Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (song)
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"Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" is a song by American electronic musician Skrillex, released as the second single from his EP
of the same name, Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
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It contains a sample from a popular YouTube clip
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
of the same name, Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites is the second EP by electronic music producer Skrillex, released on October 22, 2010, on Beatport, on December 20, 2010, on other online retailers, and on March 1, 2011, as a physical CD release....
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It contains a sample from a popular YouTube clip
Chart performance
The song has become Skrillex's most commercially successful single to date, charting in various countries.Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... ) |
56 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100 Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... ) |
83 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... ) |
20 |
| US Heatseekers Songs (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... ) |
15 |