"Masterpiece" is a song by

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musician

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. The single was released on 19 October 2018 by PowerHouse, Extensive Music LJT,

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and

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. It is notable for including in-game audio from the

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''. "Masterpiece" was written and produced by Alex Argento, Basshunter and

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Background and release

Basshunter announced on 3 January 2018 that a new single would be released soon. Four days later, he published a fragment of the song played in the studio. In June and July, in interviews for ''

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'' and '' The Overtake'', Basshunter revealed that the single would be titled "Masterpiece". Basshunter announced on 3 October that the single would be released by

on 19 October 2018. A trailer for the song was published on 11 October 2018. "Masterpiece" was released on 19 October 2018 by PowerHouse, Extensive Music LJT, Ultra Records and

. A lyric video for "Masterpiece" was published by

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on the same day. Warner Music Sweden announced a Stream & Steam contest in which the winner would receive a

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gift card. Basshunter played "Masterpiece" as the closing song at shows. His manager Scott Simons said that the reaction from the audience was overwhelmingly positive. Basshunter said that "Masterpiece" is different from his previous songs "

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" and "

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", for which he is known in Sweden. In 2019 Den Sorte Skole played "Masterpiece" live during

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in Skanderborg. In 2021 Basshunter played the song live during Øresound Festival in Copenhangen. The song uses in-game audio of ''

''' characters Sona and Brand. Basshunter claimed this was to draw attention to the importance of gamers at the early stages of his career. He has also played ''League of Legends''. The song has a tempo of 132

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and is written in the key of

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. "Masterpiece" was written and produced by Alex Argento, Basshunter and

Reception

The release of "Masterpiece" was covered by media including ''

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'', ''CelebMix'', ''Festivalrykten'', ''

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'', '' Hänt'', ''

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'', Mynewsdesk, Nyheter24, Official Charts Company, Dutch Top 40, Top 40, and ''Veckorevyn''. The song was named one of the best releases of the week by editors of the Turkish Apple Music store. ''Masterpiece'' charted on DJ list in Germany. It also become the seventh best-selling song of the week in the Euro Dance/Pop Dance category, and fifteenth in the EDM category, in the Juno Records, Juno Download store.

Track listing

Personnel

;Credits * Alex Argento – songwriter, writer, record producer, producer * Basshunter – writer, producer *

– writer, producer, mastering engineer, mixing engineer

Charts

Release history

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2018 songs 2018 singles Basshunter songs League of Legends Music based on video games Ultra Music singles Songs written by Robert Uhlmann (composer) Songs written by Basshunter Warner Music Sweden singles Song recordings produced by Basshunter English-language Swedish songs