Raise Your Weapon
Deadmau5's first Billboard Hot 100 entry, nominated for a Grammy.
"Raise Your Weapon" is a song by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5 featuring Faroese singer Greta Svabo Bech. Released as the sixth and final single from his fifth studio album 4×4=12, it became his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was nominated for Best Dance Recording at the 54th Grammy Awards.
Quick Facts
- Artist
- Deadmau5 featuring Greta Svabo Bech
- Released
- May 23, 2011
- Genre
- Progressive house; dubstep
- Length
- 3:22 (radio edit); 8:22 (album version)
- Label
- Mau5trap
- Ultra
- Virgin
- Writer
- Joel Zimmerman
- Cydney Sheffield
- Sonny Moore
- Producer
- Deadmau5
Facts from the source article.
Track listing
Digital download EP Remixes
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raise Your Weapon | 8:22 |
Track listing from the source article.
Critical reception
Music critics generally responded positively to "Raise Your Weapon". David Jeffries of AllMusic praised the track as part of Deadmau5's "newfound love of dubstep" that added variety. Will Hermes of Rolling Stone highlighted the dubstep breakdown and Bech's vocal delivery. Dave Simpson of The Guardian noted the song showed the producer could handle thoughtful sounds. Alex Denney of BBC Music described a sudden shift from ambient house to sounds associated with Benga. Michelangelo Matos of The A.V. Club gave a mixed review, calling Bech's verses "half-baked" and the dubstep use "by-the-numbers".
Chart performance
In the United Kingdom, the song reached number 117 on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, it debuted at number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue date of March 3, 2012, and also charted at number 11 on the Heatseekers Songs chart. It entered the Canadian Hot 100 at number 93. Keith Caulfield of Billboard suggested the chart entries may have been boosted by sales following the performance at the 54th Grammy Awards.
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