Original Don
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::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Original Don |
| cover | OriginalDon.jpg |
| type | single |
| artist | Major Lazer featuring the Partysquad |
| released | 4 November 2011 |
| recorded | 2011 |
| genre | * Jumpstyle |
| length | 4:13 |
| label | Downtown |
| writer | * Jasper Helderman |
| chronology | Major Lazer |
| prev_title | Jump Up |
| prev_year | 2009 |
| next_title | Get Free |
| next_year | 2012 |
| :: |
| name = Original Don | cover = OriginalDon.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Major Lazer featuring the Partysquad | album = | released = 4 November 2011 | recorded = 2011 | studio = | venue = | genre = * Jumpstyle
- dancehall | length = 4:13 | label = Downtown | writer = * Jasper Helderman
- Jerry Leembruggen
- David James Andrew Taylor
- Ruben Fernhout
- Thomas Wesley Pentz
- Rodney Basil Price | producer = | chronology = Major Lazer | prev_title = Jump Up | prev_year = 2009 | next_title = Get Free | next_year = 2012
"Original Don" is a song by musical project Major Lazer and the Partysquad from their 2011 extended play of the same name. It was released as a digital download on 4 November 2011. The song charted in the Netherlands.
Background
An undished version of "Original Don" had surfaced on the Internet months before its official release. The song's initial cover artwork was inspired by the fictional character Don Draper.
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Original Don" was first released onto YouTube on 8 December 2011 at a total length of two minutes and forty-two seconds. It features an American family, dancing around carrying various blade weapons. Diplo makes a cameo in the video.
Track listing
| headline = Digital download
| title1 = Original Don | note1 = | length1 = 4:13
| title2 = Original Don | note2 = Crookers Remix | length2 = 4:30
| title3 = Original Don | note3 = Diet Original Don | length3 = 4:52
| title4 = Original Don | note4 = The Partysquad and Punish Smash Em Remix | length4 = 3:38
Chart performance
::data[format=table] | Chart (2012) | Peak position | |---|---| | | | ::
Release history
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| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 November 2011 | Digital download | Downtown |
| :: |
In popular culture
A portion from the middle of the song was prominently featured in a television advertisement for The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, which aired in the summer of 2013 through the winter of 2013–14.
The version featuring the Partysquad appeared on Dancing with the Stars during James Maslow and Peta Murgatroyd's freestyle dance number.
Florida Gators gymnast, Bridget Sloan, used the song as her floor music for the 2015 season.
References
References
- Rao, Mallika. (12 October 2011). "Major Lazer Posts Don Draper-Inspired Artwork For 'Original Don' (VIDEO)".
- (December 8, 2011). "Major Lazer ft. The Partysquad - Original Don (Official Video)".
- [https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/original-don-feat.-partysquad/id474510969 iTunes - Music - Original Don (feat. The Partysquad) - EP by Major Lazer]{{dead link. (March 2025)
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCeDi-d5CRg The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas "Misfit Right In" 30-second TV Commercial - YouTube], accessed February 12th, 2014. [[YouTube]]
- http://www.songspub.com/News/1191/Dancing%20with%20the%20Stars%20%28TV%29%20Original%20Don%20%28Major%20Lazer%20Feat.%20The%20Partysquad%29 {{Dead link. (February 2022)
- "Bridget Sloan - Floor Music 2015".
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