Stereosonic

Benny Benassi Q&A Ahead Of Stereosonic

Benny Benassi chatted to Nova Nation about him commercial success and collaborations with urban superstars. The full interview is available via Nova Nation, but here is what he had to say about the success of ‘Satisfaction’ and ‘Cinema’

Your track “Satisfaction” was one of the first electro house tracks to hit the mainstream, paving the way for artists such as David Guetta and Afrojack. Why do you think “Satisfaction” was  so popular?

I don’t know! We all thought it would do well in the clubs but were as surprised as everyone else when it crossed over. Maybe the hot video shot by Ministry of Sound, UK, helped, too. It was the first of a series of “sexy” videos and is very funny still today. There are lots of spoofs of it on the Internet too.

And finally congratulations on the success of “Cinema“, did you know it was going to be a massive hit when you finished it or has it been a surprise?

Thank you! We thought it sounded great and hoped that it would get airplay because it’s such a good song. The lyrics are great! All credit to Gary. Very happy to see it doing well and I’m always surprised by how many people know the song. I would also like to thank Skrillex for his amazing remix, which also really contributed to the song’s success, particularly at the club level.