For Lack of a Better Name
2009 studio album by Deadmau5
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For Lack of a Better Name is the fourth studio album by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5. It was released on September 22, 2009 in the United States and Canada by Ultra Records and Mau5trap and internationally on 5 October 2009 by Virgin Records. The album features collaborations with MC Flipside ("Hi Friend!") and Rob Swire of Pendulum ("Ghosts 'n' Stuff"). The album also contains the critically acclaimed song "Strobe". It was Deadmau5's first album to be released internationally on the Virgin Records label.
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| Released | September 22, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2004–2009 | |||
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| Length | 65:52 | |||
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| Producer | Joel Zimmerman | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Chart Attack | [2] |
| The Guardian | [3] |
| NME | 6/10[4] |
| The Observer | [5] |
| Q | [4] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.5/5[6] |
| The Times | [7] |
Track listing
Continuous mix version
All tracks are written by Joel Zimmerman.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "FML" | 6:35 |
| 2. | "Moar Ghosts 'n' Stuff" | 4:30 |
| 3. | "Ghosts 'n' Stuff" (featuring Rob Swire) | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Hi Friend!" (featuring MC Flipside) | 5:15 |
| 5. | "Bot" | 5:22 |
| 6. | "Word Problems" | 7:48 |
| 7. | "Soma" | 6:07 |
| 8. | "Lack of a Better Name" | 6:58 |
| 9. | "The 16th Hour" | 9:29 |
| 10. | "Strobe" | 10:37 |
| Total length: | 65:52 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 11. | "Ghosts 'n' Stuff" (Sub Focus Remix) (featuring Rob Swire) | 4:26 |
The Extended Mixes
All tracks are written by Joel Zimmerman.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "FML" | 7:01 |
| 2. | "Moar Ghosts 'n' Stuff" | 4:57 |
| 3. | "Ghosts 'n' Stuff" (featuring Rob Swire) | 5:29 |
| 4. | "Hi Friend!" (featuring MC Flipside) | 6:32 |
| 5. | "Bot" | 6:34 |
| 6. | "Word Problems" | 8:30 |
| 7. | "Soma" | 7:53 |
| 8. | "Lack of a Better Name" | 8:15 |
| 9. | "The 16th Hour" | 9:53 |
| 10. | "Strobe" | 10:33 |
In popular culture
A music video for "Ghosts 'n' Stuff" was released in August 2009. "Ghosts 'n' Stuff" was also featured on a promo for the Canadian edition of So You Think You Can Dance in 2010 and was in the 2020 music video game Fuser. The beginning of the song is also featured in a Chinese opusculum by Song Xiaobao. The songs "FML" and "Hi Friend!" are featured on an episode of Gossip Girl where deadmau5 appeared as himself. "Strobe" as well as the track "Cthulhu Sleeps" from his next album 4×4=12 also went on to appear in an episode of Epic Meal Time, in which Deadmau5 also starred.
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[21] | Gold | 40,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[22] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||