"Cannonball" is a song by Dutch electronic music duo

Showtek Showtek is a Dutch electronic dance music duo consisting of two brothers from Eindhoven, Wouter Janssen (; born 20 August 1982). and Sjoerd Janssen (; born 6 April 1984). The duo regularly manages to reach the top of multiple music charts and wor ...

and Dutch DJ

Justin Prime Justin Putuhena (born 12 May 1986), better known by his stage name Justin Prime, is a Dutch progressive and electro house DJ and record producer. He is a sound engineer graduate and began his music career in 2001 producing techno and hardstyle ...

. The song was released as a digital download on October 29, 2012 through

Tiësto Tijs Michiel Verwest (; born 17 January 1969), known professionally as Tiësto ( , ), is a Dutch DJ and record producer. He was voted "The Greatest DJ of All Time" by ''Mix (magazine), Mix'' magazine in a 2010/2011 poll amongst fans. In 2013, h ...

's label Musical Freedom and on January 7, 2013 through

Spinnin Records Spinnin' Records is a Dutch electronic music record label founded in 1999 by Eelko van Kooten and Roger de Graaf. In September 2017, Warner Music Group acquired Spinnin' Records for over $100 million. Background Van Kooten is the son of former ...

. The song was written and produced by

and

. The song has charted in

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and

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, and was certified gold in the latter.

Track listing

Charts

Certifications

Cannonball (Earthquake)

Showtek and Justin Prime released a second version of the song titled "Cannonball (Earthquake)" featuring guest vocals from American singer

Matthew Koma Matthew Bair (born June 2, 1987), known professionally as Matthew Koma is an American singer, songwriter musician, DJ and record producer. Songs written or co-written by Koma include "Spectrum (song), Spectrum", "Find You (Zedd song), Find You" ...

. It was released worldwide as a digital download on 16 December 2013. In the United Kingdom, it was released on April 11, 2014, where he managed to reach number 29 in the singles chart.

Will Ferrell version

A version of the song sampling a

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of a scene from the 2004 comedy film '' Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'' was played by Showtek in numerous shows titled "Cannonball (

Will Ferrell John William Ferrell (; born July 16, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for his leading man roles in comedy films and for his work as a television producer. Ferrell received various accolades, including ...

Sit Down Mix)". This version of the song has never been released to the public.

Track listing

Charts

References

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