| Channel 42 | |
| Cover: | Deadmau5 and Wolfgang Gartner - Channel 42 - Cover Art.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Deadmau5 and Wolfgang Gartner |
| Album: | Album Title Goes Here |
| Length: | 4:50 |
| Producer: | Deadmau5 |
| Chronology: | Deadmau5 |
| Prev Title: | Professional Griefers |
| Prev Year: | 2012 |
| Next Title: | Telemiscommunications |
| Next Year: | 2013 |
"Channel 42" is a song by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5 and American DJ Wolfgang Gartner. It was released as the fourth single from Deadmau5's sixth studio album, Album Title Goes Here.
In February 2012, two work-in-progress versions of the song were uploaded to Zimmerman's SoundCloud account. They were titled "Channel 41" and "Channel 42" respectively. "Channel 42" was first played during a live performance in Oslo, Norway, in May 2012.[1] On September 25, 2012, "Channel 42" appeared as the second track on the 2012 album Album Title Goes Here. It was released with three remixes as an EP on February 12, 2013, through Zimmerman's label mau5trap.[2]
A follow-up version, titled "Channel 43", was announced on Zimmerman's Twitter on December 21, 2020,[3]
A music video was uploaded to Zimmerman's YouTube account along with the release of the remix EP on February 12, 2013. The video was recorded during the November 28, 2012, performance in London, UK, promoting the Nokia Lumia 920.[3]