# TheFatRat

Christian Friedrich Johannes Büttner (German:; born 1 June 1979), known professionally as TheFatRat, is a German DJ, record producer and musician. His genre is often described as "glitch-hop." His 2016 extended play Jackpot reached 23 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart. He peaked at 15 on Billboard's Next Big Sound chart in February 2015.

## Music career

Büttner originally aspired to become a classical conductor. He began producing music in 2001 under his real name. He began by making background music for television, radio and advertisements and produced music for DJs.
In 2010, Büttner produced the song Mignon Mignon for René la Taupe, which became a number-one single in France. Around that time, he also produced the song "Audubon Ballroom" on Lupe Fiasco's album Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1, which charted at #5 on the Billboard 200.
In July 2011, he began making solo music under the pseudonym TheFatRat. The nickname given to him was Ratte, which is German for rat. It came from his short stature as he was 5 feet tall. His career began with the release of his first EP, Do Be Do Be Do.
By 2016, Büttner's music was used in over 1.5 million YouTube videos. His single "Unity" was included on the album Sounds of Syndication Vol. 1 curated by Tom Cassell, one of the most subscribed streamers on Twitch.
In November 2016, Büttner released his second EP, Jackpot on the Universal Music label. The EP reached #23 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart. In December 2016, Büttner started a record label, The Arcadium, in collaboration with Universal Music.
In June 2017, Büttner released the single "Fly Away" featuring vocalist Anjulie. In July, he performed at the Electric Forest Festival. In October 2017, he released the single "Oblivion" featuring vocalist Lola Blanc.
In March 2018, he released the single "MAYDAY". In July 2018, he released "Warrior Songs", a music pack for the video game Dota 2, which has been made available in the game as of 13 September 2018, according to Matthew "Cyborgmatt" Bailey, director of operations of Team Secret.
In December 2018, he posted a video about how YouTube's content ID system is "broken", as an anonymous user known as Ramjets claimed all the earnings for his song "The Calling" and YouTube refused to settle the dispute. The claim was removed by YouTube later. As an act of gratitude towards the YouTube community standing up for him, he announced that all of his music would be free to use for creative videos on the platform, without fear of him claiming or copyright striking any video.
In February 2020, Redbull.com made a 10-minute documentary about Büttner and his career titled, TheFatRat: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Him. They released this within their article, "TheFatRat: Meet the EDM DJ who's elevated video game music to high art."
On 7 February 2020, Büttner released a sci-fi music video on YouTube starring himself and Maisy Kay for Büttner's song, "The Storm," which he performed with Kay. The music video was filmed in Iceland, with Surtshellir Cave on the first day, Hekla Mountain on the second day, and Hjörleifshöfði on the third and final day. Accompanying the music video is a game for mobile titled The Storm - Interactive, where one can play through the story of the video.
On July 9, 2021, Büttner released "Hiding in the Blue", a track he co-produced with RIELL and the first of his second album, "Parallax". The album consists of 10 singles that were released over the course of 10 weeks—between July 9 and September 10—every Friday on his YouTube channel.
On September 12, 2024 Büttner announced on his social channels the release of an EP titled "Ray Tracer", released on September 27. The EP contains three singles.
As of March 2025, Büttner's YouTube channel has 6.58 million subscribers and over 2.08 billion views.

## Discography
### Albums

| Year | Title | Information |
| 2018 | Warrior Songs (From Dota 2) | Released: 20 July 2018 and 13 September 2018 (In game) Label: The Arcadium Format: Digital Download |
| 2021 | Parallax | Released: 10 September 2021 Label: The Arcadium Format: Digital download |

### Extended plays

| Year | Title | Information | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Title | Information | US Dance |
| 2011 | Do Be Do Be Do | Released: 28 July 2011 Label: self-released Format: Digital download | – |
| 2016 | Jackpot | Released: 18 November 2016 Label: Universal Music Format: Digital download | 23 |
| 2020 | Classics Remixed | Released: 12 June 2020 Label: The Arcadium Format: Digital download | – |
| 2024 | Ray Tracer | Released: 27 September 2024 Label: Pharisade Format: Digital download | – |

### Singles

| Title | Date | Album | Label |
| "Some Body" | 2011 | Do Be Do Be Do EP | Self-released |
| "Less Than Three" | 2011 | Do Be Do Be Do EP | Self-released |
| "Do Be Do Be Do" | 2011 | Do Be Do Be Do EP | Self-released |
| "Splinter" | 2013 | Non-album singles | Spinnin Records |
| "Dancing Naked" | 2013 | Non-album singles | The Arcadium |
| "Infinite Power!" | 2014 | Rocket League OST | The Arcadium |
| "Unity" | 2014 | Sounds of Syndication Vol. 1 | The Arcadium |
| "Windfall" | 2014 | Tasty Album 001 - Entree | Tasty |
| "Xenogenesis" | 2014 | Tasty Album 001 - Entree | Tasty |
| "Never Be Alone" | 2015 | Tasty Album 001 - Entree | Tasty |
| "Time Lapse" | 2015 | Non-album singles | The Arcadium |
| "Telescope" | 2015 | Taking You Higher | Seeking Blue |
| "Monody" (featuring Laura Brehm) | 2015 | Non-album singles | The Arcadium |
| "The Calling" (featuring Laura Brehm) | 2016 | Non-album singles | The Arcadium |
| "No No No" | 2016 | Non-album singles | The Arcadium |
| "Youtubers Life Rap" (with Kronno Zomber) | 2016 | Non-album singles | The Arcadium |
| "Jackpot" | 2016 | Jackpot EP | Universal Music |
| "Epic" | 2016 | Jackpot EP | Universal Music |
| "Prelude" | 2016 | Jackpot EP | Universal Music |
| "Elegy" | 2016 | Jackpot EP | Universal Music |
| "Prelude (VIP Edit)" (with JJD) | 2017 | Jackpot EP | Universal Music |
| "Fly Away" (featuring Anjulie) | 2017 | Non-album singles | Universal Music |
| "Oblivion" (featuring Lola Blanc) | 2017 | Non-album singles | Universal Music |
| "MAYDAY" (featuring Laura Brehm) | 2018 | Non-album singles | Universal Music |
| "Warrior Song" (with Stasia Estep) | 2018 | Warrior Songs (From Dota 2) | The Arcadium |
| "Origin" | 2018 | Warrior Songs (From Dota 2) | The Arcadium |
| "Ascendancy" | 2018 | Warrior Songs (From Dota 2) | The Arcadium |
| "Nemesis" | 2018 | Warrior Songs (From Dota 2) | The Arcadium |
| "Origin Reprise" | 2018 | Warrior Songs (From Dota 2) | The Arcadium |
| "Elevate" | 2018 | Warrior Songs (From Dota 2) | The Arcadium |
| "Kingdom Come" | 2018 | Warrior Songs (From Dota 2) | The Arcadium |
| "Mad Moon Falling" | 2018 | Warrior Songs (From Dota 2) | The Arcadium |
| "Threnody" | 2018 | Warrior Songs (From Dota 2) | The Arcadium |
| "Envelope" | 2018 | Warrior Songs (From Dota 2) | The Arcadium |
| "Reminiscence" | 2018 | Warrior Songs (From Dota 2) | The Arcadium |
| "Afterlife" | 2018 | Warrior Songs (From Dota 2) | The Arcadium |
| "Chosen" (with Anna Yvette and Laura Brehm) | 2019 | Non-album singles | Universal Music |
| "Solitude" (with Slaydit) | 2019 | Non-album singles | Universal Music |
| "Sunlight" (with Phaera) | 2019 | Non-album singles | The Arcadium |
| "Stronger" (with Slaydit and Anjulie) | 2019 | Non-album singles | Monstercat |
| "Close To The Sun" (with Anjulie) | 2019 | Non-album singles | The Arcadium |
| "Rise Up" | 2019 | Non-album singles | Enter Records |
| "Rise Up (Orchestra Version)" | 2019 | Non-album singles | Enter Records |
| "The Storm" (with Maisy Kay) | 2020 | Non-album singles | The Arcadium |
| "Electrified" | 2020 | Non-album singles | The Arcadium |
| "We'll Meet Again" (with Laura Brehm) | 2020 | Non-album singles | The Arcadium |
| "Rule the World" (with AleXa) | 2020 | Non-album singles | The Arcadium |
| "Hiding in the Blue" (with RIELL) | 2021 | Parallax | The Arcadium |
| "Arcadia" | 2021 | Parallax | The Arcadium |
| "Pride & Fear" (with RIELL) | 2021 | Parallax | The Arcadium |
| "Upwind" | 2021 | Parallax | The Arcadium |
| "Our Song" (with Cecilia Gault) | 2021 | Parallax | The Arcadium |
| "Violet Sky" (with Cecilia Gault) | 2021 | Parallax | The Arcadium |
| "Warbringer" (featuring Lindsey Stirling and with Everen Maxwell) | 2021 | Parallax | The Arcadium |
| "Fire" | 2021 | Parallax | The Arcadium |
| "Love It When You Hurt Me" (with Anjulie) | 2021 | Parallax | The Arcadium |
| "Let Love Win" (with Anjulie) | 2021 | Parallax | The Arcadium |
| "Ghost Light" (with Everglow) | 2022 | Non-album singles | Pharisade |
| "Back One Day" (with NEFFEX) | 2022 | Non-album singles | Pharisade |
| "Monkeys" | 2023 | Non-album singles | Pharisade |
| "Monkeys Remix" | 2023 | Non-album singles | Pharisade |
| "Out of the Rain" (with Shiah Maisel) | 2023 | Non-album singles | Pharisade |
| "Hunger" | 2023 | Non-album singles | Pharisade |
| "Escaping Gravity" (with Cecilia Gault) | 2023 | Non-album singles | Pharisade |
| "Sail Away" (featuring Laura Brehm) | 2024 | Non-album singles | Pharisade |
| "Still Here With You" | 2024 | Non-album singles | Pharisade |
| "Myself & I" (with RIELL) | 2024 | Non-album singles | Pharisade |
| "Ray Tracer" (with Sprites) | 2024 | Ray Tracer EP | Pharisade |
| "P. S." | 2024 | Ray Tracer EP | Pharisade |
| "Whispers" (featuring Reptythm) | 2024 | Ray Tracer EP | Pharisade |
| "Out Of Love" | 2025 | Non-album singles | Pharisade |

### Remixed versions of his songs (from the extended play Classics Remixed)

| Remixed Song | Remixer | Date | Label |
| "The Calling" (featuring Laura Brehm) | Da Tweekaz | 2017 | The Arcadium |
| "Monody" (featuring Laura Brehm) | Bimonte | 2020 | The Arcadium |
| "Never Be Alone" | Michael Jan | 2020 | The Arcadium |
| "Monody" (featuring Laura Brehm) | Ephixa | 2020 | The Arcadium |
| "The Calling" (featuring Laura Brehm) | Timmy Caden | 2020 | The Arcadium |
| "Fly Away" (featuring Anjulie) | Rush Garcia | 2020 | The Arcadium |