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Daft Punk Single "Get Lucky" Breaks Spotify Streaming Records (New Album 'Random Access Memories' releasing May 21, 2013)
Spotify wasn't around the last time Daft Punk put out a album. However, they are back and quickly showing that they have not lost their ability to connect in a huge way.
Daft Punk have broken Spotify streaming records to date with their new single "Get Lucky" off of their upcoming record Random Access Memories releasing May 21st on Columbia Records. The new single, "Get Lucky", the first from the French duo in eight years, had the biggest first day of streams on Spotify globally since the service began.
"Get Lucky" was streamed more times than any other track had managed on a single day In the US and UK, out-streaming the previous record holders Macklemore for his song "Thrift Shop" (for the US) and Bastille's "Pompeii" (for the UK).
Will Hope, director of label relations at Spotify, said: "The robots have once again shown themselves to be true innovators, not only with their new musical direction and the stellar cast of collaborators they're working with, but also by undertaking one of the best album campaigns we've seen for some time. We expect the album to become one of the biggest, if not the biggest, on Spotify this year."
This is Daft Punk's (Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo) first studio album since 2005's Human After All, however, they did score the "Tron: Legacy" soundtrack in 2010.
"Get Lucky" features Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers, with fans first taste of the new song coming in a surprise video to music fans in attendance at Coachella festival in California. A clip of the "Get Lucky" music video played before the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs set and had the crowd buzzing. Then, another promo video for their new record Random Access Memories showed up during the next SNL (Saturday Night Live) airing on NBC.