"Cinema" is a song initially released by Italian DJ and electro house music producerBenny Benassi and British singer-songwriterGary Go. The song was written and performed byGary Go with music produced by Benny and Alle Benassi. It was released on 8 March 2011 byUltra Records andAll Around the World, on Benny Benassi's fourth studio albumElectroman. The song made its first appearance in the video gameNeed For Speed: Hot Pursuit in November 2010, months before the song was released as a single. The single EP featured several remixes bySkrillex,Laidback Luke,Alex Gaudino andCongo Rock. The Skrillex remix went on to become a hit in its own right, remaining onBillboard's Dance chart for over two years after its release and winning a2012Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording. Artist and producerKanye West referred to it as "one of the greatest works of art ever made". The song featured in the trailer for the video gameSonic Lost World and in-gamesForza Horizon andBeat Fever, as well as soundtracking promos for theWWE Network. The song has been streamed over a billion times online across streaming platforms (YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music). The song was further re-imagined by Gary Go on his soundtrack EPNow Was Once the Future and again byelectronic dance music duoGalantis in 2020.
In late 2020–early 2021, a solo acoustic version of the song by Gary Go went viral onTikTok andInstagram, appearing in more than 50,000 videos as of March 6, 2022. A mashup with "The Veldt" bydeadmau5 also went viral, with over 25 million impressions on Instagram alone.
A music video to accompany the release of "Cinema" was first released ontoYouTube on 24 March 2011 at a total length of three minutes and thirty-nine seconds.[1] It features Benny Benassi, producer Alle Benassi and Gary Go. The video was later featured in theBeavis and Butt-head episode "Copy Machine".
The single was certified platinum in Canada throughMusic Canada for selling over 80,000 downloads.[4] The single was certified platinum in Australia for selling over 75,000 downloads. The single was certified gold in New Zealand. The Skrillex remix is certified double-platinum in the United States for over 2,000,000 downloads.
In the US, the single achieved a milestone of sorts when it spent a record 48 weeks from 2011 to 2012 on theBubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, the third highest number of weeks that a single has ever remained on that chart without advancing into theBillboard Hot 100.[5]
^"Singles Charts Archive Search".Billboard.Prometheus Global Media. Archived fromthe original(in the "Artist" field, enter "Benny Benassi"; in the "Single Title" field, enter "Cinema", in the "Single Chart Name" field, select "Bubbling Under Hot 100"; in the "Date" field, select "All Weeks(Artist or Title required)"; select "Enter") on December 21, 2010. RetrievedSeptember 17, 2012. The song remained on the Billboard dance chart for over 120 weeks.
