Original Don
| "Original Don" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Major Lazer featuring The Partysquad | ||||
| from the album Original Don | ||||
| Released | 4 November 2011 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:13 | |||
| Label | Downtown | |||
| Major Lazer singles chronology | ||||
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"Original Don" is a song by musical project Major Lazer and The Partysquad from their 2011 extended play of the same name. The song was released as a digital download on 4 November 2011. The song has charted in the Netherlands.
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Original Don" was first released onto YouTube on 8 December 2011 at a total length of two minutes and forty-two seconds. It features an American family, dancing around carrying various blade weapons, Diplo makes a cameo in the video.[1]
Track listing
| Digital download | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Original Don" | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Original Don" (Crookers Remix) | 4:30 |
| 3. | "Original Don" (Diet Original Don) | 4:52 |
| 4. | "Original Don" (The Partysquad and Punish Smash Em Remix) | 3:38 |
Chart performance
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[2] | 98 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 November 2011[3] | Digital download | Downtown |
In popular culture
A portion from the middle of the song was prominently featured in a television advertisement for The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, which aired in the summer of 2013 through the winter of 2013–14.[4]
The version featuring The Partysquad appeared on Dancing with the Stars during James Maslow and Petra Murgatroyd's freestyle dance number.[5]
Florida Gators gymnast, Bridget Sloan, used the song as her floor music for the 2015 season.[6]
References
- ↑ Major Lazer - Original Don ft. The Partysquad. YouTube
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Major Lazer & The Partysquad – Original Don" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ↑ iTunes - Music - Original Don (feat. The Partysquad) - EP by Major Lazer
- ↑ The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas "Misfit Right In" 30-second TV Commercial - YouTube, accessed February 12th, 2014. YouTube
- ↑ http://www.songspub.com/News/1191/Dancing%20with%20the%20Stars%20%28TV%29%20Original%20Don%20%28Major%20Lazer%20Feat.%20The%20Partysquad%29
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvEnaD7F8cI