LISTEN: 10 Songs That Turn 10 in 2023

It’s mad to think that it’s already been 10 years since Flappy Bird took over for 5 minutes, the Harlem Shake trend was a thing.. oh and Wilkinson dropped Afterglow – an iconic drum & bass track we’re still hearing regularly played out 10 years later

Here’s 10 other tracks that are turning 10 years old this year.. brace yourself!

Sub Focus (feat. Alice Gold) – Out The Blue

2013 was the same year Sub Focus released his second album Torus on January 1 which included some of the most recognisable tracks in electronic music like Tidal Wave (feat. Alpines), Endorphins (feat. Alex Clare) and Turn Back Time

Martin Garrix – Animals

The track that kick started Martin Garrix‘s career at just 17 years old, with this release he become the youngest producer ever to have a number one song on the Beatport charts.

Wilkinson – Take You Higher

One of those iconic Wilkinson tracks we still hear played out on the regular today and most recently was remixed by Montell2099 in 2021. It came off the 2013 album Lazers Not Included which featured the tracks, Afterglow, Half Light (feat. Tom Cane) and more

Disclosure & AlunaGeorge – White Noise

Absolute peak Disclosure here from their groundbreaking debut album Settle which dropped in 2013 and featured tunes like When A Fire Starts To Burn, Latch (feat. Sam Smith), F For You, Help Me Lose My Mind (feat. London Grammar) and You & Me (Flume Remix)

Rudimental – Waiting All Night (feat. Ella Eyre)

In 2013 Rudimental brought drum & bass to the mainstream, releasing their debut album Home with songs like Feel The Love (feat. John Newman), Not Giving In (feat. John Newman & Alex Clare), Powerless (feat. Becky Hill), Right Here (feat. Foxes) and Free (feat. Emeli Sande). The album peaked at number 2 on the charts in New Zealand.

Avicii – Wake Me Up

Right at the height of the late Avicii‘s career, he released his debut album True in 2013 which broke new ground for EDM music. Included massive tracks like Hey Brother, Addicted To You and You Make Me to name a few.

Major Lazer – Get Free (Andy C Remix)

The year Major Lazer dropped the Free The Universe album including Get Free, Watch Out For This (Bumaye) and more. The Andy C remix also got a release earlier in the year and become a classic drum & bass remix.

Fatboy Slim & Riva Starr  – Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat (feat. Beardyman)

Electronic music legend Fatboy Slim released the now classic Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat which also included the Calvin Harris remix. The vocals from Beardyman were improvised all in one take and the song reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.

Chase & Status – Alive (feat. Jacob Banks)

Off the 2013 album, Brand New Machine Chase & Status released Alive, International, Count on Me & more

Daft Punk – Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers)

10 years ago it was the year of Daft Punk‘s fourth studio album, Random Access Memories with songs like Get Lucky & Lose Yourself to Dance (also featuring Pharrell Williams). The album received Grammy Awards for Album of the Year, Best Dance/Electronica Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. Get Lucky also won Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.