Opus (instrumental) explained
| Opus |
| Cover: | Opus Eric Prydz song.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Eric Prydz |
| Album: | Opus |
| Released: | 27 July 2015[1] |
| Recorded: | 2015 |
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| Length: | 9:03 |
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| Producer: | Eric Prydz |
| Prev Title: | Generate |
| Prev Year: | 2015 |
| Next Title: | Breathe |
| Next Year: | 2015 |
"Opus" is an instrumental by Swedish DJ and producer Eric Prydz. It was released as a digital download on 27 July 2015 as the fourth single from his debut studio album Opus (2016).[1] The instrumental was written and produced by Eric Prydz and peaked at number three in Belgium.
"Opus" is widely considered to be Eric Prydz' masterpiece.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Composition
"Opus" is an instrumental house track set to the F♯ minor key at a tempo of 126 beats per minute. It starts as a set of electronic synths set at 31.5 BPM and gradually builds up to a progressive house track as it continues to accelerate to 126 BPM in a range of three minutes and 42 seconds.
Release history
Track history
Opus was first played as the finale track for Prydz's 2015 set at EDC Las Vegas. In just over a month after first play, the song was released on Beatport.[8] It has been played as the penultimate track in all seven EPIC 4.0 sets this far.[9]
Notes and References
- https://www.beatport.com/release/opus/1574427 Opus by Eric Prydz on Beatport
- Web site: Dancing Astronaut's Top 100 Songs of the Decade . Dancing Astronaut Staff . 6 January 2020 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20200107075101/https://dancingastronaut.com/2020/01/dancing-astronauts-top-100-songs-of-the-decade/ . 7 January 2020 . 7 January 2020.
- Web site: Lombardo . Scott . 2016-02-05 . A Masterpiece A Decade In The Making: A Review Of Eric Prydz' 'Opus' . 2023-04-19 . EDMTunes . en-US.
- Web site: 2021-07-28 . Eric Prydz brilliant masterpiece ‘Opus’ turns 6 years old . 2023-04-19 . We Rave You . en-US.
- Web site: Unterberger . Andrew . February 1, 2016 . Review: Eric Prydz Gives Progressive House The ‘Opus’ It Never Knew It Needed . spin.
- Web site: 2021-07-28 . Eric Prydz Instant Classic "Opus" Celebrates 6 Years [LISTEN AGAIN] ]. 2023-04-19 . Your EDM . en-US.
- Web site: Morse . Ryan . 2019-07-31 . Watch this beautiful orchestral cover of Eric Prydz's 'Opus' from Tomorrowland Conscious Electronic . 2023-04-19 . en-US.
- Web site: Eric Prydz New Releases: Opus on Beatport . 2016-04-07 . 2015-11-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151120191859/https://pro.beatport.com/release/opus/1574427 . dead .
- Web site: Eric Prydz Tracklists Overview.
