Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
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| Single by Daft Punk from the album Discovery |
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| Released | October 13, 2001 | ||||
| Format | CD, 12", digital download | ||||
| Genre | House | ||||
| Length | 3:43 | ||||
| Label | Virgin | ||||
| Writer(s) | Thomas Bangalter Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo Edwin Birdsong |
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| Producer | Daft Punk | ||||
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| “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Alive 2007)” | |||||
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| Single by Daft Punk from the album Alive 2007 |
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| Released | October 15, 2007 (Worldwide) October 22, 2007 (USA) |
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| Format | Digital download | ||||
| Recorded | June 14, 2007 | ||||
| Genre | House | ||||
| Length | 3:34 | ||||
| Label | Virgin | ||||
| Writer(s) | Thomas Bangalter Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo Edwin Birdsong |
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| Producer | Daft Punk | ||||
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"Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" is a song by French duo Daft Punk. The single was first released on October 13, 2001. As part of the album Discovery, the song appears in the film Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem. A live version of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" was released as a single from the album Alive 2007 on October 15, 2007.[1][2]
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"Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" features a robotic vocal performance by Daft Punk.[3] The title phrase resembles a line from the famous opening sequence of the television series The Six Million Dollar Man. As documented in the Discovery liner notes, "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" contains a sample of "Cola Bottle Baby" by Edwin Birdsong.
Kanye West's 2007 song "Stronger" from the album Graduation prominently features a sample of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger". Two actors who wore the robotic Daft Punk costumes in the film Daft Punk's Electroma appear in the music video for "Stronger".[1] It was later performed live at the 2008 Grammy Awards with Daft Punk in their trademark pyramid while Kanye West was on stage rapping.[4]
A live version of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" was recorded at Bercy in Paris from June 14, 2007. It was released as a digital download single on October 15, 2007 for the live album Alive 2007.[2] The track contains a part of the "Television Rules the Nation / Crescendolls" segment of the Bercy performance that features elements of the songs "Around the World" and "Television Rules the Nation".[5]
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The animated music video for "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" was produced by Daft Punk and directed by Kazuhisa Takenouchi, under the supervision of Leiji Matsumoto. It features the four characters shown on the single cover in a vast electronic facility. The victims are transformed by various machines to resemble humans. The video was first released as an individual episode in promotion for the single release. It later appeared as a scene in the feature film Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem.
A music video for the live version of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" was directed by Olivier Gondry. It contains footage shot by the audience on 250 cameras at Daft Punk's Brooklyn performance in KeySpan Park. The video was inspired by the Beastie Boys concert film Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!.[1] The video had its world premiere online on October 26, 2007 at Webcastr.[6]
"Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" is featured in a popular YouTube video titled "Daft Hands",[7] which later appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[8] The video "Daft Bodies" also appeared on YouTube and was later included in Daft Punk's official YouTube channel.[9]
[edit] Track listing
- "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" (Album Version) (3:43)
- "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" (Breakers Break Remix) (4:38)
- "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" (The Neptunes Remix) (5:12)
- "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" (Pete Heller's Stylus Mix) (9:14)
[edit] Australian track listing
- "Harder Better Faster Stronger (Alive 2007) - Radio Edit
- "Harder Better Faster Stronger (Alive 2007) - Extended
- "Harder Better Faster Stronger (Alive 2007) - Video Clip
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart 2001 | Peak position |
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| U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play Top 50 | 3 |
| French Singles Chart | 17 |
| UK Singles Chart | 25 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 70 |
| Chart 2007 | Peak position |
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| Swiss Singles Chart | 1 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Triple J Hottest 100 | 7 |
| Hot Canadian Digital Singles | 1 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Live Album To Chronicle Daft Punk Tour Billboard.com. Retrieved on August 17, 2007.
- ^ a b Daft Punk's official YouTube channel YouTube. Retrieved on October 13, 2007.
- ^ Discovery liner notes: "Vocals performed by Daft Punk".
- ^ Daft Punk Make Surprise Grammy Appearance with Kanye West nme.com. Retrieved on February 10, 2008.
- ^ Daft Punk Alive 2007 ilikemusic.com. Retrieved on October 14, 2007.
- ^ webcastr.com - Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
- ^ "Daft Hands" video at YouTube. Retrieved on December 1, 2007.
- ^ Carleton College: shout: Daft Hands Does L.A
- ^ "Daft Bodies" video at YouTube.
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