Spectrum (song)
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| Zedd feat. Matthew coma | |
| publication | 4th June 2012 |
| length | 4:03 |
| Genre (s) | Electro-House , Progressive House |
| Author (s) | Matthew Koma, Anton Zaslavski |
| Label | Interscope Records |
| album | Clarity |
Spectrum ( English for " spectrum is") a song by the German - Russian EDM - musician Zedd , in cooperation with the US American singer Matthew Koma . The track is the second single from his debut album Clarity .
Creation and artwork
The song was written by Matthew Koma and Anton Zaslavski (Zedd), the latter also produced the single. The single was mastered in the Minneapolis HM Mastering, under the direction of the American Huntley Miller. The song was released under the Interscope Records music label . On the cover of the maxi singles - in addition to artist names and song titles - a visual pyramid can be seen from above .
Publication and promotion
The first release of Spectrum took place on June 4, 2012. The single is only available for download and not as a physical sound carrier. The maxi single is available as a 2-track single with an additional extended version of Spectrum . In addition, various remix singles and EPs were released regionally for promotional purposes, all of which differ in the number and selection of their B-sides .
Spectrum did not make live appearances on the radio or radio in Germany, Austria or Switzerland to this day. Zedd only played the song at his concerts. In Germany, Spectrum was used as a promotional song by ProSieben for a while .
Remix versions
- Spectrum ( 3LAU Remix)
- Spectrum ( A-Trak & Clockwork Remix)
- Spectrum ( Arty Remix)
- Spectrum (Congorock Remix)
- Spectrum (Culture Code Remix)
- Spectrum (Energy Syndicate Remix)
- Spectrum ( Headhunterz Edit)
- Spectrum (KDrew Remix)
- Spectrum (Gregori Klosman & Tristan Garner Knights Remix)
- Spectrum (Deniz Koyu Remix)
- Spectrum (Shreddie Mercury Remix)
- Spectrum (Monsta Remix)
- Spectrum (Ruby the Martian Remix)
- Spectrum ( Armin van Buuren Remix)
content
The lyrics to Spectrum are written in English, translated into German the title means something like " spectrum ". The music and the text were written jointly by Matthew Koma and Anton Zaslavski (Zedd). Musically, the song moves in the realm of Electro - and Progressive House .
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- Refrain, translation
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Music video
The music video for Spectrum premiered on August 15, 2012 on Zedd's YouTube account. A lyric and a making-of video had already been published beforehand. Directed by Petro & Stars, Taryn Manning & Derek Magyar . To date, the music video has over 27.1 million views on YouTube (as of February 2017).
Zedd said the following about the music video in an interview with Rolling Stone :
“I wanted the video to capture the ever-changing energy and emotion of the song through real human feelings… It takes you on a journey through love, loss, contentment and anxiety. Musically, the chord progression I wrote captured the feeling and tension, unpredictability and the unknown. The video portrays this through a relationship between a man (human) and woman (alien) and the dynamics / excitement between the two of them. "
“I wanted the video to capture the song's ever-changing energy and emotion with real human feelings… It takes you on a journey of love, loss, contentment and fear. Musically, the chord progression I wrote captures the feelings of tension, unpredictability and the unknown. The video shows this through a relationship between a man (human) and a woman (alien) and the dynamic / excitement between the two. "
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reception
Reviews
The title received mostly positive reviews. An EDMInsider writer describes it as a satisfactory release with a solid structure and solid build-up and drop . Zaslavski would quickly become one of the most important representatives of the electronic dance music style . According to John from this is FANATICAL , Spectrum is one of Zedd's quieter songs, but still a great track. Besides Zedd's production quality, Koma's vocals would fit in well.
Charts and chart placements
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Spectrum reached position 80 in the single charts in Germany and stayed in the charts for a week. In Austria, the single reached position 30 in ten weeks in the chart. Spectrum also reached number one in the US hot dance club songs, where the single was also number one in the annual charts at the end of the year. For Matthew Koma and Zedd it is the first chart successes in Germany and Austria.
Awards for music sales
On December 7, 2015, Spectrum was awarded a gold record in the United States for over 500,000 units sold. For coma, it is the second gold record in the United States after Wasted .
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 United States (RIAA)
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 gold
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500,000 |
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1 × gold |
500,000 |
Main article: Zedd / Music Sales Awards
Cover versions
- 2012: SM The Performance
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Zedd - Spectrum. discogs.com, accessed September 8, 2014 .
- ↑ Spectrum (Radio Mix) (feat.Matthew Koma) - single. itunes.apple.com, accessed September 8, 2014 .
- ↑ Premiere: Zedd feat. Matthew Koma, 'Spectrum'. rollingstone.com, accessed September 8, 2014 .
- ↑ Track Review: Zedd feat. Matthew Koma - Spectrum. EDMInsider, May 30, 2012, accessed December 14, 2012 .
- ↑ John: Zedd ft. Matthew Koma - Spectrum. ( Memento of October 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) thisisfanatical.com, May 28, 2012, accessed on May 15, 2019.
- ↑ Spectrum in the German single charts at officialcharts.de, last accessed on: February 8, 2018
- ↑ Spectrum in the Austrian single charts at austriancharts.at, last accessed on: February 2, 2014
- ↑ Spectrum in the US singles charts at billboard.com, last accessed on: February 2, 2014
- ↑ Spectrum in the US annual single charts at billboard.com, last accessed on: February 2, 2014
- ↑ Gold & Platinum. riaa.com, accessed February 4, 2017 .
- ↑ SM The Performance cover version