This article is about the EP. For the title song, see Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (song).
2010 EP by Skrillex
Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
EP by
Skrillex
Released
October 22, 2010
Recorded
2010
Genre
Dubstep
electro house
Length
44:02
Label
Big Beat
mau5trap
Producer
Bare Noize
Foreign Beggars
Noisia
Skrillex
Zedd
Skrillex chronology
My Name Is Skrillex (2010)
Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (2010)
More Monsters and Sprites (2011)
Singles from Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
"Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" Released: October 22, 2010
"Rock n' Roll (Will Take You to the Mountain)" Released: June 20, 2011
Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites is the second extended play (EP) by American electronic music producer Skrillex. It was released exclusively through Beatport on October 22, 2010, through mau5trap and Big Beat Records, while being released on December 20 for digital download via other online retailers and on March 1, 2011, as a physical release. It was recorded in 2010 at Skrillex's apartment using a laptop.[1] The EP features guest contributions from pennybirdrabbit, Foreign Beggars and Bare Noize as well as remixes done by Noisia, Zedd and Bare Noize. It won two Grammys at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards: one for Best Dance Recording, and another for Best Dance/Electronica Album.
The EP received generally positive reviews from music critics and became a moderate commercial success, reaching number 49 on the Billboard 200,[2] while also topping the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart and reaching number 28 in Australia.[3] As of November 2011, the EP was certified Gold in Canada with sales exceeding 40,000 copies.[4] The EP's lead single, "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites", was a moderate commercial success internationally, peaking within the charts of the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and Sweden.[5][6][7][8][9] It was later certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), with sales exceeding 500,000.[10] On November 30, 2011, it was announced that the EP was nominated at the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Dance/Electronica Album. On February 12, 2012, the album won the Grammy for that category. A follow-up EP, More Monsters and Sprites, contains several remixes of the title track done by Dirtyphonics, Phonat, The Juggernaut and Kaskade. It is named after David Bowie's 1980 album Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps).[11]
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^Schmidt, Sean (2020-10-22). "Skrillex's 'Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites' Debuted Ten Years Ago Today: A Look Back". River Beats Dance. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
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