Masterpiece (Basshunter song)
2018 single by Basshunter
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"Masterpiece" is a song by Swedish musician Basshunter. The single was released on 19 October 2018 by PowerHouse, Extensive Music LJT, Ultra Records and Warner Music Sweden. It is notable for including in-game audio from the multiplayer online battle arena League of Legends. "Masterpiece" was written and produced by Alex Argento, Basshunter and Robert Uhlmann.
- PowerHouse
- Extensive Music LJT
- Ultra Records
- Warner Music Sweden
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| Released | 19 October 2018 | |||
| Genre | Big room house | |||
| Length | 2:46 | |||
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Background and release
Basshunter announced on 3 January 2018 that a new single would be released soon.[1] Four days later, he published a fragment of the song played in the studio.[2] In June and July, in interviews for Westmeath Independent and The Overtake, Basshunter revealed that the single would be titled "Masterpiece".[3][4] Basshunter announced on 3 October that the single would be released by Ultra Records on 19 October 2018.[5] A trailer for the song was published on 11 October 2018.[6]
"Masterpiece" was released on 19 October 2018 by PowerHouse, Extensive Music LJT, Ultra Records and Warner Music Sweden.[7][8][9][10] A lyric video for "Masterpiece" was published by Ultra Music on the same day.[11] Warner Music Sweden announced a Stream & Steam contest in which the winner would receive a Steam gift card.[12][13]
Basshunter played "Masterpiece" as the closing song at shows. His manager Scott Simons said that the reaction from the audience was overwhelmingly positive.[4] Basshunter said that "Masterpiece" is different[how?] from his previous songs "Boten Anna" and "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA", for which he is known in Sweden.[14] In 2019 Den Sorte Skole played "Masterpiece" live during Smukfest in Skanderborg.[15] In 2021 Basshunter played the song live during Øresound Festival in Copenhangen.[16]
The song uses in-game audio of League of Legends' characters Sona and Brand.[17] Basshunter claimed this was to draw attention to the importance of gamers at the early stages of his career.[14] He has also played League of Legends.[18]
The song has a tempo of 132 beats per minute and is written in the key of F minor.[19] "Masterpiece" was written and produced by Alex Argento, Basshunter and Robert Uhlmann.[17]
Reception
The release of "Masterpiece" was covered by media including Aftonbladet,[14] CelebMix,[20] Festivalrykten,[21] Gaffa,[22] Hänt,[23] Hallandsposten,[24] Mynewsdesk,[25] Nyheter24,[26] Official Charts Company,[27] Top 40,[28] and Veckorevyn.[29] The song was named one of the best releases of the week by editors of the Turkish Apple Music store.[30] Masterpiece charted on DJ list in Germany.[31] It also become the seventh best-selling song of the week in the Euro Dance/Pop Dance category, and fifteenth in the EDM category, in the Juno Download store.[32][33]
Track listing
Personnel
- Credits
- Alex Argento – writer, producer
- Basshunter – writer, producer
- Robert Uhlmann – writer, producer, mastering engineer, mixing engineer
Charts
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| Germany (Dance-Charts Top 100)[35] | 42 |
| Germany (Deutsche-DJ-Playlist)[31] | 25 |
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| Germany (Dance50 Chart)[36] | 28 |
| Germany (Die Deutschen Disco Chart)[37] | 3 |
| Germany (Deutsche Pop Chart)[38] | 3 |
| Germany (Die Offiziellen Deutschen Party & Schlager Chart)[39] | 39 |
Release history
| Date | Format | Label |
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| 19 October 2018 | PowerHouse[7] Extensive Music LJT[8] Ultra Records[9] Warner Music Sweden[10] | |
| 15 December 2018 |
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