Changes: Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (EP)

Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
EP by Skrillex
Artist	Skrillex
Released	October 22, 2010
Recorded	The Honeycomb, 2010
Genre	Dubstep
Length	61:16
Label	Big Beat, Mau5trap
Producer	Bare Noize, Foreign Beggars, Noisia, Skrillex, Zedd
Professional reviews
	Allmusic ; Alternative Press ;
Skrillex chronology

Revision as of 16:01, 7 November 2019

This article is about the Extended Play. For the title song, see Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (Track).

Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites is the second EP by American electronic/dubstep producer Skrillex. It was released exclusively through Beatport on October 22, 2010, through mau5trap and Big Beat Records, while being released on December 20 for digital download via other online retailers and on March 1, 2011, as a physical release. Recorded in 2010 at his apartment using a laptop, the EP is prominently a dubstep record while also using elements of electro house and progressive house. "Rock n' Roll (Will Take You to the Mountain)" and "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" use a sound clip of Rachael Nedrow (also known as "speedstackinggirl") shouting "Yes, oh my Gosh!" The EP features guest contributions from Penny, Foreign Beggars and Bare Noize while also featuring remixes done byNoisia, Zedd, and Bare Noize. It won two Grammys at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards; one for Best Dance Recording, and the other for Best Dance/Electronica Album.

The EP has received generally positive reviews from music critics. It has since become a moderate commercial success reaching number 49 on the Billboard 200, while also topping the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart and reaching number 28 in Australia As of November 2011, the EP was certified Gold in Canada with sales exceeding 40,000 copies. The EP's lead single, "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites", was a moderate commercial success internationally, peaking within the charts of the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Sweden. It has since been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), with sales exceeding 500,000. On November 30, 2011, it was announced that the EP was nominated at the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Dance/Electronica Album. On February 12, 2012, the album won the Grammy for that category.

A follow-up EP, More Monsters and Sprites, contains several remixes of the title track done by Dirtyphonics, Phonat,The Juggernaut and Kaskade. It is named after David Bowie's 1980 album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps).

Track Listing:

No	Title	Genere	Length
1	Rock n' Roll (Will Take You to the Mountain)	Dubstep	4:44
2	Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites	Dubstep	4:03
3	Kill EVERYBODY	Dubstep	4:58
4	All I Ask of You (Ft. Penny)	Progressive House	5:40
5	Scatta (Ft. Foreign Beggars & Bare Noize)	Dubstep	3:55
6	With You, Friends (Long Drive)	Electro House	6:29
7	Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (Noisia Remix)	Dubstep	3:24
8	Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (Zedd Remix)	House	5:59
9	Kill EVERYBODY (Bare Noize Remix)	Drumstep	4:41

Commercial performance

The EP has since become a moderate commercial success. In the United States, it has reached a peak of number forty-nine on the Billboard 200, and has spent more than thirty weeks within the chart. It has also reached the summit of the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, as well as number three on the Dance/Electronic Albums. It reached number twenty-eight on the ARIA Charts in Australia

References

↑ O'Brien, Jon. Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites. Allmusic. Retrieved on November 5, 2012.
↑ Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites EP. AltPress. October 22, 2010.

[allmusic-1] O'Brien, Jon. Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites. Allmusic. Retrieved on November 5, 2012.

[2] Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites EP. AltPress. October 22, 2010.

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-| Next album  = ''[[More Monsters and Sprites (EP)|More Monsters and Sprites]]''<br/>(2011)
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-'''''Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites''''' is the second [[Extended Play|EP]] by American electronic/dubstep producer [[Skrillex]]. It was released exclusively through Beatport on October 22, 2010 through mau5trap and [[Big Beat (Label)|Big Beat Records]], while being released on December 20 for digital download via other online retailers and on March 1, 2011 as a physical release. Recorded in 2010 at his apartment using a laptop, the EP is prominently a dubstep record while also using elements of electro house and progressive house. "[[Rock n' Roll (Will Take You to the Mountain) (Track)|Rock n' Roll (Will Take You to the Mountain)]]" and "[[Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (Track)|Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites]]" use a sound clip of Rachael Nedrow (also known as "speedstackinggirl") shouting "Yes, oh my Gosh!" The EP features guest contributions from Penny, [[Foreign Beggars]] and Bare Noize while also featuring remixes done by[[ Noisia]], Zedd, and [[Bare Noize]]. It won two Grammys at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards; one for Best Dance Recording, and the other for Best Dance/Electronica Album.
+'''''Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites''''' is the second [[Extended Play|EP]] by American electronic/dubstep producer [[Skrillex]]. It was released exclusively through Beatport on October 22, 2010, through mau5trap and [[Big Beat (Label)|Big Beat Records]], while being released on December 20 for digital download via other online retailers and on March 1, 2011, as a physical release. Recorded in 2010 at his apartment using a laptop, the EP is prominently a dubstep record while also using elements of electro house and progressive house. "[[Rock n' Roll (Will Take You to the Mountain) (Track)|Rock n' Roll (Will Take You to the Mountain)]]" and "[[Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (Track)|Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites]]" use a sound clip of Rachael Nedrow (also known as "speedstackinggirl") shouting "Yes, oh my Gosh!" The EP features guest contributions from Penny, [[Foreign Beggars]] and Bare Noize while also featuring remixes done by[[ Noisia]], Zedd, and [[Bare Noize]]. It won two Grammys at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards; one for Best Dance Recording, and the other for Best Dance/Electronica Album.
 The EP has received generally positive reviews from music critics. It has since become a moderate commercial success reaching number 49 on the ''Billboard'' 200, while also topping the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums chart and reaching number 28 in Australia As of November 2011, the EP was certified Gold in Canada with sales exceeding 40,000 copies. The EP's lead single, "[[Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (Track)|Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites]]", was a moderate commercial success internationally, peaking within the charts of the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Sweden. It has since been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), with sales exceeding 500,000. On November 30, 2011, it was announced that the EP was nominated at the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Dance/Electronica Album. On February 12, 2012, the album won the Grammy for that category.
-A follow-up EP,[[ More Monsters and Sprites (EP)| More Monsters and Sprites]], contains several remixes of the title track done by [[Dirtyphonics]], [[Phonat]],[[ The Juggernaut ]]and [[Kaskade]]. It is named after David Bowie's 1980 album ''Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)''.
+A follow-up EP,[[More Monsters and Sprites EP| More Monsters and Sprites]], contains several remixes of the title track done by [[Dirtyphonics]], [[Phonat]],[[ The Juggernaut ]]and [[Kaskade]]. It is named after David Bowie's 1980 album ''Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)''.
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+!Genere
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+|3
+|[[Kill EVERYBODY (Track)|Kill EVERYBODY]]
+|Dubstep
+|4:58
+|-
+|4
+|[[All I Ask of You (Track)|All I Ask of You]] (Ft. Penny)
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+|5:40
+|-
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+|Dubstep
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+|-
+|9
+|[[Kill EVERYBODY (Track)|Kill EVERYBODY]] ([[Bare Noize]] Remix)
+|Drumstep
+|4:41
+|}
 ==Commercial performance==