No Beef Explained

No Beef
Cover:NoBeef.jpg
Caption:UK Cover
Type:single
Artist:Afrojack and Steve Aoki featuring Miss Palmer
Album:Wonderland
Released:22 August 2011
Recorded:2010
Genre:Electro house,[1] progressive house[2]
Length:6:02
2:39 (UK Radio Edit)
Label:Wall / Spinnin, All Around the World, Ultra
Producer:Afrojack, Steve Aoki
Chronology:Afrojack
Prev Title:Selecta
Prev Year:2011
Next Title:We're All No One
Next Year:2011

"No Beef" is a song by Dutch producer Afrojack in collaboration with American DJ Steve Aoki featuring vocals from American singer Miss Palmer. The single was released digitally on 22 August 2011 in the Netherlands. The song was included as a bonus track in Aoki's 2012 debut album Wonderland.[3] In 2015, Spin named it the 21st greatest electronic dance music (EDM) anthem of the first half of the 2010s.[4]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "No Beef" was first released onto YouTube on 16 August 2011 at a total length of five minutes and thirty-two seconds.[5] It was directed by Punit Dhesi and produced by Nima Nejat and Kam Saran. It features footage of both Afrojack and Aoki on stage and backstage at the 2011 Electric Daisy Carnival. The video also features guest appearances from American rapper Flo Rida, American model and former Playboy Playmate Holly Madison, professional poker players Michael Mizrachi, Antonio Esfandiari and Phil Laak, former Ultimate Fighting Championship Chuck Liddell and American rapper and record producer Lil Jon.[6]

Steve Aoki secretly recorded part of the video with a cell phone at a gift shop in Las Vegas, without the shop's permission. The shop turned that into a marketing opportunity by prominently featuring the gifts purchased in the video.[7]

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
Netherlands22 August 2011[8] Digital downloadWall Recordings / Spinnin Records
United Kingdom6 November 2011[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Afrojack & Steve Aoki's "no Beef" Turns 5 Years Old Today . 10 August 2017 . We Rave You . 1 June 2018.
  2. Roberts . Todd C. . October 2011 . Glossary of terms . 2024-06-03 . . 68 . en.
  3. Web site: Wonderland (Bonus Track Version) by Steve Aoki on Apple Music . . 10 January 2012 . 1 June 2018 .
  4. Web site: May 28, 2015 . These Will Be the Years: The 100 Greatest EDM Anthems of the '10s . 2024-06-03 . Spin.
  5. Web site: 2011-08-11 . The Official Video For Afrojack And Steve Aoki "No Beef" . 2024-06-03 . Magnetic Mag . en-US.
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksocjhxX_DQ Afrojack and Steve Aoki featuring Miss Palmer - No Beef (Official Video)
  7. Book: Papa, Paul W. . Discovering Vintage Las Vegas: A Guide to the City's Timeless Shops, Restaurants, Casinos, & More . 2014-11-18 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-4930-1398-2 . 14 . en . 2024-06-03.
  8. https://itunes.apple.com/nl/album/no-beef-feat.-miss-palmer/id454135568 No Beef (feat. Miss Palmer) - Single van Afrojack & Steve Aoki
  9. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/no-beef-remixes-feat.-miss/id473215862 No Beef (Remixes) [feat. Miss Palmer] - EP by Afrojack & Steve Aoki] iTunes| All Around the World Productions|}

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