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"Animal Rights"
Single by Deadmau5 and Wolfgang Gartner
from the album 4×4=12
Released6 September 2010
Recorded2010
Genre Electro house
Length2:37 (Radio Edit)
6:15 (Full Version)
LabelMau5trap
Ultra Records (US/Canada)
Virgin Records (Rest of world)
Songwriter(s) Joel Zimmerman, Joey Youngman
Deadmau5 singles chronology
" Some Chords"
(2010)
"Animal Rights"
(2010)
" Sofi Needs a Ladder"
(2010)
Wolfgang Gartner singles chronology
"Conscindo"
(2010)
"Animal Rights"
(2010)
" Forever"
(2011)

"Animal Rights" is an instrumental by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5 and American DJ Wolfgang Gartner. It was released on 6 September 2010, as the 5th single from Deadmau5's fifth studio album, 4×4=12.

Background

The single debuted on BBC Radio 1's coverage of Creamfields 2010 on 28 August 2010, at which Deadmau5 was playing. [1] On 1 December 2010, the song was added to BBC Radio 1's playlist. [2] Following this, the song entered the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number 70, and also reached number 10 in the UK Dance Chart.

Track listing

Digital download [3] and vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Animal Rights"6:15
Promo CD
No.TitleLength
1."Animal Rights (Original Mix)"6:15
2."Animal Rights (Radio Edit)"2:36

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Canadian Hot 100 ( Billboard) [4] 72
UK Singles ( OCC) [5] 70
UK Dance ( OCC) [6] 10
US Dance/Electronic Digital Songs (Billboard) [7] 34

References

  1. ^ Mau5 It Up: New collaboration with Wolfgang Gartner previewed – ANIMAL RIGHTS / Radio 1 Show. Mau5itup.blogspot.com (28 August 2010). Retrieved on 2010-12-03.
  2. ^ Radio 1 – Playlist. BBC (24 February 2007). Retrieved on 2010-12-03.
  3. ^ "Animal Rights – Single by deadmau5 & Wolfgang Gartner on Apple Music". iTunes. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Deadmau5 – Music Chart". acharts. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  6. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  7. ^ "Deadmau5 chart history – Billboard". Billboard Charts. Retrieved 11 April 2018.