Masterpiece (Basshunter song)
"Masterpiece" | ||||
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Single by Basshunter | ||||
Released | 19 October 2018 | |||
Genre | Dance | |||
Length | 2:46 | |||
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"Masterpiece" is a song by
Background and release
Basshunter announced on 3 January 2018 that a new single would be released soon.
"Masterpiece" was released on 19 October 2018 by PowerHouse,
Basshunter played "Masterpiece" as the closing song at shows. His manager Scott Simons said that the reaction from the audience was overwhelmingly positive.[4] Basshunter said that "Masterpiece" is different[how?] from his previous songs "Boten Anna" and "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA", for which he is known in Sweden.[14] In 2019 Den Sorte Skole played "Masterpiece" live during Smukfest in Skanderborg.[15] In 2021 Basshunter played the song live during Øresound Festival in Copenhangen.[16]
The song uses in-game audio of League of Legends' characters Sona and Brand.[17] Basshunter claimed this was to draw attention to the importance of gamers at the early stages of his career.[14] He has also played League of Legends.[18]
The song has a tempo of 132
Reception
The release of "Masterpiece" was covered by media including Aftonbladet,[14] CelebMix,[20] Festivalrykten,[21] Gaffa,[22] Hänt,[23] Hallandsposten,[24] Mynewsdesk,[25] Nyheter24,[26] Official Charts Company,[27] Top 40,[28] and Veckorevyn.[29] The song was named one of the best releases of the week by editors of the Turkish Apple Music store.[30] Masterpiece charted on DJ list in Germany.[31] It also become the seventh best-selling song of the week in the Euro Dance/Pop Dance category, and fifteenth in the EDM category, in the Juno Download store.[32][33]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Masterpiece" | 2:46 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Masterpiece (Remix)" (featuring Basshunter) | 2:51 |
Personnel
- Credits
- Alex Argento – writer, producer
- Basshunter – writer, producer
- Robert Uhlmann – writer, producer, mastering engineer, mixing engineer
Charts
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Germany (Dance-Charts Top 100)[35] | 42 |
Germany (Deutsche-DJ-Playlist)[31] | 25 |
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Germany (Dance50 Chart)[36] | 28 |
Germany (Die Deutschen Disco Chart)[37] | 3 |
Germany (Deutsche Pop Chart)[38] | 3 |
Germany (Die Offiziellen Deutschen Party & Schlager Chart)[39] | 39 |
Release history
Date | Format | Label |
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19 October 2018 | PowerHouse | |
15 December 2018 |
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Init[34] |
References
- ^ Basshunter (3 January 2018). "Studio time ! New single out soon !!!!". Facebook. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ Basshunter (7 January 2018). "@ the studio". Instagram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Kayley Hardiman (19 July 2018). "Basshunter stops off in Westmeath on Irish tour". Westmeath Independent. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ a b Owais Masood (31 July 2018). "Now you're back". The Overtake. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Basshunter (3 October 2018). "October 19th new single @ultrarecords #masterpiece". Twitter. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ Basshunter (11 October 2018). "Masterpiece OUT 19th October (Trailer)". YouTube. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ a b c "Masterpiece – Single" (in Swedish). Apple Music. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Masterpiece – Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Masterpiece". Deezer. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Masterpiece". Deezer. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Basshunter – Masterpiece (Lyric Video) [Ultra Music]". YouTube. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Warner Music Sweden" (in Swedish). Facebook. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Stream & steam!". Topsify. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b c Jakob Meijer (19 October 2018). "Basshunter tillbaka – efter fem år: "Det har varit så intensivt"" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ Jens Dræby (10 August 2019). "Undergraver grænserne og parrer tracks". Gaffa (in Danish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ Adam Bouttai (14 August 2021). "Langtidssyltet døgnflue i ligegyldig jagt på bas". Gaffa (in Danish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ a b Jonathan Currinn (23 October 2018). "Basshunter has released his first single in 5 years this week titled 'Masterpiece' inspired by League of Legends". CelebMix. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ Sergio Pereira (17 May 2013). "Basshunter – Hunting for Beats". BPM Mag. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "MASTERPIECE – Basshunter". Beatport. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ Jonathan Currinn (12 October 2018). "Basshunter returns to music after five years with announcement of new single "Masterpiece" out next week". CelebMix. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Basshunter gör comeback" (in Swedish). Festivalrykten. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Basshunter gör comeback" (in Swedish). Gaffa. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ Ola Brising (28 October 2018). "Efter tystnaden – Basshunters nya liv med hemliga frun Tina" (in Swedish). Hänt. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Basshunter är tillbaka – "Masterpiece" är här" (in Swedish). Hallandsposten. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Basshunter gör comeback!" (in Swedish). Mynewsdesk. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ Amanda Lundin (20 October 2018). "Basshunter är tillbaka – släppt ny låt om dataspel" (in Swedish). Nyheter24. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "New Releases". Official Charts Company. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Single Releases" (in Dutch). Top 40. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ Pearl Åkesson (19 October 2018). "Minns du hiten Boten Anna? Nu gör Basshunter comeback!" (in Swedish). Veckorevyn. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Best of the Week". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Details/Videos/MP3: BASSHUNTER – Masterpiece (Ultra Records)" (in German). Deutsche-DJ-Playlist. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "Home › Euro Dance/Pop Dance › Bestsellers › This Week". Juno Download. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Home › EDM › Bestsellers › This Week". Juno Download. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Masterpiece (Remix) [feat. Basshunter] - Single" (in Swedish). Apple Music. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ Sebastian Wernke-Schmiesing (16 November 2018). "Dance-Charts Top 100 vom 16.11.2018 online" (in German). Dance-Charts. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ "Ausgabe 9-2019" [Issue 9-2019]. World-DJ.net (in German). Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Ausgabe 13-2019" [Issue 13-2019]. World-DJ.net (in German). Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Deutsche Pop Charts (KW 14 - 2019)". World-DJ.net (in German). Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Ausgabe 8-2019" [Issue 8-2019]. World-DJ.net (in German). Retrieved 16 December 2021.