Access (song)
| "Access" | ||||
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| Single by Martin Garrix | ||||
| from the EP Bylaw | ||||
| Released | 17 October 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Length | 3:15 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Martijn Garritsen | |||
| Producer(s) | Martin Garrix | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Access" on YouTube | ||||
"Access" is a song by Dutch DJ Martin Garrix. It was released on 17 October 2018, via Garrix's Stmpd label which is exclusively licensed to Epic Amsterdam, a division of Sony Music. It is the fourth single from his Bylaw EP.
Background
Described as "a solo effort and an instrumental built from bold beats and bright, colorful synth melodies," the song is musically compared to previous Garrix singles such as "Forbidden Voices" and "Oops".[1] Released few days before Garrix's third appearance at the Amsterdam Dance Event, the song's synth melody is noted as "vaguely melancholic" and "ballad of the bunch", a reference to its inclusion the Bylaw EP.[2] Originally dubbed by fans as "Chinatown", the song is described as "unimaginably happy and upbeat."[3]
"Access" was first played by Garrix in a live stream on his YouTube channel on 9 February 2017 while in his Los Angeles studio. It was premiered during his Ultra Music Festival performance in 2017 and was played multiple times until July.[4]
Music video
In the music video, written and directed by Damian Karsznia, an adventure by the protagonist, whose "physical form is absent for most of the video" but is represented by an avatar, into the human brain is shown. He attempts to achieve his ultimate goal by going through various simulated environments.[5]
Billboard described it as a "deep dive into the human brain, which is a lot like a computer...a psychedelic wonderland where tiny humans run around on gridded surfaces between towering heads. It's still got that old-school cybernetic aesthetic, it's just been internalized."[1] Production of the music video is credited to Joris Hoevenberg and Alex Rijkschroeff as executives with assistant producers Petra Courtz, Shenelva Booij. Ihor Bliusovych, the main model, has appeared in all of the videos for singles in Bylaw.[a]
Notes
- ^ Credits are adapted from the description in the music video on YouTube.
References
- ^ a b Bein, Kat. "Martin Garrix Brings Bright Electro-Pop With 'Access': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
- ^ "Martin Garrix Continues Daily Track Releases with "Access"". EDM.com. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
- ^ Erik (2018-10-18). "Martin Garrix Releases His Incredibly Upbeat And Highly Anticipated Single - 'Access' (Chinatown)". EDM Sauce. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
- ^ "Martin Garrix reveals the fourth release of this week, 'Access'". The Groove Cartel. 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
- ^ Meadow, Matthew (2018-10-17). "Martin Garrix Drops One Of His Most Highly Anticipated Unreleased Songs At Long Last". Your EDM. Retrieved 2018-10-18.