Released October 22, 2010 Recorded 2010 Length 4:03 | Format Digital download Genre Dubstep Label mau5trap, Big Beat | |
"Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" is a song by American electronic dance music producer Skrillex. It was released as the lead single from his second EP of the same name. It uses a vocal sample of exclamations from Rachael Nedrow (also known as "speedstackinggirll") shouting "Yes, oh my gosh!" On October 3, 2013, the song was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), with sales exceeding 2,000,000 units. It was also certified Gold within Canada, with sales exceeding 40,000 units. On February 12, the song won Best Dance Recording at the 54th Grammy Awards.
It was used in the 2012 film Spring Breakers, and an ad for GoPro titled "Kayak Kiss with Ben Brown", and also the video games MLB 2K12 and Ridge Racer Unbounded.