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2015 single by Eric Prydz
"Opus"
Single by Eric Prydz
from the album Opus
Released27 July 2015
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 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). The instrumental was written and produced by Eric Prydz and peaked at number three in Belgium.

"Opus" is widely considered to be Eric Prydz' masterpiece.

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
No.TitleLength
1."Opus"9:03
2."Opus (Four Tet Remix)"10:00

Chart performance

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 3
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) 12

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Sweden 27 July 2015 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. It has been played as the penultimate track in all seven EPIC 4.0 sets this far.

References

  1. ^ Opus by Eric Prydz on Beatport
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  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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