Raise Your Weapon

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"Raise Your Weapon"
Single by Deadmau5 featuring Greta Svabo Bech
from the album 4×4=12
ReleasedMay 23, 2011
Genre
Length
  • 3:22 (radio edit)
  • 8:22 (album version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Deadmau5
Deadmau5 singles chronology
"Sofi Needs a Ladder"
(2010) 		"Raise Your Weapon"
(2011) 		"Aural Psynapse"
(2011)

"Raise Your Weapon" is a song by Canadian electronic music producer

Rope".[5]

Critical reception

"Raise Your Weapon" received generally positive reviews from music critics. David Jeffries from AllMusic gave the song a positive review, saying, "When the one-two punch of "Raise Your Weapon" and "One Trick Pony" introduce the Mau5's newfound love of dubstep, you've got just enough variety."[6] Will Hermes of Rolling Stone also gave a positive review, "The masterstroke is "Raise Your Weapon," which breaks down into a sick dubstep beat. "How does it feel now, to watch it burn?" asks singer Greta Svabo Bech before the bass hits".[3] Dave Simpson of The Guardian said "Raise Your Weapon – featuring Greta Svabo Bech's soulful vocal – shows he can turn his hand to thoughtful sounds".[7] Alex Denney of BBC Music "Raise Your Weapons lurches suddenly from vocal-led, ambient house into the dentist-drill arsenal of sounds more commonly associated with Benga".[8] Michelangelo Matos of The A.V. Club gave the song a mixed review, calling Bech's verses "half-baked" and the use of dubstep "by-the-numbers".[9]

Chart performance

In the United Kingdom, the song charted at number 117 on the

54th Grammy Awards along with David Guetta, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and Foo Fighters.[10]

Track listing

Digital download EP Remixes[11]
No.TitleLength
1."Raise Your Weapon" (radio edit)3:23
2."Raise Your Weapon" (album version)8:23
3."Raise Your Weapon" (Madeon extended remix)4:15
4."Raise Your Weapon" (Noisia remix)5:36
5."Raise Your Weapon" (Stimming remix)7:18
Digital Download [12]
No.TitleLength
1."Raise Your Weapon"8:22

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of 4×4=12.[13]

Management

Personnel

  • Joel Zimmerman – lead artist, songwriter, producer, arrangement
  • Greta Svabo Bech – featured artist
  • Cydney Sheffield – songwriter
  • Sonny Moore – songwriter

Charts

Chart performance for "Raise Your Weapon"
Chart (2011–2012) Peak
position
Belgium Dance (Ultratip Flanders)[14] 1
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[15] 16
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 34
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[17] 93
UK Singles (OCC)[18]
 117
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 100
US Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[20] 15
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[21] 7
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[22] 2

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[23] Platinum 80,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Vagaportal". Archived from the original on September 14, 2012.
  2. ^ a b David Jeffries. "4 x 4 = 12 - Deadmau5 | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Will Hermes (December 7, 2010). "4x4=12 | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  4. ^ "The Hot 100 : Mar 03, 2012 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.com. March 3, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  5. ^ Swickey, Zachary (February 13, 2012). "deadmau5, David Guetta Celebrate EDM's Big Night At The Grammys - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV.com. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  6. ^ David Jeffries. "4 x 4 = 12 - Deadmau5 | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  7. ^ Dave Simpson (December 2, 2010). "Deadmau5: 4x4=12 – review | Music". The Guardian. London. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  8. ^ "Music - Review of deadmau5 - 4x4=12". BBC. December 7, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  9. ^ Matos, Michaelangelo (December 7, 2010). "Deadmau5: 4 x 4 = 12 | Music | MusicalWork Review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  10. ^ Mitchell, John (February 13, 2012). "Skrillex, deadmau5 Likely To Experience Boost From 2012 Grammys - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV.com. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  11. ^ [1] Archived December 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "Raise Your Weapon - Single by deadmau5". February 14, 2012.
  13. ^ 4×4=12 (Booklet). Deadmau5. United States: Mau5trap. Ultra Records. 2010. 617465251825.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ "Deadmau5 – Raise Your Weapon" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
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    . Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  16. ^ "Deadmau5 – Raise Your Weapon" (in French). Ultratop. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  17. ^ "Deadmau5 Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  18. ^ "Chart Log UK". Zobbel.de. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  19. ^ "Deadmau5 Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  20. ^ "Deadmau5 Chart History (Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  21. ^ "Deadmau5 Chart History (Dance Mix/Show Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  22. ^ "Deadmau5 Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  23. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Deadmau5 – Raise Your Weapon". Music Canada. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
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