Pjanoo

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The song has been on promotional release since 17 March 2008[http://www.htfr.com/more-info/MR248508 Htfr.com] with Eric Prydz's own label, Pryda, with a limited number of 12" pressings available on special order. The song was released on 8 August 2008 by Ministry of Sound's Imprint Label, Data Records.

Prydz stated: "I played it in a club in northern UK in 2006. Didn't get the reaction I thought I would, so I didn't play it for years until I found the CD while playing at 'Ambasadeur' club in Stockholm. Played it for fun again and it went off. Someone filmed it and it ended up on YouTube."

British drum and bass producer High Contrast made a successful drum and bass remix of "Pjanoo" which was released by Data Records on 26 August 2008, with a track length of 7:43.[http://www.mixmag.net/download/mp3-detail/Eric+Prydz/Pjanoo/Data+Records/455451 Mixmag.net] {{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Despite showing overall resentment towards Prydz, Pitchfork nonetheless conceded that the song was "one of the year's best dance tracks".{{cite web|title=The 100 Best Tracks of 2008|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/7572-the-100-best-tracks-of-2008/?page=10|website=Pitchfork|accessdate=7 January 2017}}

A cowboy in the Old West has a fistful of dollars but he cannot find a drink anywhere because the temperature is over 40 °C (104 °F). He finds an old pub named Pjanoo, and goes into the pub to find a drink. Then an old piano plays by itself, and the cowboy finds two shrunken Native Americans who provide a rain dance, causing rain to fall very heavily. A water tap has water running and the cowboy runs to the tap to have a drink and then runs out of the pub.

;12″ Vinyl Promo (Pryda 11)

1. "Pjanoo"
2. "F12"

;CD maxi

1. "Pjanoo" (Radio Edit) – 2:37
2. "Pjanoo" (Club Mix) – 7:31
3. "Pjanoo" (High Contrast Remix) – 7:04
4. "Pjanoo" (Afterlife Mix) – 5:38
5. "Pjanoo" (Fred Falke Mix) – 6:24
6. "Pjanoo" (Guy J Remix) – 7:43

; CD single

1. "Pjanoo" (Radio Edit) – 2:37
2. "Pjanoo" (Afterlife Radio Edit) – 2:50

;iTunes Single

1. "Pjanoo" (Radio Edit) – 2:37
2. "Pjanoo" (Dana Bergquist and Peder G Remix) – 9:03

;Free Download (2019)

1. "Pjanoo" (Lucas & Steve Remix) – 3:16

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• Used frequently as an anthem at sports events, specifically during halftime of Knicks games in Madison Square Garden.{{Citation needed|date=September 2017}}
• Heard in the nightclub in the episode "Night Out In London" of the British sitcom The Inbetweeners.[http://www.theinbetweenersmusic.co.uk/php/Season_2/inbetweeners_season2_episode4.php The Inbetweeners Music Guide : Tracks played on Series 2 Episode 4 In Da Club | Tramp Shoes | Clamped Car]
• Mixed with the songs "Shout" by Tears for Fears and "Somebody Told Me" by The Killers in the video game DJ Hero.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K24ANuRKfmM DJ Hero The Killers Somebody Told Me vs Eric Prydz Pjanoo.wmv - YouTube]
• The Club mix version was used in the first trailer for the video game Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony, and is available on the in-game radio station Vladivostok FM.
• The Cascada song "Fever" has parts loosely based upon "Pjanoo".[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvHNyp6OCYQ Cascada - Fever - YouTube]
• Used by the BBC in television advertisements for Sport Relief 2010.
• Used by Sky Sports as the theme for their coverage of International One Day Cricket.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rnUfvjWM4M Sky Sports One day International Cricket Intro 2011 - YouTube]
• A sample is used in short clips of the German TV magazine {{ill|stern TV|de}}.
• It was heard on an episode of British sitcom Coming of Age.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}}
• Piano riff is used in Blank & Jones Remix of "I Don't Want to Be a Hero" by Johnny Hates Jazz.
• Used in the 2020 Summer Olympics Weightlifting.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k38UWwGqIOE&t=6074s Philippines win their first ever gold medal! 🏋️‍♀️ | Tokyo Replays]

The main melody was sampled in the 2013 song Rollercoaster by Justin Bieber.

The main rhythm was sampled in the intro of the 2020 song Hypnotized Purple Disco Machine and Sophie and the Giants

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• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWKwBGJ2cS4
• {{YouTube|id=KggNzh-crfA|title=Official music video}}

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