Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites

Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
EP by Skrillex
Released	October 22, 2010
Recorded	2010
Genre	Dubstep, electro house
Length	44:02
Language	English
Label	Big Beat Records
Producer	Bare Noize, Foreign Beggars, Noisia, Skrillex, Zedd
Skrillex chronology
My Name Is Skrillex (2010) Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (2010) More Monsters and Sprites (2011)

Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites is the second EP by American electronic music producer, Skrillex.

Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites was released on October 22, 2010. Skrillex said that he recorded the EP in 2010 at his apartment using a laptop.^[1] The EP and song's name was inspired from the 1980 David Bowie album and song Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps).^[2]

The EP won two Grammys at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Dance Recording and for Best Dance/Electronica Album.^[3] The EP also received generally positive reviews from music critics and reached #49 on the Billboard 200 as well as #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart.

Songs

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rock n' Roll (Will Take You to the Mountain)"
2.	"Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites"
3.	"Kill EVERYBODY"
4.	"All I Ask of You" (featuring Penny)
5.	"Scatta" (featuring Foreign Beggars and Bare Noize)
6.	"With You, Friends (Long Drive)"
7.	"Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" (Noisia Remix)
8.	"Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" (Zedd Remix)
9.	"Kill EVERYBODY" (Bare Noize Remix)

References

1. "VIDEO: Skrillex responds to the haters in neontapedeck interview". neontapedeck. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
2. "Skrillex's 'Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites' EP Turns 8, Exemplifies the Peak of a Moment". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
3. "54th Annual Grammy Awards: Winners & Nominees". Grammy Awards. Retrieved August 18, 2023.

Other websites

• Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites at Discogs