Overload (Dot Rotten song)
| "Overload" | ||||||||||
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| Single by Dot Rotten featuring TMS | ||||||||||
| from the album Voices in My Head | ||||||||||
| Released | 3 June 2012 | |||||||||
| Format | Digital download | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2011—2012 | |||||||||
| Genre | Dance, dubstep | |||||||||
| Length | 3:05 | |||||||||
| Label | Mercury Records | |||||||||
| Writer(s) |
Joseph Ellis, Tom Barnes, Ben Kohn, Louis Gibzen, Peter Kelleher | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | TMS | |||||||||
| Dot Rotten singles chronology | ||||||||||
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"Overload" is a song by English rapper/producer Dot Rotten. The song was first released on 3 June 2012 in the United Kingdom as the third single from the rapper's upcoming debut studio album, Voices in My Head.[1] The track heavily samples "Children"—the number-two hit from trance composer Robert Miles; and credits producers TMS as the featured artist. "Overload" was selected as BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe's Hottest Record in the World on 26 March 2012.[2] The track debuted at number fifteen on the UK Singles Chart, marking Rotten's third appearance—also the highest peaking of these—after "Teardrop" (#24, 2011) and "Are You Not Entertained?" (#53, 2012).
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Overload" was first released onto YouTube on 8 May 2012 at a total length of three minutes and nine seconds.[3]
Sections of the video were filmed in the Snowdonia National Park, around the Ogwen Valley and Nant Ffrancon area.
It was directed by a young British film-director called Quason Matthews.
Track listing
| Digital download[1] | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Overload" | 3:05 |
| 2. | "Overload" (Pyramid Dubstep Remix) | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Overload" (Pyramid 140 Breaks Mix) | 4:43 |
| 4. | "Overload" (Cahill Club Remix) | 7:18 |
| 5. | "Overload" (Cahill Dub Remix) | 7:18 |
Charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak position | |
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| scope="row" | Scotland (Official Charts Company)[4] | 20 |
| scope="row" | UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[5] | 3 |
| scope="row" | UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[6] | 15 |
Release history
| Country | Release date | Format | Label |
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| United Kingdom | 3 June 2012[1] | Digital download | Mercury Records |
References
- 1 2 3 "Dot Rotten - 'Overload (feat. TMS)' - Remixes - Digital EP". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- ↑ "Hottest Record in the World: 26 March 2012". BBC/BBC Radio 1. 2012-03-26.
- ↑ "Dot Rotten - 'Overload' - Music Video". YouTube. 2012-05-08.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2012-06-16". Scottish Singles Top 40.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2012-06-16" UK R&B Chart.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2012-06-16" UK Singles Chart.