@@redjack2629 That's a horrible way to look at things. That's the BEST part of this all. Out of everything that could have happened, many trillions of trillions of possibilities led up to that moment. Joel could have been looking at anything else, he could have been playing a game, he could have not seen the post, but he did... The odds of it happening this way are so miniscule it's probably not even calculate-able, and yet it still happened. Not only was the guy talented, not only did he grab his attention at the perfect time, but he knew EXACTLY what the assignment was AND nailed it.
What i like is how a huge artist like Deadmau5 literally took a fans vocals and made a hit out of it. And that guy is now being played worldwide. Thats nuts.
@ you should read the short story. The song is much different when you know the story. The lyrics are much different. It’s on RUclips it’s only half an hour long. Look up short story the veldt. It’s nostalgic for me. I’m 35 this song was great on ecstasy back in the day. Now that I know what the book was about and why he made the beat and loved the lyrics the guy made for it. It all makes sense.
story behind this song: "The Veldt" was inspired by the 1950 short sci fi story of the same name by Ray Bradbury. While streaming, Deadmau5 gets a random message from a 17 year old Chris James. The message included vocals and lyrics to an unreleased song. Deadmau5 reacted to the message on stream and was so impressed by James' vocals he decided to sign James and confirmed that the official release of the song would include James' vocals. Deadmau5 was particularly impressed with the lyrical references to the Ray Bradbury story. The song's production was captured on a live streaming session via Deadmau5's official website. The song was eventually released and has become one Deadmau5's most popular songs.
@@MagentXdromedaZThey literally had a phone call together and Chris James told Joel (formerly known as “Deadmau5.”), Chris James gave away his age towards him, that he IS “26” and Joel replied back with “26 !?”
Ezra Rubenstein Yeah, that's a pretty awesome story. Everyone who likes this song, who hasn't seen that video where he first hears these vocals, should definitely watch it.
If you want your album/song to be more popular, you must invent a story. Don't be stupid and easy to foolish. If you watch the video carefully when he so called "found" the artist, you will notice some act especially from his wife or girlfriend.
That has to be the best feeling in the world, to finally find the song you're looking for. After hours of googling "song that goes dun du du dun duu dudu dun".
I’m still looking for a song I heard in my dads car 20 years ago and can not find it to save my life I remember a very small line from the song but can’t find anything from it😔
I mean hate him or love him you can't say Deadmau5 doesn't interact with his fans. Saw this video the other day with a kid who sent him a disposable camera and an album to sign; not only does he sign the album, he actually took pictures for him, and then sent them both back to the fan. That's serious fan service. And then you find out that somebody through the power of the Internet and computers not only recorded lyrics for him, but was able to send them to him and collabo as a result. That's fucking beautiful, man.
It's like your theme song now. I woke up to a Duke Dumont song for years too, and looking back, things were better back then. Maybe I should try again.
In the short story "veldt" by ray Bradbury, the parents discuss about a specific room in the house (the nursery) a holographic room that projects images of the imagination (like the holodeck from startreck), when the childrens parents discuss the issues of the room being a problem to their behavior. Threatening to shut the nursery off permentaly, the kids throw a fit. After their tantrum, the children ask their dad to go back into the room. Moments later they scream for their parents, the parents come rushing in, with the kids nowhere to be found, they look to the door, the kids shut and lock the parents in the nursery, surrounded by lions the mother and father get mauled, (the white glasses) "The world that the children made" comes from the African setting the children imagined for the room to generate.
This is one of the few songs that makes me cry. I first heard it when I was 25 and living on my own in Florida (moved from Virginia) to be a Flight instructor at a small airport. While I lived there I had met a beautiful waitress that was also into deadmau5 and we hung out together in downtown Orlando clubbing. Sadly, she passed away a few years ago when I left Florida to be an airline pilot. She was in rehab. The song is real tearjerker for me...
My ex died last month, the first night we met we went back to my place to smoke a bunch of weed he played this to me and sang it to me while dancing with me and holding me. I will love him always until im with him again. ♥️♥️♥️♥️
I remember when this dropped. Had just moved to London, just gotten out of a toxic relationship, and was shitting myself about a new job I had gotten. Then I heard this. I think I listened to this every day all summer. Definitely helped with the transition. So thanks Joel & Chris. You helped a brother out when he was feeling down. Much love! (Could have used more stuttering, though haha)
Such a happy song.. for such a dark sinister story. *Foot note to all parents: You might want to hold off on those deluxe holodeck plans you have for your kids' nursery!
at last a sensible comment. People saying that knowing the story that song is based on makes it more "epic". Some people use words they don't even know what they mean.
@@conatchaThis reminds me of another song. You might know "Hey Ya" by Outkast. It sounds like a cheery and happy song that you can dance to, similar to this song, expect when you disect the lyrics, it's has a dark story behind it, like this song. I recall that the lyrics of "Hey Ya" even said, "Y'all don't care, you just want to dance."
I remember when this song first came out. This song had a grasp on me. Like it calmed me down in a weird way. Always been a Deadmau5 fan, but I’ve strayed away the past few years. I decided to re-visit this song last night. Then I watched the video on Joel finding the vocals. Then I read somewhere that this was based on a short story. Did some more research and boy am I SHOOK. This song is actually really dark. I never knew the lyrical meaning behind this song, I just knew that it made me happy and carried me through high school. Now I know what the lyrics mean and the story behind it, it threw a completely different way of hearing this song. I’m amazed.
The story behind this (the veldt ) just makes this track , Chris just nailed it with the vocal . I hope he made a fortune out of it , he deserves it . Taking nothing away from Deadmou5 of course .
I just read the story, and had to come back to rewatch this vid with my new enlightened eyes. First time perception: "Aw, those kids got stuck in the fucked up closet of Narnia." Enlightened perception: "THOSE LIL SHITS!"
+Crazy Pug Spoiler alert... In the story The Veldt by Ray Bradbury, the children use "the nursery" which is a VR environment like the Holodeck in Star Trek. They create a world of their choosing with their thoughts, and interact with it as they please. They can command it to be anything they want, and do anything they please. The parents observe it, and hope the nursery experience will help them deal with fears and paranoia. However, the children love the nursery and all their other convenient robots in the house that make it to where they do nothing in life by see, hear and smell things. The parents come to the conclusion that this life of luxury is toxic, and preventing the children from actually living life. The parents arrange for them to leave, and tell the kids they are closing the nursery. Before leaving the house, the children are allowed to go back into the nursery once more. The parents come into it to get the children, but can't find them, all they see is the African plain. The door slams shut behind them and locks them inside. The lions move towards the parents, and kill them. Then the kids go back into the nursery and continue living this virtual life. They were so in love with the idea of convenience that they chose to kill their parents to retain the lifestyle. The end of the video depicts the final scene with father's glasses and the trail of blood leading to the lion, and the children watching the door close as they choose to stay in this virtual world instead of reality.
Top 15 progressive house songs by deadmau5: 1. Strobe 2. Pets 3. There Might Be Coffee 4. I Remember 5. The Veldt 6. Drop The Poptart 7. Not Exactly 8. Suite 2 9. Move For Me 10. All I Have 11. HR 8938 Cephei 12. Brazil (Second Edit) 13. Faxing Berlin 14. Jaded 15. Finished Symphonies (Numbers 2, 6 and 10 highly recommendend as Mau5' lesser known works!) Honorable mentions: - Bleed - You & I (remix) - Aural Psynapse - The Longenst Road - October - Blood For The Bloodgoat - Closer - Errors In My Head
+Santupi eh lol no, these songs I posted are all considerd progressive house. Electro house is a bit faster (bpm) and has a more party vibe in it, progressive house is more mellow.
I think the scene at @2:23 is a Ray Bradbury reference. In his interview he said he had a t-shirt idea that would read "Stand at the Top of the Cliff and Jump off And Build your wings on the way down". Ray Bradbury was a magnificent human being.
I believe it more a nod to the actual story, the children are in a holodeck left alone and end up creating a fairly fucked up place. It entertains the idea that eventually technology will raise our kids more than we do, which could cause problems for the kids
this always brings me back to my childhood.. i took that shit for granted. music was so good i miss edm/ dubstep, electronic music. i wish i could go back to 2011-2014 for a day, it felt so much simpler. oh well
The short story this was based on, "The Veldt," has got to be one of the most delightfully creepy stories ever written, and this song encapsulates it perfectly.
I remember when Ray died, I had actually just finished reading Fahrenheit 451. I cried a little. Did you know that there's a reference to his inspired short story "there will come soft rains" in Fallout3. It's wicked. RIP RAY!
i encourage all of you to stop listening right now and go read the short story “The Veldt”, then watch the livestream clip of vocals being discovered, then come back and appreciate this song for what it truly is.
Isabella Lipuma Haha it’s this amazing Indie game with gorgeous art style and this is 100% copying Limbo but with colorful backgrounds. Limbo is a black and white game. But google image “Limbo game” and you’ll see what I mean lol. Limbo came out in 2010. If you like playing games I highly recommend it, it’s such an awesome and beautiful game
I have a pair of HDJ-2000s (the same ones Joel uses) and its got a mono-stereo switch on it, its literally like listening to two different versions of the song. The verb gets isolated for the stereo and all you can here on the mono is the bass, vocals, some warm chords and the drums. Its amazing.
It's incredible to know the story behind the vocals on this track!! That's why you should always at least try sending your work to your idols and you might get included like this!
I haven’t been to an EDM concert in ages, until this song came out. I went to see Deadmau5 (hadn’t seen him since 2010 or so) and luckily he played this song in South Padre Island TX. It was such a memorable experience. Such a profound yet melancholic reality of our younger generations.
I LOVE this song. Me and my family always listened to it in the car. I was in LOVE with this song literally. I sang it all the time, i knew it by HEART, i dreamed about this song, me with this beautiful masterpiece on the background. LOVE IT! I adore DeadMou5. This song has also a BEAUTIFUL message (e.g. the world that the children made, in love with the way we are) I wish this song will have the fame it deserves.
you know this song is based on a short story called "the veldt" by Ray Bradbury which is all about kids who use the "world that the children made" in order to murder their parents. right?
@@skylar5790 I'm super confused why people find that a good story, like this kids baited their parents to get eaten by lions... what's so nice about that?-
only just found this track as it came up on Insta....his music is great and Chris's music is also very good ! this track is now on loop, cant get enough of it, knee is tapping away !
![Seungmin "그렇게, 천천히, 우리(As we are)" | [Stray Kids : SKZ-PLAYER]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/kAzmhLHePqU/mqdefault.jpg)
“Man he’s gonna love the stutter shit”
XD
LOL
;)
Still love the video of Deadmau5 discovering Chris. Such a legendary moment for both artists
That video is what just brought me here :D
@@Merrick117 ok, i gotta get ahold of this fuckin guy right fuckin now.
Yeah it's pretty fucking wholesome
That's the worst part, though. It was all up to a coin flip. He almost didn't even give it a listen.
@@redjack2629 That's a horrible way to look at things. That's the BEST part of this all. Out of everything that could have happened, many trillions of trillions of possibilities led up to that moment. Joel could have been looking at anything else, he could have been playing a game, he could have not seen the post, but he did... The odds of it happening this way are so miniscule it's probably not even calculate-able, and yet it still happened. Not only was the guy talented, not only did he grab his attention at the perfect time, but he knew EXACTLY what the assignment was AND nailed it.
*LINDSEY, COME LISTEN TO THIS*
*Breaks up Coco Puffs and then snorts them* GOTTA HUFF THE PUFFS, LINDSEY!
*HOLY SHIT*
I come here time to time to read your comment and it gives me a good feeling
I actually remember that very special moment..."MotherF#$&r?!!"... 😂
@@sauzethepepsisalesrep2020 😭😭😭😭
I just discovered this track because of an Instagram page on history.
Me too 😂
Holy shit me too hahhah
Happy you made it!🫶🏼
Same
Same 😂
I am so damn glad Mau5 and Chris found each other and made a BEAUTIFUL track :D Love it! Bless the internet!
Hahahahahaha!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
GHFear yes, I thought the same
GHFear9 de hi7i
and we are back
the skate 3 goat
Decent vocals, but it could use some stuttering.
Kappa
Fuck, that was too good of a joke for no one to know where it came from.
I bet deadmau5 would love some shuttering :^)
Lazorinc someone commented the same thing like a year before this fuck
Lmfao genius
What i like is how a huge artist like Deadmau5 literally took a fans vocals and made a hit out of it. And that guy is now being played worldwide. Thats nuts.
The world that this children made
@@justputdale1211 happy technology
How this only has 16 million views is beyond me. 2024 and it’s a timeless song.
Not bad nor good.. enjoy it but don't care for it at the same time. Does nothing for me.
@ you should read the short story. The song is much different when you know the story. The lyrics are much different. It’s on RUclips it’s only half an hour long. Look up short story the veldt. It’s nostalgic for me. I’m 35 this song was great on ecstasy back in the day. Now that I know what the book was about and why he made the beat and loved the lyrics the guy made for it. It all makes sense.
@@Jonny.16 Maybe. But people simply won't. Song has to stand on its own, you shouldn't need an lore cheat sheet to 'understand' imho.
story behind this song:
"The Veldt" was inspired by the 1950 short sci fi story of the same name by Ray Bradbury.
While streaming, Deadmau5 gets a random message from a 17 year old Chris James. The message included vocals and lyrics to an unreleased song. Deadmau5 reacted to the message on stream and was so impressed by James' vocals he decided to sign James and confirmed that the official release of the song would include James' vocals. Deadmau5 was particularly impressed with the lyrical references to the Ray Bradbury story.
The song's production was captured on a live streaming session via Deadmau5's official website. The song was eventually released and has become one Deadmau5's most popular songs.
He was 26, not 17.
@@CowboyKing How do you know. I can't find anything on Chris James birthdate.
@@MagentXdromedaZThey literally had a phone call together and Chris James told Joel (formerly known as “Deadmau5.”), Chris James gave away his age towards him, that he IS “26” and Joel replied back with “26 !?”
@@yang6825 woah like I'm supposed to know that
Idiot @@MagentXdromedaZ
THIS ERA WILL COME AGAIN TO LIFE
If you know how the vocal for this song was found by deadmau5, this song becomes 1001 times more epic :)
I just saw that video lol that's why I'm at this video now
Ezra Rubenstein Yeah, that's a pretty awesome story. Everyone who likes this song, who hasn't seen that video where he first hears these vocals, should definitely watch it.
Void same
If you want your album/song to be more popular, you must invent a story. Don't be stupid and easy to foolish. If you watch the video carefully when he so called "found" the artist, you will notice some act especially from his wife or girlfriend.
She's acting because she doesn't have the same instinct for music that he does and she hasn't read the story. She just wants to be excited with him.
8 years later.... and I’m still adding the stuttering to this song in my head 🤣
Same lol
What is this a reference to?
@@MutleeIsTheAntiGod look up deadmau5 finds the vocals for the veldt
same
ruclips.net/video/P6EmTtbougE/видео.html
I used to listen to this song as a kid and I’ve spent about 4 years looking for this song again, today was my lucky day.
An old time favourite
You should try reading the short story now
Me- just discovered this song and browsing through the comments and sees your comment. Goes back to see when video was published. 8 YEARS AGO!? damn.
That has to be the best feeling in the world, to finally find the song you're looking for. After hours of googling "song that goes dun du du dun duu dudu dun".
I’m still looking for a song I heard in my dads car 20 years ago and can not find it to save my life I remember a very small line from the song but can’t find anything from it😔
I mean hate him or love him you can't say Deadmau5 doesn't interact with his fans. Saw this video the other day with a kid who sent him a disposable camera and an album to sign; not only does he sign the album, he actually took pictures for him, and then sent them both back to the fan. That's serious fan service. And then you find out that somebody through the power of the Internet and computers not only recorded lyrics for him, but was able to send them to him and collabo as a result. That's fucking beautiful, man.
Just jumped o to here from reddit. Wow. This track still hits years later. Dont know what happend to deadmau5 or Chris. Hope things worked out.
Same, cant believe I haven't heard this one. That's why I will always love reddit, never know what you will find.
@@crimsonsword23 true stuff... Went from Reddit, to RUclips, Wikipedia, finally Goodreads 😅
I have always loved this song but only today i discovered the story behind this on reddit
Same. I've heard it plenty of times but I didn't know the backstory. Pretty cool.
This intro has been my alarm clock for 11 years. I wake up happy ever time my alarm goes off.
It's like your theme song now.
I woke up to a Duke Dumont song for years too, and looking back, things were better back then. Maybe I should try again.
Shut up, no way this has been out for 11 years, wth where’d the time go 😩
Happy Technology!!!
I tried making a song I loved my alarm. Now I hate that song and can’t listen to it without feeling cranky.
Banger song I love it
In the short story "veldt" by ray Bradbury, the parents discuss about a specific room in the house (the nursery) a holographic room that projects images of the imagination (like the holodeck from startreck), when the childrens parents discuss the issues of the room being a problem to their behavior.
Threatening to shut the nursery off permentaly, the kids throw a fit. After their tantrum, the children ask their dad to go back into the room. Moments later they scream for their parents, the parents come rushing in, with the kids nowhere to be found, they look to the door, the kids shut and lock the parents in the nursery, surrounded by lions the mother and father get mauled, (the white glasses)
"The world that the children made" comes from the African setting the children imagined for the room to generate.
A short summary of an already short story......You're doing God's work..
@Jackie Tearie that's true but it is a pretty gruesome way to go
@@thenamesronni Because it is.
@@thenamesronni Oh yeah. We read it my sophomore year of high school, aaaaaand it was a pretty interesting topic to talk about.
Fck these kids
Reading the short story , this song hits way different. They captured the very essence of this story. Ming blowing.
This is one of the few songs that makes me cry. I first heard it when I was 25 and living on my own in Florida (moved from Virginia) to be a Flight instructor at a small airport. While I lived there I had met a beautiful waitress that was also into deadmau5 and we hung out together in downtown Orlando clubbing. Sadly, she passed away a few years ago when I left Florida to be an airline pilot. She was in rehab. The song is real tearjerker for me...
Feels bro !!!
Remember the good times !
Wow this is the first time I’m listening to this and I’m 25
My ex died last month, the first night we met we went back to my place to smoke a bunch of weed he played this to me and sang it to me while dancing with me and holding me. I will love him always until im with him again. ♥️♥️♥️♥️
Strong 🏆
Sorry to read that, brother
Everything about this. The way it was made, the way it sounds, how it feels all these years later. Is just perfect.
So perfect 🌟💃🌟
3 years now...
still love this one...
Die naam ook xD
OMG me too
+jemoederwil datjenaarhuiskomt Love the story how he got the lyrics
+jemoederwil datjenaarhuiskomt Damn it's been 3 years?
+Crypsis since its release :)
got here after watching deadmau5's reaction to when he got the lyrics. :))
Same! :D
Szia László :)
same dude
Olve Gravklev wooooooow❤
Olve Gravklev OMFG SAAAAAAAAMME❤❤❤
you should see the video when someone sent him this vocal when he was working on this song, He was blown away
Jose Trejo that video was sick. I remember seeing it same day. Was funny his expressions.
Ahhh grade 6, bless your soul Ms. Veronica. Wouldn't have found this masterpiece without you
This sounds like a story I’d like to hear. 😄
Same
My English teacher freshman year introduced me to this too!!
I remember when this dropped. Had just moved to London, just gotten out of a toxic relationship, and was shitting myself about a new job I had gotten. Then I heard this. I think I listened to this every day all summer. Definitely helped with the transition.
So thanks Joel & Chris. You helped a brother out when he was feeling down. Much love!
(Could have used more stuttering, though haha)
2yrs later I hope you doing good :)
Hope you are right now my friend. Cheers from Italy
You still good bro?
4 years update bro come on how u doing 😉
How r u doing
Read the short story - the video and lyrics have so much more meaning! Chris James NAILED the lyrics from the story.
Such a happy song.. for such a dark sinister story. *Foot note to all parents: You might want to hold off on those deluxe holodeck plans you have for your kids' nursery!
Matt Carrell nice XD
at last a sensible comment. People saying that knowing the story that song is based on makes it more "epic". Some people use words they don't even know what they mean.
@@conatchaThis reminds me of another song. You might know "Hey Ya" by Outkast. It sounds like a cheery and happy song that you can dance to, similar to this song, expect when you disect the lyrics, it's has a dark story behind it, like this song. I recall that the lyrics of "Hey Ya" even said, "Y'all don't care, you just want to dance."
This is still one of my all time favorite Deadmau5 songs!!!
When the song have backstory... just amazing
Great tribute to Bradbury's work. It's been hard to transfer his writing into any other form of media. A lot of attempts have failed. Not this one.
I finally found this video.
My dad showed me this 6 years ago :)
Meow
Weom
SAME IT'S BEEN 5 YEARS AND I FINALLY FOUND IT
hanashimia sameeee
hanashimia same ❤️
Great song, with a great story behind the lyrics. Love this track.
The stutter was iconic 😅❤
I have always been a fan of Ray Bradbury's works. After reading "The Veldt" so many times, it is awesome to see a visual interpretation of it.
I remember when this song first came out. This song had a grasp on me. Like it calmed me down in a weird way. Always been a Deadmau5 fan, but I’ve strayed away the past few years. I decided to re-visit this song last night. Then I watched the video on Joel finding the vocals. Then I read somewhere that this was based on a short story. Did some more research and boy am I SHOOK. This song is actually really dark. I never knew the lyrical meaning behind this song, I just knew that it made me happy and carried me through high school. Now I know what the lyrics mean and the story behind it, it threw a completely different way of hearing this song. I’m amazed.
Same as you man I listened to strobe last night, honestly gave me tears. So many memories.
bro i literally found this song because of the short story, this is a fan song on it. oof it's sad u didnt know the story
What’s the story
@@AyeBeeG it’s called The Veldt, just like the song title.
@@AyeBeeG search up The Veldt short story
This song evokes nostalgia, amazing.
❤2025 sound of eternity. Still love the very first reaction for this vocal )
Still love this song - many happy memories...
true , so true
The story behind this (the veldt ) just makes this track , Chris just nailed it with the vocal . I hope he made a fortune out of it , he deserves it . Taking nothing away from Deadmou5 of course .
limbo pls
Alejandro chavez I tought I was the only one :D
Alejandro chavez Yeah too much limbo!
+Alejandro chavez Dolan pls
+Alejandro chavez yus!
I was about to comment this but, nvm 😎
I never thought the day would come where this song would sound over nostalgic
I just read the story, and had to come back to rewatch this vid with my new enlightened eyes.
First time perception: "Aw, those kids got stuck in the fucked up closet of Narnia."
Enlightened perception: "THOSE LIL SHITS!"
Yup...
same
+TheVeR01 I never understood the ending , Enlighten me please.
+Crazy Pug Spoiler alert...
In the story The Veldt by Ray Bradbury, the children use "the nursery" which is a VR environment like the Holodeck in Star Trek. They create a world of their choosing with their thoughts, and interact with it as they please. They can command it to be anything they want, and do anything they please. The parents observe it, and hope the nursery experience will help them deal with fears and paranoia.
However, the children love the nursery and all their other convenient robots in the house that make it to where they do nothing in life by see, hear and smell things. The parents come to the conclusion that this life of luxury is toxic, and preventing the children from actually living life. The parents arrange for them to leave, and tell the kids they are closing the nursery.
Before leaving the house, the children are allowed to go back into the nursery once more. The parents come into it to get the children, but can't find them, all they see is the African plain. The door slams shut behind them and locks them inside. The lions move towards the parents, and kill them. Then the kids go back into the nursery and continue living this virtual life. They were so in love with the idea of convenience that they chose to kill their parents to retain the lifestyle. The end of the video depicts the final scene with father's glasses and the trail of blood leading to the lion, and the children watching the door close as they choose to stay in this virtual world instead of reality.
😂 exactly
Top 15 progressive house songs by deadmau5:
1. Strobe
2. Pets
3. There Might Be Coffee
4. I Remember
5. The Veldt
6. Drop The Poptart
7. Not Exactly
8. Suite 2
9. Move For Me
10. All I Have
11. HR 8938 Cephei
12. Brazil (Second Edit)
13. Faxing Berlin
14. Jaded
15. Finished Symphonies
(Numbers 2, 6 and 10 highly recommendend as Mau5' lesser known works!)
Honorable mentions:
- Bleed
- You & I (remix)
- Aural Psynapse
- The Longenst Road
- October
- Blood For The Bloodgoat
- Closer
- Errors In My Head
Thanks for the list. You can add "Seeya".
+Mike ha I forgot that one, thanks for noticing dude
+Adoniss95 Just what I needed ! Thanks man, I'm gonna listen to those I don't know :)
+Adoniss95 deadmau5 doesn't makes progressive house, he makes electro house
+Santupi eh lol no, these songs I posted are all considerd progressive house. Electro house is a bit faster (bpm) and has a more party vibe in it, progressive house is more mellow.
I think the scene at @2:23 is a Ray Bradbury reference. In his interview he said he had a t-shirt idea that would read
"Stand at the Top of the Cliff and Jump off And Build your wings on the way down".
Ray Bradbury was a magnificent human being.
I believe it more a nod to the actual story, the children are in a holodeck left alone and end up creating a fairly fucked up place. It entertains the idea that eventually technology will raise our kids more than we do, which could cause problems for the kids
Noil Bee
The whole song is a nod to the original story by Bradbury...
B2Roland Really?! Wow I had no idea! What is the original story? What's the book called?
Chameleon EDM Is this a book?
Found this song today. I am stunned by loving it so much. And the story behind makes it even better! Thanks Chris and deadmau5!
Some songs give you that weird feeling of joy..
This song will forever remind me of good times I’ve had this year thx Joel.
No one really says how actually beautiful and haunting the video is....
this always brings me back to my childhood.. i took that shit for granted. music was so good i miss edm/ dubstep, electronic music. i wish i could go back to 2011-2014 for a day, it felt so much simpler. oh well
The short story this was based on, "The Veldt," has got to be one of the most delightfully creepy stories ever written, and this song encapsulates it perfectly.
9 years later... its still a classic
One of my favorite song of all the time.
Vocals so perfect...and his voice tone is warm as vintage top singer ...really beautiful. And match perfectly this beautiful sound
I remember when Ray died, I had actually just finished reading Fahrenheit 451. I cried a little.
Did you know that there's a reference to his inspired short story "there will come soft rains" in Fallout3. It's wicked.
RIP RAY!
What's the reference?
Wait jk I just looked it up XD
Golden It's really cool isn't it??? :)
If you know the original story by Ray Bradbury, this epic song becomes 1000 times more epic :)
Yes!!!
Yaar!
Misu Satriyo exactemondo
IKR
ikr ... interesting story btw
Few people realise the musical intuition this masterpiece requires. These coords are astounding; as is deadmou5
i encourage all of you to stop listening right now and go read the short story “The Veldt”, then watch the livestream clip of vocals being discovered, then come back and appreciate this song for what it truly is.
LIMBO!!
lol what is limbo?! I keep seeing it in the comments
Isabella Lipuma Haha it’s this amazing Indie game with gorgeous art style and this is 100% copying Limbo but with colorful backgrounds. Limbo is a black and white game. But google image “Limbo game” and you’ll see what I mean lol. Limbo came out in 2010. If you like playing games I highly recommend it, it’s such an awesome and beautiful game
Insanity On A Bun I thought the world of limbo xd
TrynnaHitTenMill I remember playing limbo and the ending shook me
FBI Slave i dont know what limbo is. I know its a world between death and life.
Imagine if Joel didn’t click on the twitter link. This song wouldn’t be a thing!
This is so good, somebody must've shown him, if he didn't find it himself
This song would still have been a thing. It's just that the vocals would be wildly different.
It would have still been a thing just different.
the video where joel finds vocals for this is priceless you guys need to check it out
This music is always nostalgia. Good memories.
この曲好き。
淡々と飄々としていて。
はまった。
ありがとうございます。
Sounded way better live. Glad I got to experience this . The whole set was 🔥🔥
2:22 idk but this was my favorite part 😂 when the smile spreads across his face then he shoves her down the slope
Love the track. Love the story
Incredible how this song drive me to tears. Especially knowing the backing story
Anyone here appreciating the choice of lyrics and animation to fit this magical beat and absolutely legendary short story?
Animation is based off a game called limbo
The feeling this song gives is incredible. How do people make such amazing melodies?
By discovering them randomly from a stream. That's how Chris was discovered, by sending a sample to Deadmau5...live on a stream
@@MrWhangdoodles 1. Chris' part is not the melody....? 2. Chris was already a well known musician before this.
Great song, excellent video. My kids each make me play it for them at bedtime. Love it
Also here from Twitter. I love seeing how projects come together.
It’s amazing how people and computer generated sound can make all of this sound so damn good.
happy technology :)
This song reminds of when my son was growing up. He’s all grown up now, in his career. I really miss those days.
Did your son tried to kill you? Do you know the story this song is based on?
@@conatcha I know. He read the book as a child. That’s why I remember it. No, he never tried to kill me.
Epic. I just loved the reaction to hearing the vocals for the first time. Amazing.
Beautiful song.
The style is like limbo... Awesome!
Little too much like Limbo eh?
spot on!! i was looking for this comment. i even looked if it was the same animators but nope.
The story behind how this tune got made is infinitely more beautiful than this track could ever be.
Time does fly 🙏 memories last
this song is just a legend
So crazy how Chris James got vocals on this. Twitter is fuckin powerful.
Then you could do better than dropping f bombs for emphasis.
Just heard this on the radio 3/1/22. It's a Tuesday night.
Yea Chris James! 🎉
The lyrics so perfectly go with the title of this song
I have a pair of HDJ-2000s (the same ones Joel uses) and its got a mono-stereo switch on it, its literally like listening to two different versions of the song. The verb gets isolated for the stereo and all you can here on the mono is the bass, vocals, some warm chords and the drums. Its amazing.
+MrSpencerMcIntosh Cool story bro.
that sounds sweet
Wait, there is bass in this song?
+Division Yes. Bass frequncies. Not midrange 'basses'
+Division if you throw your beats in the trash and buy some proper equipment, yes this song has bass
It's incredible to know the story behind the vocals on this track!! That's why you should always at least try sending your work to your idols and you might get included like this!
Happy 10 years for the album while 1
Ya casi 11 años de este himno, como desearía volver a esa época, cuando era feliz y no lo sabia..
Can't help but get a haunting feeling with this tune after learning what the lyrics mean.
It's been 15 years and it's still a very good song. I can't stop listening to it. 2024
I'm so in love with the way we are, here ❤🌟💃🌟❤
Anyone here enjoying this jan 2025
Yeah, 2022 and I’m still in love with this song. Definitely a classic.
Favorite Deadnau5 song. With a lot of meaning for me.
I haven’t been to an EDM concert in ages, until this song came out. I went to see Deadmau5 (hadn’t seen him since 2010 or so) and luckily he played this song in South Padre Island TX. It was such a memorable experience. Such a profound yet melancholic reality of our younger generations.
I LOVE this song. Me and my family always listened to it in the car. I was in LOVE with this song literally. I sang it all the time, i knew it by HEART, i dreamed about this song, me with this beautiful masterpiece on the background. LOVE IT! I adore DeadMou5. This song has also a BEAUTIFUL message (e.g. the world that the children made, in love with the way we are)
I wish this song will have the fame it deserves.
you know this song is based on a short story called "the veldt" by Ray Bradbury which is all about kids who use the "world that the children made" in order to murder their parents.
right?
@@skylar5790 I'm super confused why people find that a good story, like this kids baited their parents to get eaten by lions... what's so nice about that?-
I’m so glad that I listened to this so many years ago, this is made of vibes from the surface to core, this song is just perfect in every good way
I am here tp that's real
11 years ago today I stumbled again upon this lovely beat
Wow! This is awesome! Right into the Playlist it goes
Exactly how many people know this is about a short story by Ray Bradbury?
Not very many
I remember reading this for English class back in Grade 9. Part of the reason I love this song so much.
That's how I got here
Me
FR3ZBY that’s how I found the song😂
5 years ago, and still being my favorite song
Am I the only one who came here just to see if he took out the stuttering?
Senor Studly no lmao
Senor Studly same bro
I came here to see if he actually put the vocals in
Me to
i liked the stuttering
only just found this track as it came up on Insta....his music is great and Chris's music is also very good ! this track is now on loop, cant get enough of it, knee is tapping away !