Inspector Norse
{{short description|2012 single}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Inspector Norse
| cover = Todd Terje - Inspector Norse cover art.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Todd Terje
| album = It's the Arps and
It's Album Time
| released = {{Start date|2012|06|19|df=yes}}
| recorded = 2011
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Nu-disco|space disco|{{nowrap|electro house}}}}
| length = {{ubl|{{duration|m=6|s=40}} {{small|(single)}}|{{duration|m=6|s=59}} {{small|(album version)}}|{{duration|m=3|s=47}} {{small|(radio edit)}}}}
| label = {{hlist|Smalltown Supersound|Olsen}}
| writer = Terje Olsen
| producer = Todd Terje
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Lanzarote
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|gHiqPG0526U|"Inspector Norse"}}}}
}}
"Inspector Norse" is the debut single by Norwegian DJ and music producer Todd Terje, released on 19 June 2012 from his fourth extended play It's the Arps. The song was later featured as the twelfth and final track on his debut studio album It's Album Time. The official music video for the song was uploaded on 19 June 2012 to Pitchfork's YouTube channel. The song was named Mixmag{{'}}s top tune of 2012{{cite magazine|url=http://www.mixmag.net/words/features/best-2012-tunes-5-1 |title=BEST 2012 TUNES: 5-1 |magazine=Mixmag |date=19 December 2012 |accessdate=6 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231001656/http://www.mixmag.net/words/features/best-2012-tunes-5-1 |archivedate=December 31, 2012 }} and Resident Advisor{{'}}s second-best track of 2012.{{cite magazine | url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1705 | title=RA Poll: Top 50 tracks of 2012 | magazine=Resident Advisor | date=18 December 2012 | accessdate=6 July 2015}} The track (and the EP featuring it) was recorded using only the ARP 2600 synthesizer.
Music video
The official music video for the song, lasting four minutes and twenty seconds, was uploaded on 19 June 2012 to the official Pitchfork YouTube channel. The video, which is an excerpt from the short film Whateverest, is centered on a Norwegian man named Marius Solem Johansen, known by his internet alias "Inspector Norse", and his passion for music, drugs and dancing.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHiqPG0526U | title=Todd Terje - Inspector Norse (Official Music Video) | publisher=YouTube | date=19 June 2012 | accessdate=6 July 2015}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = CD-R release{{cite web | url=http://www.discogs.com/Todd-Terje-Inspector-Norse/release/6561067 | title=Todd Terje - Inspector Norse (CDr) | publisher=Discogs | accessdate=6 July 2015}}
| title1 = Inspector Norse
| note1 = Radio Edit
| length1 = 3:47
| title2 = Inspector Norse
| note2 = Album Version
| length2 = 6:59
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| Chart (2012)
! Peak |
|---|
| {{singlechart|Flanders Tip|9|song=Inspector Norse|artist=Todd Terje|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 July 2015}} |
| {{singlechart|Flanders Dance|10|song=Inspector Norse|artist=Todd Terje|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 March 2016}} |
| {{singlechart|Dutch100|88|artist=Todd Terje|song=Inspector Norse|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 July 2015}} |
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Catalogue no. |
| scope="row"| Worldwide
| 19 June 2012 | — |
|---|
| scope="row"| {{UK}}
| 2014 | Olsen | CD-R |
Remixes
The track has been remixed by Justin Van Der Volgen and Pepe Bradock. Both of their remixes were released in 2015.{{cite AV media |url=https://soundcloud.com/toddterje/norse-justin-v |date=2015-01-23 |title=TODD TERJE - Inspector Norse (Justin Van Der Volgen remix) |access-date=2024-10-02 }}{{cite AV media |title=TODD TERJE - Inspector Norse (Pepe Bradock remix) |url=https://soundcloud.com/toddterje/ols011a1 |date=2015-05-14 |access-date=2024-10-02 }}
References
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{{Todd Terje}}
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