Technologic

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{{Short description|2005 song by Daft Punk}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Technologic
| cover = Technologic.DaftPunk.single.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Daft Punk]]
| album = [[Human After All]]
| released = {{Start date|df=y|2005|06|14}}
| recorded = 2004
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = * [[Techno]]
* [[electronic rock]]
| length = * 4:44 (album version)
* 2:47 (radio edit)
| label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
| writer = * [[Thomas Bangalter]]
* [[Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo]]
| producer = * Daft Punk
* Cédric Hervet
* Gildas Loaëc
| prev_title = [[Robot Rock (song)|Robot Rock]]
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = [[Human After All (song)|Human After All]]
| next_year = 2005
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|D8K90hX4PrE|"Technologic"}}
}}
}}
"'''Technologic'''" is a song by French duo [[Daft Punk]] from their third studio album, ''[[Human After All]]'' (2005). It was released as the second single on 14 June 2005. The [[music video]] for "Technologic" was directed by Daft Punk.

==Composition==
In the song, an electronically transposed voice chants technological commands. For example, "Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it, turn it, leave it, start, format it" are spoken in rhythm to a beat.

A portion of the vocals were altered and [[Sampling (music)|sampled]] in the [[Busta Rhymes]] single "[[Touch It (Busta Rhymes song)|Touch It]]", produced by [[Swizz Beatz]]. Subsequently, elements of both "Technologic" and "Touch It" were featured in Daft Punk's live album ''[[Alive 2007]]''.<ref name="LinerNotes">''Alive 2007'' ([[liner notes]]). [[Daft Punk]]. [[Virgin Records]], a division of [[EMI|EMI Music France]]. 2007.</ref>

==Music video==
[[File:Rewriteitlive.jpg|thumb|left|Live Daft Punk performance featuring "Technologic"]]
The [[music video]] for "Technologic" is the third directed by Daft Punk, following "[[Da Funk#"Fresh" video|Fresh]]" and "[[Robot Rock (song)|Robot Rock]]". The video features [[Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo]] and [[Thomas Bangalter]] on a pyramid-themed stage playing the bass guitars shown in the single cover. The lyrics flash as individual words of text on a television monitor set on the stage. The video features a robot character that appears to chant the lyrics of the song. The character is situated in front of the flashing screen between the duo and later appears in a darkened room watching itself on television. The robot was created by [[Tony Gardner (designer)|Tony Gardner]] and his team at Alterian, Inc. The music video is included in the [[Compact disc|CD]] and [[DVD-Video|DVD]] edition of the album ''[[Musique Vol. 1 1993–2005]]''.

The pyramid design used in the video is similar to the scheme used in Daft Punk's live performances during the [[Alive 2006/2007]] tour. The flashing lyrical text is integrated with the live version of "Technologic" on a large [[light-emitting diode]] display used for their shows. Homem-Christo stated, "In the 'Technologic' video, this little robot [is] in the pyramid and we thought it would be funny to have the two of us in the bigger pyramid."<ref>[http://www.lasvegascitylife.com/articles/2007/10/25/news/cover/iq_17439539.prt Daft Punk ends its must-see U.S. tour at Vegoose] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120909184317/http://www.lasvegascitylife.com/articles/2007/10/25/news/cover/iq_17439539.prt |date=9 September 2012 }} lasvegascitylife.com. Retrieved on 9 February 2008.</ref>

==Other media==
The song was featured in an [[iPod]] advertisement shown in the summer of 2005. It was also featured in an ad for the [[Motorola]] E398 mobile-phone, aired in early 2005 in [[Brazil]]. Additionally, the song was featured in an episode of ''[[The O.C.]]''. In 2009, it was used in a [[Lincoln MKS]] commercial, and in a series of TV advertisements for the [[Alfa Romeo MiTo]]. It is a playable track on the [[iOS]] games ''[[Tap Tap Revenge]]'' and ''Tap Tap Dance'', and was sampled for the video game [[DJ Hero]]. In an episode of the TV show ''[[America's Best Dance Crew]]'', crew [[Kaba Modern]] performed to a master mix of this song on 7 February 2008. "Technologic" was also featured in the game ''[[Dance Central 2]]''.

A portion of the vocals were also altered for the [[Hannah Wants]] single "Rhymes", which reached number 13 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] in 2015. A portion of the vocals were sampled in [[Dua Lipa]]'s performance of her song, "[[Hallucinate (song)|Hallucinate]]", during her [[Studio 2054]] livestream concert on 27 November 2020. and later on her [[Future Nostalgia Tour]] performance of the same song.

==Track listings==
{{Track listing
| headline = CD Single (0 94633 00360 6)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/481942-Daft-Punk-Technologic|title=Daft Punk – Technologic|website=[[Discogs]]}}</ref>
| title1 = Technologic
| length1 = 4:43
| title2 = Technologic
| note2 = [[Vitalic]] Remix
| length2 = 5:24
| title3 = Technologic
| note3 = [[Peaches (musician)|Peaches]] No Logic Remix
| length3 = 4:35
| title4 = Technologic
| note4 = [[Basement Jaxx]] Kontrol Mixx
| length4 = 5:29
| title5 = Technologic
| note5 = Music Video
| length5 = 2:46
| total_length = 22:57
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 12-inch maxi single<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/4159786-Daft-Punk-Technologic|title=Daft Punk – Technologic|website=[[Discogs]]}}</ref>
| title1 = Technologic
| note1 =
| length1 = 4:43
| title2 = Technologic
| note2 = Peaches No Logic remix
| length2 = 4:35
| title3 = Technologic
| note3 = Vitalic remix
| length3 = 5:24
| title4 = Technologic
| note4 = Basement Jaxx Kontrol Mixx
| length4 = 5:29
| total_length = 20:11
}}

==Charts==
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Weekly chart performance for "Technologic"
!Chart (2005)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
{{single chart|Australiapandora|64|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20050819140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050820-0000/issue806.pdf|urltitle=Issue 806|rowheader=true|access-date=13 October 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
|-
{{single chart|Wallonia Tip|15|artist=Daft Punk|song=Technologic|rowheader=true|access-date=22 May 2012}}
|-
{{single chart|Germany|82|artist=Daft Punk|song=Technologic|songid=93854|rowheader=true|access-date=27 March 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|Ireland3|38|artist=Daft Punk|rowheader=true|access-date=16 January 2020}}
|-
!scope="row"|Ireland Dance ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240004&arch=t&lyr=2005&year=2005&week=27|title=Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 7 JUly 2005|publisher=[[GfK Chart-Track]]|accessdate=21 June 2019}}{{dead link|date=May 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|5
|-
{{single chart|Scotland|30|date=20050716|rowheader=true|access-date=6 July 2023}}
|-
{{single chart|UK|40|date=20050716|rowheader=true|access-date=15 May 2013}}
|-
{{single chart|UKdance|1|artist=Daft Punk|song=Technologic|date=20050710|access-date=7 December 2020|rowheader=true}}
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite book|title=Top Pop Singles |year=2009|edition=12th|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin|isbn=978-0-89820-180-2|page=245}}</ref>
|16
|}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2008)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
! scope="row"|Italy ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/history.kl#/history|title=History|language=it|publisher=[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]]|access-date=1 June 2022}} Set "Ricerca per" on "Titolo", then search "Technologic" and click "Classifiche".</ref>
| 22
|-
{{single chart|Switzerland|63|artist=Daft Punk|song=Technologic|rowheader=true|access-date=22 May 2012}}
|}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2010)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
{{single chart|Sweden|29|artist=Daft Punk|song=Technologic|rowheader=true|access-date=22 May 2012}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{YouTube|fnWypQz6X2U|"Daft Punk - Technologic (Official Audio)"}}
* {{Discogs release|name=Technologic|id=481942}}

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[[Category:2005 singles]]
[[Category:2005 songs]]
[[Category:Daft Punk songs]]
[[Category:Electronic rock songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo]]
[[Category:Songs written by Thomas Bangalter]]
[[Category:Virgin Records singles]]

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