"Technologic" is a song by the French electronic music duo Daft Punk. "Technologic" was released as the second single from Daft Punk' the third studio album, Human After All on June 14, 2005. The single hit number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it the band's third top-40 single, and it also reached number 40 on the UK Singles Chart, where it remains the band's biggest hit in the country.
The song contains the electronically pitch-raised voice of Thomas Bangalter, chanting phrases associated with technological pursuits.
It was mixed with Busta Rhymes' "Touch It", "Robot Rock", "Oh Yeah", and "Voyager" for the Alive 2006/2007 tour, later featured in the live album.
The song would later get remixed by Basement Jaxx.
Lyrics[]
| [Verse x2] |
| Buy it, use it, break it, fix it |
| Trash it, change it, mail – upgrade it |
| Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it |
| Snap it, work it, quick – erase it |
| Write it, cut it, paste it, save it |
| Load it, check it, quick – rewrite it |
| Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it |
| Drag and drop it, zip – unzip it |
| Lock it, fill it, call it, find it |
| View it, code it, jam – unlock it |
| Surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it |
| Cross it, crack it, switch – update it |
| Name it, read it, tune it, print it |
| Scan it, send it, fax – rename it |
| Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it |
| Turn it, leave it, start – format it |
| Technologic [4x] |
| Buy it, use it, break it, fix it |
| Trash it, change it, mail – upgrade it |
| Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it |
| Snap it, work it, quick – erase it |
| Write it, cut it, paste it, save it |
| Load it, check it, quick – rewrite it |
| Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it |
| Drag and drop it, zip – unzip it |
| Lock it, fill it, call it, find it |
| View it, code it, jam – unlock it |
| Surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it |
| Cross it, crack it, switch – update it |
| Name it, read it, tune it, print it |
| Scan it, send it, fax – rename it |
| Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it |
| Turn it, leave it, start – format it |
| Buy it, use it, break it, fix it |
| Trash it, change it, mail – upgrade it |
| Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it |
| Snap it, work it, quick – erase it |
| Write it, cut it, paste it, save it |
| Load it, check it, quick – rewrite it |
| Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it |
| Drag and drop it, zip – unzip it |
| Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it |
| Turn it, leave it, start – format it |
| Touch it, scroll it, pause it, click it |
| Cross it, crack it, switch – update it |
| Lock it, fill it, call it, find it |
| View it, code it, jam - unlock it |
| Buy it, use it, break it, fix it |
| Trash it, change it, mail - upgrade it |
| Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it |
| Snap it, work it, quick - erase it |
| Write it, cut it, paste it, save it |
| Load it, check it, quick - rewrite it |
| Surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it |
| Cross it, crack it, switch - update it |
| Name it, rate it, tune it, print it |
| Scan it, send it, fax - rename it |
| Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it |
| Turn it, leave it, start - format it |
| Buy it, use it, break it, fix it |
| Trash it, change it, mail - upgrade it |
| Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it |
| Snap it, work it, quick - erase it |
| Write it, cut it, paste it, save it |
| Load it, check it, quick - rewrite it |
| Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it |
| Drag and drop it, zip - unzip it |
| Surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it |
| Cross it, crack it, switch - update it |
| Name it, rate it, tune it, print it |
| Scan it, send it, fax - rename it |
| Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it |
| Turn it, leave it, start - format it |
| Buy it, use it, break it, fix it |
| Trash it, change it, mail - upgrade it |
| Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it |
| Snap it, work it, quick - erase it |
| Write it, cut it, paste it, save it |
| Load it, check it, quick - rewrite it |
| Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it |
| Drag and drop it, zip - unzip it |
| Surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it |
| Cross it, crack it, switch - update it |
| Name it, rate it, tune it, print it |
| Scan it, send it, fax - rename it |
| Buy it, use it, break it, fix it |
| Trash it, change it, mail - upgrade it |
| Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it |
| Snap it, work it, quick - erase it |
| Write it, cut it, paste it, save it |
| Load it, check it, quick - rewrite it |
| Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it |
| Drag and drop it, zip - unzip it |
| Lock it, fill it, call it, find it |
| View it, code it, jam - unlock it |
| Surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it |
| Cross it, crack it, switch - update it |
| Name it, rate it, tune it, print it |
| Scan it, send it, fax - rename it |
| Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it |
| Turn it, leave it, start - format it |
| Technologic [8x] |
| Technologic [4x] |
Music video[]
The music video for "Technologic" is the third music video directed by Daft Punk. This is the second Daft Punk video to feature the duo as themselves, the first was "Robot Rock". It was also the third video that they appeared at all, the first being "Burnin'", where they made a cameo appearance. The video for "Technologic" features the duo on a a pyramid-themed set, performing the song with the two guitars that appear on the single cover. The lyrics (except for "technologic") appear to flash on a red screen. Standing in front of the screen is a black and white robot with teeth/braces that appears to chant the lyrics. Later on, Daft Punk and the robot appear to be watching the video they made.
At over twenty-six million views, this is the most viewed Human After All music video on their YouTube channel.
This is the second Daft Punk song with a Daft Hands version on YouTube. The first was "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" from Discovery.
Behind the Scenes[]
The robot cost roughly $4 million to create.
The robot's official name is "The DJ".
Track listing
| CD single 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Technologic" (Album Version) | 3:51 | |||||||
| 2. | "Technologic" (Instrumental) | 3:32 | |||||||
| 3. | "Technologic" (A Cappella) | 3:26 | |||||||
| CD single 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Technologic" (Album Version) | 3:51 | |||||||
| 2. | "Technologic" (Single Edit) | 3:32 | |||||||
| 3. | "Technologic" (Instrumental) | 3:32 | |||||||
| 4. | "Technologic" (A Cappella) | 3:26 | |||||||
| 12" single | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Technologic" (Clean) | 3:32 | |||||||
| 2. | "Technologic" (Dirty) | 3:32 | |||||||
| 3. | "Technologic" (Instrumental) | 3:32 | |||||||
| 4. | "Technologic" (Acapella) | 3:26 | |||||||
Samples used[]
- "Prelude in C# Minor" by Les Baxter
- "Love is Blue" by the Jazz Crusaders
- "Hang on in There" by the Stovall Sisters
- "Around the World" by Daft Punk
- "Port Authority Bus Blues" by Port Authority
- "This is Soul" by Paul Nero
Sampled or Interpolated in[]
- "Touch It" by Busta Rhymes
- "Rhymes" by Hannah Wants
- ”Hallucinate” by Dua Lipa (Studio 2054 and Future Nostalgia Tour performances only)
- "Guess" and "Guess featuring Billie Eilish" by Charli xcx
In Other Media[]
- The animatronic puppet was used in the film Seed Of Chucky.
- The song was featured in an iPod commercial in 2005. Since then, the song has been the most purchased song from the album on iTunes, changing the price from $.99 to $1.29.
- "Technologic" was featured in the video game DJ Hero mixed with Gary Numan's "Cars" and in the "Daft Punk Megamix 1"
- It was featured in an ad for the Motorola E398 mobile-phone, aired in early 2005 in Brazil.
- 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.
- In an episode of the TV show America's Best Dance Crew, crew Kaba Modern performed to a master mix of this song on in 2008.
- "Technologic" was also featured in the game Dance Central 2.
- The song was released as part of the Daft Punk Music Pack for Beat Saber.
External links[]
- LW The lyrics of Technologic at LyricWikia.
- W Media related to Technologic at Wikipedia.
Media related to Technologic at YouTube.
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