also reached number 117 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was nominated at the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Dance Recording, where he also performed the song in a sequence with David Guetta, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and Foo Fighters, with the other songs being "I Can Only Imagine" and "Rope".[5]
- ^ "Vagaportal". Archived from the original on September 14, 2012.
- ^ a b David Jeffries. "4 x 4 = 12 - Deadmau5 | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ^ Will Hermes (December 7, 2010). "4x4=12 | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ^ "The Hot 100 : Mar 03, 2012 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.com. March 3, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ^ Swickey, Zachary (February 13, 2012). "deadmau5, David Guetta Celebrate EDM's Big Night At The Grammys - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2013.