"Recess" is a song by American

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Skrillex Sonny John Moore (born January 15, 1988), known professionally as Skrillex, is an American DJ, record producer, musician, singer. Raised in Northeast Los Angeles and Northern California, he began his career in 2004 as the lead vocalist of the ...

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Kill the Noise Jacob Stanczak, known professionally as Kill the Noise, is an American DJ and record producer from Rochester, New York. His collaboration with Skrillex, Fatman Scoop and Michael Angelakos, "Recess (song), Recess", entered the UK Singles Chart at ...

, featuring vocals from

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frontman Michael Angelakos. It was released on March 14, 2014, as part of Skrillex's debut studio album '' Recess'' (2014). It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 57 after being added to

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's rotation. On May 15, 2014, the song was confirmed as the album's second single. Soon after, a teaser video for the single was released on Skrillex's YouTube channel on July 3, 2014. The song was released as a single on July 7, 2014, alongside remixes from

Flux Pavilion Joshua Kiekegaard Grant Steele (born 15 January 1989), known professionally as Flux Pavilion, is an English EDM producer, DJ, singer-songwriter and label owner. He started performing in 2008. Flux Pavilion has headlined three US tours, two UK ...

, Milo and Otis, Valentino Khan and

Ape Drums Eric Alberto-Lopez (born June 28, 1990), known professionally as Ape Drums, is a Mexican-American DJ and record producer. Ape Drums is known for fusing electronic dance music with Caribbean sounds, described by Vice Media, ''Thump'' as "modern da ...

Formats and track listings

Credits and personnel

* Sonny "Skrillex" Moore –

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* Jake "Kill the Noise" Stanczak – production * Isaac "Fatman Scoop" Freeman – vocals * Michael Angelakos – vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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