Rebound (Arty and Mat Zo song)

"Rebound"
Single by Arty and Mat Zo
from the album Anjunabeats Presents Mat Zo 01
Released18 April 2011
GenreTrance[1]
Length7:45
LabelAnjunabeats
Arty and Mat Zo singles chronology
"Rebound"
(2011) 		"Mozart"
(2011)
Arty singles chronology
"Zara"
(2011) 		"Rebound"
(2011) 		"Around the World"
(2011)
Mat Zo singles chronology
"Back in Time / Millennia"
(2011) 		"Rebound"
(2011) 		"Frequency Flyer"
(2011)

"Rebound" is a song by Russian DJ and producer Arty with British producer Mat Zo. It was released by Anjunabeats as a digital download on 18 April 2011.[2]

The track was the 200th release of Anjunabeats, and thus considered to be a landmark release.[3] This track was featured in numerous trance compilations.[4][5] Later in 2013, the track was illegally sampled in will.i.am's studio album, #willpower.[6]

Composition and background

The track premiered in February 2011 by Above & Beyond as an ID.[citation needed] Its name was revealed later in A State of Trance 2011[7] and confirmed in TATW 362 as the 200th release of anjunabeats.

"Rebound" is a progressive trance track of 132 BPM.[2]

Unlicensed use by will.i.am

In 2013, will.i.am sampled the song for his track "Let's Go" featuring Chris Brown.[8] Based on Arty & Mat Zo, will.i.am never cleared the track copyrights with label Anjunabeats, although Arty was listed in the track credits for "Let's Go".[9] From a tweet by Chris Brown, he stated that he didn't know of the track's original source and claimed that he performed the track due to a feature request.[8] will.i.am initially replied with "Who's Matzo?" on a YouTube comment to a listener who pointed out the original track.[8] Arty confirmed in a Facebook statement that he was never contacted by will.i.am's label, Interscope Records, for license agreements considering that the track was made in collaboration with Mat Zo.[10]

During his first official response on the case, he wrote that he contacted Arty after listening to "Rebound" and asked for a collaboration, in which Arty responded that he would be interested in one. Believing that Arty's response would be enough as an okay, will.i.am recorded a new version of the track for "Let's Go". He also stated that he was unaware that "Rebound" was co-created by Mat Zo.[9]

"You can't steal if you credited somebody. He and I communicated. ... It's not my fault he didn't tell me about the other guy. So who is to blame? I didn't know."

— will.i.am. in defense to the accusations[9]

In a later interview with radio station KIIS-FM, will.i.am. admitted stealing from "Rebound" accidentally and that he was confused whether he ever had the rights to use "Rebound" for his song.[11] He stated, "Arty is a dope producer so I wrote this song to 'Rebound' this last year. I got in touch with Arty and showed it to him, did a different version to it 'cause I asked him [to] make it newer 'cause I don't just wanna take your song and rap over it. But he said that after a year's time, "we preferred writing over and using the [original] rebound. Something happened and the clearance... hopefully we resolved the issue".[6] He then contacted the song owners for negotiation,[12] in which the song was removed from the regular edition on his album #willpower and replaced on the deluxe edition with the song "Feelin' Myself".[13]

Later in May and June 2013, Above & Beyond and Mat Zo, respectively, played the original track on Electric Daisy Carnival and made fun of will.i.am.[14]

Track listing and remixes

Digital download[15]
No.TitleLength
1."Rebound" (original mix)7:45
2."Rebound" (radio edit)3:29

Later in November 2011, a remix by Ukrainian producer Omnia was featured on Anjunabeats Volume 9 as a bonus track.[16]

In 2022, Jason Ross released a remix of the song.[17]

Release history

Region Date Format Label Reference
Various 18 April 2011 Digital download Anjunabeats [2]

References

  1. ^ "Will.i.am Steals From Arty, Mat Zo, Sandro Silva, Quintino, Mike Candys". Your EDM. 16 April 2013. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2018. Recent buzz on social media networks such as Twitter and Facebook has led to believe that Will's track "Let's go" is a blatant copy of the trance hit Rebound by Arty and Mat Zo.
  2. ^ a b c "Rebound [Anjunabeats] :: Beatport". Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  3. ^ Raman, Kaavya (29 October 2015). "A Glorious Journey". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2018. "Rebound" was Anjunabeats' 200th single and was a three-time Webvote Winner on Above and Beyond's radio show.
  4. ^ "Anjunabeats Worldwide 03 - Arty, Daniel Kandi". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  5. ^ "A State of Trance Yearmix 2011 (Mixed By Armin Van Buuren) by Armin van Buuren". iTunes Store. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  6. ^ a b Blistein, Jon (23 April 2013). "Will.i.am Admits to Borrowing 'Let's Go' Beat Without Permission". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  7. ^ Tregoning, Jack (2 March 2011). "Armin readies fans for 'A State of Trance 2011'". inthemix. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  8. ^ a b c Kernan, Brett (23 April 2013). "Will.i.am rips off Arty and Mat Zo's 'Rebound' for latest single [Updated]". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  9. ^ a b c Montgomery, James (5 February 2013). "Will.i.am Didn't Have Permission to Use Arty & Mat Zo's 'Rebound,' Label Says". MTV. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Arty responds to Will.I.Am stolen track "Rebound"". Stoney Roads. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Will.i.am Says He Accidentally Stole a Song". Billboard. 23 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  12. ^ Woollacott, Emma (24 April 2013). "Will.i.am Admits Stealing Song - Accidentally". Forbes. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  13. ^ "#willpower (Deluxe) by will.i.am. on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  14. ^ Sachs, Elliot (27 June 2013). "Mat Zo Pokes Fun at will.i.am at Electric Daisy Carnival". Your EDM. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  15. ^ "Rebound - Single by Arty & Mat Zo on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  16. ^ "Anjunabeats, Vol. 9 (Bonus Track Version) by Above & Beyond on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  17. ^ Goldenberg, Ross (26 January 2022). "Jason Ross delivers worthy update of Arty, Mat Zo's progressive trance classic, 'Rebound'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.