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"Satisfy" is a song by British
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. It was released on 14 May 2014 as the lead single from Nero's second studio album, '' Between II Worlds''. It peaked at number 50 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was featured in the soundtrack of
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in Horizon Bass Arena


Background and release

Nero began the campaign for their second studio album in November 2013, announcing it by posting an ambient piece looped for a duration of 28:08 on their
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. On 13 May 2014, the song premiered on
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as
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's ''Hottest Record in the World''. It was released to digital retailers the following day.


Remixes and cover versions

Unofficial remixes of the song by a number of high-profile artists in the
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scene have emerged since the song's release. TC and
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, as well as
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artists LoKo and
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have all created bootlegs of the song. These have received airplay on
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,
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and
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.


Charts


References

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