Opus (instrumental)

"Opus" is an instrumental by Swedish DJ and producer Eric Prydz. It was released as a digital download on 27 July 2015 as the fourth single from his debut studio album Opus (2016).[1] The instrumental was written and produced by Eric Prydz and peaked at number three in Belgium.

"Opus"
Single by Eric Prydz
from the album Opus
Released27 July 2015[1]
Recorded2015
Genre
Length9:03
Label
Songwriter(s)Eric Prydz
Producer(s)Eric Prydz
Eric Prydz singles chronology
"Generate"
(2015)		 "Opus"
(2015)		 "Breathe"
(2015)

"Opus" is widely considered to be Eric Prydz' masterpiece.[3][4][5][6][7]

Composition

"Opus" is an instrumental house track set to the F♯ minor key at a tempo of 126 beats per minute. It starts as a set of electronic synths set at 31.5 BPM and gradually builds up to a progressive house track as it continues to accelerate to 126 BPM in a range of three minutes and 42 seconds.

Track listing
Digital download[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Opus"9:03
2."Opus (Four Tet Remix)"10:00

Chart performance
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 3
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[9] 12

Release history
Region Date Format Label
Sweden 27 July 2015[1] Digital download Pryda
17 August 2015 Virgin

Track history

Opus was first played as the finale track for Prydz's 2015 set at EDC Las Vegas. In just over a month after first play, the song was released on Beatport.[10] It has been played as the penultimate track in all seven EPIC 4.0 sets this far.[11]

References
  1. Opus by Eric Prydz on Beatport
  2. Dancing Astronaut Staff (6 January 2020). "Dancing Astronaut's Top 100 Songs of the Decade". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. Lombardo, Scott (2016-02-05). "A Masterpiece A Decade In The Making: A Review Of Eric Prydz' 'Opus'". EDMTunes. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  4. "Eric Prydz brilliant masterpiece 'Opus' turns 6 years old". We Rave You. 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  5. Unterberger, Andrew (February 1, 2016). "Review: Eric Prydz Gives Progressive House The 'Opus' It Never Knew It Needed". spin.
  6. "Eric Prydz Instant Classic "Opus" Celebrates 6 Years [LISTEN AGAIN]". Your EDM. 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  7. Morse, Ryan (2019-07-31). "Watch this beautiful orchestral cover of Eric Prydz's 'Opus' from Tomorrowland | Conscious Electronic". Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  8. "Eric Prydz – Opus" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  9. "Eric Prydz – Opus" (in French). Ultratip.
  10. "Eric Prydz New Releases: Opus on Beatport". Archived from the original on 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  11. "Eric Prydz Tracklists Overview".
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