Professional griefers
| Professional griefers | |
|---|---|
| Deadmau5 feat. Gerard Way | |
| publication | August 14, 2012 |
| length | 4:05 minutes |
| Genre (s) | Electro house , synth rock |
| Author (s) | Joel Zimmerman, Gerard Way |
| Label | mau5trap, EMI, Ultra Records |
| album | Album Title Goes Here |
Professional Griefers is a song by Canadian music producer Deadmau5 in collaboration with Gerard Way , the lead singer and founder of the alternative rock band My Chemical Romance . It was first released on August 24, 2012. It's the third single from Deadmau5's sixth studio album, Title Goes Here, and featured on the FIFA 13 soundtrack . Professional Griefers was previewed on Deadmau5 ' Ustream channel on February 13, 2011 , and the track was played live for the first time during the Meowingtons Hax tour.
Music video
The official music video for the song was first released on August 29, 2012 on the official Ultra Records YouTube channel .
In the music video, you initially see some people sitting in a trailer with the television switched on. This shows a fight between Deadmau5 ( deadmau5 ) and Gerard Way ( g3rard ). After the announcement of the fight is announced, Way and Zimmerman begin to sit down at a control desk and control two giant robots with mau5head . So they fight for a while. After a while, however, Way wins and Deadmau5 attacks him. They will be referred back to their places by the referee. Suddenly, a robot version of Deadmau5's cat Professor Meowingtons appears and bites through a cable so that Way can no longer control his robot. This is then defeated by Deadmau5 without resistance. However, while he is being declared the winner and celebrating, the robot cat will also jump into his robot and make him fall over. Then you only see the cat walking around in the rubble.
The music video, made by Jeff Ranasinghe and Paul Boyd, is currently the most expensive electronic song of all time. Over 2000 fans were hired for the shoot.
reception
Charts
The single was moderately successful, it only reached number 76 in the charts in Belgium (Flanders), number 26 on the Canadian rock / alternative charts and number 36 in the US alternative songs . In Flanders they also stayed in the charts for two weeks.
reception
The song received consistently positive reviews. Joe Robinson from diffuser.fm said that the instrumental version with its bass grooves was already very suitable for dancing, but Ways Vocals gave the song the bit mainstream that was needed. He awarded seven stars out of ten.
Bring the Noise's Caitlyn Dewar said that with a mix of creative lyrics, a talented Gerard Way and his own style, Deadmau5 would definitely remain "hot" and at the forefront of the dance scene and that it would be fans of My Chemical Romance , Skrillex or Daft Punk . It awarded nine stars out of ten.
An author from MusicHub awarded ten stars and thus full marks. Professional Griefers once again increased the hype about his new album as one of the great singles. The song becomes a hit "in no time at all".
Individual evidence
- ↑ EA Sports: EA SPORTS FIFA 13 SOUNDTRACK IS WAITING FOR INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTARS AND NEWCOMERS. September 6, 2012, accessed October 7, 2012 .
- ↑ > album title goes here <. deadmau5.com, accessed October 7, 2012.
- ↑ UltraRecords: deadmau5 ft. Gerard Way - Professional Griefers (Official Video). In: YouTube. August 29, 2012, accessed October 7, 2012 .
- ↑ video premiere | deadmau5 - professional griefers feat. gerard way. In: blog.tape.tv. August 29, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2012 .
- ↑ Songfacts: Professional Griefers by Deadmau5. Retrieved October 7, 2012 .
- ↑ UltraRecords: Behind the Scenes: deadmau5 ft. Gerard Way "Professional Griefers" Video Shoot. In: YouTube. August 21, 2012, accessed October 7, 2012 .
- ↑ deadmau5 ft. Gerard Way - Professional Griefers (Official Music Video): Most Expensive Electronic Music Video Ever. In: thissongissick.com. August 29, 2012, accessed October 7, 2012 .
- ↑ Jesse Grushack: 'Professional Griefers' to be the most expensive dance music video ever produced. Dancing Astronaut, accessed October 7, 2012 .
- ↑ Chart sources: BE F CAN US
- ↑ Joe Robinson: DEADMAU5, 'PROFESSIONAL GRIEFERS' - SONG REVIEW. diffuser.fm, August 14, 2012, accessed October 7, 2012 .
- ↑ Caitlyn Dewar: Single Review: Deadmau5 - Professional Griefers. (No longer available online.) Bring the Noise, archived from the original on September 3, 2012 ; accessed on October 7, 2012 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Official music video on tape.tv , accessed October 7, 2012.