Daft Punk is a band that has no musical boundaries; their sound transcends musical genres. The French electronic music duo consists of Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter. Their music started coming together back in 1987 but they did not hit the mainstream until the late 2000’s when they created the soundtrack for the TRON reboot.
Now the duo is enjoying a highly successful year in 2013 with their album, Random Access Memories which earned the duo four Grammy nominations including record of the year for “Get Lucky.” The album has sold over 852,000 copies so far in the United States alone. The duo will also be taking the stage and performing during music biggest night.
TheCelebrityCafe.com is counting down the top five Daft Punk singles. From their work on the TRON soundtrack to their Grammy nominated album, Random Access Memories, Daft Punk has made their one of kind unique style, mainstream.
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5. Derezzed from TRON
Daft Punk really went mainstream when they worked on the album for Disney’s reboot of TRON, their futuristic musical style matched well with the future world that was created on screen. Their unique beats helped to take this visually stunning feature from Disney to the next level.
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4. The Game of Love
Featured on their latest album, Random Access Memories, Daft Punk shines with this single. The five minute track builds from the opening note on and showcases what the duo can do musically.
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3. Lose Yourself to Dance
Pharrell Williams brought a different sound to Daft Punk when he provided guest lyrics for Random Access Memories. “Lose Yourself to Dance” highlights the musical stylings of both Daft Punk and Williams.
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2. Instant Crush
Daft Punk has teamed up with Julian Casablancas from The Strokes for their latest single “Instant Crush.” “Instant Crush” is off of the highly successful album Random Access Memories. Daft Punk has combined their unique beats, musical styling and catchy compositions.
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1. Get Lucky
The hit single that helped launched Daft Punk beyond the mainstream and into musical superstardom was “Get Lucky.” With a little help from Pharrell Williams, this helped the duo to receive another Grammy nomination for record of the year and a large amount of radio airplay. “Get Lucky” was catch and quickly became one of the most listened to songs of 2013.
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