Molly (Cedric Gervais song)

"Molly" is a song by French-American DJ Cedric Gervais, first announced by Gervais through his YouTube channel on 9 April 2012.^[1] The song was released as an single in the United States and Canada on 3 July 2012 through Big Beat Records, and as an EP in the United Kingdom on 22 July, and then worldwide on 21 Agusut 2012 through Spinnin' Records and 3 Beat Productions, including remixes. It was written and produced by Cedric Gervais and Carlos Cid. The song was used in the 2013 film Pain & Gain.

"Molly" was heavily sampled in American recording artist Tyga's 2013 song of the same name. It was released as a promotional single for his third studio album Hotel California.

Composition

"Molly" is an electro house song with influences of acid house, "big rave" and dubstep. It has a tempo of 126 BPM and contains vocals that are spoken by a speech synthesizer.

Controversy

American singer Madonna infamously referenced the song while promoting her song "Girl Gone Wild". Her mention caused great controversy, inciting criticism from electronic dance music producer deadmau5.^[2] The term 'Molly' is a reference to the dance drug MDMA.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Molly" was first released onto YouTube on 2 April 2012 at a total length of four minutes and nine seconds.^[3]

Track listings

Digital download - Single^[4]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Molly" (Original Mix)	6:49
2.	"Molly" (Radio Edit)	3:31

Digital download - EP^[5]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Molly" (UK Radio Edit)	2:45
2.	"Molly" (Club Radio Edit)	3:31
3.	"Molly" (Original Mix)	6:49
4.	"Molly" (Danny Howard Mix)	5:43
5.	"Molly" (Borgore 'Suck My Tit' Mix)	4:02

Digital download - Remixes^[6]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Molly" (Borgore 'The Straight Edge' Remix)	4:01
2.	"Molly" (Static Revenger Remix)	5:11
3.	"Molly" (Laurent Simeca Remix)	5:45
4.	"Molly" (C.I.D. Remix)	5:54
5.	"Molly" (Danny Howard Remix)	5:38
6.	"Molly" (Chris Arnott Remix)	5:09
7.	"Molly" (Acid Jack Remix)	5:38
8.	"Molly" (Bobby Vena Remix)	6:02
9.	"Molly" (Mind Electric Re-Acid)	5:29

Digital download - Beatport Remixes^[7]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Molly" (Quintino Remix)	5:50

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
scope="row"	Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)^[8]	26
scope="row"	Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)^[9]	41
scope="row"	Scotland (Official Charts Company)^[10]	18
scope="row"	UK Dance (Official Charts Company)^[11]	5
scope="row"	UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[12]	26
scope="row"	US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)^[13]	46

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United States Canada	3 July 2012^[4]	Digital download - Single	Big Beat Records
United Kingdom	22 July 2012^[5]	Digital download - EP	Spinnin' Records 3 Beat Productions
worldwide	21 Aug 2012^[6]	Digital download - Remixes	Big Beat Records

References

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