Masterpiece (Basshunter song)

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"Masterpiece"
Single by Basshunter
Released19 October 2018
GenreDance
Length2:46
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Alex Argento
  • Basshunter
  • Robert Uhlmann
Basshunter singles chronology
"Elinor"
(2013) 		"Masterpiece"
(2018) 		"Home"
(2019)
Audio sample
Lyric video
"Masterpiece" on YouTube

"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.

Background and release[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Digital download, streaming (19 October 2018)[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Masterpiece"2:46
Digital download (15 December 2018)[34]
No.TitleLength
1."Masterpiece (Remix)" (featuring Basshunter)2:51

Personnel[edit]

Swedish musician Basshunter (left) and Swedish music producer Robert Uhlmann written and produced "Masterpiece" with Alex Argento.
Credits

Charts[edit]

2018 weekly chart performance for "Masterpiece"
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Germany (Dance-Charts Top 100)[35] 42
Germany (Deutsche-DJ-Playlist)[31] 25
2019 weekly chart performance for "Masterpiece"
Chart (2019) Peak
position
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[edit]

Date Format Label
19 October 2018
PowerHouse[7]
Extensive Music LJT[8]
Ultra Records[9]
Warner Music Sweden[10]
15 December 2018
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Init[34]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Basshunter (3 January 2018). "Studio time ! New single out soon !!!!". Facebook. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  2. ^ Basshunter (7 January 2018). "@ the studio". Instagram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  3. ^ Kayley Hardiman (19 July 2018). "Basshunter stops off in Westmeath on Irish tour". Westmeath Independent. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b Owais Masood (31 July 2018). "Now you're back". The Overtake. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  5. ^ Basshunter (3 October 2018). "October 19th new single @ultrarecords #masterpiece". Twitter. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  6. ^ Basshunter (11 October 2018). "Masterpiece OUT 19th October (Trailer)". YouTube. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "Masterpiece – Single" (in Swedish). Apple Music. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Masterpiece – Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Masterpiece". Deezer. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Masterpiece". Deezer. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Basshunter – Masterpiece (Lyric Video) [Ultra Music]". YouTube. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Warner Music Sweden" (in Swedish). Facebook. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Stream & steam!". Topsify. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  14. ^ a b c Jakob Meijer (19 October 2018). "Basshunter tillbaka – efter fem år: "Det har varit så intensivt"" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  15. ^ Jens Dræby (10 August 2019). "Undergraver grænserne og parrer tracks". Gaffa (in Danish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  16. ^ Adam Bouttai (14 August 2021). "Langtidssyltet døgnflue i ligegyldig jagt på bas". Gaffa (in Danish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  17. ^ a b Jonathan Currinn (23 October 2018). "Basshunter has released his first single in 5 years this week titled 'Masterpiece' inspired by League of Legends". CelebMix. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  18. ^ Sergio Pereira (17 May 2013). "Basshunter – Hunting for Beats". BPM Mag. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  19. ^ "MASTERPIECE – Basshunter". Beatport. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  20. ^ Jonathan Currinn (12 October 2018). "Basshunter returns to music after five years with announcement of new single "Masterpiece" out next week". CelebMix. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  21. ^ "Basshunter gör comeback" (in Swedish). Festivalrykten. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  22. ^ "Basshunter gör comeback" (in Swedish). Gaffa. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  23. ^ Ola Brising (28 October 2018). "Efter tystnaden – Basshunters nya liv med hemliga frun Tina" (in Swedish). Hänt. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  24. ^ "Basshunter är tillbaka – "Masterpiece" är här" (in Swedish). Hallandsposten. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  25. ^ "Basshunter gör comeback!" (in Swedish). Mynewsdesk. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  26. ^ Amanda Lundin (20 October 2018). "Basshunter är tillbaka – släppt ny låt om dataspel" (in Swedish). Nyheter24. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  27. ^ "New Releases". Official Charts Company. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  28. ^ "Single Releases" (in Dutch). Top 40. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  29. ^ Pearl Åkesson (19 October 2018). "Minns du hiten Boten Anna? Nu gör Basshunter comeback!" (in Swedish). Veckorevyn. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  30. ^ "Best of the Week". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  31. ^ a b "Details/Videos/MP3: BASSHUNTER – Masterpiece (Ultra Records)" (in German). Deutsche-DJ-Playlist. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  32. ^ "Home › Euro Dance/Pop Dance › Bestsellers › This Week". Juno Download. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  33. ^ "Home › EDM › Bestsellers › This Week". Juno Download. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  34. ^ a b "Masterpiece (Remix) [feat. Basshunter] - Single" (in Swedish). Apple Music. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  35. ^ Sebastian Wernke-Schmiesing (16 November 2018). "Dance-Charts Top 100 vom 16.11.2018 online" (in German). Dance-Charts. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  36. ^ "Ausgabe 9-2019" [Issue 9-2019]. World-DJ.net (in German). Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  37. ^ "Ausgabe 13-2019" [Issue 13-2019]. World-DJ.net (in German). Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  38. ^ "Deutsche Pop Charts (KW 14 - 2019)". World-DJ.net (in German). Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  39. ^ "Ausgabe 8-2019" [Issue 8-2019]. World-DJ.net (in German). Retrieved 16 December 2021.

External links[edit]

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