Aural Psynapse
"Aural Psynapse" | |
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"Aural Psynapse" is an instrumental by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5.[1] It was released on November 4, 2011 by Mau5trap and Ultra Records (US and Canada) and featured on his 2014 greatest hits album 5 Years of Mau5.
Background
The original version of the track was recorded in 2001 and uploaded to SectionZ on June 17, 2002 under the alias Halcyon441 (Zimmerman's screen name at the time) [2] on the self-released compilation deadmau5 Circa 1998–2002.[3]
Zimmerman previewed a remake in April 2011 through Ustream while it was a work in progress, noting it was originally "a track [he] made [...] ten years ago". The remake even uses a sample from the original 2002 release.
It was first played live in August 2011 during the Meowingtons Hax Tour.
Release
The track was released on November 4, 2011.[4] In December 2011, the song was featured in the tour Hard x Mouth Taped Shut. The song was also featured on the 2014 compilation album 5 years of mau5.
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Aural Psynapse" (Original Mix) | 7:30 |
Appearances
The song "Aural Psynapse" from the 2001 version of the album Deadmau5 Circa 1998–2002 appears in the Miniclip game Little Rocketman.
Charts
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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Canadian Hot 100 (Billboard)[5] | 38 |
Canadian Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[5] | 16 |
UK Singles Chart (Official Charts Company) | 150 |
UK Dance (OCC)[6] | 27 |
UK Indie (OCC)[7] | 19 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles[8] | 3 |
US Dance/Electronic Digital Songs (Billboard)[5] | 7 |
US Digital Songs (Billboard)[5] | 72 |
US Heatseekers Songs (Billboard)[5] | 16 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[9] | Gold | 0‡ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ a b "Aural Psynapse (Original Mix) - Single". iTunes.
- ^ "Halcyon441 (Deadmau5) - Aural Psynapse (Original 2001 Mix) video". NME. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ "Web Archive: Album Player - Circa 1998-2002". SectionZ. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ Jason Grishkoff (5 November 2011). "Deadmau5 Aural Psynapse". indieshuffle.com. Indie Shuffle. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Deadmau5". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Aural Psynapse - Deadmau5". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Deadmau5 – Aural Psynapse". Music Canada. Retrieved 19 July 2018.