Boneless (song)

"Boneless"
Single by Steve Aoki, Chris Lake and Tujamo
Released August 23, 2013
Format Digital download
Recorded 2013
Genre Electro house, progressive house
Length 4:30
Label Dim Mak, Ultra
Writer(s) Steve Aoki
Chris Lake
Aid "Valsal" Vllasaliu
Producer(s) Steve Aoki, Chris Lake, Tujamo
Steve Aoki singles chronology
"Beat Down"
(2012)		 "Boneless"
(2013)		 "A Light That Never Comes"
(2013)
Chris Lake singles chronology
"Ohh Shhh"
(2013)		 "Boneless"
(2013)		 "Helium"
(2013)
Tujamo singles chronology
"There It Is!"
(2012)		 "Boneless"
(2013)		 "Dr. Who!"
(2014)
Music video
Official music video for "Boneless" on YouTube

"Boneless" is a track by American DJ/producer Steve Aoki in collaboration with dance music producers Chris Lake and Tujamo. The song was named after the skateboarding trick of the same name. It was released on August 23, 2013 through Dim Mak Records and Ultra Records. The single received success through various dance charts in Europe; it peaked the overall singles charts at #49 in Germany, #42 in Austria, and #44 in Belgium (Wallonia).

Delirious (Boneless)

"Delirious (Boneless)"
Single by Steve Aoki, Chris Lake and Tujamo featuring Kid Ink
from the album Neon Future.I
Released June 3, 2014[1]
Format Digital download
Recorded 2014
Genre Electro house, hip house
Length 3:43
Label Ultra, Dim Mak
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Steve Aoki
Chris Lake
Tujamo
Steve Aoki singles chronology
"A Light That Never Comes"
(2013)		 "Delirious (Boneless)"
(2014)		 "Darker Than Blood"
(2015)
Kid Ink singles chronology
"Main Chick"
(2014)		 "Delirious (Boneless)"
(2014)		 "Body Language"
(2014)

A vocal version of the song, entitled "Delirious (Boneless)", was released on June 3, 2014 as the second single from Steve Aoki's second studio album Neon Future.I. This version features rapper Kid Ink and was co-written by Erin Beck, Whitney Phillips, Jenson Vaughan, and Aid "Valsal" Vllasaliu. The song was featured in the soundtrack of the 2014 original motion picture film Step Up: All In (as well as Aoki's previous single "Rage the Night Away"), the song was also featured on the 2015 motion picture Furious 7 (although it is not included in the film's soundtrack album).

Music video

The music video for "Boneless" was recorded at and takes place in Venice Beach, Los Angeles. In the video, Chris Lake ("The Scribbler") and Steve "Benihana" Aoki star as the heads of two different skate gangs, known as "The Rampants" and "The Dimmaks", and the two groups have a skate-off. The video was directed by Peter Falloon a.k.a. The Bear, whom worked with Monument Media to deliver the 1980s skater-inspired video.

A year later, the official lyric video for "Delirious (Boneless)" was published to YouTube on August 27, 2014.[2] The "Delirious" version was also given its own music video, which was directed by Golden Wolf and published to YouTube on October 9.[3]

Track listing

Boneless – single
  1. "Boneless" (Original Mix) - 4:30
Boneless – Remixes
  1. "Boneless" (Keys N' Krates Remix) - 2:56
  2. "Boneless" (Ookay Remix) - 4:26
Delirious (Boneless) – single
  1. "Delirious (Boneless)" (feat. Kid Ink) - 3:43
Delirious (Boneless) – Remixes
  1. "Delirious (Boneless)" (Chris Lorenzo Remix) - 4:18
  2. "Delirious (Boneless)" (Reid Stefan Remix) - 4:11

Charts

"Boneless"

Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
scope="row"Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 42
scope="row"Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[5] 23
scope="row"Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 25
scope="row"Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] 44
scope="row"Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 36
scope="row"France (SNEP)[9] 96
scope="row"Germany (Media Control Charts)[10] 49
scope="row"Hungary (Dance Top 40)[11] 9
scope="row"Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[12] 9
scope="row"Poland (Dance Top 50)[13] 26

"Delirious (Boneless)"

Chart (2014) Peak
position
scope="row"Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[14] 81
scope="row"US Billboard Hot 100[15] 90
scope="row"US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[16] 9
scope="row"US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[17] 21
scope="row"US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[18] 33
scope="row"US Rhythmic (Billboard)[19] 20

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[20] Gold 40,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
Hungarian Airplay Chart[21] 73

Release history

"Boneless"

Region Format Date Label
United States Digital Download – single August 23, 2013[22] Dim Mak Records, Ultra Records
Digital Download – Remixes September 10, 2013[23]

"Delirious (Boneless)"

Region Format Date Label
United States Digital Download – single June 24, 2014[24] Ultra Records, Dim Mak Records
Digital Download – Remixes August 25, 2014[25]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6z9A9nyDpg
  2. ↑ Official lyric video for "Delirious (Boneless)" on YouTube
  3. ↑ Official music video for "Delirious (Boneless)" on YouTube
  4. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Steve Aoki, Chris Lake & Tujamo – Boneless" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Steve Aoki, Chris Lake & Tujamo – Boneless" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Steve Aoki, Chris Lake & Tujamo – Boneless" (in Dutch). Ultratop Dance. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Steve Aoki, Chris Lake & Tujamo – Boneless" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Steve Aoki, Chris Lake & Tujamo – Boneless" (in French). Ultratop Dance. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Steve Aoki, Chris Lake & Tujamo – Boneless" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Steve Aoki, Chris Lake & Tujamo – Boneless". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  12. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  13. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50.
  14. ↑ "Steve Aoki Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Steve Aoki. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Steve Aoki Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Steve Aoki. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Steve Aoki Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for Steve Aoki. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Steve Aoki Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Rap Songs for Steve Aoki. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Steve Aoki Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for Steve Aoki. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Steve Aoki Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Steve Aoki. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Steve Aoki – Boneless/delirious". Music Canada. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
  21. ↑ "MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 - radios 2013" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  22. ↑ Boneless :: Beatport
  23. ↑ Boneless - Remixes :: Beatport
  24. ↑ Delirious (Boneless) :: Beatport
  25. ↑ Delirious (Boneless) - Remixes :: Beatport