Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (song)

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"Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites"
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Single by Skrillex
from the album Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
Released October 22, 2010
Format Digital download
Recorded 2010
Genre Dubstep[1]
Length 4:03
Label
Writer(s) Skrillex
Producer(s) Skrillex
Skrillex singles chronology
"WEEKENDS!!!
(2010)		 "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites"
(2010)		 "Get Up!"
(2011)

"Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" is a song by American electronic dance music producer Skrillex. It was released as the lead single from his second EP of the same name. It uses a vocal sample of exclamations from Rachael Nedrow (also known as "speedstackinggirll") shouting "Yes, oh my gosh!"[2] The song has since become his most commercially successful single to date, peaking within the charts of the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Norway and Sweden.[3][4][5][6][7] On October 3, 2013, the song was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), with sales exceeding 2,000,000 units.[8] It was also certified Gold within Canada, with sales exceeding 40,000 units.[9] On February 12, the song won Best Dance Recording at the 54th Grammy Awards.

It was used in the 2012 film Spring Breakers, and an ad for GoPro titled "Kayak Kiss with Ben Brown",[10] and also the video games MLB 2K12 and Ridge Racer Unbounded.

Track listing

Digital download
No. Title Length
1. "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites"   4:03


Official remixes

Charts and certifications

References

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  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Week Ending Dec. 25, 2011. Songs: Bringing “Sexy” Back | Chart Watch (NEW) - Yahoo! Music
  4. ↑ australian-charts.com - Discography Skrillex
  5. ↑ Skrillex - Music Charts
  6. ↑ norwegiancharts.com - Discography Skrillex
  7. ↑ swedishcharts.com - Discography Skrillex
  8. ↑ RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - August 19, 2013
  9. ↑ Gold and Platinum Search
  10. ↑ GoPro Official Website: The World's Most Versatile Camera
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  12. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Skrillex – Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Skrillex – Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites". VG-lista. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
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  16. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2011-05-15" UK Singles Chart.
  17. ↑ Official Streaming Chart Top 100 - 17th August 2013 The Official Streaming Chart Top 100 - Official Charts
  18. ↑ The Hot 100 : Jan 07, 2012 | Billboard Chart Archive
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  21. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Click on næste to go to page if certification from official website
  22. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  23. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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