Not Exactly

"Not Exactly"
Single by Deadmau5
from the album Random Album Title
B-side"We Fail"
ReleasedAugust 27, 2007 (2007-08-27)
GenreProgressive house, ambient house
Length9:15 (original mix)
LabelMau5trap
SongwriterJoel Zimmerman
ProducerDeadmau5
Deadmau5 singles chronology
"Faxing Berlin"
(2006)		"Not Exactly"
(2007)		"Arguru"
(2007)

"Not Exactly" is an instrumental by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5. It was released as the second single from his third studio album, Random Album Title. First released on August 27, 2007, "Not Exactly" became the second release on Deadmau5's label Mau5trap.[1]

Background and composition

"Not Exactly" is a progressive house song with a tempo of 128 beats per minute and is written in the key of F major.[2]

The single charted in the US Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales Chart two years after its release, peaking at position #46.[3] The song also won the Beatport Music Award for "Best Single" in 2008.[4]

Formats and track listings

Digital download / 12" – Single[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Not Exactly"9:15
2."We Fail"6:30
12" – Remixes[6]
No.TitleLength
1."Not Exactly" (Peter Gelderblom Remix)7:39
2."Not Exactly" (Trick & Kubic Remix)6:15
3."Not Exactly" (Jean Claude Ades Hypnotic Remix)8:46
4."Not Exactly" (Major North Reprise)7:31
Digital download – Remixes[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Not Exactly" (Peter Gelderblom Remix)7:39
2."Not Exactly" (Trick & Kubic Remix)6:15
3."Not Exactly" (Jean Claude Ades Hypnotic Remix)8:46
4."Not Exactly" (Major North Reprise)7:31
5."Not Exactly" (Talla 2XLC Trance Rework)6:08

Charts

Chart performance for "Not Exactly"
Chart (2010)Peak
position
US Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[8]46

Release history

Release history and formats for "Not Exactly"
CountryDateFormatLabel
CanadaAugust 27, 2007[5][9]Digital downloadMau5trap
United Kingdom12" vinyl
ItalyOctober 22, 2007[10]Cinnamon Flava
GermanyDecember 2007[11]Electric
February 2008[6]
March 10, 2008[7]Digital download
United StatesApril 12, 2011[12]Ultra

References

  1. ^ "Deadmau5 - Not Exactly / We Fail (File, MP3) at Discogs". Discogs.
  2. ^ "Not Exactly / We Fail on Beatport". Beatport.
  3. ^ "Deadmau5 - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  4. ^ deadmau5 Awards and Nominations
  5. ^ a b "Deadmau5 – Not Exactly / We Fail". Discogs.
  6. ^ a b "Deadmau5 – Not Exactly (The Remixes)". Discogs.
  7. ^ a b "Deadmau5 – Not Exactly Remixes". Discogs.
  8. ^ "Deadmau5 Chart History: Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  9. ^ "Deadmau5 – Not Exactly / We Fail". Discogs.
  10. ^ "Deadmau5 – Not Exactly". Discogs.
  11. ^ "Deadmau5 – Not Exactly". Discogs.
  12. ^ "deadmau5 – Not Exactly / We Fail". Discogs.
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