Daft Punk#1987–1992: Early career and Darlin'

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Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter met in 1987 while attending the Lycée Carnot secondary school in Paris.{{cite web |url=http://www.daft-musique.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060410194554/http://www.daft-musique.com/ |title=Daft Punk Musique Vol. 1 Official Website |archive-date=10 April 2006}}{{cite web|title=Daft Punk |url=http://sites.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/em/electronlibre/index.php?id=60730 |date=3 December 2007 |publisher=RFI Musique |language=fr |access-date=6 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090729041050/http://sites.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/em/electronlibre/index.php?id=60730 |archive-date=29 July 2009 }} The two became friends and recorded demos with others from the school.{{cite web |url=http://www.metamusique.fr/2015/06/daft-punk-de-l-ecole-des-raves-a-homework.html |title=Daft Punk : De l'école des "raves" à Homework |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929044334/http://www.metamusique.fr/2015/06/daft-punk-de-l-ecole-des-raves-a-homework.html |archive-date=29 September 2017 |website=metamusique.fr |language=fr |access-date=19 June 2017}}{{cite book |last1=James |first1=Martin |title=French Connections: From Discotheque to Discovery |location=London |publisher=Sanctuary Publishing |date=2003 |pages=265; 267; 268 |isbn=1-86074-449-4}} In 1992, they formed the band Darlin', with Bangalter on bass, Homem-Christo on guitar, and Laurent Brancowitz on guitar and drums. The trio named themselves after the Beach Boys song "Darlin{{'-}}",{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/may/19/daft-punk-release-a-new-album|title=Daft Punk: the midas touch|last=Lynskey|first=Dorian|date=2013-05-18|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-07-30|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}} which they covered along with an original composition. Both tracks were released on a multi-artist EP called Shimmies in Super 8 under Duophonic Records, a label owned by the London-based band Stereolab, who invited Darlin' to open for shows in the United Kingdom.

Darlin' disbanded after around six months, having played two gigs and produced four songs. Bangalter described the project as "pretty average".{{cite web|last1=Collin|first1=Matthew|date=August 1997|title=Do You Think You Can Hide From Stardom?|url=http://www.techno.de/mixmag/97.08/DaftPunk.a.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016230513/http://www.techno.de/mixmag/97.08/DaftPunk.a.html|archive-date=16 October 2015|access-date=6 March 2007|magazine=Mixmag}} Brancowitz formed another band, Phoenix. Bangalter and Homem-Christo formed Daft Punk, using electronic instruments purchased with money Bangalter received for his 18th birthday.{{Cite news |last=Lynskey |first=Dorian |date=2013-05-18 |title=Daft Punk: the midas touch |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/may/19/daft-punk-release-a-new-album |access-date=2025-02-11 |work=The Observer |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}} Their name was taken from a negative review of Darlin' in Melody Maker by Dave Jennings,{{cite web|last1=Raggett|first1=Ned|date=14 May 2013|title=Blog post by Ned Raggett|url=http://nedraggett.tumblr.com/post/50466658963/and-why-you-ask-am-i-showing-you-this-photo-of-a|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022141639/http://nedraggett.tumblr.com/post/50466658963/and-why-you-ask-am-i-showing-you-this-photo-of-a|archive-date=22 October 2013|access-date=14 May 2013|work=Ned Raggett's Blog}} who dubbed their music "a daft punky thrash".{{cite magazine|date=April–May 1993|title=Review of Shimmies in Super 8|magazine=Melody Maker}} The band found the review amusing. Homem-Christo said, "We struggled so long to find [the name] Darlin', and [this name] happened so quickly."{{cite magazine|last1=Di Perna|first1=Alan|date=April 2001|title=We Are The Robots|magazine=Pulse!|pages=65–69}}

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In September 1993, Daft Punk attended a rave at EuroDisney organised by the DJ Nicky Holloway, where they met Stuart Macmillan of Slam, the co-founder of the Scottish label Soma Quality Recordings.[https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/daft-punk-glasgow-slam-the-19910158.amp Daft Punk in Glasgow: Slam on 'the two quiet wee guys' who used to crash on their sofa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227111831/https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/daft-punk-glasgow-slam-the-19910158.amp |date=27 February 2021 }}, Jules Boyle, Glasgow Live, 24 February 2021 They gave him a demo tape, which formed the basis for Daft Punk's debut single, "The New Wave", a limited release in 1994. The single also contained the final mix of "The New Wave" called "Alive", which appeared on Daft Punk's first album.{{Cite AV media notes|title="The New Wave"|author=Daft Punk|year=1994|publisher=Soma Quality Recordings|location=UK|type=12" vinyl liner notes|id=SOMA 14}}

Daft Punk returned to the studio in May 1995 to record "Da Funk". After it became their first commercially successful single, they hired a manager, Pedro Winter, who regularly promoted them and other artists at his Hype nightclubs. They signed with Virgin Records in September 1996 and made a deal to license tracks through their production company, Daft Trax. Bangalter said that while they received numerous offers from record labels, they wanted to wait and ensure that they did not lose creative control. He considered the deal with Virgin more akin to a partnership.{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/interview/12052857|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809052134/http://music.yahoo.com/read/interview/12052857|archive-date=9 August 2007 |title=Yahoo! Music Interviews|publisher=Yahoo! Music |date=30 December 2010 |access-date=3 January 2011}}

In the mid-to-late nineties, Daft Punk performed live at various events, without the costumes they later became known for. In 1996, they made their first performance in the United States, at an Even Furthur event in Wisconsin.[http://www.driftglass.org/music/articles/2008/03/15/daft-punk-live-at-even-furthur-1996 Daft Punk, live at Even Furthur 1996] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222103035/http://www.driftglass.org/music/articles/2008/03/15/daft-punk-live-at-even-furthur-1996 |date=22 December 2008 }} driftglass.org. Retrieved 4 October 2008. In addition to live original performances, they performed in clubs using vinyl records from their collection. They were known for incorporating numerous styles of music into their DJ sets.Lisa Verrico, "Masked Groove-Riders", Blah Blah Blah (February 1997).

Daft Punk released their debut album, Homework, on January 20, 1997. That February, the UK dance magazine Muzik published a Daft Punk cover feature and described Homework as "one of the most hyped debut albums in a long long time".Bush, C. (1997), Frog Rock, Muzik, IPC Magazines Ltd, London, Issue No.21 February 1997. According to The Village Voice, the album revived house music and departed from the Eurodance formula.Woods, Scott (5 October 1999). [http://www.villagevoice.com/1999-10-05/music/underground-disco/ "Underground Disco?"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109041512/http://www.villagevoice.com/1999-10-05/music/underground-disco/ |date=9 January 2015 }}. The Village Voice. Retrieved 10 February 2012. The critic Alex Rayner wrote that it combined established club styles and the "burgeoning eclecticism" of big beat.Rayner, Alex (2006). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. p. 812. New York, NY: Universe Publishing. 2006. {{ISBN|0-7893-1371-5}}. Retrieved 8 May 2012. In 1997, Daft Punk embarked on an international concert tour, Daftendirektour, using their home equipment for the live stage. On 25 May, they headlined the Tribal Gathering festival at Luton Hoo, England, with Orbital and Kraftwerk.[http://www.physicsroom.org.nz/2cents/kraftwerk.htm 2 Cents: Kraftwerk, Tribal Gathering] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208125456/http://www.physicsroom.org.nz/2cents/kraftwerk.htm |date=8 February 2013 }} (25 May 1997). Retrieved 7 February 2007.

The most successful single from Homework was "Around the World". "Da Funk" was also included on The Saint film soundtrack. Daft Punk produced a series of music videos for Homework directed by Spike Jonze, Michel Gondry, Roman Coppola and Seb Janiak. The videos were collected in 1999 as D.A.F.T.: A Story About Dogs, Androids, Firemen and Tomatoes.

Bangalter and Homem-Christo created their own record labels, Roulé and Crydamoure, after the release of Homework, and released solo projects by themselves and their friends. Homem-Christo released music as a member of Le Knight Club with Eric Chedeville, and Bangalter released music as a member of Together with DJ Falcon and founded the group Stardust with Alan Braxe and Benjamin Diamond. In 1998, Stardust released their only song, the chart hit "Music Sounds Better With You".{{Cite magazine|date=13 June 2018|title=Stardust's 'Music Sounds Better With You': Remastering & Revisiting Classic Single 20 Years Later|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8459696/stardust-music-sounds-better-with-you-interview-remaster|access-date=22 May 2020|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109031514/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8459696/stardust-music-sounds-better-with-you-interview-remaster|url-status=live}}

Daft Punk's second album, Discovery, was released in 2001. They said it was an attempt to reconnect with the playful, open-minded attitude associated with the discovery phase of childhood.Chris Gill, [http://remixmag.com/mag/remix_robopop/ "Robopop"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060103075925/http://remixmag.com/mag/remix_robopop/|date=3 January 2006}} (May 2001) Remix Magazine Online. Retrieved 6 March 2007. The album reached No. 2 in the UK, and its lead single, "One More Time", was a hit. The singles "Digital Love" and "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" were also successful in the UK and on the US Dance Chart, and "Face to Face" hit number one on the US club play charts.

Discovery created a new generation of Daft Punk fans. It also saw Daft Punk debut their distinctive robot costumes; they had previously worn Halloween masks or bags for promotional appearances. Discovery was later named one of the best albums of the decade by publications including Pitchfork{{cite web|date=2 October 2009|title=The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 20-1|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7710-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-20-1/2/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004234842/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7710-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-20-1/2|archive-date=4 October 2009|access-date=2 October 2009|work=Pitchfork}} and Resident Advisor.{{cite web|date=25 January 2010|title=Top 100 albums of the '00s|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1144|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814171833/http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1144|archive-date=14 August 2013|access-date=19 March 2010|work=Resident Advisor}} In 2020, Rolling Stone included it at number 236 in its list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".{{Cite magazine|date=22 September 2020|title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/daft-punk-discovery-2-1062997/|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=16 March 2021|archive-date=4 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104145628/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/daft-punk-discovery-2-1062997/|url-status=live}} In 2021, Pitchfork cited Discovery as the centrepiece of Daft Punk's career, "an album that transcended the robots' club roots and rippled through the decades that followed".{{Cite web |date=5 October 2021 |title=Pitchfork Reviews: Rescored |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/pitchfork-reviews-rescored/ |access-date=5 October 2021 |website=Pitchfork |archive-date=5 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005140934/https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/pitchfork-reviews-rescored/ |url-status=live }}

Daft Punk partnered with the Japanese manga artist Leiji Matsumoto to create Interstella 5555, a feature-length animation set to Discovery. The first four episodes were shown on Toonami in 2001, and the finished film was released on DVD in 2003.{{Cite web|date=25 February 2021|title=Daft Punk's Anime Masterpiece, Interstella 5555, Is Here to Stay|url=https://www.cbr.com/interstella-5555-daft-punk-anime-masterpiece/|access-date=27 February 2021|website=CBR|archive-date=26 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226212019/https://www.cbr.com/interstella-5555-daft-punk-anime-masterpiece/|url-status=live}} That December, Daft Punk released Daft Club, a compilation of Discovery remixes.{{Cite web|date=28 November 2003|title=CD: Daft Punk, Daft Club|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/nov/28/popandrock.shopping4|access-date=27 February 2021|website=the Guardian|archive-date=2 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202012521/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/nov/28/popandrock.shopping4|url-status=live}} In 2001, Daft Punk released a 45-minute excerpt from a Daftendirektour performance as Alive 1997.Alive 1997 (liner notes). Daft Punk. Virgin Records, a division of Universal Music Group. 2001.

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In March 2005, Daft Punk released their third album, Human After All, the result of six weeks of writing and recording.Human After All liner notes (2005). Retrieved 17 December 2007. Reviews were mixed, with criticism for its repetitiveness and darker mood.{{Cite web |last=O'Connor |first=Roisin |date=14 March 2020 |title=Human After All – How Daft Punk's most maligned album warned of the perils of progress |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/daft-punk-human-after-all-album-technology-bad-reviews-legacy-a9400536.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315165032/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/daft-punk-human-after-all-album-technology-bad-reviews-legacy-a9400536.html |archive-date=15 March 2020 |access-date=3 March 2021 |website=The Independent}} "Robot Rock", "Technologic", "Human After All" and "The Prime Time of Your Life" were released as singles. A Daft Punk anthology CD/DVD, Musique Vol. 1 1993–2005, was released on 4 April 2006. Daft Punk also released a remix album, Human After All: Remixes.{{Citation |title=Daft Punk - Human After All ~原点回帰 -Remixes- |date=17 June 2014 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/5799105-Daft-Punk-Human-After-All-%E5%8E%9F%E7%82%B9%E5%9B%9E%E5%B8%B0-Remixes- |access-date=3 June 2023 |archive-date=3 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603153919/https://www.discogs.com/release/5799105-Daft-Punk-Human-After-All-%E5%8E%9F%E7%82%B9%E5%9B%9E%E5%B8%B0-Remixes- |url-status=live }}

On 21 May 2006, Daft Punk premiered a film, Daft Punk's Electroma, at the Cannes Film Festival sidebar Director's Fortnight.[https://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=features2006&content=jump&jump=review&dept=cannes&nav=RCannes&articleid=VE1117930614&cs=1 Daft Punk's Electroma review] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012191955/http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=features2006&content=jump&jump=review&dept=cannes&nav=RCannes&articleid=VE1117930614&cs=1 |date=12 October 2012 }} Variety. Retrieved 26 February 2007. The film does not include Daft Punk's music. Midnight screenings were held in Paris theaters from March 2007.[http://www.allocine.fr/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=18400301.html Daft Punk's Electroma Screenings Info] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209082818/https://www.allocine.fr/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=18400301.html |date=9 December 2020 }} {{in lang|fr}} allocine.fr. Retrieved 11 April 2007.

For 48 dates across 2006 and 2007, Daft Punk performed the Alive 2006/2007 world tour, performing a "megamix" of their music from a large LED-fronted pyramid. The tour was acclaimed{{Cite web|last=Jenkins|first=Craig|date=24 February 2021|title=Daft Punk Gave Us More Than Enough Time|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/essay-daft-punk-breakup-tribute.html|access-date=3 March 2021|website=Vulture|archive-date=3 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303222612/https://www.vulture.com/article/essay-daft-punk-breakup-tribute.html|url-status=live}} and is credited for bringing dance music to a wider audience, especially in North America.{{Cite web|last=Szatan|first=Gabriel|date=26 February 2021|title="They left an indelible mark on my psyche": how Daft Punk pushed pop forward|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/feb/26/how-daft-punk-pushed-pop-forward-skrillex-erol-alkan|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227165307/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/feb/26/how-daft-punk-pushed-pop-forward-skrillex-erol-alkan|archive-date=27 February 2021|access-date=27 February 2021|website=The Guardian}}{{Cite web|last=Nabil|title=Cover Story: Daft Punk|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/cover-story/reader/daft-punk/|access-date=28 February 2021|website=Pitchfork|archive-date=25 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225043233/http://pitchfork.com/features/cover-story/reader/daft-punk/|url-status=live}} The Guardian journalist Gabriel Szatan likened it to how the Beatles' 1964 performance on The Ed Sullivan Show had brought British rock and roll to the American mainstream.

Daft Punk's performance in Paris was released as their second live album, Alive 2007, on 19 November 2007.[https://www.spin.com/2007/08/exclusive-daft-punk-unveil-live-album-details-midlake-release-ep/ Exclusive: Daft Punk Unveil Live Album Details; Midlake to Release EP] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325082304/https://www.spin.com/2007/08/exclusive-daft-punk-unveil-live-album-details-midlake-release-ep/ |date=25 March 2015 }} Spin. Retrieved 27 August 2007. The live version of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" was released as a single,[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1049888/exclusive-live-album-to-chronicle-daft-punk-tour Live Album To Chronicle Daft Punk Tour] Billboard. Retrieved 17 August 2007. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821150125/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1049888/exclusive-live-album-to-chronicle-daft-punk-tour|date=21 August 2015}} with a video by Olivier Gondry comprising audience footage of their performance in Brooklyn.[http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=25543_0_2_0_C Daft Punk Announce Live Album] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054255/http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=25543_0_2_0_C |date=21 September 2013 }} side-line.com. Retrieved 31 August 2007. In 2009, Daft Punk won Grammy Awards for Alive 2007 and its single "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger".{{cite web |title=51st Annual GRAMMY Awards (2008) |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/51st-annual-grammy-awards |access-date=27 February 2021 |archive-date=23 January 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180123023512/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/51st-annual-grammy-awards |url-status=dead}}

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In 2007, Kanye West sampled "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" in his single "Stronger". Daft Punk made a surprise appearance at the 50th Grammy Awards on 10 February 2008, and performed a reworked version of "Stronger" with West at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.[https://www.nme.com/news/daft-punk/34231 Daft Punk Make Surprise Grammy Appearance with Kanye West] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402011212/http://www.nme.com/news/daft-punk/34231 |date=2 April 2016 }} NME. Retrieved 10 February 2008. It was the first televised Daft Punk live performance.

In 2008, Daft Punk returned to Paris to work on new material. Winter also stepped down as their manager to focus attention on his Ed Banger Records label and his work as Busy P.[http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/intl/38001/ITM_EXCLUSIVE_Daft_Punk_are_back_in_the_studio Daft Punk Are Back in the Studio] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113214106/http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/intl/38001/ITM_EXCLUSIVE_Daft_Punk_are_back_in_the_studio |date=13 November 2012 }} inthemix.com. Retrieved 28 May 2008. He said later that Daft Punk were working with an unspecified management company in Los Angeles. Daft Punk held their Daft Arts production office at the Jim Henson Studios complex in Hollywood.[https://www.popmatters.com/pm/article/135516-tron-legacys-orchestral-score-reveals-a-new-side-of-daft-punk/ Tron: Legacy's' orchestral score reveals a new side of Daft Punk] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426082245/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/article/135516-tron-legacys-orchestral-score-reveals-a-new-side-of-daft-punk/ |date=26 April 2013 }}. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 April 2013. Daft Punk provided new mixes for the 2009 video game DJ Hero, and appeared as playable characters.{{Cite web|last=McWhertor|first=Michael|date=22 February 2021|title=DJ Hero was the closest thing we got to a Daft Punk game|url=https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/22/22295282/dj-hero-daft-punk-break-up-activision|access-date=27 February 2021|website=Polygon|archive-date=23 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223025259/https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/22/22295282/dj-hero-daft-punk-break-up-activision|url-status=live}}

At the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that Daft Punk had composed 24 tracks for the film Tron: Legacy.{{cite web | title=SDCC: Comic-Con: Disney 3D Hits Hall H! |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=57418 | date=23 June 2009 | access-date=23 June 2009 | archive-date=26 July 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726080705/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=57418 | url-status=live }} Daft Punk's score was arranged and orchestrated by Joseph Trapanese.{{cite web|url=http://culturemob.com/blog/soundtrack-review-daft-punks-classical-meets-cyberpunk-approach-to-tron-legacy|title=Daft Punk's Classical Meets Cyberpunk Approach to "Tron: Legacy|website=culturemob.com|access-date=26 November 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709200700/http://culturemob.com/soundtrack-review-daft-punks-classical-meets-cyberpunk-approach-to-tron-legacy|archive-date=9 July 2012|url-status=dead}} The band collaborated with him for two years on the score, from pre-production to completion. The score features an 85-piece orchestra, recorded at AIR Lyndhurst Studios in London.{{cite web|url=http://www.waltdisneystudiosawards.com/tronlegacy/music.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104035555/http://www.waltdisneystudiosawards.com/tronlegacy/music.php|archive-date=4 November 2010|title=Disney Awards 2010: Tron Legacy|publisher=The Walt Disney Company|access-date=16 June 2013}} Joseph Kosinski, director of the film, referred to the score as a mixture of orchestral and electronic elements.{{cite web |title='Tron Legacy' Panel Report, Fresh From San Diego Comic-Con |url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/07/23/tron-legacy-panel-report-fresh-from-san-diego-comic-con |publisher=MTV |date=23 July 2009 |access-date=29 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061323/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/07/23/tron-legacy-panel-report-fresh-from-san-diego-comic-con |archive-date=21 September 2013 }} Daft Punk also make a cameo as disc jockey programs wearing their trademark robot helmets within the film's virtual world.{{Cite web|date=6 October 2010|title=Details of Daft Punk's Tron: Legacy Cameo|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/40309-details-of-daft-punks-tron-legacy-cameo/|access-date=4 October 2021|website=Pitchfork|archive-date=4 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604083923/https://pitchfork.com/news/40309-details-of-daft-punks-tron-legacy-cameo/|url-status=live}} The soundtrack album was released on 6 December 2010.[http://tronsoundtrack.com/ Official website of Tron Legacy's soundtrack] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025051720/http://tronsoundtrack.com/ |date=25 October 2011 }}. Retrieved 27 September 2010. A music video for "Derezzed" premiered on the MTV Networks on the same day the album was released.{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/603795/review-of-daft-punks-derezzed-music-video.jhtml#id=1653651 |title=Review of Daft Punk's 'Derezzed' Music Video |publisher=MTV |access-date=3 January 2011 |archive-date=2 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402010628/http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/603795/review-of-daft-punks-derezzed-music-video.jhtml#id=1653651 |url-status=dead }} The video, which features Olivia Wilde as the character Quorra in specially shot footage, along with images of Daft Punk in Flynn's Arcade, was later made available for purchase from the iTunes Store and included in the DVD and Blu-ray releases of the film. Walt Disney Records released a remix album, Tron: Legacy Reconfigured, on 5 April 2011.{{cite press release|url=http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/disney/48611/|title=Disney TRON: LEGACY Hits The Grid – Tuesday, April 5th|access-date=22 February 2011|archive-date=28 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128164328/http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/disney/48611/|url-status=live}}

In 2010, Daft Punk were admitted into the {{lang|fr|Ordre des Arts et des Lettres}}, an order of merit of France. Bangalter and Homem-Christo were individually awarded the rank of Chevalier (knight).[http://culture.france2.fr/musique/actu/daft-punk-chevaliers-des-arts-et-des-lettres--64520655.html "Daft Punk chevaliers des Arts et des Lettres !"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211205438/http://culture.france2.fr/musique/actu/daft-punk-chevaliers-des-arts-et-des-lettres--64520655.html|date=11 December 2013}} by Laure Narlian, France 2 (24 August 2010). Retrieved 7 November 2010. (French) On October of that year, Daft Punk made a surprise guest appearance during the encore of Phoenix's show at Madison Square Garden in New York City. They played a medley of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" and "Around the World" before the song segued into Phoenix's song "1901". They also included elements of their tracks "Rock'n Roll", "Human After All", and "Together", one of Bangalter's releases as a member of Together.{{cite web |url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/10/daft_punk_playe.html |title=Daft Punk played w/ Phoenix @ Madison Square Garden (pics) |publisher=Brooklynvegan.com |date=20 October 2010 |access-date=3 January 2011 |archive-date=4 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104182933/http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/10/daft_punk_playe.html |url-status=live }} They produced N.E.R.D.'s 2010 song "Hypnotize U".{{cite web |date=9 September 2010 |title=Daft Punk Produce New N.E.R.D. Track |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/40227-daft-punk-produce-new-nerd-track/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003152301/http://pitchfork.com/news/40227-daft-punk-produce-new-nerd-track/ |archive-date=3 October 2010 |access-date=4 October 2010 |work=Pitchfork}}

File:RAMbillboard.jpg in March 2013]] In 2011, Soma Records released a previously unpublished Daft Punk track, "Drive", recorded while they were signed to Soma in the 1990s. It was included in a 20th-anniversary compilation of the Soma label.{{cite web |first1=Tom |last1=Breihan |access-date=28 February 2021 |title=Lost Daft Punk Track Unearthed |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/43427-lost-daft-punk-track-unearthed/ |website=Pitchfork |date=3 August 2011 |archive-date=17 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117103111/https://pitchfork.com/news/43427-lost-daft-punk-track-unearthed/ |url-status=live }} In October 2012, Daft Punk provided a 15-minute mix of songs by blues musician Junior Kimbrough for Hedi Slimane's Yves Saint Laurent fashion show.{{cite web|date=11 October 2012|title=Daft Punk unveil new blues mix listen|url=https://www.nme.com/news/daft-punk/66580|access-date=10 February 2013|work=NME|archive-date=7 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107124854/http://www.nme.com/news/daft-punk/66580|url-status=live}} Daft Punk recorded their fourth studio album, Random Access Memories, with musicians including Julian Casablancas, Todd Edwards, DJ Falcon, Panda Bear, Chilly Gonzales, Paul Williams, Pharrell Williams, Chic frontman Nile Rodgers and Giorgio Moroder.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/44021-listen-lost-daft-punk-track-drive/|title=Listen: Lost Daft Punk Track "Drive"|work=Pitchfork|date=16 September 2011|access-date=20 April 2020|archive-date=21 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421012900/https://pitchfork.com/news/44021-listen-lost-daft-punk-track-drive/|url-status=live}}{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiGTc_KdJlc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/MiGTc_KdJlc| archive-date=11 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Paul Williams on Hit Records Nightlife Video hosted by Eddie Muentes|date=14 July 2010|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web|url=http://houston.culturemap.com/newsdetail/02-06-12-disco-legend-talks-about-cancer-broadway-and-possible-plans-to-record-daft-punks-next-album/|title=Disco legend Nile Rodgers talks about cancer, Broadway & his Daft P... – CultureMap Houston|first=Eric|last=Sandler|work=CultureMap Houston|access-date=7 February 2012|archive-date=8 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208050543/http://houston.culturemap.com/newsdetail/02-06-12-disco-legend-talks-about-cancer-broadway-and-possible-plans-to-record-daft-punks-next-album/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/features/31745/Chic|title=Chic on|author=sarahanne|date=3 March 2012|publisher=Fasterlouder.com.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308110821/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/features/31745/Chic|archive-date=8 March 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=31 March 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.urb.com/2012/05/25/breaking-giorgio-moroder-recorded-with-daft-punk/|title=BREAKING :: Giorgio Moroder Recorded With Daft Punk|date=25 May 2012|publisher=URB|access-date=10 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201075033/http://www.urb.com/2012/05/25/breaking-giorgio-moroder-recorded-with-daft-punk/|archive-date=1 February 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fielddayfestivals.com/field-day-festival-radio/|title=Field Day Radio | Field Day Festival|date=2 June 2012|publisher=Fielddayfestivals.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128161950/http://www.fielddayfestivals.com/field-day-festival-radio/|archive-date=28 January 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=10 February 2013}} Daft Punk left Virgin for Sony Music Entertainment through the Columbia Records label.{{cite web|last1=Phillips|first1=Amy |last2=Snapes |first2=Laura|title=Daft Punk Confirm Alliance With Columbia|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/49696-daft-punk-confirm-signing-to-columbia/|work=Pitchfork|access-date=26 February 2013|date=26 February 2013|quote=Daft Punk have confirmed their alliance with Columbia Records. [...] The duo of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo are due to release a new album this year, according to Nile Rodgers.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501210909/http://pitchfork.com/news/49696-daft-punk-confirm-signing-to-columbia/|archive-date=1 May 2013}}

Random Access Memories was released on 17 May 2013.{{cite web|title=Random Access Memories Daft Punk View More By This Artist|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/random-access-memories/617154241|work=iTunes Preview|publisher=Apple Inc|access-date=13 May 2013|author=Daft Life Limited|year=2013|archive-date=3 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503123755/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/random-access-memories/id617154241|url-status=live}} The lead single, "Get Lucky", became Daft Punk's first UK number-one single{{cite news|title=Daft Punk score first UK number one single|work=BBC News|date=28 April 2013|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22331311|access-date=28 April 2013|archive-date=29 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429014713/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22331311|url-status=live}} and the most-streamed new song in the history of Spotify.{{cite news|title=Disco 2.0: Following Daft Punk's 'Get Lucky', we've all caught Saturday Night Fever again|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/disco-20-following-daft-punks-get-lucky-weve-all-caught-saturday-night-fever-again-8613018.html|access-date=13 May 2013|newspaper=The Independent|date=12 May 2013|first=Samuel|last=Muston|archive-date=13 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513001343/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/disco-20-following-daft-punks-get-lucky-weve-all-caught-saturday-night-fever-again-8613018.html|url-status=live}} At the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, Daft Punk debuted a trailer for their single "Lose Yourself to Dance" and presented the award for "Best Female Video" alongside Rodgers and Pharrell.{{cite web|title=Video Music Awards – Daft Punk VMA Appearance: The Robots Finally Emerge|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1713021/daft-punk-vma-2013-performance.jhtml|publisher=MTV|access-date=26 August 2013|first=Brenna|last=Ehrlich|date=25 August 2013|archive-date=29 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829084700/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1713021/daft-punk-vma-2013-performance.jhtml|url-status=dead}} In December, they revealed a music video for the song "Instant Crush", directed by Warren Fu and featuring Casablancas.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/daft-punk-melt-hearts-in-instant-crush-56196/|title=Daft Punk Melt Hearts in 'Instant Crush'|last1=Danton|first1=Eric R.|date=6 December 2013|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=26 October 2019|archive-date=26 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026011041/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/daft-punk-melt-hearts-in-instant-crush-56196/|url-status=live}}

At the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, Random Access Memories won the Grammy for Best Dance/Electronica Album, Album of the Year and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, while "Get Lucky" received the Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Record of the Year. Daft Punk performed at the ceremony with Stevie Wonder, Rodgers, Pharrell, and the Random Access Memories rhythm players Nathan East, Omar Hakim, Paul Jackson, Jr. and Chris Caswell.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/daft-punk-and-stevie-wonder-lead-funky-disco-smash-up-at-grammys-20140126|title=Daft Punk and Stevie Wonder Lead Funky Disco Smash-Up at Grammys|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=26 January 2014|access-date=26 August 2017|archive-date=2 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102130501/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/daft-punk-and-stevie-wonder-lead-funky-disco-smash-up-at-grammys-20140126|url-status=live}} That night, Daft Punk hosted a large Grammys afterparty at the Park Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, with many celebrities and no photography allowed.{{Cite web |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=1 February 2024 |title=Ten Years Ago, Daft Punk Threw a Legendary, Star-Studded Grammy Party — and Hardly Anyone Recognized Them |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/daft-punk-star-studded-grammy-party-beyonce-1235893352/ |access-date=22 February 2024 |website=Variety |archive-date=22 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222221315/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/daft-punk-star-studded-grammy-party-beyonce-1235893352/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Zemler |first=Emily |date=27 January 2014 |title=Grammys: Daft Punk Takes Off Helmets, Celebrates Big Wins With Star-Studded Dance Party |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/grammys-daft-punk-takes-helmets-674412/ |access-date=22 February 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}

Daft Punk co-produced Kanye West's sixth studio album, Yeezus (2013),{{Cite web|last=Levine|first=Nick|date=6 June 2013|title=Daft Punk confirmed as co-writers of new Kanye West track 'Black Skinhead'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/kanye-west-585-1250868|access-date=26 October 2019|website=NME|archive-date=26 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026011038/https://www.nme.com/news/music/kanye-west-585-1250868|url-status=live}} creating the tracks "On Sight", "Black Skinhead", "I Am a God" and "Send It Up" with West.{{Cite web|date=11 June 2013|title=Kanye West's Yeezus features Daft Punk, TNGHT, Justin Vernon, and Chief Keef|url=https://consequence.net/2013/06/kanye-wests-yeezus-features-daft-punk-tnght-justin-vernon-and-chief-keef/|access-date=26 October 2019|website=Consequence of Sound|archive-date=4 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204174438/https://consequence.net/2013/06/kanye-wests-yeezus-features-daft-punk-tnght-justin-vernon-and-chief-keef/|url-status=live}} They provided additional vocals for Pharrell's 2014 single "Gust of Wind".Pharrell Williams, G I R L liner notes (2014). On 10 March 2014, an unreleased Daft Punk song, "Computerized", leaked online. It features Jay-Z and contains "The Son of Flynn" from the Tron: Legacy soundtrack;{{cite web |url=http://www.indieshuffle.com/daft-punk-computerized-ft-jay-z/ |title=Daft Punk – Computerized (Ft. Jay Z) |publisher=indieshuffle |access-date=11 March 2014 |archive-date=5 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405043408/http://www.indieshuffle.com/daft-punk-computerized-ft-jay-z/ |url-status=live }} it was once intended to be a single promoting Tron: Legacy or to serve as the end credits.{{Cite web|url=https://ohmy.disney.com/insider/2016/09/09/computerized-daft-punk/|title=Computerized: The Never-Before-Told Story of How Disney Got Daft Punk For TRON Legacy|last=Disney|first=Oh My|date=9 September 2016|website=Oh My Disney|access-date=28 April 2020|archive-date=13 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813031220/https://ohmy.disney.com/insider/2016/09/09/computerized-daft-punk/|url-status=live}} The song was never used in the final version of the film. In April 2015, Daft Punk appeared in a short tribute to Rodgers as part of a documentary on his life, Nile Rodgers: From Disco to Daft Punk.{{cite web|last1=Camp|first1=Zoe|title=Daft Punk Make Tribute Video for Nile Rodgers|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/58497-daft-punk-make-tribute-video-for-nile-rodgers/|website=Pitchfork|date=27 April 2015|publisher=Pitchfork Media Inc.|access-date=27 April 2015|archive-date=29 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429143234/http://pitchfork.com/news/58497-daft-punk-make-tribute-video-for-nile-rodgers/|url-status=live}} In June, a documentary, Daft Punk Unchained, was released.{{Cite web|date=29 June 2015|title=10 things we learned from Daft Punk Unchained|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/jun/29/10-things-we-learned-from-daft-punk-unchained|access-date=27 February 2021|website=the Guardian|archive-date=3 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303132434/https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/jun/29/10-things-we-learned-from-daft-punk-unchained|url-status=live}}

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Daft Punk appeared on the 2016 singles "Starboy" and "I Feel It Coming" by Canadian R&B singer the Weeknd;{{cite magazine|last=Robinson|first=Will|date=21 September 2016|title=The Weeknd, Daft Punk release Starboy single|url=http://ew.com/article/2016/09/21/weeknd-daft-punk-starboy-single/|access-date=27 February 2021|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803170705/http://ew.com/article/2016/09/21/weeknd-daft-punk-starboy-single/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|last=Iyengar|first=Rishi|date=21 September 2016|title=Listen to the Weeknd's New Single 'Starboy' With Daft Punk|url=https://time.com/4503770/weeknd-new-single-starboy-daft-punk/|access-date=27 February 2021|magazine=Time|archive-date=16 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161216152233/http://time.com/4503770/weeknd-new-single-starboy-daft-punk/|url-status=live}} "Starboy" topped the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Daft Punk's only US number-one song, and "I Feel It Coming" reached number four.{{cite magazine|title=The Weeknd Chart History (Hot 100)|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-weeknd/chart-history/hsi/|access-date=27 February 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=1 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601143225/https://www.billboard.com/music/the-weeknd/chart-history/HSI|url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Cook-Wilson |first1=Winston |title=New Music: The Weeknd – "I Feel It Coming" ft. Daft Punk, "Party Monster" ft. Lana Del Rey |url=https://www.spin.com/2016/11/new-music-the-weeknd-i-feel-it-coming-ft-daft-punk-party-monster-ft-lana-del-rey/ |website=SPIN |date=18 November 2016 |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |access-date=27 February 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119115215/https://www.spin.com/2016/11/new-music-the-weeknd-i-feel-it-coming-ft-daft-punk-party-monster-ft-lana-del-rey/ |archive-date=19 November 2016 }} In 2017, Soma Records released a remix of "Drive" by Slam as part of a compilation featuring various artists.{{cite web|last=Bartleet|first=Larry|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/slam-glasgow-duo-signed-daft-punk-talk-25-years-soma-label-premiere-long-lost-remix-daft-punks-drive-2018162|title=Slam: the Glasgow duo who signed Daft Punk talk 25 years of the Soma label and premiere their long-lost remix of Daft Punk's 'Drive'|publisher=NME|date=15 March 2017|access-date=27 February 2021|archive-date=10 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310184536/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/slam-glasgow-duo-signed-daft-punk-talk-25-years-soma-label-premiere-long-lost-remix-daft-punks-drive-2018162|url-status=live}} In February 2017, Daft Punk launched a pop-up shop in Hollywood, California, featuring memorabilia, artwork, and a display of their costumes.[https://consequence.net/2017/02/take-a-look-inside-daft-punks-pop-up-shop-retrospective/ Take a look inside Daft Punk's pop-up shop/retrospective] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302030015/https://consequence.net/2017/02/take-a-look-inside-daft-punks-pop-up-shop-retrospective/ |date=2 March 2017 }}. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017. They also performed with the Weeknd at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards on 12 February 2017.[https://variety.com/2017/music/news/the-weeknd-daft-punk-i-feel-it-coming-2017-grammys-1201985385/ The Weeknd, Daft Punk Sing 'I Feel It Coming' at 2017 Grammys] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208012838/http://variety.com/2017/music/news/the-weeknd-daft-punk-i-feel-it-coming-2017-grammys-1201985385/ |date=8 December 2017 }}. Variety. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

In the years following the Starboy collaborations, Bangalter and Homem-Christo worked solo as producers appearing on several projects.{{Cite web|url=https://mixmag.net/read/daft-punks-thomas-bangalter-produced-arcade-fires-latest-album-news|title=Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter produced Arcade Fire's latest album|website=Mixmag|access-date=12 October 2019|archive-date=12 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012223627/https://mixmag.net/read/daft-punks-thomas-bangalter-produced-arcade-fires-latest-album-news|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tsugi.fr/thomas-bangalter-a-co-produit-un-titre-avec-matthieu-chedid/|title=Thomas Bangalter a co-produit un titre avec Matthieu Chedid|date=23 November 2018|website=TSUGI|language=fr-FR|access-date=12 October 2019|archive-date=6 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906001123/https://www.tsugi.fr/thomas-bangalter-a-co-produit-un-titre-avec-matthieu-chedid/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/the-weeknd-releases-new-album-my-dear-melancholy-listen/|title=The Weeknd Releases New Album My Dear Melancholy,: Listen|website=Pitchfork|date=29 March 2018|access-date=12 October 2019|archive-date=9 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409110049/https://pitchfork.com/news/the-weeknd-releases-new-album-my-dear-melancholy-listen/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-charlotte-gainsbourgs-new-song-rest-made-with-daft-punks-guy-manuel/|title=Listen to Charlotte Gainsbourg's New Song "Rest", Made With Daft Punk's Guy-Manuel|website=Pitchfork|date=7 September 2017|access-date=12 October 2019|archive-date=8 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908064737/https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-charlotte-gainsbourgs-new-song-rest-made-with-daft-punks-guy-manuel/|url-status=live}} On 21 June 2017, the Australian band Parcels released the song "Overnight", produced and co-written by Daft Punk.[https://pitchfork.com/news/parcels-team-with-daft-punk-on-new-song-overnight-listen/ Parcels Team With Daft Punk on New Song "Overnight": Listen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812131332/https://pitchfork.com/news/parcels-team-with-daft-punk-on-new-song-overnight-listen/|date=12 August 2020}}. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 21 June 2017. It was written after Daft Punk saw Parcels perform and invited the members to their studio. This became Daft Punk's final production together.{{Cite news |last=Kupfer |first=Rachel |title="Overnight" by Parcels Is Officially Daft Punk's Last-Ever Production: Listen |url=https://edm.com/music-releases/overnight-parcels-daft-punk-last-production |access-date=2 April 2022 |website=EDM.com |archive-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417100543/https://edm.com/music-releases/overnight-parcels-daft-punk-last-production |url-status=live }}

Between 9 April and 11 August 2019, an electronic exhibition based on Daft Punk's song "Technologic" was displayed at the Philharmonie de Paris, featuring costumes, guitars and other elements.{{Cite web |date=27 February 2019 |title=Daft Punk, Kraftwerk & Electronic Icons Participate in Immersive Paris Exhibition |url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/2/daft-punk-technologic-exhibition-paris-philharmonic |access-date=13 June 2023 |website=Hypebeast |archive-date=28 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228010035/https://hypebeast.com/2019/2/daft-punk-technologic-exhibition-paris-philharmonic |url-status=live }} In early 2024, W. F. Quinn Smith, who played percussion on Random Access Memories, said he had participated in experimental recording sessions for a new Daft Punk album in early 2018, but that the project was in limbo.{{Cite web |last=Buckle |first=Becky |date=1 February 2024 |title=Daft Punk drummer says unreleased fifth album exists: 'They're working on it' |url=https://mixmag.net/read/daft-punk-drummer-confirms-lost-albums-to-be-coming-out-of-the-locker-news/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209013050/https://mixmag.net/read/daft-punk-drummer-confirms-lost-albums-to-be-coming-out-of-the-locker-news |archive-date=9 February 2024 |access-date=9 February 2024 |website=Mixmag}}

On 22 February 2021, Daft Punk released a video on their YouTube channel titled "Epilogue".{{cite news |last=Daly |first=Rhian |date=22 February 2021 |title=Music world reacts to Daft Punk's split: "An inspiration to all" |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/music-world-reacts-daft-punks-split-2886409 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316011325/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/music-world-reacts-daft-punks-split-2886409 |archive-date=16 March 2021 |access-date=24 February 2021 |work=NME}} The video features a scene from their 2006 film Electroma, in which one robot explodes and the other walks away into the sunset; a title card created with Warren Fu reads "1993–2021" while an excerpt of Daft Punk's song "Touch" plays.{{cite news |last=Coscarelli |first=Joe |date=22 February 2021 |title=Daft Punk Announces Breakup After 28 Years |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/22/arts/music/daft-punk-breakup.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222161256/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/22/arts/music/daft-punk-breakup.html |archive-date=22 February 2021 |access-date=22 February 2021 |work=The New York Times}} Later that day, Daft Punk's longtime publicist, Kathryn Frazier, confirmed that they had split, but did not give a reason. The news led to a surge in Daft Punk sales, with digital album purchases rising by 2,650%.{{cite news |last=Blake |first=Emily |date=24 February 2021 |title=Digital Love: Daft Punk Sales Soar 2,650% After Breakup |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/daft-punk-sales-breakup-1132617/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224183807/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/daft-punk-sales-breakup-1132617/ |archive-date=24 February 2021 |access-date=24 February 2021 |magazine=Rolling Stone}} Their friend and collaborator Todd Edwards confirmed that Bangalter and Homem-Christo remained active separately.{{cite web |date=22 March 2021 |title=Interview: Todd Edwards on new single 'The Chant', what's next for Daft Punk, and the inspiration behind his productions |url=https://909originals.com/2021/03/22/interview-todd-edwards-discusses-new-single-the-chant-whats-next-for-daft-punk-and-the-inspiration-behind-his-idiosyncratic-production-style/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322185754/https://909originals.com/2021/03/22/interview-todd-edwards-discusses-new-single-the-chant-whats-next-for-daft-punk-and-the-inspiration-behind-his-idiosyncratic-production-style/ |archive-date=22 March 2021 |access-date=22 March 2021 |website=909originals.com}} He later said they were "going in different directions", and that Homem-Christo was more drawn to hip-hop and Bangalter was interested in film.{{Cite web |last=Duran |first=Anagricel |date=8 September 2023 |title=Daft Punk 'weren't on the same page anymore', says collaborator Todd Edwards |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/daft-punk-werent-on-the-same-page-anymore-says-collaborator-todd-edwards-3495227 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928161725/https://www.nme.com/news/music/daft-punk-werent-on-the-same-page-anymore-says-collaborator-todd-edwards-3495227 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |access-date=9 September 2023 |website=NME}} As of 2023, Bangalter and Homem-Christo still shared a studio and equipment.

On 22 February 2022, one year after their disbandment, Daft Punk announced a 25th-anniversary edition of Homework. It included a remix album, Homework (Remixes), which was also released separately. Daft Punk also broadcast a Twitch stream of their performance at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles from their 1997 Daftendirektour. The video featured previously unreleased footage of the duo without costumes. Daft Punk released behind-the-scenes "archives" from the D.A.F.T. DVD and album reissues throughout 2022.{{Cite magazine|last=Blistein|first=Jon|date=22 February 2022|title=Daft Punk to host one-time-only stream of 1997 helmetless show|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/daft-punkhomework-anniversary-mayan-theater-show-livestream-1311162/|access-date=22 February 2022|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-date=22 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222221013/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/daft-punkhomework-anniversary-mayan-theater-show-livestream-1311162/|url-status=live}}

On 12 May 2023, Daft Punk released a 10th-anniversary edition of Random Access Memories, with 35 minutes of previously unreleased outtakes and demos. "Infinity Repeating (2013 Demo)", featuring Casablancas and the Voidz, was released as a single.{{Cite web |date=22 February 2023 |title=Daft Punk Announce New Random Access Memories Reissue With Unreleased Music |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/daft-punk-announce-new-random-access-memories-reissue-with-unreleased-music/ |access-date=22 February 2023 |website=Pitchfork |archive-date=7 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507160513/https://pitchfork.com/news/daft-punk-announce-new-random-access-memories-reissue-with-unreleased-music/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=12 May 2023 |title=Daft Punk Share Previously Unreleased Julian Casablancas Collab "Infinity Repeating": Listen |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2223483/daft-punk-infinity-repeating-2013-demo-feat-julian-casablancas-the-voidz/music/ |access-date=1 September 2023 |website=Stereogum |archive-date=1 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901191739/https://www.stereogum.com/2223483/daft-punk-infinity-repeating-2013-demo-feat-julian-casablancas-the-voidz/music/ |url-status=live }} It was released alongside a music video and was called Daft Punk's "last song ever" in press releases.{{Cite web |title=Listen to the last Daft Punk song ever, "Infinity Repeating" |url=https://www.thefader.com/2023/05/12/daft-punk-julian-casablancas-infinity-repeating |access-date=15 February 2024 |website=The FADER |archive-date=3 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603074939/https://www.thefader.com/2023/05/12/daft-punk-julian-casablancas-infinity-repeating |url-status=live }} On 17 November, Daft Punk released a version of Random Access Memories with no drums or percussion.{{Cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=28 September 2023 |title=Daft Punk continue accessing random memories with Drumless Edition LP |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/daft-punk-random-access-memories-drumless-edition-1234834119/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928165639/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/daft-punk-random-access-memories-drumless-edition-1234834119/ |archive-date=28 September 2023 |access-date=28 September 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}

In April 2023, Bangalter released a solo work, the orchestral ballet score Mythologies. He gave interviews about the project and allowed himself to be photographed without a mask. He cited concerns about the progress of artificial intelligence and other technology as to why Daft Punk split, saying: "As much as I love this character, the last thing I would want to be, in the world we live in, in 2023, is a robot." Bangalter said Daft Punk had wanted to not "spoil the narrative" while they were active, but now felt more comfortable revealing parts of their creative process.{{Cite news |last=Savage |first=Mark |date=3 April 2023 |title=Life after Daft Punk: Thomas Bangalter on ballet, AI and ditching the helmet|work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65140938 |access-date=4 April 2023 |archive-date=14 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914104821/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65140938 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Woolfe |first=Zachary |date=3 April 2023 |title=Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter Reveals Himself: As a Composer |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/03/arts/music/thomas-bangalter-daft-punk-mythologies.html |access-date=4 April 2023 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=4 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404155708/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/03/arts/music/thomas-bangalter-daft-punk-mythologies.html |url-status=live }} Reflecting on the split, Bangalter said he was "relieved and happy to look back and say: 'Okay, we didn't mess it up too much.{{' "}}{{Cite web |title=Thomas Bangalter on ending Daft Punk: "I'm relieved to look back and say 'Ok, we didn't mess it up too much'" |url=https://mixmag.net/read/thomas-bangalter-ending-daft-punk-split-guy-man-helmets-news |access-date=3 August 2023 |website=Mixmag |archive-date=3 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803225459/https://mixmag.net/read/thomas-bangalter-ending-daft-punk-split-guy-man-helmets-news |url-status=live }}

On 22 February 2024, the third anniversary of their split, Daft Punk announced a Twitch broadcast of Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem.{{Cite magazine |last=Bain |first=Katie |date=22 February 2024 |title=Daft Punk to Livestream Its 2003 Film 'Interstella 5555' in Honor of Daft Punk Day |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/daft-punk-interstella-5555-livestream-daft-punk-day-february-22-1235612660/ |access-date=22 February 2024 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=22 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222220021/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/daft-punk-interstella-5555-livestream-daft-punk-day-february-22-1235612660/ |url-status=live }} A vinyl repress of the Discovery single "Something About Us" was released on Record Store Day in April 2024.{{Cite web |last=Pilley |first=Max |date=15 February 2024 |title=Record Store Day 2024: Check out the full list of releases |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/record-store-day-2024-full-list-releases-vinyl-3588062 |access-date=22 February 2024 |website=NME |archive-date=22 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222075123/https://www.nme.com/news/music/record-store-day-2024-full-list-releases-vinyl-3588062 |url-status=live }} A 4K remaster of Interstella 5555 premiered in June at Tribeca Festival.{{Cite web |last=Rettig |first=James |date=30 April 2024 |title=Tribeca Film Festival 2024 Adds Michael Stipe, Scorsese & De Niro In Conversation With Nas, Daft Punk's Interstella 5555, & More |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2261673/tribeca-film-festival-2024-adds-michael-stipe-scorsese-de-niro-in-conversation-with-nas-daft-punks-interstella-5555-more/news/ |access-date=8 May 2024 |website=Stereogum |archive-date=7 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507181317/https://www.stereogum.com/2261673/tribeca-film-festival-2024-adds-michael-stipe-scorsese-de-niro-in-conversation-with-nas-daft-punks-interstella-5555-more/news/ |url-status=live }} The remaster was shown in global theaters for one weekend only in December.

Daft Punk's musical style has been described as house,{{cite news|title=Electro Music Ambassador's French Touch|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/27/arts/27iht-pedrowinter27.html?pagewanted=all|newspaper=The New York Times|first1=Scott|last1=Sayare|date=26 January 2012|access-date=22 February 2021|archive-date=28 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128064024/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/27/arts/27iht-pedrowinter27.html?pagewanted=all|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/daft-punk-mn0000667669/biography|title=Daft Punk AllMusic Bio|first=Sean|last=Cooper|work=AllMusic|access-date=23 February 2021|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201114622/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/daft-punk-mn0000667669/biography|url-status=live}} French house, electronic, dance,{{cite magazine |first1=Kerri |last1=Mason |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/code/1561328/daft-punk-how-the-pioneering-dance-duo-conjured-random-access-memories |title=Daft Punk: How the Pioneering Dance Duo Conjured 'Random Access Memories' |magazine=Billboard |date=10 May 2013 |access-date=20 April 2020 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112030328/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/code/1561328/daft-punk-how-the-pioneering-dance-duo-conjured-random-access-memories |url-status=live }} and disco. Sean Cooper of AllMusic described it as a blend of acid house, techno, pop, indie rock, hip hop, progressive house, funk, and electro.

The Guardian critic Alexis Petridis described their approach as magpie-like, with extensive sampling. Homem-Christo described it as bricolage, the art of using found sounds to create new work.{{cite web |last=Reesman |first=Bryan |date=1 October 2001 |title=Daft Punk |url=http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_daft_punk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060521164603/http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_daft_punk |archive-date=21 May 2006 |access-date=9 March 2018 |work=Mix}} Bangalter said in 2008: "I think that sampling is always something that we've completely legitimately done. It's not something we've hidden, it's almost a partisan or ideological way of making music, sampling things and being sampled ... It's always been a way to reinterpret things—sometimes it's using [an] element from the past, or sometimes recreating them and fooling the eyes or the ears, which is just a fun thing to do."{{cite journal |last1=Nadeau |first1=Cheyne |last2=Nies |first2=Jennifer |date=July–August 2013 |title=The Work of Art Is Controlling You |url=http://anthemmagazine.com/the-work-of-art-is-controlling-you |url-status=live |journal=Anthem |issue=29 |pages=36–37 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106235124/http://anthemmagazine.com/the-work-of-art-is-controlling-you |archive-date=6 January 2014}}

According to Pitchfork, some fans were disappointed to discover that Daft Punk used samples.{{Cite web |last=Patrin |first=Nate |date=19 November 2007 |title=Various artists: Discovered: A Collection of Daft Funk Samples |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10852-discovered-a-collection-of-daft-funk-samples/ |access-date=7 August 2024 |website=Pitchfork}} In 2007, Rapster released Discovered: A Collection of Daft Funk Samples, a compilation of tracks sampled by Daft Punk. Pitchfork wrote: "If [the compilation] proves anything, it isn't that Daft Punk are surreptitious thieves—it's that they're transformative reinterpreters, and in more than a few cases, flat-out miracle workers." Daft Punk also used vintage equipment to recreate sounds by older artists, such as the use of a Wurlitzer piano to evoke Supertramp on "Digital Love".Bryan Reesman, [http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_daft_punk/ Daft Punk interview] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110224721/http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_daft_punk/|date=10 November 2014}} Mix (magazine). Retrieved 6 March 2007. They saw their style as retrofuturist, incorporating genres from earlier decades into what the New York Times described as "an increasingly grand vision of joyful populism".

In the early 1990s, Daft Punk drew inspiration from rock and acid house in the UK. Homem-Christo referred to Screamadelica by Primal Scream as the record that "put everything together" in terms of genre.Suzanne Ely, "Return of the Cybermen" Mixmag, July 2006, pp. 94–98. In 2009, Bangalter named Andy Warhol as one of Daft Punk's early influences.{{cite journal|last=Indrisek|first=Scott|date=Summer 2009|title=Daft Punk: One half of Daft Punk, Thomas Bangalter, dishes on mixing high and low-brow culture with performance art.|url=http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/WhiteWall/WW-SU09-COMB/2009052001/|url-status=dead|journal=Whitewall Magazine|issue=14|pages=91–99|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731204458/http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/WhiteWall/WW-SU09-COMB/2009052001/|archive-date=31 July 2013|access-date=5 May 2013}} On the Homework track "Teachers", Daft Punk list musicians who influenced them, including the funk musician George Clinton, the rapper and producer Dr Dre, and Chicago house and Detroit techno artists including Paul Johnson, Romanthony and Todd Edwards. Homem-Christo said: "Their music had a big effect on us. The sound of their productions—the compression, the sound of the kick drum and Romanthony's voice, the emotion and soul—is part of how we sound today."

Discovery integrates influences from 70s disco and 80s crooners, and featured collaborations with Romanthony and Edwards. A major inspiration was the 1999 Aphex Twin single "Windowlicker", which Bangalter said was "neither a purely club track nor a very chilled-out, down-tempo relaxation track".[https://web.archive.org/web/20060327234551/http://www.mtve.com/article.php?ArticleId=40 "Daft Punk Embark On A Voyage of Discovery"] MTVe.com. Retrieved 22 February 2007. For the Tron: Legacy soundtrack, Daft Punk drew inspiration from Wendy Carlos, the composer of the original Tron film, as well as Max Steiner, Bernard Herrmann, John Carpenter, Vangelis, Philip Glass and Maurice Jarre.{{cite news|title=Daft Punk's 'Legacy' act | Pop & Hiss|work=Los Angeles Times|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/12/daft-punks-legacy-act.html|access-date=9 December 2010|archive-date=6 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206170414/https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/12/daft-punks-legacy-act.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Daft Punk tell all about Tron: Legacy|url=http://www.factmag.com/2010/11/18/daft-punk-tell-all-about-tron-legacy/|work=FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.|date=18 November 2010|access-date=8 April 2013|archive-date=8 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208194948/https://www.factmag.com/2010/11/18/daft-punk-tell-all-about-tron-legacy/|url-status=live}} For Random Access Memories, Daft Punk sought a "west coast vibe", referencing acts such as Fleetwood Mac, the Doobie Brothers and the Eagles,{{cite web|author=TheCreatorsProject|date=8 April 2013|title=The Collaborators: Todd Edwards|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf2bu0P_4Vo|access-date=13 May 2013|format=Video upload|via=YouTube|archive-date=9 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409070525/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf2bu0P_4Vo|url-status=live}} and the French electronic musician Jean Michel Jarre.{{cite web|first=Sam|last=Yenguin|date=18 June 2013|title=Guest DJ: Daft Punk On The Music That Inspired 'Random Access Memories'|url=http://www.wwno.org/post/guest-dj-daft-punk-music-inspired-random-access-memories|access-date=10 August 2013|work=89.9 WWNO|publisher=WWNO|archive-date=16 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016101715/http://wwno.org/post/guest-dj-daft-punk-music-inspired-random-access-memories|url-status=live}}

Many Daft Punk songs feature vocals processed with effects and vocoders including Auto-Tune, a Roland SVC-350 and the Digitech Vocalist. Bangalter said: "A lot of people complain about musicians using Auto-Tune. It reminds me of the late '70s when musicians in France tried to ban the synthesiser. They said it was taking jobs away from musicians. What they didn't see was that you could use those tools in a new way instead of just for replacing the instruments that came before. People are often afraid of things that sound new."

For most public and media appearances, Daft Punk wore costumes that concealed their faces.{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Piers |date=4 December 2013 |title=Daft Punk: The Birth of The Robots |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/daft-punk-birth-of-robots/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207181144/https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/wnyekw/daft-punk-birth-of-robots |archive-date=7 February 2020 |access-date=18 December 2018 |website=Vice}} Bangalter said they wanted the focus to be on their music, and that masks allowed them to control their image while retaining their anonymity and protecting their personal lives. He said that the 1974 film Phantom of the Paradise, in which the main character prominently wears a mask, was "the foundation for a lot of what we're about artistically".[https://nytimes.com/2013/05/19/arts/music/daft-punk-gets-human-with-a-new-album.html Daft Punk Gets Human With a New Album] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323233746/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/arts/music/daft-punk-gets-human-with-a-new-album.html|date=23 March 2017}}. The New York Times. Retrieved 23 March 2017.{{cite news |last1=Jokinen |first1=Tom |date=2 July 2013 |title=How Phantom of the Paradise is the Daft Punk Story |work=Hazlitt |url=https://hazlitt.net/feature/how-phantom-paradise-daft-punk-story |access-date=9 November 2021 |archive-date=12 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012035417/https://hazlitt.net/feature/how-phantom-paradise-daft-punk-story |url-status=live }} Daft Punk were also fans of the 1970s band Space, who wore space suits with helmets that hid their appearance.[http://www.laweekly.com/music/moog-cookbook-were-daft-punk-before-daft-punk-4166345 The Moog Cookbook Were Daft Punk Before Daft Punk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324002153/http://www.laweekly.com/music/moog-cookbook-were-daft-punk-before-daft-punk-4166345|date=24 March 2017}}. LA Weekly. Retrieved 23 March 2017. The mystery of Daft Punk's identity and their elaborate disguises added to their popularity. File:ThomasBangalter028.jpg

Daft Punk wore masks during promotional appearances in the 1990s. Although they allowed a camera crew to film them for a French arts program at the time, Daft Punk did not speak on screen.{{cite magazine |title= |magazine=Jockey Slut |volume=2 |issue=1 |date=April–May 1996 |page=55 }} According to Orla Lee-Fisher, the head of marketing at Virgin Records UK, in their early career Daft Punk only consented to photographs without masks while they were DJing.{{cite book|last=Cardew|first=Ben|title=Daft Punk's Discovery: The Future Unfurled|year=2021|publisher=Velocity Press|location=London|isbn=978-1-913231-11-8|page=162}} In 1997, Bangalter said they had a rule to not appear in videos.{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120629032508/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/D/Daft_Punk/1997/04/12/744419.html CANOE – JAM! Music – Artists – Daft Punk: Who are those masked men?]}} canoe.ca. Retrieved 6 March 2007.

In 2001, Daft Punk began wearing robot costumes for promotional appearances and performances for Discovery, debuted in a special presentation during Cartoon Network's Toonami block.[http://www.toonamiarsenal.com/download/toonami.php Toonami: Digital Arsenal] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214162640/http://www.toonamiarsenal.com/download/toonami.php|date=14 February 2016}} toonamiarsenal.com. Retrieved 14 April 2007. The helmets were produced by Paul Hahn of Daft Arts and the French directors Alex and Martin,Diehl, Matt. [http://www.thedailyswarm.com/swarm/human-after-all-indeed-best-daft-punk-interview-you-never-read/ Human After All, Indeed: The Best Daft Punk Interview You Never Read] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329232428/http://www.thedailyswarm.com/swarm/human-after-all-indeed-best-daft-punk-interview-you-never-read/ |date=29 March 2016 }}. thedailyswarm.com. Retrieved 6 January 2014. with engineering by Tony Gardner and Alterian, Inc. They were capable of various LED effects.Liner notes of the Discovery album—"Bionics Engineering by Tony Gardner & Alterian" Wigs were originally attached to both helmets, but Daft Punk removed them moments before unveiling them.{{cite magazine|last=Weiner|first=Jonah|title=Daft Punk: All Hail Our Robot Overlords|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/daft-punk-all-hail-our-robot-overlords-20130521|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=21 May 2013|date=21 May 2013|archive-date=22 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522163723/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/daft-punk-all-hail-our-robot-overlords-20130521|url-status=live}} Bangalter said the helmets were hot but that he became used to this.[http://www.papermag.com/?section=article&parid=2297&page=4 Daft Punk and the Rise of the Parisian Nightlife] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827160141/http://www.papermag.com/?section=article&parid=2297&page=4|date=27 August 2016}} Paper Magazine. Retrieved 4 November 2007. Later helmets were fitted with ventilators to prevent overheating.Les Inrockuptibles No. 910 (May 2013). The costumes were compared to the makeup of Kiss and the leather jacket worn by Iggy Pop. File:Guy-Manuel028.jpg

With the release of Human After All, Daft Punk wore simplified helmets and black leather jackets and trousers designed by Hedi Slimane. Bangalter said Daft Punk did not want to repeat themselves and were interested in "developing a persona that merges fiction and reality". On the set of Electroma, Daft Punk were interviewed with their backs turned, and in 2006 they wore cloth bags over their heads during a televised interview.[http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/007781.html Daft Punk Talk Electroma. While Wearing Bags On Their Heads.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108221042/http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/007781.html|date=8 January 2009}} twitchfilm.net. Retrieved 6 March 2007. They said the use of cloth bags had been a spontaneous decision, reflecting their willingness to experiment with their image.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eEanxKIYXM Daft Punk Icelandic ELECTROMA Interview 2006] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505152927/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eEanxKIYXM|date=5 May 2016}} YouTube. Retrieved 11 February 2014. Daft Punk wore their robot costumes in their performances at the 2008, 2014, and 2017 Grammy Awards. During the 2014 ceremony, they accepted their awards on stage in the outfits, with Pharrell and Paul Williams speaking on their behalf.[https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/01/26/grammy-awards-news/4903161/ Daft Punk wins big at Grammy Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209045421/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/01/26/grammy-awards-news/4903161/|date=9 December 2017}}. USA Today. Retrieved 24 January 2017.

Daft Punk used the robot outfits to merge the characteristics of humans and machines.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZeRqcTO_do Daft Punk interview in Japan (1/2)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328055649/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZeRqcTO_do|date=28 March 2012}}. Retrieved 14 November 2012. Bangalter said that the personas were initially the result of shyness, but that they became exciting for the audience, "the idea of being an average guy with some kind of superpower". He described it as an advanced version of glam, "where it's definitely not you". After Daft Punk's split, Bangalter likened the robot personas to a "like a Marina Abramović performance art installation that lasted for 20 years". He denied that the robots represented "an unquestioning embrace of digital culture", and said: "We tried to use these machines to express something extremely moving that a machine cannot feel, but a human can. We were always on the side of humanity and not on the side of technology."

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Daft Punk's popularity has been partially attributed to their appearances in mainstream media. They appeared with Juliette Lewis in an advertisement for Gap, featuring the single "Digital Love", and were contractually obliged to appear only in Gap clothing. In 2001, Daft Punk appeared in an advertisement on Cartoon Network's Toonami timeslot, promoting the official Toonami website and the animated music videos for their album Discovery. The music videos later appeared as scenes in the feature-length film Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem, in which Daft Punk make a cameo appearance as their robot alter-egos. They appeared in a television advertisement wearing their Discovery-era headgear to promote Sony Ericsson's Premini mobile phone. In 2010, Daft Punk appeared in Adidas advertisements promoting a Star Wars clothing line.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4xkyECfqzQ |title=Daft Punk — Star Wars: Adidas Originals - Cantina (4K) |date=26 November 2021 |last=Daft Punk – Archives |access-date=17 July 2024 |via=YouTube}} Daft Punk made a cameo in Tron: Legacy as nightclub DJs.

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In 2011, Coca-Cola distributed limited edition bottles designed by Daft Punk.{{Cite web |date=23 February 2011 |title=Daft Punk to Team Up with Coca-Cola for, Um, Daft Coke |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/daft_punk_to_team_up_with_coke_for_um_daft_coke |website=Exclaim! |access-date=17 April 2023 |archive-date=17 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417145509/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/daft_punk_to_team_up_with_coke_for_um_daft_coke |url-status=live }} Daft Punk and Courtney Love were photographed for the "Music Project" of the fashion house Yves Saint Laurent. They appeared in their new sequined suits custom-made by Hedi Slimane, holding and playing instruments with bodies made of lucite.{{cite web|url=http://www.ysl.com/en_US/corporate/saintlaurent-musicproject/daft-punk/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416013702/http://www.ysl.com/en_US/corporate/saintlaurent-musicproject/daft-punk |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 April 2013 |title=Saint Laurent Music Project- Daft Punk }}{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS).|date=April 2023}} In 2013, Bandai released Daft Punk action figures coinciding with the release of Random Access Memories in Japan.{{cite web|url=http://www.tamashii.jp/special/daftpunk/|title=魂ウェブ Daft Punk 魂ウェブ商店にて予約受注生産！！|access-date=23 August 2013|archive-date=30 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130830130834/http://tamashii.jp/special/daftpunk/|url-status=live}} Daft Punk made a rare public appearance at the 2013 Monaco Grand Prix in May on behalf of the Lotus F1 Team, who raced in cars emblazoned with the Daft Punk logo.{{cite web|last=Drewett|first=Meg|title=Daft Punk join up with Lotus F1 Team at Monaco Grand Prix|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/celebrity/news/a484803/daft-punk-join-up-with-lotus-f1-team-at-monaco-grand-prix-pictures.html|work=Digital Spy|access-date=10 June 2013|date=27 May 2013|quote=Lotus – who announced a partnership deal with Daft Punk's record label Columbia in March – raced in specially-branded cars emblazoned with the band's logo.|archive-date=18 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718122958/http://www.digitalspy.com/celebrity/news/a484803/daft-punk-join-up-with-lotus-f1-team-at-monaco-grand-prix-pictures.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Daw|first=Robbie|title=Daft Punk Attend Grand Prix To Support The Lotus F1 Team, Who Do Not Get Lucky in the Race|url=http://idolator.com/7460451/daft-punk-grand-prix-get-lucky-lotus-f1|access-date=10 June 2013|date=28 May 2013|quote=Daft Punk members Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo made a rare public appearance on Sunday (May 26) to support British Formula One team Lotus F1 at the Grand Prix in Monaco.|archive-date=16 December 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211216113407/https://www.idolator.com/7460451/daft-punk-grand-prix-get-lucky-lotus-f1?chrome=1|url-status=live}}

Footage of Daft Punk's 2006 performance at the Coachella Festival was featured in the documentary film Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert, released on YouTube in April 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/news/the-coachella-documentary-is-coming-to-fuel-your-personal-couchella-party-033120|title=The Coachella documentary is coming to fuel your personal Couchella party|work=TimeOut Los Angeles|first=Michael|last=Juliano|date=31 March 2020|access-date=4 April 2020|archive-date=23 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423005918/https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/news/the-coachella-documentary-is-coming-to-fuel-your-personal-couchella-party-033120|url-status=live}} Daft Punk were scheduled to appear on 6 August 2013 episode of The Colbert Report to promote Random Access Memories, but this was canceled because of contractual obligations regarding their appearance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. According to Stephen Colbert, Daft Punk were unaware of the agreement and were halted by MTV executives the morning prior to the taping.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/51801-daft-punk-cancel-colbert-report-appearance-due-to-contractual-agreement-with-mtv-vmas/|title=Daft Punk Cancel 'Colbert Report' Appearance Due to Contractual Agreement With MTV VMAs|work=Pitchfork|date=6 August 2013|access-date=20 April 2020|archive-date=29 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729035107/https://pitchfork.com/news/51801-daft-punk-cancel-colbert-report-appearance-due-to-contractual-agreement-with-mtv-vmas/|url-status=live}} In 2015, Daft Punk appeared alongside several other musicians to announce their co-ownership of the music service Tidal at its relaunch.[https://www.stereogum.com/1790890/arcade-fire-daft-punk-kanye-west-beyonce-jack-white-madonna-more-share-the-stage-at-tidal-launch-event/news/ Tidal Owners Including Jay Z, Arcade Fire, Daft Punk, Kanye West, Jack White, & Madonna Share The Stage At Launch Event] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729023841/https://www.stereogum.com/1790890/arcade-fire-daft-punk-kanye-west-beyonce-jack-white-madonna-more-share-the-stage-at-tidal-launch-event/news/ |date=29 July 2020 }}. Stereogum. Retrieved 24 April 2017.

Eden, a 2014 French drama film, has as its protagonist a techno fan-turned-DJ-turned recovering addict. It features Daft Punk (portrayed by actors) during different stages of their careers.{{cite news|url=http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2014/9/TIFF-2014-Daft-Punks-surprising-role-in-French-house-music-movie-Eden |title=TIFF 2014: Daft Punk's surprising role in French house music movie Eden |date=11 September 2014 |last1=Kinos-Goodin |first1=Jesse |access-date=25 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301002442/http://music.cbc.ca/ |archive-date=1 March 2016 }} Daft Punk also appear in Pharrell Williams's 2024 biographical film Piece by Piece.{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Angelique |date=6 June 2024 |title=Pharrell Williams Debuts Trailer for His Lego Animated Biopic 'Piece by Piece' — and Teases Two New Tracks |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/piece-by-piece-trailer-pharrell-williams-lego-biopic-1236026905/ |access-date=6 June 2024 |website=Variety}}

Daft Punk are regarded as one of the most influential dance acts.{{Cite news|date=22 February 2021|title=Daft Punk announce split after 28 years|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56158867|access-date=22 February 2021|archive-date=22 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222160456/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56158867|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=22 February 2021|title=Daft Punk's 10 best songs|url=https://www.nme.com/features/daft-punk-best-songs-robot-rock-get-lucky-2886105|access-date=22 February 2021|website=NME {{!}} Music, Film, TV, Gaming & Pop Culture News|archive-date=22 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222191046/https://www.nme.com/features/daft-punk-best-songs-robot-rock-get-lucky-2886105|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|author-link=Alexis Petridis|date=23 February 2021|title=Daft Punk were the most influential pop musicians of the 21st century|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/feb/23/daft-punk-were-the-most-influential-pop-musicians-of-the-21st-century|access-date=4 February 2022|website=The Guardian|archive-date=11 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511073512/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/feb/23/daft-punk-were-the-most-influential-pop-musicians-of-the-21st-century|url-status=live}} In 2021, the chief Guardian music critic, Alexis Petridis, named them the most influential pop artists of the 21st century. In the same year, Pitchfork named them one of the most important artists of the preceding 25 years, writing: "It’s impossible to imagine contemporary electronic dance music without Daft Punk ... they helped instil a philosophy of self-reinvention that would resonate with generations of musicians across electronic music, rock, hip-hop, and beyond."{{Cite web |date=2021-10-04 |title=The 200 most important artists of the last 25 years |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/most-important-artists/ |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}

The Daft Punk collaborator Pharrell Williams said they were responsible for the rise of contemporary EDM, though Bangalter said only that other acts were using "gimmicks that at the time [Daft Punk used them] were not really gimmicks". The New York Times credited Daft Punk with helping make dance music mainstream. In 2008, Daft Punk were voted the 38th-greatest DJs in a worldwide poll by DJ Mag.[http://djmag.com/index.php?op=top_100&story=home DJmag.com: Top 100 DJs – Results & History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304183635/http://djmag.com/index.php?op=top_100&story=home|date=4 March 2016}} djmag.com. Retrieved 31 August 2007. In 2015, Rolling Stone ranked Daft Punk the 12th-greatest musical duo.{{Cite magazine |date=17 December 2015 |title=20 Greatest Duos of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/20-greatest-duos-of-all-time-16272/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118151030/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/20-greatest-duos-of-all-time-16272/ |archive-date=18 November 2020 |access-date=4 June 2021 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}

In "Losing My Edge" (2002), the first single by LCD Soundsystem, the singer, James Murphy, jokingly brags about being the first to "play Daft Punk to the rock kids".{{cite web |title=LCD Soundsystem - Losing My Edge Lyrics | Genius Lyrics |url=https://genius.com/Lcd-soundsystem-losing-my-edge-lyrics |website=Genius |access-date=9 March 2022 |archive-date=16 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216021437/https://genius.com/Lcd-soundsystem-losing-my-edge-lyrics |url-status=live }} Another LCD Soundsystem single, "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House", reached No. 29 in the UK and was nominated for Best Dance Recording at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards.{{Cite web |title=LCD Soundsystem |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/lcd-soundsystem/7454 |access-date=3 June 2023 |website=Grammy Awards |archive-date=3 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603155127/https://www.grammy.com/artists/lcd-soundsystem/7454 |url-status=live}} While accepting her British Dance Act award at the Brit Awards 2025, Charli XCX named Daft Punk as an influence.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/charli-xcx-sweeps-2025-brit-awards-pays-homage-to-late-collaborator-sophie-someone-who-none-of-us-would-be-here-without-3842677|title=Charli XCX sweeps 2025 BRIT Awards, pays homage to late collaborator SOPHIE: "Someone who none of us would be here without"|date=2025-03-02|access-date=2025-03-02|website=NME|last=Burton|first=Poppy}} The French musician Madeon learnt about music production by reverse-engineering Daft Punk sounds, and cited their creative use of a cheap DigiTech pedal on Human After All as an example of their "genius, creativity and intuition [... ] They made an entire album using that pedal and it’s a cheap $50 pedal that nobody gave the time of day at the time."{{cite web |date=17 December 2019 |title=Madeon: FL Studio is objectively the most advanced DAW |url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/madeon-fl-studio-is-objectively-the-most-advanced-daw |access-date=9 June 2021 |website=MusicRadar}} Baicalellia daftpunka, a species of flatworm, was named after Daft Punk in 2018 for its partial resemblance to a helmet.{{cite journal |last1=Stephenson |first1=India |last2=Van Steenkiste |first2=Niels W. L. |last3=Leander |first3=Brian S. |year=2018 |title=Molecular phylogeny of neodalyellid flatworms (Rhabdocoela), including three new species from British Columbia |journal=Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research |volume=57 |pages=41–56 |doi=10.1111/jzs.12243 |issn=0947-5745 |s2cid=91740559 |doi-access=free}} In February 2024, Madame Tussauds New York unveiled their wax figures of Daft Punk.{{cite web |date=27 February 2024 |title=Daft Punk: The Latest to 'Get Lucky' in New York - Madame Tussauds |url=https://www.madametussauds.com/new-york/information/news/daft-punk-the-latest-to-get-lucky-in-new-york/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227235400/https://www.madametussauds.com/new-york/information/news/daft-punk-the-latest-to-get-lucky-in-new-york/ |archive-date=27 February 2024 |access-date=28 February 2024}}{{cite magazine |date=27 February 2024 |title=Daft Punk Wax Figures Unveiled at Madame Tussauds New York |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/daft-punk-wax-figures-madame-tussauds-new-york-1235616354/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228084055/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/daft-punk-wax-figures-madame-tussauds-new-york-1235616354/ |archive-date=28 February 2024 |access-date=28 February 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}

Daft Punk tracks have been sampled or covered by other artists. "Technologic" was sampled by Swizz Beatz for the Busta Rhymes song "Touch It". In a later remix of "Touch It", the line "touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it, turn it, leave it, start, format it" from "Technologic" was sung by the rapper Missy Elliott. Kanye West's 2007 track "Stronger" interpolates the melody and features a vocal sample of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger", and Daft Punk's robotic costumes appeared in the music video. "Daftendirekt" was sampled in the Janet Jackson song "So Much Betta" from her 2008 album Discipline.[https://www.stereogum.com/b-sides/janet-jackson-samples-daft-pun-008177.html Janet Jackson Samples Daft Punk] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080225143553/http://www.stereogum.com/b-sides/janet-jackson-samples-daft-pun-008177.html|date=25 February 2008}} Stereogum. Retrieved 7 March 2008.

The track "Aerodynamic" was sampled for Wiley's 2008 single "Summertime".[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/grime-music-cleans-up-in-the-charts-887952.html Grime Music Cleans Up in the Charts] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402011213/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/grime-music-cleans-up-in-the-charts-887952.html|date=2 April 2016}} The Independent. Retrieved 21 August 2008. "Veridis Quo" from Discovery was sampled for the Jazmine Sullivan 2008 song "Dream Big".{{cite web |url=https://www.popjustice.com/songs/jazmine-sullivan-dream-big/ |author=Staff |title=Jazmine Sullivan – 'Dream Big' |website=Popjustice |date=7 November 2008 |access-date=10 May 2018 |archive-date=11 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511081049/https://www.popjustice.com/songs/jazmine-sullivan-dream-big/ |url-status=live }} "Around the World" was sampled for JoJo's 2009 song "You Take Me (Around the World)". The song "Cowboy George" by the Fall contains a clip of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger".{{cite web|url=http://www.listenbeforeyoubuy.net/reviews/review-the-fall-our-future-your-clutter-2010/|title=[Review/Listen] – The Fall – Your Future Our Clutter (2010)|publisher=ListenBeforeYouBuy|access-date=4 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053238/http://www.listenbeforeyoubuy.net/reviews/review-the-fall-our-future-your-clutter-2010/|archive-date=21 September 2013|url-status=dead}} The a cappella group Pentatonix performed a medley of Daft Punk songs.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MteSlpxCpo Daft Punk – Pentatonix] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015192805/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MteSlpxCpo|date=15 October 2016}}. YouTube. Retrieved 6 December 2014. As of November 2021, the video had been viewed over 355 million times. The medley won Best Arrangement, Instrumental or a Cappella at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.[http://www.grammy.com/nominees?genre=2 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425004656/http://www.grammy.com/nominees?genre=2|date=25 April 2016}}. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 6 December 2014. Daft Punk's "Technologic" was also interpolated in Charli XCX's 2024 song "Guess".{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/arts/music/playlist-charli-xcx-billie-eilish-guess.html|title=Hear Billie Eilish and Charli XCX's 'Guess' Remix|date=2024-08-02|access-date=2025-03-02|website=The New York Times|last1=Pareles|first1=Jon|author-link1=Jon Pareles|last2=Zoladz|first2=Lindsay}} A remix of "Guess" featuring Billie Eilish won Song of the Year at the Brit Awards 2025, and was nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.{{Cite web|url=https://grammy.com/awards/67th-annual-grammy-awards-2024|title=67th Annual GRAMMY Awards|access-date=2025-03-02|website=GRAMMY.com}} A Daft Punk medley was played at the 2017 Bastille Day parade by a French military band, in front of French President Emmanuel Macron and his guests, which included US President Donald Trump.{{Cite web |last=Reilly |first=Nick |date=14 July 2017 |title=Donald Trump forced to sit through Daft Punk medley during Bastille Day parade |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/donald-trump-forced-to-sit-through-daft-punk-medley-2110750 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723185340/https://www.nme.com/news/music/donald-trump-forced-to-sit-through-daft-punk-medley-2110750 |archive-date=23 July 2019 |access-date=23 July 2019 |website=NME}}{{Cite news |last=Video |first=Telegraph |date=14 July 2017 |title=French military band plays Daft Punk medley, leaving Donald Trump bemused |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/14/french-military-band-plays-daft-punk-medley-leaving-donald-trump/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425073618/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/14/french-military-band-plays-daft-punk-medley-leaving-donald-trump/ |archive-date=25 April 2018 |access-date=5 April 2018 |work=The Daily Telegraph}}

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;Studio albums

• Homework (1997)
• Discovery (2001)
• Human After All (2005)
• Random Access Memories (2013)

• Daftendirektour (1997)
• Alive 2007 (2006–07)

{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Daft Punk}}In October 2011, Daft Punk placed 28th in a "top-100 DJs of 2011" list by DJ Magazine after placing in the 44th position the year before.[http://www.djmag.com/top100?page=3&year=2011 DJ Mag Top 100 DJs of 2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323110908/http://www.djmag.com/top100?page=3&year=2011|date=23 March 2012}} djmag.com. Retrieved 14 November 2012.[http://djmag.com/top100dj?year=2012 DJ Mag Top 100 DJs of 2012] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919003416/http://djmag.com/top100dj?year=2012|date=19 September 2015}} djmag.com. Retrieved 14 November 2012. On 19 January 2012, Daft Punk ranked No. 2 on Mixmag's Greatest Dance Acts of All Time, with The Prodigy at No. 1 by just a few points.{{Cite web|title=Mixmag | Mixmag'S Greatest Dance Act of All Time Revealed|url=http://www.mixmag.net/words/news/mixmags-greatest-dance-act-revealed|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121011412/http://www.mixmag.net/words/news/mixmags-greatest-dance-act-revealed|archive-date=21 January 2012}}

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Bibliography

• Tony Gaenic, Daft Punk de A à Z, l'Étudiant, les guides MusicBook, 2002, p. 115, {{ISBN|978-2-84343-088-6}}
• Pauline Guéna, Anne-Sophie Jahn, DAFT, Éditions Grasset, 2022, p. 216, {{ISBN|9782246820390}}
• Stéphane Jourdain, French Touch, le Castor Astral, Castormusic, 2005, p. 189, {{ISBN|2-85920-609-4}}
• Philippe Poirrier, Daft Punk, la Toile et le disco. Revival culturel à l'heure du numérique, French Cultural Studies, 2015, p. 381
• Violaine Schütz, Daft Punk, l'histoire d'un succès planétaire, Scali, 2008, {{ISBN|978-2-35012-236-6}}
• {{cite book |last=Shapiro |first=Peter |author-link=Peter Shapiro (journalist) |date=2000 |title=Modulations: A History of Electronic Music |url=https://archive.org/details/modulationshisto00shap/page/n5 |location=New York |publisher=Caipirinha Productions, Inc. |page=340 |isbn=1-891024-06-X |url-access=registration}}

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