Recess (song)

"Recess"
Single by Skrillex and Kill the Noise featuring Fatman Scoop and Michael Angelakos
from the album Recess
Released	July 7, 2014
Format	Digital download, CD single
Genre	Moombahton[1][2]
Length	3:57
Label	Big Beat OWSLA Atlantic Asylum[3]
Writer(s)	Sonny Moore Jake Stanczak Isaac Freeman Michael Angelakos
Producer(s)	Skrillex Kill the Noise
Skrillex singles chronology
"Ragga Bomb" (2014) "Recess" (2014) "Take Ü There" (2014) Kill the Noise singles chronology "Lightspeed" (2012) "Recess" (2014) "Shell Shocked" (2014) Fatman Scoop singles chronology "Crash This Party" (2013) "Recess" (2014)
Music sample "Recess"

"Recess" is a song by American record producers Skrillex and Kill the Noise, featuring vocals from Fatman Scoop and Passion Pit frontman Michael Angelakos.^[4] It was released on March 14, 2014 as part of Skrillex's debut studio album Recess (2014).^[5] It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 57 after being added to BBC Radio 1's rotation. On May 15, 2014, the song was confirmed as the album's second single. Soon after, a teaser video for the single was released on Skrillex's Youtube channel on July 3, 2014. ^[6] The song was released as a single on July 7, 2014, alongside remixes from Flux Pavilion, Milo and Otis, Valentino Khan and Ape Drums.^[7]

Track listing

US/Europe CD single/digital download

1. "Recess" – 3:57

Digital download – EP

1. "Recess" (Milo and Otis Remix) - 4:55
2. "Recess" (Valentino Khan Remix) - 3:33
3. "Recess" (Ape Drums Remix) - 4:19
4. "Recess" (Flux Pavilion Remix) - 3:47

Personnel

• Sonny "Skrillex" Moore - production
• Jake "Kill the Noise" Stanczak - production
• Isaac "Fatman Scoop" Freeman - vocals
• Michael Angelakos - vocals

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[8]	47
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9]	69
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[10]	25
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[11]	43
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12]	59
France (SNEP)[13]	189
Germany (Official German Charts)[14]	79
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[15]	17
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[16]	57
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[17]	6
US Hot Singles Sales (Billboard)[18]	1

References

1. Patrin, Nate (March 21, 2014). "Skrillex :Recess". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
2. Sherburne, Philip (March 18, 2014). "Skrillex Flirts With Top 40 On His Occasionally Brilliant 'Recess'". Spin. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
3. "The Official UK Albums Chart Update". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
4. "Skrillex Drops Surprise Album 'Recess'". Spin. 2014-03-11.
5. "How Skrillex Took Over the Globe". Rolling Stone. 2014-03-12.
6. Recess Remixes Teaser - Skrillex and Kill The Noise ft. Fatman Scoop and Michael Angelakos. YouTube. 3 July 2014.
7. "Twitter / Skrillex: So @MiloAndOtis @Fluxpavilion @ValentinoKhan and @apedrums pretty much just set the world on fire with these RECESS remixes". Twitter. 2014-05-15.
8. "Australian-charts.com – Skrillex – Recess". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
9. "Austriancharts.at – Skrillex – Recess" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
10. "Ultratop.be – Skrillex – Recess" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
11. "Ultratop.be – Skrillex – Recess" (in Dutch). Ultratop Dance.
12. "Skrillex – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Skrillex. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
13. "Lescharts.com – Skrillex – Recess" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
14. "Offiziellecharts.de – Skrillex – Recess". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
15. "Archive Chart: 2014-03-29" UK Dance Chart.
16. "Archive Chart: 2014-03-29" UK Singles Chart.
17. "Skrillex – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Skrillex. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
18. "Skrillex With Kill The Noise, Fatman Scoop & Michael Angelakos – Recess – Music Charts". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2014.