No Beef
{{Infobox song
| name = No Beef
| cover = NoBeef.jpg
| alt =
| caption = UK Cover
| type = single
| artist = Afrojack and Steve Aoki featuring Miss Palmer
| album = Wonderland
| released = 22 August 2011
| recorded = 2010
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Electro house,{{Cite web |url=https://weraveyou.com/2017/08/afrojack-steve-aokis-no-beef-turns-5-years-old-today/ |title=Afrojack & Steve Aoki's "no Beef" Turns 5 Years Old Today |date=10 August 2017 |website=We Rave You |accessdate=1 June 2018}} progressive house{{Cite magazine |last=Roberts |first=Todd C. |date=October 2011 |title=Glossary of terms |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S9sZ2vdy8ZAC&q=%2522no%2520beef%2522%2520%2522steve%2520aoki%2522&pg=PA68 |access-date=2024-06-03 |magazine=Spin |page=68 |language=en}}
| length = 6:02
2:39 (UK Radio Edit)
| label = Wall / Spinnin, All Around the World, Ultra
| writer = Nick Van De Wall, Steve Aoki, Alyssa Palmer
| producer = Afrojack, Steve Aoki
| chronology = Afrojack
| prev_title = Selecta
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = We're All No One
| next_year = 2011
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Steve Aoki
| type = singles
| prev_title = Turbulence
| prev_year = 2011
| title = No Beef
| year = 2011
| next_title = We're All No One
| next_year = 2011
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Miss Palmer
| type = singles
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| title = No Beef
| year = 2011
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
}}
"No Beef" is a song by Dutch producer Afrojack in collaboration with American DJ Steve Aoki featuring vocals from American singer Miss Palmer. The single was released digitally on 22 August 2011 in the Netherlands.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}} The song was included as a bonus track in Aoki's 2012 debut album Wonderland.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wonderland-bonus-track-version/491899215 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118005941/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wonderland-bonus-track-version/491899215 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 18, 2017 |title=Wonderland (Bonus Track Version) by Steve Aoki on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |date=10 January 2012 |accessdate=1 June 2018 }} In 2015, Spin named it the 21st greatest electronic dance music (EDM) anthem of the first half of the 2010s.{{Cite web |date=May 28, 2015 |title=These Will Be the Years: The 100 Greatest EDM Anthems of the '10s |url=https://www.spin.com/2015/05/these-will-be-the-years-the-100-greatest-edm-anthems-of-the-10s/2/ |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Spin}}
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "No Beef" was first released onto YouTube on 16 August 2011 at a total length of five minutes and thirty-two seconds.{{Cite web |date=2011-08-11 |title=The Official Video For Afrojack And Steve Aoki "No Beef" |url=https://magneticmag.com/2011/08/the-official-video-for-afrojack-and-steve-aoki-no-beef/ |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Magnetic Mag |language=en-US}} It was directed by Punit Dhesi and produced by Nima Nejat and Kam Saran. It features footage of both Afrojack and Aoki on stage and backstage at the 2011 Electric Daisy Carnival. The video also features guest appearances from American rapper Flo Rida, American model and former Playboy Playmate Holly Madison, professional poker players Michael Mizrachi, Antonio Esfandiari and Phil Laak, former Ultimate Fighting Championship Chuck Liddell and American rapper and record producer Lil Jon.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksocjhxX_DQ Afrojack and Steve Aoki featuring Miss Palmer - No Beef (Official Video)] YouTube
Steve Aoki secretly recorded part of the video with a cell phone at a gift shop in Las Vegas, without the shop's permission. The shop turned that into a marketing opportunity by prominently featuring the gifts purchased in the video.{{Cite book |last=Papa |first=Paul W. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jf6RBQAAQBAJ&q=%2522no%2520beef%2522%2520%2522steve%2520aoki%2522&pg=PA14 |title=Discovering Vintage Las Vegas: A Guide to the City's Timeless Shops, Restaurants, Casinos, & More |date=2014-11-18 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-4930-1398-2 |page=14 |language=en |access-date=2024-06-03}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Digital download{{cite web|url=https://www.beatport.com/release/no-beef/404210 |title=No Beef from Wall Recordings on Beatport|website=Beatport |accessdate=1 June 2016 }}
| title1 = No Beef
| note1 = Vocal Mix
| length1 = 6:01
| title2 = No Beef
| note2 = Instrumental Mix
| length2 = 6:02
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = UK Digital download{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/no-beef-remixes-feat-miss-palmer-ep/473215862 |title=No Beef (Remixes) [feat. Miss Palmer] - EP by Afrojack & Steve Aoki on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=1 June 2018 }}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
| title1 = No Beef
| note1 = UK Radio Edit
| length1 = 2:39
| title2 = No Beef
| note2 = Vocal Mix
| length2 = 6:03
| title3 = No Beef
| note3 = Gigamesh Remix
| length3 = 4:45
| title4 = No Beef
| note4 = Nu:Tone Remix
| length4 = 5:14
| title5 = No Beef
| note5 = Instrumental Mix
| length5 = 6:02
}}
Chart performance
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2011-2012)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{singlechart|Flanders Tip|5|artist=Afrojack & Steve Aoki feat. Miss Palmer|song=No Beef}} |
| {{singlechart|Wallonia Tip|21|artist=Afrojack & Steve Aoki feat. Miss Palmer|song=No Beef}} |
| {{singlechart|France|42|artist=Afrojack & Steve Aoki feat. Miss Palmer|song=No Beef}} |
| {{singlechart|Dutch40|26|artist=Afrojack & Steve Aoki feat. Miss Palmer|song=No Beef}} |
| {{singlechart|Scotland|19|artist=Afrojack & Steve Aoki feat. Miss Palmer|song=No Beef|date=2011-11-19}} |
| {{singlechart|UKdance|6|artist=Afrojack & Steve Aoki feat. Miss Palmer|song=No Beef|date=2011-11-19}} |
| {{singlechart|UKindie|39|artist=Afrojack & Steve Aoki feat. Miss Palmer|song=No Beef|date=2011-11-19}} |
| {{singlechart|UK|25|artist=Afrojack & Steve Aoki feat. Miss Palmer|song=No Beef|date=2011-11-19}} |
Release history
| class=wikitable
! scope="col" | Country ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format ! scope="col" | Label |
| Netherlands
| 22 August 2011[https://web.archive.org/web/20160305082537/https://itunes.apple.com/nl/album/no-beef-feat.-miss-palmer/id454135568 No Beef (feat. Miss Palmer) - Single van Afrojack & Steve Aoki] iTunes | rowspan="2"|Digital download | Wall Recordings / Spinnin Records |
| United Kingdom
| 6 November 2011[https://web.archive.org/web/20111213115323/http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/no-beef-remixes-feat.-miss/id473215862 No Beef (Remixes) | All Around the World Productions |
References
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Category:Songs written by Afrojack