Avicii to finally release “Levels,” prepares for world domination

There are good songs that you listen to for a while. There are great songs that you can’t get enough of. There are anthems that are played consistently at every festival. Then there is “Levels” a song that is so big that it deserves its own triangle at the top of the pyramid. Last year we thought Swedish House Mafia’s “One” and Afrojack’s “Take Over Control” took house music to a whole new level – and to be fair, it did. This year “Levels” thrust house music to the forefront of pop culture and redefined the way people perceived house music. For those of you that are still in denial – this is pop culture, so wake the eff up.

The Mom Test - You want to know how we know that Avicii is truly transcending music? My mom knows who he is and what “Levels” sounds like. Want to know the even scarier part? She absolutely despises house music, because her son may or may not party excessively to it. Every now and then she asks for a new workout playlist – and guess what? “Levels” has to be on it.

Dancing Astronaut Rule #147 – When an artist passes the ‘mom test’ with flying colors he or she is truly primed for world domination.

Dancing Astronaut Rule #148 – After passing the mom test, the song is then put into a pantheon where everyone must worship at its throne. People who do not oblige, must be hung and stoned in public.

Release Date: Halloween or November 1st

Via: Facebook (The Best Producer Ever)

Posted by on October 27th, 2011 at 10:33 am.
  • N0R0

    get off his nuts.

  • Yasmapal

    I always wondered why they (At Night) wait so long to officially release their songs, and now it makes sense. The buzz that’s built up around Le7els this past year has been ridiculous and now that it’s actually being released there’s even more talk about it. It’s marketing genius.

    I agree with everything you said again Senthil.

    Best. Song. Ever.

    Let the haters begin…

  • Anon

    Hanged* 

  • Rafael Lemus

    I’m a hater. Who’s Avicii?? What is Le7els / Levels

  • Andy

    A song should never be held at that high of a status.  Please.  Listen and appreciate those songs that don’t necessarily have the most catchy chord progressions.  Its about the subtleties in music.

  • Anonymous

    fuck yea cant wait for stereosonic in australia i hope avicii rapes my ears with levels :)

  • Usman

    So you can get on instead?

  • http://soundcloud.com/spek-1 InSpeKtor GadJet

    i think new york was by far the loudest out of all those cutaways

  • N0R0

    Really? You’re going to talk shit?

    This song is decent yes, but to site this as “The Best Producer Ever” and to say you must worship it on a throne, is down right ridiculous. He sampled an Etta James song, so passing “the mom” test doesn’t mean shit. He’s the P. Diddy/Kanye West of electronic music and his mixing live is mediocre at best. So I’ll say it again… get off his nuts, and Usman, his swedish cock is all yours man.

  • N0R0

    But that is one badass trailer for a song.

  • Yasmapal

    Cite*

    hehe

  • Sruel3216

    i wish i could like ur post 100 times! i totally agree. he is not that good period. so much hype around him and DA is straight an his nuts (along with SHM). Every song avicii comes out with DA labels it as an “anthem.”  this site has gone to shit, fast. plus they are behind news by like 3 days since they have to troll other sites

  • Anonymous

    Usually I love reading comments and I don’t like meddling with other people’s opinions. However, both of you guys must have been living under a rock for quite sometime. Obviously, you can consider “Levels” as being a ‘decent’ tune, you are entitled to your own opinion. That being said, if you are willing to publicly announce your opinion on a forum you are speaking as if certain people agree with you. In the case, labeling a track that is being released by Universal and Interscope as mediocre is incorrect. There is a reason that it is being picked up the biggest names in the music industry. Is it really that far fetched to be labeling Avicii as ‘the best producer?’ Enough people share the opinions of this site to vote him at number 6 on the popularity contest poll (DJ Mag), that means he is relevant in today’s music scene. I respect your opinion, but let it be known that you guys are in the significant minority here, and most people would disagree with you (look at the number of likes on this post for a small sample size).

    @Sruel3216 – ‘this site has gone to shit.’ Our google analytics suggests otherwise pal, and as far as being behind in news – this post was up within an hour of Avicii posting it. So open your eyes, or ask someone to suggest an optometrist for you to consult.

  • Danfleming9

    Avicii is great for ppl just getting into the scene and helping the EDM scene to continue exploding like it is in North America right now…but Mr. Berg is nowhere near the best producer out there…

    His tracks are very simple and catchy, and apart from his much older stuff, his tracks all sound really similar and are extremely predictable. Me and most of my friends who really enjoyed him last year are soooo fkn tired of his sound that we’ve all stopped paying attn to him.

    Also, he’s not all that good in front of a live audience (I’ve seen him live 4 times..so i can speak from experience).

    To sum up, he’s a good Dj/Producer to provide intro-level, easy on the ears stuff for new ppl in the scene, but until he changes up his style/sound every once in a while, and starts throwin us some curve balls, he’ll never solidify himself anywhere near the top in my opinion.

  • http://twitter.com/eduardoviibez Eduardo José

    senthil…my friend..you are a retard and make this site look bad. pce.

  • N0R0

    So you are saying that no one agrees with me that Levels is just a decent tune? You are also saying that any song released under Universal or Interscope, could NEVER be seen as mediocre? To answer your question, yes it is very farfetched to be labeling him the best producer ever. I think it’s somewhat farfetched to label anyone, the best at anything, unless its been proven (world records, etc). He has been around for how long now, 4 years maybe?

    By you taking the time to write out that nonsensical opinion, about my own opinion, just shows you really don’t respect anyones opinion about this, unless it’s your own. Are his productions complex? Are his productions unique? Have his productions changed the genre? Is he even that good at mixing and DJing live? In my opinion, to answer all of those questions… no. His songs are catchy, and make you feel good, but the best ever? No. I think there are far too many talented producers out there who have forever changed EDM to name Avicii the best producer ever. 

  • deeac

    fightforthefuture.org/pipa/

    http://americancensorship.org/

  • markymark