Daft Punk were a French

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duo that recorded over 90 songs between 1994 and 2021. The duo has been influential in the dance and

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genres of music. Beginning in 1992 as Darlin' with

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, the group disbanded in 1993, and Bangalter and de Homem-Christo formed Daft Punk. The pair's first single, "The New Wave", was released in 1994. Their next single, "

Da Funk "Da Funk" is an instrumental track by French electronic music duo Daft Punk, initially released as a single in 1995 and later included on their debut album, ''Homework'' (1997). The song and its accompanying music video directed by Spike Jonze ...

", was their first commercial success, and is now seen as a house music classic. After the success of "Da Funk", Daft Punk released their first studio album, ''

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'', in 1997. The album's songs are heavily inspired by funk and dance music, and features "thick, rumbling bass and

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s". ''Homework'' brought worldwide attention to French house music. Their follow-up, the concept album ''

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'', was released in 2001. The album's sound is different from its predecessor, being noticeably influenced by disco music and is characterised as more polished; ''Discovery'' was supported by the Franco-Japanese

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film '' Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem''. Later that year, the group released their first live album, '' Alive 1997''. The album contains a forty-five minute excerpt from a live show in 1997. The duo's next album, ''

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'', was released in 2005. Made in only six weeks, the album's songs have been described as repetitive and

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, and is less produced than ''Homework'' and ''Discovery''. Songs from the album would later be used for the group's second live album, the critically acclaimed ''

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''. In 2010, the group composed the film score for

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's '' Tron: Legacy''; the soundtrack album was released later that year. The album's songs have been described as "soaring and ominous" and take inspiration from modern classical music. During this time, the duo recorded a song called "Computerized" with American rapper Jay-Z; the song remains officially unreleased. The band released their fourth studio album, ''

Random Access Memories ''Random Access Memories'' is the fourth studio album by the French electronic duo Daft Punk, released on 17 May 2013 through Columbia Records. The album pays tribute to late 1970s and early 1980s American music, particularly from Los Angeles. ...

'', in 2013. The album deviated from the duo's previous works by featuring live instrumentation and an array of guest musicians, including Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers, Julian Casablancas, and Giorgio Moroder on tracks such as "

Lose Yourself to Dance "Lose Yourself to Dance" is a song by French electronic music duo Daft Punk featuring vocals from American musician Pharrell Williams. Like their previous collaboration with fellow American musician Nile Rodgers, " Get Lucky", the song was writte ...

", "

Instant Crush "Instant Crush" is a song written, produced, and performed by French electronic music duo Daft Punk and American musician Julian Casablancas. It was released as the fourth single from Daft Punk's fourth studio album, ''Random Access Memories'' ...

", and " Giorgio by Moroder", respectively. Backed by the lead single, " Get Lucky", the album was a major critical and commercial success, topping multiple year-end lists and earning the group multiple

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s. The song "Horizon" was released as bonus track on the Japanese edition of ''Random Access Memories''. Since 2013, the duo has collaborated with multiple artists, such as

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, being a featured artist on his songs " Starboy" and "

I Feel It Coming "I Feel It Coming" is a song by Canadian singer the Weeknd featuring French electronic duo Daft Punk, from his third studio album, '' Starboy'' (2016). It was written by the trio alongside Doc McKinney, Cirkut and Eric Chedeville, being produc ...

" from his 2016 album '' Starboy''. The duo announced their breakup in February 2021.

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