Recess (song)

For other songs, see Recess (disambiguation).
"Recess"
Single by Skrillex and Kill the Noise featuring Fatman Scoop and Michael Angelakos
from the album Recess
ReleasedJuly 7, 2014 (2014-07-07)
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Length3:57
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Skrillex singles chronology
"Ragga Bomb"
(2014) 		"Recess"
(2014) 		"Take Ü There"
(2014)
Kill the Noise singles chronology
"Lightspeed"
(2012) 		"Recess"
(2014) 		"Shell Shocked"
(2014)
Fatman Scoop singles chronology
"Rock the Boat"
(2011) 		"Recess"
(2014) 		"Don't Stop the Madness"
(2014)
Michael Angelakos singles chronology
"Recess"
(2014)
Audio sample
"Recess"

"Recess" is a song by American record producers Skrillex and Kill the Noise, featuring vocals from Fatman Scoop and Passion Pit frontman Michael Angelakos.[4] It was released on March 14, 2014, as part of Skrillex's debut studio album Recess (2014).[5] It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 57 after being added to BBC Radio 1's rotation. On May 15, 2014, the song was confirmed as the album's second single. Soon after, a teaser video for the single was released on Skrillex's YouTube channel on July 3, 2014.[6] The song was released as a single on July 7, 2014, alongside remixes from Flux Pavilion, Milo and Otis, Valentino Khan and Ape Drums.[7]

  1. ^ Patrin, Nate (March 21, 2014). "Skrillex :Recess". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  2. ^ Sherburne, Philip (March 18, 2014). "Skrillex Flirts With Top 40 On His Occasionally Brilliant 'Recess'". Spin. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  3. ^ "The Official UK Albums Chart Update". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  4. ^ "Skrillex Drops Surprise Album 'Recess'". Spin. 2014-03-11.
  5. ^ "How Skrillex Took Over the Globe". Rolling Stone. 2014-03-12.
  6. ^ Recess Remixes Teaser - Skrillex and Kill The Noise ft. Fatman Scoop and Michael Angelakos. YouTube. 3 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Twitter / Skrillex: So @MiloAndOtis @Fluxpavilion @ValentinoKhan and @apedrums pretty much just set the world on fire with these RECESS remixes". Twitter. 2014-05-15.