Epic (Sandro Silva and Quintino song)

"Epic"
Single by Sandro Silva and Quintino
Released3 October 2011 (2011-10-03)
GenreBig room[1]
Length
  • 5:50 (original)
  • 2:52 (radio edit)
  • 2:42 (Garmiani remix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Sandro Silva
  • Quintino
  • Maarten Vorwerk
Quintino singles chronology
"Selecta"
(2011) 		"Epic"
(2011)
Spinnin' Records cover

"Epic" is a song by Dutch producers Sandro Silva and Quintino and produced by Silva, Quintino, and Maarten Vorwerk, released on 3 October 2011. It is considered the first true big room house song. The single became a success in The Netherlands by reaching the peak position in both the Dutch Top 40 and the Mega Single Top 100 (see charts and certifications). "Epic" is the twelfth full instrumental number-one hit in the Dutch Top 40[citation needed]. The track was also featured on Swedish House Mafia's compilation album Until Now.

It is considered one of the most popular big room house songs of all-time, along with "Animals" by Martin Garrix, "Spaceman" by Hardwell, "Tsunami" by Dvbbs and Borgeous and "Tremor" by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike.

will.i.am caused controversy with his track "Bang Bang" as the drop is extremely similar to the drop from this track, but no permission was used.[2] will.i.am was involved in another sampling scandal on the same album[citation needed]. Eventually, all three of the songwriters of "Epic" were added to the credits of "Bang Bang".

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Epic"
Chart (2011–2012) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 16
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] 34
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 14

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Epic"
Chart (2011) Position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 99
Chart (2012) Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 8
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 11

Certifications

Certifications for "Epic"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)[11] Platinum 20,000^
Sweden (GLF)[12] Gold 20,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ^ "R3hab & Quintino Collaborate on "Freak"". EDM Identity. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Will.i.am Steals from Arty, Mat Zo, Sandro Silva, Quintino, Mike Candys". 16 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Sandro Silva & Quintino – Epic" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Sandro Silva & Quintino – Epic" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Maarten Vorwerk" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Sandro Silva & Quintino – Epic" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Sandro Silva & Quintino – Epic". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  8. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2011" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2012". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2012" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Dutch single certifications – Sandro Silva & Quintino – Epic" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 20 April 2024. Enter Epic in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2012 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  12. ^ "Sandro Silva & Quintino – Epic" (in Swedish). Grammofonleverantörernas förening. Archived from the original on 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.


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