"Horse" is a single by Swedish DJ Salvatore Ganacci. American record label Owsla released the single along with a music video on 17 April 2019. The music video was nominated for and won a Grammis for Music Video of the Year in 2020.
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| Single by Salvatore Ganacci | ||||
| Released | April 17, 2019 | |||
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| Length | 2:46 | |||
| Label | Owsla | |||
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| "Horse" on YouTube | ||||
Music video
editA music video for "Horse" was released on 19 April 2019. The video was directed by Vedran Rupic. Ganacci described the video as a message of love.[2]
Concept
editThe video begins with a group of people in the forest torturing animals, before Ganacci is alerted by an eagle and arrives driving a shoe. He then subjects the torturers to the very punishments they were inflicting on the animals. Ganacci worked with director Vedran Rupic and said about the clip "My message is always about love, but I really love to experiment with what love can be."
Reception
edit[3] PopMatters listed "Horse" and also Party Favor's "Wasabi" which featured Ganacci in its best dance tracks for 2019.[4]Billboard commented "it's kind of funny, but mostly it's just bizarre".[3] As of April 2023, the video on OWSLA's official YouTube channel had over 51 million views.[5] DJ Mag praised "Horse" for its high energy and the outlandish nature of the music video.[6] EDMSauce also enjoyed the weird nature, adding a moral to the video relating to animal cruelty.[7] Chris Stack of Dancing Astronaut also enjoyed the single, writing that listeners would be reminded of other dance songs from the 1990s.[8] EDM.com simply headlined the video with a "can't unwatch" impact.[9]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Ceremony | Award | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2019 | Cannes Film Festival | Young Directors Award | "Horse" | Won | [10] |
| 2020 | Grammis | Music Video of the Year | "Horse" | Won | [11] |
References
edit- ^ "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ "Salvatore Ganacci On Bizarre 'Horse' Video: 'I Love To Experiment With What Love Can Be'". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-02-08.(subscription required)
- ^ a b Bein, Kat (13 May 2019). "Salvatore Ganacci On Bizarre "Horse" Video: "I Love To Experiment With What Love Can Be"". Billboard. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ Lathan, Ryan (19 December 2019). "The Best Dance Tracks of 2019, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Salvatore Ganacci - Horse (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Salvatore Ganacci releases bizarre new single and video on Skrillex's OWSLA: Watch". DJMag.com. 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
- ^ Erik (2019-04-19). "Salvatore Ganacci Reminds You To Be Kind To Animals Or He'll Find And Attack You, In 2019 Weirdest Music Video Yet - 'Horse'". EDM Sauce. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
- ^ "Salvatore Ganacci releases hilarious new OWSLA music video". Dancing Astronaut. 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
- ^ Cameron, John. "Salvatore Ganacci Reinforces EDM Funnyman Reputation with "Horse" Video". EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
- ^ "YDA Gold Winner Vedran Rupic signs with Bacon". Shots. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Här är årets Grammisvinnare". Grammisgalan. 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2020-02-07.