Sofi Needs a Ladder

"Sofi Needs a Ladder"
Single by deadmau5 featuring Sofia Toufa as SOFI
from the album 4×4=12
Released November 1, 2010
October 31, 2010 (iTunes exclusive)[1]
Format Digital download
Recorded 2009 (2010 with vocals)
Genre Electro house, hip house
Length 6:41
Label mau5trap, Ultra Records (US/Canada), Virgin Records (Rest of the world)
Writer(s) Joel Zimmerman, Sofia Toufa
Deadmau5 singles chronology
"Animal Rights"
(2010)		 Sofi Needs a Ladder
(2010)		 "HR 8938 Cephei"
(2011)

"Sofi Needs a Ladder" is the third single taken from deadmau5's album, 4×4=12. The song features vocals from Sofia Toufa, also known as SOFI. The song was originally an instrumental track entitled "You Need a Ladder," which deadmau5 previously performed, but vocals were added on afterward to allow the song to be published and avoid any copyright infringement (the song previously included an intro and outro featuring a slightly remixed version of 'Overworld theme' from the NES game 'The Legend of Zelda'). The song was first played on the radio by Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1 on 22 October 2010.[2] The song won a 2011 Juno Award for Best Dance Recording.[3]

The single is featured on the soundtrack to the video game Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. During the finals of the seventh season of British show The X Factor, contestant Cher Lloyd performed a variation of the first verse of the song mashed up into "What a Feeling". "Sofi Needs a Ladder" is also played in the background during a club scene in the film, The Hangover Part II, and was featured in a 2011 Virgin Mobile commercial. Sofi Needs a Ladder is also featured in the hit series Entourage during the season 8 house party for Vinnie Chase.

Deadmau5 organised a remix contest. The winner was MosDam.

Track Listing

  1. "Sofi Needs A Ladder" - 6:41

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4] 73
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5] 68
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[6] 10

References

  1. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Some Chords - Single by deadmau5". Itunes.apple.com. 2010-11-07. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  2. ↑ "deadmau5 - Sofi Needs A Ladder". YouTube. 2010-10-22. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  3. ↑ "2011 JUNO Gala Dinner & Award Winners | The JUNO Awards". Junoawards.ca. 2011-03-26. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  4. ↑ "deadmau5 Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for deadmau5.
  5. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2010-11-13" UK Singles Chart.
  6. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2010-11-13" UK Dance Chart.

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