Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (song)

"Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites"
Single by Skrillex
from the album Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
Released October 22, 2010
Format Digital download
Recorded 2010
Genre Dubstep[1]
Length 4:03
Label
  • mau5trap
  • Big Beat
Writer(s) Skrillex
Producer(s) Skrillex
Skrillex singles chronology
"WEEKENDS!!!
(2010)		 "Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites"
(2010)		 "Get Up!"
(2011)

"Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites" is a song by American electronic dance music producer Skrillex. It was released as the lead single from his second EP of the same name. It uses a vocal sample of exclamations from Rachael Nedrow (also known as "speedstackinggirl") shouting "Yes, oh my God!"[2] The song has since become his most commercially successful single to date, peaking within the charts of the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Norway and Sweden.[3][4][5][6][7] On October 3, 2013, the song was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), with sales exceeding 2,000,000 units.[8] It was also certified Gold within Canada, with sales exceeding 40,000 units.[9] On February 12, the song won Best Dance Recording at the 54th Grammy Awards.

It was used in the 2012 film Spring Breakers, and an ad for GoPro titled "Kayak Kiss with Ben Brown",[10] and also the video games MLB 2K12 and Ridge Racer Unbounded.

Track listing

Digital download
No. Title Length
1. "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites"   4:03


Official remixes

Charts and certifications

Chart positions

Chart (2011–13) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[11] 56
France (SNEP)[12] 71
Norway (VG-lista)[13] 18
South Korea International Singles (Gaon)[14] 110
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 20
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[16] 153
UK Official Streaming Chart Top 100[17] 77
US Billboard Hot 100[18] 69
US Heatseekers Songs (Billboard)[19] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[20] Platinum 80,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[21] Gold 15,000^
United States (RIAA)[22] 2× Platinum 2,000,000[23]

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

References

  1. ↑ "Skrillex - Scary Monster and Nice Sprites (2010)". Punknews.org. December 13, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  2. ↑ Fedida, Ethan. "Skrillex's "Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites" get a mouthstep a cappella remix!". CBS News. CBS. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  3. ↑ Week Ending Dec. 25, 2011. Songs: Bringing “Sexy” Back | Chart Watch (NEW) - Yahoo! Music
  4. ↑ australian-charts.com - Discography Skrillex
  5. ↑ Skrillex - Music Charts
  6. ↑ norwegiancharts.com - Discography Skrillex
  7. ↑ swedishcharts.com - Discography Skrillex
  8. ↑ RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - August 19, 2013
  9. ↑ Gold and Platinum Search
  10. ↑ GoPro Official Website: The World's Most Versatile Camera
  11. ↑ "Issue 1114" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  12. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Skrillex – Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Skrillex – Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites". VG-lista. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  14. ↑ "South Korea Gaon International Chart (Week: January 15, 2012 to January 21, 2012)". Gaon Chart. December 15, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  15. ↑ "swedishcharts.com - Skrillex - Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites". Swedishchats.com. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  16. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2011-05-15" UK Singles Chart.
  17. ↑ Official Streaming Chart Top 100 - 17th August 2013 The Official Streaming Chart Top 100 - Official Charts
  18. ↑ The Hot 100 : Jan 07, 2012 | Billboard Chart Archive
  19. ↑ "Skrillex > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
  20. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Skrillex – Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites". Music Canada.
  21. ↑ "Danish single certifications – Skrillex – Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites". IFPI Denmark.
  22. ↑ "American single certifications – Skrillex – Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  23. ↑ Paul Grein (January 4, 2013). "Week Ending Dec. 30, 2012. Songs: Taylor Knew Bruno Was Trouble". Chart Watch (Yahoo Music). Retrieved January 5, 2013.