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Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites'" is a song by American electronic dance music producer Skrillex. It was released as the lead single from his second EP of the same name. It uses a vocal sample of exclamations from Rachael Nedrow (also known as "speedstackinggirl") shouting "Yes, oh my gosh!", after speedily stacking a set of cups in one of her YouTube videos. Although permission to use the sample was not initially granted nor was Nedrow aware of its use, she was later compensated an undisclosed sum. On October 3, 2013, the song was certified 2 Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), with sales exceeding 2,000,000 units.[https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22SCARY+MONSTERS+AND+NICE+SPRITE%22 RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - August 19, 2013] It was also certified Gold within Canada, with sales exceeding 40,000 units.[http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssd=1/1/2011&sed=12/1/2011&ssb=Cert.%20Date&ssdir=ascending Gold and Platinum Search] On February 12, the song won Best Dance Recording at the 54th Grammy Awards.
It was used in the 2012 film 'Spring Breakers' and an ad for GoPro titled "Kayak Kiss with Ben Brown",[http://gopro.com/videos/tv-commercials/kayak-kiss-with-ben-brown-tv-commercial-you-hd/ GoPro Official Website: The World's Most Versatile Camera] and also the video games 'MLB 2K12' and 'Ridge Racer Unbounded'.
The song name was inspired by the David Bowie album and song 'Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps),' and has been remixed by a variety of producers such as Zedd, Noisia, Kaskade among others.
As a mosquito repellent
According to a scientific study published in 'Acta Tropica', the song can provide protection against mosquito bites; in the study, the authors write that "female mosquitoes exposed to the song 'Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites' attacked hosts much later than their non-exposed peers." Although this observation at first glance is humorous, it also indicates that low-frequency tones (a signature of "Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites") can serve as a more environmentally friendly means of pest control (versus pesticides).
Track listing
Official remixes
* Dirtyphonics Remix
* The Juggernaut Remix
* Kaskade Remix
* Noisia Remix
* Phonat Remix
* Zedd Remix
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
Category:Songs about monsters
Category:2010 singles
Category:Skrillex songs
Category:Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording
Category:Song recordings produced by Skrillex
Category:Songs written by Skrillex
Category:Songs written for films
Category:2010 songs
Category:Big Beat Records (American record label) singles
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