Aural Psynapse

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"Aural Psynapse"
Single by Deadmau5
from the album Deadmau5 Circa 1998–2002 and 5 Years of Mau5
ReleasedNovember 4, 2011
Recorded2001 (original); 2011 (remake)
GenreProgressive house, trance
Length7:30
Label
Songwriter(s)Joel Zimmerman
Producer(s)Joel Zimmerman
Deadmau5 singles chronology
"Raise Your Weapon"
(2011) 		"Aural Psynapse"
(2011) 		"Maths"
(2012)

"Aural Psynapse" is an instrumental recording by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5.[1] It was released on November 4, 2011 by Mau5trap and Ultra Records (US and Canada) and featured on his 2014 greatest hits album 5 Years of Mau5.

Background[edit]

The original version of the track was recorded in 2001 and uploaded to SectionZ on June 17, 2002 under the alias Halcyon441 (Zimmerman's screen name at the time) [2] on the self-released compilation deadmau5 Circa 1998–2002.[3]

Zimmerman previewed a remake in April 2011 through Ustream while it was a work in progress, noting it was originally "a track [he] made [...] ten years ago". The remake even uses a sample from the original 2001 release.

It was first played live in May 2011 during live in Malaysia and August 2011 during the Meowingtons Hax Tour.

Release[edit]

The track was released on November 4, 2011.[4] In December 2011, the song was featured in the tour Hard x Mouth Taped Shut. The song was also featured on the 2014 compilation album 5 years of mau5.

Track listing[edit]

Digital download[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Aural Psynapse" (Original Mix)7:30

Appearances[edit]

The song "Aural Psynapse" from the 2001 version of the album Deadmau5 Circa 1998–2002 appears in the Miniclip game Little Rocketman.

Charts[edit]

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Canadian Hot 100 (Billboard)[5] 38
Canadian Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[5] 16
UK Singles Chart (Official Charts Company) 150
UK Dance (OCC)[6] 27
UK Indie (OCC)[7] 19
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles[8] 3
US Dance/Electronic Digital Songs (Billboard)[5] 7
US Digital Songs (Billboard)[5] 72
US Heatseekers Songs (Billboard)[5] 16

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[9] Gold 40,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Aural Psynapse (Original Mix) - Single". iTunes. 4 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Halcyon441 (Deadmau5) - Aural Psynapse (Original 2001 Mix) video". NME. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Web Archive: Album Player - Circa 1998-2002". SectionZ. Archived from the original on 19 August 2007. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  4. ^ Jason Grishkoff (5 November 2011). "Deadmau5 Aural Psynapse". indieshuffle.com. Indie Shuffle. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Deadmau5". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
  6. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  7. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
  8. ^ "Aural Psynapse - Deadmau5". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  9. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Deadmau5 – Aural Psynapse". Music Canada. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
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