Mike Perry (DJ)

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{{short description|Swedish DJ and music producer}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Mike Perry

| image = Mike Perry @ Lollapalooza 2017.jpg

| caption = Perry at Lollapalooza 2017

| birth_name = Mikael Mats Robert Persson

| alias =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|06|24|df=y}}

| origin = Skövde, Sweden

| instrument =

| genre = {{hlist|Techno|tropical house|dance|pop|future bass}}

| occupation = {{hlist|DJ|music producer}}

| years_active = 2006–present

| label = {{hlist|Sony Music|DF Records}}

| website =

}}

Mikael Mats Robert Persson (born 24 June 1983), better known by his stage name Mike Perry, is a Swedish DJ and music producer from Skövde. He is best known for his 2016 single "The Ocean" featuring vocals from Shy Martin, which peaked at number 1 on the Swedish Singles Chart. Other popular songs by Perry include "Inside the Lines", "Stay Young" and "Don't Hide".

Career

=2012–2015: Beginnings=

In 2007, Perry released "Psycadelic" with Stephan M.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/de/album/psycadelic/297718297|title="Psycadelic" von Mike Perry auf Apple Music|website=iTunes|date=17 September 2007 }} In 2012, Perry released "Put Me Up", an electronic dance music production on the Mark Brown label, and released on CR2 Records.Danny Golpanian: [http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2012/06/mike-perry-put-me-up-original-mix/ "Mike Perry - Put Me Up"]. Dancing AstronautDan Carter: [http://www.beatmyday.com/2012/06/19/mike-perry-put-me-up/ "Mike Perry - Put Me Up"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019040425/http://www.beatmyday.com/2012/06/19/mike-perry-put-me-up/ |date=19 October 2012 }}. Beat My Day This was followed by a collaboration with Cecilia Axeland called "We Don't Sleep in the Night"Danny Golpanian: [http://www.getliftedtonight.com/mike-perry-cecilia-axeland-we-dont-sleep-in-the-night-original-mix/ "Mike Perry & Cecilia Axeland – We Don't Sleep In The Night (Original Mix)"]. Get Lifted Tonight as well as "Whompin" with Filip Jenven.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/events/492028507548588/|title=MIKE PERRY @ BÅNKEN|website=www.facebook.com}} In 2013, Perry began releasing music in a "big room" style.[https://www.housebloggen.no/musikk/release-icona-pop-night-remixes/ "Release: Icona Pop All Night Remixes"]. Housebloggen Also in 2013, Miriam Bryant's "Push & Play" was remixed by Filip Jenven and Mike Perry.[https://themostunrealbeats.com/2013/04/26/house-push-play-filip-jenven-mike-perry-remix-by-miriam-bryant/ "PUSH PLAY (FILIP JENVEN & MIKE PERRY REMIX) BY MIRIAM BRYANT"]. The Most Unreal Beats Perry released several pieces of music from 2013 to 2016.[http://www.bptoptracker.com/artist/mike-perry/20866/tracks "Beatport Release Statistics"]. BP-Top-Tracker

=2016: Breakthrough with "The Ocean"=

After playing a track called "The Ocean",[http://www.dasding.de/musik/Mike-Perry-Interview-mit-Basti/-/id=286/nid=286/did=1176124/dw9ngk/ "Mike Perry: Wer ist der Typ mit dem Sommerhit 'The Ocean'?"]. dasding.de (German) Sony Music Entertainment signed him up to their label.Matt Ogle: [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-21/spotify-is-perfecting-the-art-of-the-playlist "Spotify Is Perfecting the Art of the Playlist"]. Bloomberg On 15 April 2016 the track was released, featuring vocals from Shy Martin. The song peaked at number 1 on the Swedish Singles Chart, also reaching the Top 10 in Austria, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Switzerland as well as the Top 20 in, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France and Ireland as well as the Top 40 in Italy, New Zealand, Portugal and United Kingdom.[https://acharts.co/song/99721 "The Ocean"] acharts.us

The follow-up single "Inside the Lines" was released on 21 October 2016.Tim Tabens: [http://www.dance-charts.de/201610217831/mike-perry-feat-casso-inside-the-lines "Nachfolger vom Megahit "The Ocean": Mjusikvideo » Mike Perry feat. Casso - Inside The Lines"]. Dance-Charts (German) The track features vocals by Casso and reached number 19 in Finland and number 25 in Sweden.[https://acharts.co/song/102738 "Inside the Lines"] on acharts.us His third tropical house release in 2016 was the track "Touching You Again".bigFM Staff: [http://www.bigfm.de/news/17020/mike-perry-single-touching-you-again-startloechern "Mike Perry Steht Mit Der Single "Touching You Again" In Den Startlöchern"] (German) It was produced with newcomers Hot Shade and Jane XØ as well as singer Phoebe Ryan.{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/song/Hot-Shade-_-Mike-Perry-_-Jane-XOe/Touching-You-Again-1618187|title=Hot Shade / Mike Perry / Jane XØ - Touching You Again - hitparade.ch|first=Steffen|last=Hung|website=hitparade.ch}} On 15 May 2017, Perry announced his upcoming single "Hands" featuring American singer Sabrina Carpenter and British boy band The Vamps, which was released later in the month.{{Cite news|url=http://celebmix.com/mike-perry-hands-the-vamps-sabrina-carpenter/|title=Mike Perry Announces 'Hands' Featuring The Vamps and Sabrina Carpenter - CelebMix|last=Craig|first=Nicola|date=15 May 2017|work=CelebMix|access-date=16 May 2017|language=en-GB}}

Perry released more singles going into 2018 including "California" featuring Hot Shade and Karlyn and "Don't Hide" with Willemijn May, which number 35 and 31 on the Swedish charts respectively.

On 18 January 2019, Perry released "Runaway", peaking #1 position in United States, Chile and Hungary.{{Cite web|title=Runaway|url=https://www.top-charts.com/s/runaway-mike-perry|access-date=4 October 2020|website=www.top-charts.com|language=en}}

In 2019, Perry released the single "Changes" with fellow DJs Ten Times and Dmitri Vangelis and Wyman with vocals from The Companions which reached number 65 in Sweden.

Discography

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title

! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:13.5em;"| Certifications

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWE
{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Mike+Perry|title=Discography Mike Perry|work=Swedish Charts Portal|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=20 August 2016}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| AUS
{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Mike+Perry|title=Discography Mike Perry|work=Australian Charts Portal|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=20 August 2016}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| AUT
{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Mike+Perry|title=Discographie Mike Perry|work=Austrian Charts Portal|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=20 August 2016}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| DEN
{{cite web|url=https://danishcharts.dk/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Mike+Perry|title=Discography Mike Perry|work=Danish Charts Portal|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=20 August 2016}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| GER
{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-1550767|title=Discographie Mike Perry|work=German Charts Portal|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=20 August 2016}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| NL
{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Mike+Perry|title=Discografie Mike Perry|work=Dutch Charts Portal|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=20 August 2016}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| NOR
{{cite web|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Mike+Perry|title=Discography Mike Perry|work=Norwegian Charts Portal|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=20 August 2016}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| NZ
{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Mike+Perry|title=Discography Mike Perry|work=New Zealand Charts Portal|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=20 August 2016}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWI
{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Mike+Perry|title=Discographie Mike Perry|work=Swiss Charts Portal|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=20 August 2016}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK
{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/artists/mike%20perry/|title=Artist Search > Mike Perry|publisher=Official Charts Company|work=Officialcharts.com/|accessdate=20 August 2016}}

rowspan="3" | 2016

! scope="row"| "The Ocean"
(featuring Shy Martin)

| 1

11413510332439

|

  • GLF: 6× Platinum{{cite certification|region=Sweden|artist=Mike Perry|source=artist|access-date=6 March 2023}}
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum{{cite certification|region=Australia|type=single|certyear=2016|access-date=6 March 2023}}
  • BPI: Gold{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Mike Perry|access-date=6 March 2023}}
  • BVMI: 3× Gold{{cite certification|region=Germany|artist=Mike Perry|access-date=6 March 2023}}
  • IFPI AUT: Gold{{cite certification|region=Austria|artist=Mike Perry|access-date=6 March 2023}}
  • IFPI DEN: 2× Platinum{{cite certification|region=Denmark|type=single|artist=Mike Perry feat. Shy Martin|title=The Ocean|id=11279|access-date=6 March 2023}}
  • RMNZ: Gold{{cite certification|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Mike Perry feat. Shy Martin|id=2016-10-28|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|title=The Ocean}}

| rowspan="5" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}

scope="row"| "Inside the Lines"
(featuring Casso)

| 25 || — || — || — || — || — || 34 || — || 84 || —

|

  • GLF: 2× Platinum
scope="row"| "Touching You Again"
(with Hot Shade and Jane XØ)

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

rowspan="4" | 2017

! scope="row"| "Talk About It"
(with Hot Shade)

| 40

|

  • GLF: Platinum
scope="row"| "Body to Body"
(with Imani Williams)

| 56 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

  • GLF: Gold
scope="row"| "Hands"
(with The Vamps and Sabrina Carpenter)

| 70 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Hands" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 58 on the UK Singles Download Chart and at number 59 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.{{cite web | title=SABRINA CARPENTER songs and albums | website=Official Charts | date=2025-03-27 | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/47469/sabrina-carpenter/ | ref={{sfnref|Official Charts|2025}} | access-date=2025-03-28}}}}

|

  • GLF: Gold

| Night & Day (Night Edition)

scope="row"| "Stay Young"
(with Tessa)

| 39
{{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/|title=Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|accessdate=28 October 2017}} || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

  • GLF: Platinum

| rowspan="37" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}

rowspan="5" | 2018

! scope="row" | "Rocksteady"
(with DIMA)

| —

|

scope="row" | "California"
(with Hot Shade featuring Karlyn)

| 27 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row" | "Don't Hide"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/dont-hide-single/1397736968 |title=Don't Hide - Single by Mike Perry & Willemijn May on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |date=29 June 2018 |access-date=1 July 2018}}
(with Willemijn May)

| 31
{{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/|title=Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|accessdate=3 August 2018}} || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row" | "Rise & Fall"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/rise-fall-feat-cathrine-lassen-single/1437003669 |title=Rise & Fall (feat. Cathrine Lassen) - Single by Mike Perry on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |date=12 October 2018 |access-date=17 October 2018}}
(featuring Cathrine Lassen)

| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Rise & Fall" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number three on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=215&dfom=20181012|title=Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 42, 19 oktober 2018|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|accessdate=20 October 2018}}}} || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row" | "Lighthouse"
(with Hot Shade featuring René Miller)

| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Lighthouse" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number three on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=215&dfom=20181123|title=Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 48, 30 november 2018|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|accessdate=1 December 2018}}}} || — || — || — || — || — || — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Lighthouse" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 39 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2018-11-30|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=3 December 2018|access-date=30 November 2018}}}} || — || —

|

rowspan="11" | 2019

! scope="row" | "Runaway"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/runaway-single/1447246569 |title=Runaway - Single by Mike Perry on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |date=18 January 2019 |access-date=23 January 2019}}

| —

|

scope="row" |"Way Too High"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/way-too-high-single/1452819860 |title=Way Too High - Single by Mike Perry on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |date=15 February 2019 |access-date=23 February 2019}}

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row" |"Closer"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/closer-feat-mikayla-single/1456596012 |title=Closer (feat. Mikayla) - Single by Mike Perry on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |date=22 March 2019 |access-date=27 March 2019}}
(with Sonic Avenue and Hot Shade featuring Mikayla)

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row" |"Changes"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/changes-feat-the-companions-single/1458866557 |title=Changes (feat. The Companions) - Single by Mike Perry on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |date=12 April 2019 |access-date=20 April 2019}}
(with Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman and Ten Times featuring The Companions)

| 65 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

  • GLF: Platinum
scope="row"| "Moves"
(with Hot Shade and Mika Zibanejad)

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row" |"Bloodshot"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/bloodshot-feat-charlotte-haining-single/1469941579 |title=Bloodshot (feat. Charlotte Haining) - Single by Mike Perry on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=25 July 2019}}
(featuring Charlotte Haining)

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row" |"All Star"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/all-star-feat-whoisfiyah-single/1475936688?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 |title=All Star (feat. whoisFIYAH) - Single by Mike Perry, Ten Times on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=8 September 2019}}
(with Ten Times and Hot Shade featuring WhoisFiyah)

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row" |"One Life"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/one-life-single/1480686678|title=One Life - Single by Mike Perry on Apple Music|website=iTunes Store|accessdate=27 September 2019}}

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row"| "Better Than This"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/better-than-this-single/1482690086|title=Better Than This - Single by Mike Perry on Apple Music|website=iTunes Store|accessdate=2 November 2019}}
(featuring David Rasmussen)

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row"| "Until I Die"
(featuring Joe Buck)

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row"| "Dive"
(with Hot Shade and Chris James)

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

rowspan="8" | 2020

! scope="row" | "Told You So"
(featuring Orange Villa)

| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Told You So" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 18 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2020&dspp=6|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 6|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|accessdate=8 February 2020}}}}

| —

|

scope="row"| "Paradise"
(with Mangoo and Wanja Janeva)

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row" | "Maze"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/maze-feat-wanja-janeva-single/1503206196 |title=Maze (feat. Wanja Janeva) - Single by Mike Perry & Mangoo on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=27 April 2020}}
(with Mangoo featuring Wanja Janeva)

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row" | "Coming Home"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/coming-home-single/1510753326 |title=Coming Home - Single by Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman & Mike Perry on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=26 May 2020}}
(with Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman)

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row"| "Midnight Sun"
(featuring Forgét Mej)

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row"| "Down the Line"
(featuring Ten Times)

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row"| "Crazy"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/crazy-feat-nathaniel-single/1518800346 |title=Crazy (feat. Nathaniel) - Single by Mike Perry on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=29 July 2020}}
(featuring Nathaniel)

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row"| "By Your Side"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/by-your-side-single/1531321079 |title=By Your Side - Single by Mike Perry on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=4 October 2020}}

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

rowspan="3"| 2021

! scope="row" |"If I Ruled the World"
(featuring Mila Josef){{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/if-i-ruled-the-world-single/1557255985 |title=If I Ruled the World - Single by Mike Perry on Apple Music |website=Apple Music|date=2 April 2021 |accessdate=4 September 2021}}

| —

|

scope="row" |"Save Me Now"
(featuring Isak Danielson){{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/save-me-now-feat-isak-danielson-single/1582453474 |title=Save Me Now - Single by Mike Perry on Apple Music |website=Apple Music|date=3 September 2021 |accessdate=4 September 2021}}

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row" |"Looking At U"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/looking-at-u-single/1595580269 |title=Looking At U - Single by Mike Perry on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=13 January 2022}}

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

rowspan="1"| 2022

! scope="row" |"Late Nights"

| —

|

rowspan="5"| 2023

! scope="row" |"Turn Off the Lights"

| —

|

scope="row" |"Hustler of the Heart"
(with Ryan Edmond)

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row" |"On My Body"
(with Bjørnskov & Hot Shade)

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row" |"Believe"

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row" |"Thieves"
(featuring JXN)

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

rowspan="3"| 2024

! scope="row" |"Trails"

| —

|

scope="row" |"Love Me Like That"

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row" |"Broken Heart"
(featuring One Trick Pony)

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|

colspan="14"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

{{notelist-ua}}

= Other releases =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

rowspan="2" |2007

|"Psychadelic"
(with Stephan M featuring Vanity)

"Arctic Sweep"
(vs. Dreas)
rowspan="4" |2012

|"Put Me Up"

"We Don't Sleep in the Night"
(with Cecilia Axeland)
"Whompin"
(with Filip Jenven)
"Train"
(with Kastenholt & Dee featuring Maegan Cottone)
2016

|"Touching You Again"
(with Hot Shade featuring Jane XØ)

=Remixes=

{{BLP unsourced section|date=January 2017}}

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

!Original artist(s)

rowspan="2" |2007

|"Fuckin' Voices" (with Stephan M)

|Distorded

"Give Some Love" (with Stephan M)

|Antoine Clamaran & Mario Ochoa
(featuring Lulu Hughes)

rowspan="2" |2012

|"Champion"

|Clement Marfo & The Frontline

"Looking for Love"

|Nilson & The 8th Note
(featuring Fenja)

rowspan="5" |2013

|"Last Day On Earth"

|Michael Woods

"You Give Me Life"

|NARK
(featuring Neil Ormandy)

"Push Play" (with Filip Jenven)

| rowspan="2" |Miriam Bryant

"Last Soul on Earth" (with Filip Jenven)
"All Night" (with Filip Jenven)

|Icona Pop

2015

|"Carry You Home" (with Filip Jenven)

|Zara Larsson

rowspan="2" |2017

|"Perfect"

|Ed Sheeran

"Cold" (with Hot Shade)

|Maroon 5

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable"
colspan="5" style="background:LightSteelBlue;" | Awards
YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
| 2017P3 GuldSong Of The YearThe OceanNominated {{cite news|url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2938&artikel=6573812|title=Här är artisterna som är nominerade till P3 Guld 2017 - Pressinformation|first=Sveriges|last=Radio|newspaper=Sveriges Radio |date=28 November 2016 |publisher=}}
| 2017GrammisSong Of The YearThe OceanNominated {{cite web|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/glGyJ/laleh-har-flest-nomineringar-infor-grammisgalan|title=Laleh har flest nomineringar inför Grammisgalan|date=15 December 2016 |publisher=}}

References

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