"A City in Florida" is an instrumental by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5. It was released as the third track from his fifth studio album 4×4=12.[1]
| "A City in Florida" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Deadmau5 | |
| from the album 4×4=12 | |
| Released | December 6, 2010 |
| Genre | Electro house |
| Length | 5:40 |
| Songwriter(s) | Joel Zimmerman |
| Producer(s) | Joel Zimmerman |
Background
editOn a Twitch livestream in 2018, Joel Zimmerman revealed that the instrumental originated from a Deadmau5 remix of "Paco Di Bango's World" by Orlando Voorn.[2] Zimmerman intended to officially release the remix, but chose not to, due to sample clearance issues. Zimmerman created a revised version of the remix with all samples from the original removed, and released it as the third track his fifth studio album, 4×4=12. The track title refers to Orlando, Florida, a city sharing the same name as Orlando Voorn.[2]
In popular culture
editThe instrumental is featured in the 2011 video game Saints Row: The Third, on the fictional radio station K12.[3]
Charts
editFollowing the release of 4x4=12, "A City of Florida" entered the Canadian Hot 100.
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Hot 100 (Billboard)[4] | 83 |
| Canadian Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[4] | 52 |
| US Dance/Electronic Digital Songs (Billboard)[4] | 7 |
References
edit- ^ "4x4=12 on iTunes". iTunes. January 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ a b "deadmau5 on Twitch". Twitch. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Official Soundtrack List - Saints Row: The Third". IGN. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Deadmau5 Album & Song Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
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