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"Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites"
Song

"Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" is a song by American electronic music producer Skrillex. It was released on October 25, 2010 as the lead single from his second EP of the same name. It is prominently a dubstep. It also uses a vocal sample of exclamations from Rachael Nedrow (also known as "speedstackinggirl") shouting "Yes, oh my gosh!"[1] The song has since become his most commercially successful single to date, peaking within the charts of the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Norway and Sweden.[2][3][4][5][6] On October 3, 2013, the song was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), with sales exceeding 2,000,000 units.[7] It was also certified Gold within Canada, with sales exceeding 40,000 units.[8] On February 12, the song won Best Dance Recording at the 54th Grammy Awards.

It was used in the trailer for the 2012 film Spring Breakers, and an ad for GoPro titled "Kayak Kiss with Ben Brown",[9] and also the video games MLB 2K12 and Ridge Racer Unbounded.

Official remixes

Charts and certifications

References

  1. ^ Fedida, Ethan. "Skrillex's "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" get a mouthstep a cappella remix!". CBS News. CBS. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  2. ^ Week Ending Dec. 25, 2011. Songs: Bringing “Sexy” Back | Chart Watch (NEW) - Yahoo! Music
  3. ^ australian-charts.com - Discography Skrillex
  4. ^ Skrillex - Music Charts
  5. ^ norwegiancharts.com - Discography Skrillex
  6. ^ swedishcharts.com - Discography Skrillex
  7. ^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - August 19, 2013
  8. ^ Gold and Platinum Search
  9. ^ GoPro Official Website: The World's Most Versatile Camera
  10. ^ "Issue 1114" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  11. ^ "South Korea Gaon International Chart (Week: January 15, 2012 to January 21, 2012)". Gaon Chart. December 15, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  12. ^ "swedishcharts.com - Skrillex - Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites Out". Swedishchats.com. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  14. ^ Official Streaming Chart Top 100 - 17th August 2013 The Official Streaming Chart Top 100 - Official Charts
  15. ^ The Hot 100 : Jan 07, 2012 | Billboard Chart Archive
  16. ^ "Skrillex > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
  17. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Skrillex – Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites". Music Canada.
  18. ^ "Danish single certifications – Skrillex – Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites". IFPI Danmark. Scroll through the page-list below until year 2012 to obtain certification.
  19. ^ Paul Grein (January 4, 2013). "Week Ending Dec. 30, 2012. Songs: Taylor Knew Bruno Was Trouble". Chart Watch. Yahoo Music. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  20. ^ "American single certifications – Skrillex – Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites". Recording Industry Association of America.
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