Faxing Berlin
{{Infobox song
| name = Faxing Berlin
| cover = Deadma-faxing.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Deadmau5
| album = Random Album Title
| B-side = Jaded
| released = October 25, 2006
| recorded = 2006
| studio =
| genre = Progressive house, trance
| length = {{Duration|m=8|s=41}} (original mix)
| label = {{hlist|Mau5trap|Play|Cinnamon Flava}}
| writer = Joel Zimmerman
| producer = Deadmau5
| chronology = Deadmau5
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Not Exactly
| next_year = 2007
}}
"Faxing Berlin" is an instrumental by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5. It was released as Deadmau5's debut single and is from his third studio album Random Album Title. On July 23, 2007, "Faxing Berlin" became the first release on Deadmau5's label Mau5trap.{{cite web|title=Deadmau5 - Faxing Berlin / Jaded (File, MP3) at Discogs|website=Discogs |url=http://www.discogs.com/Deadmau5-Faxing-Berlin-Jaded/release/1085785}} The track was originally known as "Da Outer Limits", but was renamed to "Faxing Berlin" later on, during a phone call with Max Graham, when Graham left "to fax [something] over to Berlin".{{Cite web|url=https://www.twitch.tv/deadmau5/v/104088019?t=07h15m40s|title=Deadmau5 livestream on Twitch|website=Twitch|access-date=2016-12-11}}
Composition
"Faxing Berlin" is a progressive house song with a tempo of 128 beats per minute and is written in the key of D minor.{{cite web|title=Faxing Berlin on Beatport|website=Beatport|url=http://www.beatport.com/release/faxing-berlin/35786|accessdate=3 January 2018}}
Controversy
In 2008, an artist called DirtyCircuit claimed to have been threatened with legal action after using the sample "LP_Faxing Berlin C_128bpm"{{cite web|url=http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/12/01/all-fruity-no-loops-fl-studio-to-remove-all-melodic-samples/ |title=All Fruity, No Loops: FL Studio to Remove All Melodic Samples; Murky License, Content |publisher=Create Digital Music |date=November 20, 2008 |accessdate=June 5, 2010}} that came bundled with FL Studio, which Deadmau5 claimed copyright for. The sample was a direct clip of a full bar of the song. Deadmau5 provided a demo track that came bundled with FL Studio, along with several loop samples. The case caused a slight discomfort among the users of FL Studio,{{cite web|url=http://www.futuremusic.co.uk/page/futuremusic/20081120 |title=Future Music |publisher=Future Music |date=November 20, 2008 |accessdate=June 5, 2010}} some of which have pointed out potential inconsistencies in the EULA of the software.
Formats and track listings
{{Track listing
| headline = Digital download – Faxing Berlin
| title1 = Faxing Berlin
| length1 = 8:45
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Digital download – Faxing Berlin / Jaded{{cite web|title=Faxing Berlin / Jaded by deadmau5 on mau5trap|website=Beatport|url=https://www.beatport.com/track/jaded-original-mix/335171|accessdate=3 January 2018}}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
| title1 = Faxing Berlin
| note1 = Original Mix
| length1 = 8:41
| title2 = Faxing Berlin
| note2 = Chris Lake Edit
| length2 = 8:13
| title3 = Jaded
| note3 = Original Mix
| length3 = 8:54
| title4 = Jaded
| note4 = Ambient Intro Mix
| length4 = 4:10
}}
{{Track listing
| title1 = Faxing Berlin
| note1 = Chris Lake Edit
| length1 = 8:13
| title2 = Jaded
| length2 = 8:54
}}
Chart performance
Following the release of Random Album Title, "Faxing Berlin" entered the Hot Dance Club Songs chart at number 50 on March 3, 2009, and stayed on the chart for 12 more weeks, peaking at number 6.
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Chart performance for "Faxing Berlin" ! scope="col"| Chart (2009) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{Single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|6|artist=Deadmau5|rowheader=true|refname=DCP}} |
Release history
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Allmusic |class = album |id = mw0001299848 |tab = |label = Faxing Berlin |first = |last = |accessdate =}}
- {{Allmusic |class = song |id = mt0029504418 |tab = |label = Faxing Berlin |first = |last = |accessdate =}}
- {{Discogs master |master=97858 |name=Faxing Berlin / Jaded |type=single}}
- {{Discogs master |master=97871 |name=Faxing Berlin |type=single}}
{{Deadmau5}}
{{authority control}}