Basshunter is a Swedish singer, record producer and DJ. He has released nineteen music videos, five lyric videos, two remix videos, one video megamix and five promotional video singles, and has made a guest appearance in one music video. Basshunter appeared in four short films, twelve television shows and one commercial.
Basshunter videography | |
---|---|
Music videos | 19 |
Lyric videos | 5 |
Remix videos | 2 |
Video megamixes | 1 |
Promotional video singles | 5 |
Short films | 4 |
Television | 12 |
Commercials | 1 |
From his second album LOL (2006), Basshunter released music videos for the singles "Boten Anna", "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA", "Vifta med händerna" and "Jingle Bells". Carl-Johan Westregård and Kim Parrot directed the music videos for "Boten Anna" and "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA". A second version of the music video for the former was made. In 2007, a music video for the reissue of "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" titled "DotA" was released.
The deluxe edition of Basshunter's third studio album Now You're Gone – The Album (2008) includes the single "Walk on Water" which had been released also as a promotional video single. A special version of Now You're Gone – The Album released in New Zealand and Poland contains a DVD that comprises nine Basshunter music videos, including "Now You're Gone", "All I Ever Wanted", "Angel in the Night" and "I Miss You" – all directed by Alex Herron. For his fourth studio album Bass Generation (2009), Basshunter released the music videos for "Every Morning" and "I Promised Myself", both directed by Alex Herron. A series of music videos featuring model Aylar Lie received media attention.[1][2] "Now You're Gone" became the most-viewed British YouTube video of 2008,[3] and third most-viewed YouTube video of 2009 with 65 million views.[4]
The release of Basshunter's fifth album Calling Time (2013) was preceded by the release of music videos for its singles "Saturday", "Northern Light"—both directed by Alex Herron—and "Dream on the Dancefloor". The music video for "Saturday" charted at number one in Poland. In 2011, he appeared in Arash's music video for "Melody". He appeared on the Maspalomas Pride 2012 box-set containing live recordings of various artists. The music videos for "Crash & Burn" and "Calling Time" were later released. Gareth Evans directed the music videos for "Dream on the Dancefloor" and "Calling Time", and "Crash & Burn" was directed by Farzad Bayat. In 2018, Basshunter released a lyric video for "Masterpiece".
Basshunter has appeared on television, including the ninth episode of the 23rd season of Never Mind the Buzzcocks, the seventh season of Celebrity Big Brother and a Rock and Pop celebrity episode of Weakest Link. He is also featured in a commercial for JME Data. In 2021 he appeared in Basshunter Dota Revival, Netflix's trailer for Dota: Dragon's Blood.[5] The trailer shows Basshunter singing about playing Dota 2 and scenes from Dragon's Blood in between.[6]
Music videos
editAs lead artist
editTitle | Year | Peak chart positions | Director(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
POL [7] | ||||
"Boten Anna" | 2006 | —[a] | Carl-Johan Westregård Kim Parrot |
[9] |
"Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" | —[a] | Carl-Johan Westregård Kim Parrot |
[10] | |
"Vifta med händerna" | —[a] | Unknown[b] | [12] | |
"Boten Anna" (Version 2) | 2007 | —[a] | [13] | |
"DotA" | —[a] | [11] | ||
"Now You're Gone" | —[a] | Alex Herron | [14] | |
"All I Ever Wanted" | 2008 | —[a] | Alex Herron | [15] |
"All I Ever Wanted" (Basshunter's Cut) | —[a] | Unknown | [16] | |
"Angel in the Night" | —[a] | Alex Herron | [17] | |
"I Miss You"[c] | —[a] | Alex Herron | [19] | |
"Walk on Water" | 2009 | —[a] | Unknown | [20] |
"Walk on Water" (Fan Edit) | —[a] | [21] | ||
"Every Morning" | —[a] | Alex Herron[d] | [22] | |
"I Promised Myself" | —[a] | Alex Herron[e] | [24] | |
"Saturday" | 2010 | 1 | Alex Herron | [25] |
"Northern Light" | 2012 | — | Alex Herron | [26] |
"Dream on the Dancefloor"[f] | — | Gareth Evans | [28] | |
"Crash & Burn" | 2013 | — | Farzad Bayat | [29] |
"Calling Time"[g] | — | Gareth Evans | [31] | |
"—" denotes a music video that did not chart or was not released in that country. |
Lyric videos
editTitle | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
"Masterpiece" | 2018 | Unknown | [32] |
"Home" | 2019 | Jay Vasquez | [33] |
"Angels Ain't Listening" | 2020 | Jay Vasquez | [34] |
"Life Speaks to Me" | 2021 | Unknown | [35] |
"End the Lies" (with Alien Cut ) |
2022 | Unknown | [36] |
Remix videos
editTitle | Year | Remix director(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
"I Promised Myself" (Pete Hammond Remix) Remix used: Pete Hammond Remix |
2009 | Unknown | [37] |
"Dream on the Dancefloor" (Hi Def Remix) Remix used: Hi Def Remix |
2012 | [38] |
Guest appearances
editTitle | Year | Artist(s) | Director(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
"Melody" | 2011 | Arash | Unknown[h] | [39] |
Video megamixes
editTitle | Year | Remix director(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
"Video Megamix" Contains: "Now You're Gone", "All I Ever Wanted", "Angel in the Night", "I Miss You" and "Walk on Water" |
2008 | Unknown | [40] |
Promotional video singles
editTitle | Year | Ref. |
---|---|---|
"Now You're Gone" | 2007 | [41] |
"All I Ever Wanted" | 2008 | [42] |
"Walk on Water" | 2009 | [43] |
"Every Morning" | 2009 | [44] |
"I Promised Myself" | [45] | |
"Saturday" | 2010 | [46] |
Albums
editStudio albums
editTitle | Album details | Note |
---|---|---|
Now You're Gone – The Album |
|
Special version of album released in New Zealand and Poland contains DVD with nine Basshunter music videos.[48][49] |
Guest appearances
editTitle | Album details | Note |
---|---|---|
Maspalomas Pride 2012 | Box set contains live recordings of various artists.[50] |
Short films
editTitle | Year | Role | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
The End of Old Things | 2009 | Director Producer |
[51] |
Playing with Arnold | 2011 | Actor | [52] |
Welcome to Bass Server | 2014 | [53] | |
Basshunter Dota Revival | 2021 | [5] |
Television
editTitle | Year | Role | Note | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sound | 2009 | Guest | Season 3, episode 23 | [54] |
Pocket TV | Unknown | Episode: "Face Invaders" | [55] | |
The 5:19 Show | Season 1, episode 2 and 14 Season 2 episode 5 |
[56] | ||
Red Bull Rivals | Guest | Season 1, episode 2 | [57] | |
Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Guest | Season 23, episode 9 | [58] | |
Something for the Weekend | 2010 | Guest | 13 June 2010 | [59] |
Basil and Barney's Swap Shop | Unknown | Season 3, episode 17 | [60] | |
Celebrity Big Brother | Participant | Season 7 | [61] | |
Fångarna på fortet | Participant | Episode 5 | [62] | |
Weakest Link | Participant | Rock and Pop | [63] | |
Big Brother | 2011 | Unknown | Season 5 | [64] |
Det svenska popundret | 2019 | Unknown | Episode 5: "Ett paradis för pirater" | [65] |
Commercials
editCompany | Year | Ref. |
---|---|---|
JME Data | 2006 | [66] |
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Polish chart was launched in 2010.[8]
- ^ Music video for "DotA" was directed by Luna Square. Andrés Rignell was director of photography.[11]
- ^ Music video of "I Miss You" was reused for "Jingle Bells" single in 2009.[18]
- ^ Anders Flatland was director of photography on "Every Morning" music video.[22]
- ^ Anders Anderson was assistant director on "I Promised Myself" music video.[23]
- ^ Censored version of "Dream on the Dancefloor" music video was also released (uncredited).[27]
- ^ Censored version of "Calling Time" music video was also released (uncredited).[30]
- ^ Music video for "Melody" was assembled by Farbod Khoshtinat.[39]
- ^ Original release date.[47]
References
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- ^ a b Ben Kuchera (25 March 2021). "Netflix promotes Dota anime with a blast from the game's past". Polygon. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Jeremy Winslow (25 March 2021). "Dota 2 Anime Dragon's Blood Is Now On Netflix". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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- ^ "2010". ZPAV (in Polish). Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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- ^ a b "Basshunter "DotA" (German version)". YouTube. 24 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2014. Official Luna Square YouTube channel Archived 9 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine linked from official website( from the original on 26 September 2017).
- ^ Basshunter (13 May 2015). "Vifta med händerna (official video)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Basshunter – Boten Anna (Version 2)". YouTube. 11 November 2009. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ Atle Jørstad Wergeland (10 February 2011). "Aylar-video sett av 100 millioner" [Aylar video set of 100 million]. VG (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ David Knight (13 May 2008). "Production update: Who shot what, who's shooting what… (part one)". Promonews. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ "Basshunter's Cut – All I Ever Wanted – Download 30th June". YouTube. 13 June 2008. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ Arve Vassbotten (18 August 2008). "Aylar sett 46 millioner ganger!" [Aylar viewed 46 million times!]. Se og Hør (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Basshunter – Jingle Bells (Bass) (out now)". YouTube. 14 December 2009. Archived from the original on 3 November 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Video: Aylar feirer svensk jul" [Video: Aylar celebrates Swedish Christmas]. 730.no (in Norwegian). 5 November 2008. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ David Balls (23 March 2009). "Basshunter drops porn star from video". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Basshunter – Walk on Water (Fan Edit)". YouTube. 3 March 2009. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Basshunter – Every Morning (Behind the Scenes)". YouTube. 25 September 2009. Event occurs at 2:29–2:34. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "Basshunter - I Promised Myself (Behind the Scenes) (Out Now!)". YouTube. 1 December 2009. Event occurs at 3:31. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Aylars svenske eventyr nærmer seg slutten" [Aylar's Swedish adventure is nearing its end]. 730.no (in Norwegian). 19 October 2009. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Basshunter — Saturday". MTV. 10 August 2010. Archived from the original on 10 March 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Nordlyset Aylar i ny fasong" [The northern lights Aylar in new shape]. 730.no (in Norwegian). 12 May 2012. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Basshunter – Dream on the Dancefloor (official video) Full HD **Buy now on iTunes**". YouTube. 19 November 2012. Archived from the original on 24 November 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "Gareth Evans (Crispy Duck Productions)". Radar Music Creatives. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Basshunter – Crash & Burn (official video)". YouTube. 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Basshunter – Calling Time (official video)". YouTube. 30 August 2013. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "Basshunter – Calling Time (official video)". YouTube. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Basshunter – Masterpiece (lyric video) [Ultra Music]". YouTube. 19 October 2018. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ Basshunter (10 October 2019). "Basshunter - Home (official lyric video)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ Basshunter (29 May 2020). "Basshunter - Angels Ain't Listening (official lyric video)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "Basshunter sa vrátil s novinkou Life Speaks to Me" [Basshunter is back with the new Life Speaks to Me]. Rádio Košice (in Slovak). 13 January 2022. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ Basshunter (2 September 2022). "Basshunter & Alien Cut - End the Lies (official lyric video)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Basshunter – I Promised Myself (Pete Hammond Remix) (out now)". YouTube. 19 November 2009. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "Basshunter – Dream on the Dancefloor (Hi Def Remix)". YouTube. 6 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Arash – "Melody" video official (HD)". YouTube. 20 September 2011. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "Basshunter – Video Megamix". YouTube. 21 November 2008. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
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- ^ Basshunter (2008). All I Ever Wanted (Media notes). Hard2Beat.
- ^ Basshunter (2009). Walk on Water (Media notes). Hard2Beat.
- ^ Basshunter (2009). Every Morning (Media notes). Hard2Beat.
- ^ Basshunter (2009). I Promised Myself (Media notes). Hard2Beat.
- ^ Basshunter (2010). Saturday (Media notes). Dance Nation.
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- ^ "This week on Pocket TV". Pocket TV. Archived from the original on 22 August 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ The 5:19 Show:
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- Episode 5, season 2: "The 5:19 Show". BBC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ Chi Chi Izundu (9 October 2009). "Hollyoaks stars film extreme show". BBC. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Never Mind the Buzzcocks". BBC. Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Something for the Weekend". BBC. Archived from the original on 15 June 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Basil and Barney's Swap Shop". BBC. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ Jessica Balksjö, Torbjörn Ek (29 January 2010). "Basshunter utröstad i Big Brother-finalen" [Basshunter out of the Big Brother final]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Fångarna på fortet". TV4 (in Swedish). 5 September 2010. Archived from the original on 4 September 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
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- ^ Daniel Tingström (8 January 2007). "Basshunter har sålt ut sin största (enda) riktiga hit" [Basshunter has sold out its biggest (only) real hit]. Feber (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.