Sofi Needs a Ladder

"Sofi Needs a Ladder" is a song by Canadian electronic music producer deadmau5 and features vocals from Sofia Toufa (SOFI). The song is featured on deadmau5's fifth studio album 4×4=12.

"Sofi Needs a Ladder"
Song by deadmau5 featuring Sofia Toufa
from 4×4=12"
ReleasedOctober 31, 2010
Recorded2009
2010 (with vocals)
GenreProgressive house, Electro-house, Hip House
Length6:41
Labelmau5trap
Ultra Records (US/Canada)
Virgin Records (Worldwide)
Songwriter(s)Joel Zimmerman, Sofia Toufa
Producer(s)deadmau5
deadmau5 singles chronology
""Animal Rights"
(2010)
Sofi Needs a Ladder ""HR 8938 Cephei"
(2011)

The song was first played on BBC Radio 1 on 22 October 2010.[1]

It was originally an instrumental song and was called "You Need a Ladder" but the song was changed to "Sofi Needs a Ladder" when Sofia Toufa performed the vocals for it.

Deadmau5 create a contest for the best remix of "Sofi Needs A Ladder". The winner's name is MosDam, that had remixed a lot of Deadmau5 tracks.

The song is featured during a house party in a season 8 episode of Entourage, The finals of The X Factor where the first verse was mashed with "What a Feeling" and was performed by Cher Lloyd, the club scene during The Hangover Part II and on the soundtrack of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.[2]

Sofi Needs a Ladder won a Juno Award for "Best Dance Recording" in 2011.[3]

References

  1. "Youtube - Deadmau5 - Sofi Needs A Ladder". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-12-25.
  2. "Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit". GiantBomb.com. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  3. "2011 JUNO GALA DINNER & AWARD WINNERS". Juno Awards. Archived from the original on 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2012-12-29.