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Daft Punk Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. They achieved popularity in the late 1990s as part of the French house movement, combining house music, funk, disco, tech ...
released four
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s, two
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, five remix albums, two
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s, twenty-two singles and nineteen
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s. Group members
Thomas Bangalter Thomas Bangalter (; born 3 January 1975) is a French musician. He is best known as one half of the former French house music duo Daft Punk, alongside Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. He has recorded and released music as a member of the trio Music S ...
and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo met in 1987 while studying at the Lycée Carnot secondary school. They subsequently recorded several demo tracks together, forming Daft Punk in 1993. Their debut single "The New Wave" was released the following year on the Soma Quality Recordings label. Daft Punk first found commercial success with the release of their second single " Da Funk", which peaked at number seven in France and topped the United States ''
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chart.Peak chart positions for singles on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart in the United States: * All except "Lose Yourself to Dance": * "Lose Yourself to Dance": After signing to
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, the duo released their debut studio album ''
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'' in January 1997. The album peaked at number three in France, earning a platinum certification from the
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(SNEP). The success of ''Homework'' also brought worldwide attention to
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music, and it has since been viewed as a landmark album of the genre. The ''Homework'' single " Around the World" became a top five hit in several European countries and gave the duo their first entry on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, where it peaked at number 61. The album also produced the singles " Burnin'" and " Revolution 909". Daft Punk released their second studio album ''
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'' in February 2001. The album peaked at number two in France and attained a triple platinum certification from the SNEP. ''Discovery'' also performed well internationally, becoming a top ten chart hit in countries such as Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. " One More Time", the album's first single, became a number-one hit in France and on the ''Billboard'' dance chart. The single also reached the top ten on the charts of Australia, Germany and the United Kingdom. An additional six singles were released from ''Discovery'': "
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", " Digital Love", " Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger", " Face to Face" and " Something About Us". Daft Punk also oversaw the release of '' Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem'', a 2003 film featuring tracks from ''Discovery'' as its soundtrack. '' Human After All'', the duo's third studio album, was released in March 2005 to mixed reviews. Nonetheless, the album topped the ''Billboard''
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chart and peaked at number three in France. ''Human After All'' featured the singles " Robot Rock", " Technologic", " Human After All" and " The Prime Time of Your Life". Following their Alive 2006/2007 tour, Daft Punk composed the score for the 2010 film '' Tron: Legacy'' and released an accompanying
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. The album produced the single " Derezzed" and became the duo's first top five album on the ''Billboard'' 200. It also received gold certifications from the
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(RIAA) and the SNEP. ''
Random Access Memories ''Random Access Memories'' is the fourth and final studio album by the French electronic music duo Daft Punk, released on 17 May 2013 through Columbia Records. It pays tribute to late Music history of the United States in the 1970s, 1970s and e ...
'', Daft Punk's first studio album in eight years, was released in May 2013 and topped several charts worldwide. In France, the album was Daft Punk's first release to debut at number one, a position it retained for three consecutive weeks after its release. " Get Lucky", the first single from ''Random Access Memories'', also experienced chart success in several countries. In 2016, Daft Punk was featured on two singles from Canadian R&B singer
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entitled " Starboy" and " I Feel It Coming". The former topped charts in several countries and received a platinum certification from the RIAA, while the latter peaked at number one in France and earned a diamond certification from the SNEP. The duo officially broke up in February 2021; however, during December of the same year, the ''Tron: Legacy'' soundtrack reentered and topped the Dance/Electronic Albums chart after a vinyl edition of the album was released in Target stores. Exactly a year after their split and to commemorate the 25th anniversary of ''Homeworks release, the duo released a special edition of the album containing various remixes which were also released as a standalone album, '' Homework (Remixes)'', later in the year. Exactly two years after their split, it was announced that a similar release for ''Random Access Memories''' 10th anniversary would occur in May 2023.


Albums


Studio albums


Live albums


Soundtrack albums


Remix albums


Compilation albums


Video albums


Singles


As lead artist


As featured artist


Other charted songs


Writing, production, and remix credits


Music videos


Notes


See also

* List of songs recorded by Daft Punk


References


External links


Official website

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