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"Byte" is a song by Dutch DJs
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. It was released on 7 April 2017, via Garrix's record label
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Background

Garrix debuted the song at the 2017 Ultra Music Festival in
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. He revealed a snippet of the song on Snapchat one day prior to the festival, and on Instagram several months ago. In a tweet by Garrix, he stated he was releasing two "things" on Friday, 7 April 2017 — the song "Byte" and the acoustic version of his previous single "
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" with British singer
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. "Byte" is described as a 'return to EDM' for Garrix as his previous singles "
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" and "Scared to Be Lonely" were seen as pop music. Before its release, the song was compared to Garrix's 2014 collaboration "
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Media usage

The song has appeared on ''
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'' from the episode " The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson".


Track listing


Charts


In popular culture

The song was used of the American animated television series ''
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'' of the thirty-first season in the episode " The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson", where Bart played this song as a "gig" to the other students.


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