"Earthquake"
Single by DJ Fresh vs. Diplo featuring Dominique Young Unique
Released18 August 2013
Recorded2013
Genre
Length3:09
LabelMinistry of Sound[1]
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • DJ Fresh
  • Diplo
DJ Fresh singles chronology
"Gold Dust"
(2012) 		"Earthquake"
(2013) 		"Dibby Dibby Sound"
(2014)
Diplo singles chronology
"P.O.V. 2.0"
(2013) 		"Earthquake"
(2013) 		"Boy Oh Boy"
(2013)
Dominique Young Unique singles chronology
"Pushing"
(2013) 		"Earthquake"
(2013) 		"Dance with Me"
(2014)

"Earthquake" is a single by British disc jockey DJ Fresh and American counterpart Diplo featuring vocals from Dominique Young Unique. The song was released in the United Kingdom on 18 August 2013 as the lead single from his fourth studio album. An edited version of the song with extra production and sound effects features in the film Kick-Ass 2, under the name "Motherquake".[2] It contains a sample from the song "Teach Me How to Dougie" by the hip hop group Cali Swag District. "Earthquake" peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart, number three on the UK Dance Chart and topped the UK Indie Chart.

The debut performance of "Earthquake" occurred during DJ Fresh's set at the New York leg of the international Electric Daisy Carnival festival.[3][4] Dominique and DJ Fresh performed "Earthquake" again at Radio 1's Big Weekend, during the latter's headlining set on the "1Xtra Arena/In New Music We Trust Stage". DJ Fresh and Dominique Young Unique performed the track live on 4Music panel show 'McFlurry Music Mix Up' presented by Rickie and Melvin on 19 August 2013.[5]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Earthquake" was first released onto YouTube on 24 July 2013 at a total length of three minutes and twenty seconds. The music video was directed by Jonas & François and filmed in New York City.[6] It features DJ Fresh, Diplo and Dominique Young Unique.

Track listings

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Earthquake" (Edit) (Clean)3:10
2."Earthquake" (TC Remix) (Explicit)3:47
3."Earthquake" (Vato Gonzalez and Jaguar Skills Remix) (Explicit)4:23
4."Earthquake" (Delta Heavy Remix) (Explicit)3:52
5."Earthquake" (Astronomar Remix) (Explicit)3:36
6."Earthquake" (The Golden Boy Remix) (Clean)5:52
7."Earthquake" (WestFunk and Steve Smart Club Mix) (Clean)4:22
"Motherquake" (Kick-Ass 2 version) download[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Motherquake" (DJ Fresh vs. Diplo featuring Dominique Young Unique) (Explicit)2:08
Remix EP
No.TitleLength
1."Earthquake" (Shy FX Remix) (Explicit)3:36
2."Earthquake" (DJ Riot's Zouk Bass Remix) (Explicit)4:07
3."Earthquake" (Extended Mix) (Explicit)4:20
Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat - Ministry of Sound [Explicit] MP3-Album download[8]
No.TitleLength
1."Earthquake" (Extended Edit) (Explicit)10:08

Chart performance

Certifications

Certifications for "Earthquake"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 18 August 2013[18] Digital download Ministry of Sound

References

  1. ^ [1] [permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Diplo. "DJ FRESH + DIPLO TEAM UP ON "EARTHQUAKE"". Diplo. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  3. ^ Hau5. "Electric Daisy Carnival – New York". Hau5. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Electric Daisy Carnival. "EDC NEW YORK 2013 PERFORMERS". Electric Daisy Carnival. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  5. ^ "McFlurry Music Mix Up - Ep2 in pictures". 4music.com.
  6. ^ DJ Fresh VS Diplo Feat. Dominique Young Unique – 'Earthquake' (Official Video) on YouTube
  7. ^ "iTunes - Music - Motherquake (featuring Dominique Young Unique) - Single by DJ Fresh and Diplo". iTunes.
  8. ^ "Earthquake". Amazon.de. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography DJ Fresh". Irish Singles Chart.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  11. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  12. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  14. ^ "DJ Fresh Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard.
  15. ^ "End of Year Charts 2013" (PDF). Ukchartsplus.co.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  17. ^ "British single certifications – Dj Fresh/Diplo/Dominique Young – Earthquake". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  18. ^ "iTunes - Music - Earthquake (DJ Fresh vs. Diplo) [feat. Dominique Young Unique] by DJ Fresh & Diplo". iTunes.
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