4ware

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"4ware"
Song by Deadmau5
from the album W:/2016Album/
ReleasedDecember 2, 2016
GenreProgressive house
Length8:39
SongwriterJoel Zimmerman
ProducerJoel Zimmerman

4ware (pronounced "four ware")[1] is an instrumental by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5.[2][3] It is the first track on his eighth studio album, W:/2016Album/.[4] It was premiered on BBC Radio 1 in an interview with British DJ Pete Tong on November 4, 2016.[5][6] Despite initial rumours, the song was never officially released as a single. Following the release of W:/2016Album/, "4ware" charted in the US, peaking at 22 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Digital Songs chart.[7]

Background

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An early version of "4ware" was uploaded to Zimmerman's SoundCloud in March 2016.[6] However, it has since been removed following his account's compromisation in May 2016.[8][9]

On November 4, 2016, Zimmerman joined Pete Tong's Essential New Tune show on BBC Radio 1 for a brief interview regarding the release of W:/2016Album/.[5] After the interview, Tong described 4ware fondly, claiming "[it] takes me right back to "Faxing Berlin"-style Deadmau5".[1][6] After this, rumours were spread that "4ware" was to be released as a single.[10][11] However, the song has seen no single release since, and "Let Go" was later released, on November 18, as the album's following single.[12][13]

Composition

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"4ware" is a progressive house song with a tempo of 128 beats per minute and is written in the key of G♯ minor.[14]

Charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Dance/Electronic Digital Songs (Billboard)[7] 22
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[15] 45

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