"The Alphabeat" is an instrumental song performed by French DJ

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from his fifth studio album, ''

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'' (2011). The song was written by Guetta and Giorgio Tuinfort, whilst production of the song was helmed by Guetta, Tuinfort and Black Raw. "The Alphabeat" was released digitally on 26 Mar 2012, as the fourth

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from the album, following "

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", "

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" and " Night of Your Life", which were released as part of iTunes' countdown to the release of the album. The Alphabeat was released as a post album promotional single, aimed on promoting the release of the Electronic Album in the United States.

Music video

The music video for "The Alphabeat" was directed by

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. The video was uploaded to Guetta's official YouTube account on April 2, 2012. It features many shots of the

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, with the music video serving as a commercial for the car itself. The video features a cameo appearance by Guetta's former wife,

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Track listing

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes for ''Nothing but the Beat''. *David Guetta –

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*Giorgio Tuinfort – songwriting, production *Black Raw – production

Charts

References

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