5 Years of mau5

5 years of mau5
Compilation album by deadmau5
Released	Monday, November 24th, 2014
Recorded	2007–12 (Disc 1) 2009–14 (Disc 2)
Genre	EDM, progressive house, electro house, tech house, deep house, electronica, dubstep
Length	2:14:05
Label	mau5trap Ultra (US & Canada) Virgin (worldwide)
Producer	Joel Zimmerman
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AllMusic	[1]

5 Years of mau5 is the greatest hits album / remix album by Canadian electronic/dance artist deadmau5. It was released on November 24, 2014 in celebration of the five-year anniversary of his label, mau5trap. Like his previous studio album, the retrospective was released in double disc format. The first disc acts as a greatest hits album encompassing highlights from the past five years of his back catalog, while the second disc serves as a remix album featuring exclusive and new remixes from various artists. The album artwork features a combination of the 'mau5heads' used in the cover art of his first four studio albums released through the label: Random Album Title, For Lack of a Better Name, 4×4=12 and > album title goes here <.

Track listing

Disc 1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ghosts 'n' Stuff" (featuring Rob Swire)	5:28
2.	"Raise Your Weapon" (vocals by Greta Svabo Bech)	8:22
3.	"I Remember" (Vocal Mix) (with Kaskade; vocals by Haley Gibby)	9:53
4.	"Some Chords"	7:27
5.	"Strobe" (Club Edit)	6:19
6.	"The Veldt" (8 Minute Edit) (featuring Chris James)	8:39
7.	"Brazil (2nd Edit)"	6:37
8.	"Aural Psynapse"	7:30
9.	"Not Exactly"	9:15
10.	"Sofi Needs a Ladder" (vocals by SOFI)	6:41

Disc 2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Some Chords" (Dillon Francis Remix)	4:52
2.	"Ghosts 'n' Stuff" (Chuckie Remix) (featuring Rob Swire)	6:03
3.	"The Veldt" (deadmau5 vs Eric Prydz Edit) (featuring Chris James)	6:27
4.	"Maths" (Botnek Remix)	4:23
5.	"Raise Your Weapon" (Madeon Extended Remix)	4:15
6.	"Strobe" (Michael Woods 2014 Remix)	7:11
7.	"I Remember" (Shiba San Remix) (with Kaskade)	5:35
8.	"Raise Your Weapon" (Wax Motif Remix)	4:33
9.	"Sofi Needs a Ladder" (Pig&Dan Remix)	7:40
10.	"Ghosts 'n' Stuff" (NERO Remix) (featuring Rob Swire)	6:55

Beatport exclusive bonus track(s) [2]
No.	Title	Length
11.	"I Said" (Michael Woods 'I Said It Again' ReEdit) (with Chris Lake)	6:16
12.	"Raise Your Weapon" (Weiss Remix)	5:52

iTunes exclusive bonus track(s) [3]
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Maths" (Cobra Effect Remix)	4:43
12.	"Raise Your Weapon" (Maywald Remix)	7:05

Spotify exclusive bonus track(s) [4]
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Raise Your Weapon" (Michael Cassette Remix)	6:02

Notes

• The original track listing was meant to feature the Wolfgang Gartner collaboration "Animal Rights" instead of "Not Exactly",
  as well as a remix of "Word Problems" by Friend Within (which was not finished in time for the album's release) in place of Wax Motif's Remix of "Raise Your Weapon". ^[5]
• NERO's remix of "Ghosts 'n' Stuff" and Madeon's remix of "Raise Your Weapon" were originally released in 2009 and 2011, respectively.
• The deadmau5 vs Eric Prydz remix for "The Veldt" and the Michael Cassette remix for "Raise Your Weapon" were both initially recorded around 2012 and originally released around 2013, but neither were officially released before the album.^[6][7][8][9]

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10]	77
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11]	97
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12]	130
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[13]	23
Irish Albums (IRMA)[14]	87
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15]	95
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[16]	11
US Billboard 200[17]	105
US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[18]	2
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[19]	24
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[20]	8

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Worldwide	November 21, 2014[21][22]	2× CD digital download	mau5trap Recordings, Virgin Records
United States Canada	November 24, 2014[23][24]		mau5trap Recordings, Ultra Records

External links

• www.deadmau5.com/releases/5-years-of-mau5/
• 5 Years of mau5 at Discogs (list of releases)

References

1. Jeffries, David. "5 Years of Mau5 - Deadmau5". AllMusic. All Media Network.
2. 5 Years of mau5 on Beatport
3. 5 Years of mau5 by deadmau5 on iTunes
4. 5 Years of mau5 by deadmau5 on Spotify
5. Friend Within on Twitter:
   • Ref 1 - https://twitter.com/FriendWithin/status/542818954600009728 (3:11 PM - 10 Dec 2014)
   • Ref 2 - https://twitter.com/FriendWithin/status/554930198156947456 (1:17 AM - 13 Jan 2015)
6. Deadmau5 - The Veldt (Eric Prydz Festival Edit) - YouTube. Published on Sep 2, 2012.
7. Smith, Katie (November 25, 2013). "deadmau5 vs. Eric Prydz – The Veldt (feat. Chris James)". EDMTunes.
8. Gambill, Zach (February 12, 2014). "Deadmau5 – Raise Your Weapon (Michael Cassette Remix)". SOUNDISSTYLE.
9. Middleton, Ryan (November 25, 2014). "Deadmau5 Releases '5 Years Of Mau5' EP Featuring Eric Prydz, Dillon Francis & Others [REVIEW]". Music Times.
10. Chartifacts Tuesday 2nd December 2014 - ARIA Music News
11. "Ultratop.be – Deadmau5 – 5 Years Of Mau5" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
12. "Ultratop.be – Deadmau5 – 5 Years Of Mau5" (in French). Hung Medien.
13. "deadmau5 – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for deadmau5.
14. "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 48, 2014". Chart-Track. IRMA.
15. "Swisscharts.com – Deadmau5 – 5 Years Of Mau5". Hung Medien.
16. "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
17. "deadmau5 – Chart history" Billboard 200 for deadmau5.
18. "deadmau5 – Chart history" Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums for deadmau5.
19. "deadmau5 – Chart history" Billboard Digital Albums for deadmau5.
20. "deadmau5 – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for deadmau5.
21. deadmau5: 5 years of mau5: Amazon.co.uk
22. Deadmau5: 5 Years of Mau5: Amazon.de
23. Deadmau5: 5 Years of Mau5: Amazon.com
24. deadmau5: 5 years of mau5: Amazon.ca