The Deadmau5 discography is currently comprised of eight studio albums, eight compilation albums, six mix albums, one soundtrack album, two remix albums, two video albums, seven extended plays, 55 singles, and 22 music videos.
Zimmerman's career in music began in 1999, releasing the vinyl pressed single "I Don't Want No Other" under Dred And Karma. Six years later, Deadmau5 released his debut studio album album, Get Scraped on July 26, 2005, which featured more experimental genres different from his future sound. Within the following year, Zimmerman finished three compilation albums, Project 56, Deadmau5 Circa 1998–2002, and A Little Oblique, which were released on his (now retired) SectionZ page.
On November 6, 2006, he released his second studio album Vexillology, which marked the beginning of the signature Deadmau5 sound. In 2007, Zimmerman founded his own record label, Mau5trap, which released his third studio album Random Album Title on September 2, 2008. This was his first album to garner mainstream success, coining his unique style of progressive house and featuring the singles "Faxing Berlin", "Not Exactly" and "I Remember" (with Kaskade).
During 2008, Zimmerman left Play Records. However, due to his contract agreement, Play Records was able to claim ownership of tracks he made during the time he was signed to the label. This led to the creation of the At Play series, which consisted of six mix albums released periodically from 2008 to 2015.
On September 22, 2009, Deadmau5 released his fourth studio album For Lack of a Better Name . In contrast of his previous album, For Lack of a Better Name is based around tech house. Despite this switch in style, the album contains two of Zimmerman's greatest hits to date: "Ghosts 'n' Stuff" and "Strobe". He expanded his EDM sound further with his fifth studio album, 4x4=12 which was released on December 6, 2010, and consisted of techno, electro house and the progressive house/dubstep mashup "Raise Your Weapon". In 2011, Deadmau5 released two non-album singles: "Aural Psynapse" and "HR 8938 Cephei", with the former being a modern remake of an old song Zimmerman made under the alias Halcyon441.
Zimmerman revisited his roots with his sixth studio album, > Album Title Goes Here <, released on September 21, 2012. The album consists of house music along with songs in the ambient, glitch, and trip-hop genres. In November 2013, Zimmerman deleted three years worth of music from his SoundCloud account, replacing them with 7, an EP of seven melancholy piano sonatas named after the seven deadly sins. The same month, Zimmerman left Ultra Records and signed with record label Astralwerks.
On January 7, 2014, Deadmau5 announced on Twitter that his next project was complete. However, it was preceded by the weekly release of four singles, "Avaritia", "Seeya", "Infra Turbo Pigcart Racer" and "Phantoms Can't Hang" until his seventh studio album While(1<2) was finally released on June 17. After this, Zimmerman would leave Astralwerks and not release any new music until May 27, 2016, with the digital single "Snowcone". This song was later included on his eighth studio album W:/2016ALBUM/, which was released on December 2, 2016.
In 2017, Deadmau5 would go on to release a compilation album of his older works, Stuff I Used to Do on January 7, and the single "Legendary" on August 25. On March 30, 2018, Zimmerman released Where's the Drop?, a compilation album containing orchestral covers of previously released music, with the exception of "Caritas", an entirely original song. From July 13, 2018 to February 1, 2019, Deadmau5 released the Mau5ville series, three EPs which featured original work along with remixes and songs by other Mau5trap artists. On January 25, 2019, the movie Polar premiered on Netflix, with Zimmerman releasing the soundtrack album, Polar (Music from the Netflix Film) the same day. In November, Zimmerman released three new singles, entitled "Satrn", "Coasted" and "Fall", released on the 16th, 22nd and 29th, respectively.
The following year, Deadmau5 would continue to release singles, with "Pomegranate" on May 20 and "Bridged By a Lightwave" on November 10. Both are expected to appear on Zimmerman's next studio album. On March 29, 2021, Zimmerman debuted a new, house-focused record label called Hau5trap, and simultaneously released the single "Nextra". He would go on to release "Hypnocurrency" on April 22 and "When the Summer Dies" on July 15.
Throughout his career, Deadmau5 has won 15 competitive awards and received 42 nominations. Amongst his major achievements, Zimmerman has won five Beatport Music Awards, four DJ Awards, three International Dance Music Awards, three Juno Awards, and has also received six Grammy Award nominations and one World Music Award nomination.
Zimmerman has also worked with a number of artists both underground and mainstream, including Melleefresh, Steve Duda, Kaskade, MC Flipside, Rob Swire of Pendulum, Chris Lake, Glenn Morrison, Wolfgang Gartner, Sofi, Chris James, Cypress Hill, Imogen Heap, Gerard Way, Colleen D'Agostino, Grabbitz, Attlas, Shotty Horroh, Lights, Mr. Bill, The Neptunes, Kiesza, and Rezz.
The name Deadmau5 originates from an incident where a mouse crawled into his computer and died. He posted this story on an internet forum, and members began calling him TheDeadMouseGuy. "Dead Mouse" was too long for an IRC login name, so he abbreviated it to "deadmau5".
Afterhours
deadmau5 Lyrics
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I wonder who the fuck you are
You undress me with your eyes
Dreaming of my creamy thighs
Did you wanna see my tits?
Do you wanna taste my lips?
Take me now I'm feeling hot
Throw me down, on the bar
Shall we do the it in the car?
You're so naughty, I'm so nice
Maybe we should do it twice
I don't even know your name
You don't need to know my game
I know you wanna hear those screams
'cause you're the one that's in my dreams
I see you sitting at the bar
I wonder who the fuck you are
You undress me with your eyes
Dreaming of my creamy thighs
Did you wanna see my tits?
Do you wanna taste my lips?
Take me now I'm feeling hot
Right now, right here on the spot
Throw me down, on the bar
Shall we do the it in the car?
You're so naughty, I'm so nice
Maybe we should do it twice
I don't even know your name
You don't need to know my game
I know you wanna hear those screams
'cause you're the one that's in my dreams
The lyrics of Deadmau5's "Afterhours" featuring Melleefresh and Spankiassi is a provocative narrative about a chance encounter between two people at a bar. The story unfolds through the eyes of the female protagonist who is tantalizingly mysterious as well as sexually assertive. She notices a man staring at her and is immediately intrigued. She wonders about his identity and whether he imagines sexual adventures with her. Despite being total strangers, they begin to engage in a conversation that alludes to their physical desires. The woman flirts with him by asking if he wants to see her breasts or kiss her lips. She signals her readiness to engage in sexual activity by saying 'Take me now I'm feeling hot, right now, right here on the spot." The man reciprocates and suggests having sex on the bar or in the car. The woman notes his predatory behavior and remarks that he is immoral but attractive. She hints at wanting to have sexual intercourse with him several times, but she notes that she does not need to know his identity; he does not have to know her personality or motives. She only wants him to satisfy her needs and desires because he possesses the qualities of a sexual partner who features in her dreams. Therefore, the lyrics of the song convey the desperation of the characters to satisfy their sexual desires without fearing the social, moral, or personal consequences.
Line by Line Meaning
I see you sitting at the bar
I notice your presence at the bar
I wonder who the fuck you are
I am curious about your identity
You undress me with your eyes
You inspect me metaphorically as if it's a striptease
Dreaming of my creamy thighs
You fantasize about my intimate body parts
Did you wanna see my tits?
Are you interested in seeing my breasts?
Do you wanna taste my lips?
Are you interested in kissing me?
Take me now I'm feeling hot
I am feeling very aroused, let's have sex
Right now, right here on the spot
Let's have sex immediately and wherever we are
Throw me down, on the bar
Let's have sex on the bar counter
Shall we do the it in the car?
Shall we have sex in the car?
You're so naughty, I'm so nice
Your behavior is wicked and unethical, mine is moral
Maybe we should do it twice
Perhaps we should have sex multiple times
I don't even know your name
I don't know your personal identification
You don't need to know my game
I don't want to disclose my motives or intentions
I know you wanna hear those screams
I am aware of your desire to hear me scream
'cause you're the one that's in my dreams
Because you frequently appear in my fantasies
Contributed by Hudson M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@henryanaya90
Haven't heard this song in 10 years awesome
@marianamontano6246
Omg this song gives me a rush! Love it
@COLSanders9797
Wakes me up in the morning for sure
@joshuaorozco2539
same
@urstin
My favorite part is the crazy stuff that starts happening at 3:02
@rainbowmau5822
Mean the do do do do do synthesizer
@mariajosechavesvalle2292
Tight tight tight
@Sara-jy2bt
Melleefresh what a dope name;)
@alidaleeannspence2734
MelleUNFRESH
@Dollyxolove
Great workout song gives me a rush when im doing deadlifts 😂