Inspector Norse

"Inspector Norse"
Single by Todd Terje
from the album It's the Arps and
It's Album Time
Released19 June 2012 (2012-06-19)
Recorded2011
Genre
Length
  • 6:40 (single)
  • 6:59 (album version)
  • 3:47 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)Terje Olsen
Producer(s)Todd Terje
Todd Terje singles chronology
"Inspector Norse"
(2012)
"Lanzarote"
(2013)
Music video
"Inspector Norse" on YouTube

"Inspector Norse" is the debut single by Norwegian DJ and music producer Todd Terje, released on 19 June 2012 from his fourth extended play It's the Arps. The song was later featured as the twelfth and final track on his debut studio album It's Album Time. The official music video for the song was uploaded on 19 June 2012 to Pitchfork's YouTube channel. The song was named Mixmag's top tune of 2012[1] and Resident Advisor's second-best track of 2012.[2] The track (and the EP featuring it) was recorded using only the ARP 2600 synthesizer.

Music video

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The official music video for the song, lasting four minutes and twenty seconds, was uploaded on 19 June 2012 to the official Pitchfork YouTube channel. The video, which is an excerpt from the short film Whateverest, is centered on a Norwegian man named Marius Solem Johansen, known by his internet alias "Inspector Norse", and his passion for music, drugs and dancing.[3]

Track listing

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CD-R release[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Inspector Norse" (Radio Edit)3:47
2."Inspector Norse" (Album Version)6:59

Charts

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Chart (2012) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[5] 9
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 88

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalogue no.
Worldwide 19 June 2012 Smalltown Supersound Digital download
 United Kingdom 2014 Olsen CD-R OLS008P[4]

Remixes

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The track has been remixed by Justin Van Der Volgen and Pepe Bradock. Both of their remixes were released in 2015.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "BEST 2012 TUNES: 5-1". Mixmag. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  2. ^ "RA Poll: Top 50 tracks of 2012". Resident Advisor. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Todd Terje - Inspector Norse (Official Music Video)". YouTube. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Todd Terje - Inspector Norse (CDr)". Discogs. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Todd Terje – Inspector Norse" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Todd Terje – Inspector Norse" (in Dutch). Ultratop Dance. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Todd Terje – Inspector Norse" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  8. ^ TODD TERJE - Inspector Norse (Justin Van Der Volgen remix). 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  9. ^ TODD TERJE - Inspector Norse (Pepe Bradock remix). 2015-05-14. Retrieved 2024-10-02.