"Top of the World" is a song recorded by American hip hop

Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

 duo The Cataracs

The Cataracs

The Cataracs are an American hip hop indie-pop duo formed in Berkeley, California, consisting of David “Campa” Benjamin Singer-Vine, a songwriter and vocalist and Niles “Cyrano” Hollowell-Dhar, a songwriter, vocalist, and producer. The duo started out as an independent group, during their years at...

. The song was released as a single on March 22, 2011 as a digital download in the United States

United States

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 and Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 and currently serves as the first single released from the duo's upcoming fifth studio album, 12. The song features guest contributions from American singer Dev

Dev (singer)

Devin Star Tailes , better known by her stage name Dev, is an American singer. She was discovered by The Cataracs via MySpace after her friend Shane Crislip, posted her singing to some beats...

. An alternative, shorter version of the song was featured on Dev's 2011 mixtape

Mixtape

A Mix Tape or Mixed Tape is a compilation of songs recorded in a specific order, traditionally onto an audio Compact Cassette.A Mix Tape, which usually reflects the musical tastes of its compiler, can range from a casually selected list of favorite songs, to a conceptual mix of songs linked by a...

, Is Hot: The Mixtape.

Music video

The music video for the song premiered on YouTube

YouTube

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 on March 18, 2011.
There are now 19,533,848 views on the official of The Cataracs .

Track listing

Charts

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Charts (2011)	Peak position

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United States	March 22, 2011	Digital download	Universal Republic Universal Republic Universal Republic Records is a record label, owned by Universal Music Group. It is based on the now-defunct Republic Records label founded by brothers Monte and Avery Lipman...