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"Aural Psynapse" is an instrumental recording by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5.[1] It was released on November 4, 2011 by Mau5trap and Ultra Records (US and Canada) and featured on his 2014 greatest hits album 5 Years of Mau5.

"Aural Psynapse"
Single by Deadmau5
from the album Deadmau5 Circa 1998-2002 and 5 Years of Mau5
Released	November 4, 2011
Recorded	2001 (original) 2011 (remake)
Genre	Progressive house, trance
Length	7:30
Label	Mau5trap Ultra Records (US/Canada)
Songwriter(s)	Joel Zimmerman
Producer(s)	Joel Zimmerman
Deadmau5 singles chronology
"Raise Your Weapon" (2011) "Aural Psynapse" (2011) "Maths" (2012)

Background

The original version of the track was recorded in 2001 and uploaded to SectionZ on June 17, 2002 under the alias Halcyon441 (Zimmerman's screen name at the time) [2] on the self-released compilation deadmau5 Circa 1998–2002.[3]

Zimmerman previewed a remake in April 2011 through Ustream while it was a work in progress, noting it was originally "a track [he] made [...] ten years ago". The remake even uses a sample from the original 2001 release.

It was first played live in May 2011 during live in Malaysia and August 2011 during the Meowingtons Hax Tour.

Release

The track was released on November 4, 2011.[4] In December 2011, the song was featured in the tour Hard x Mouth Taped Shut. The song was also featured on the 2014 compilation album 5 years of mau5.

Track listing

Appearances

The song "Aural Psynapse" from the 2001 version of the album Deadmau5 Circa 1998–2002 appears in the Miniclip game Little Rocketman.

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Canadian Hot 100 (Billboard)[5]	38
Canadian Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[5]	16
UK Singles Chart (Official Charts Company)	150
UK Dance (OCC)[6]	27
UK Indie (OCC)[7]	19
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles[8]	3
US Dance/Electronic Digital Songs (Billboard)[5]	7
US Digital Songs (Billboard)[5]	72
US Heatseekers Songs (Billboard)[5]	16

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[9]	Gold	40,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

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