"HR 8938 Cephei" | ||||
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Single by deadmau5 | ||||
Released | March 16, 2011 | |||
Format | Digital download | |||
Recorded | 2010-2011 | |||
Genre | Progressive house, Ambient | |||
Length | 10:51 | |||
Label | mau5trap | |||
Songwriter(s) | Joel Zimmerman | |||
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"HR 8938 Cephei" is a song by Canadian progressive house music producer deadmau5. It was released by his record label mau5trap on March 16, 2011.
In late 2010 on Ustream, Zimmerman played a series of notes resembling those used in "HR 8938 Cephei". The finished song was uploaded to Zimmerman's SoundCloud account (prior to it being compromised) on March 16, 2011, alongside tracks "Bleed" and "Get in the Cart, Pig".
The song is named after a star in the Cepheus constellation, "HR 8938".
"HR 8938 Cephei" is a progressive house song with a tempo of 128 beats per minute and is written in the key of G# minor.