Boneless (song)

"Boneless" is a track by American DJ and producer Steve Aoki in collaboration with European dance music producers Chris Lake and Tujamo and courtesy of and in association with the original producer and composer Aid Vllasaliu.  The song was named after the skateboarding trick of the same name.  It was released on August 23, 2013 through Dim Mak Records and Ultra Records.  The single received success through various dance charts in Europe; it peaked on the overall singles charts at #49 in Germany, #42 in Austria, and #44 in Belgium (Wallonia).  A vocal version of the song featuring the vocals of hip-hop recording artist Kid Ink was released the following year. 

Artistic gymnasts Angi Cipra and Ellie Downie have used the song for their floor music, with Downie winning the all-around at the 2017 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships while performing to the track. 

The song also appeared on Alexander Wang fashion show in September 2014. 

Music video
The music video for "Boneless" was recorded at and takes place in Venice Beach, Los Angeles.  In the video, Chris Lake ("The Scribbler") and Steve "Benihana" Aoki star as the heads of two different skate gangs known as "The Rampants" and "The Dimmaks".  The two groups have a skate-off.  The video was directed by Peter Falloon a.k.a.  The Bear, who worked with Monument Media to deliver the 1980s skater-inspired video. 

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Delirious (Boneless)

A vocal version of the song, entitled "Delirious (Boneless)", was released on June 3, 2014 as the second single from Steve Aoki's second studio album Neon Future. I. This version features rapper Kid Ink and was co-written by Erin Beck, Whitney Phillips, Jenson Vaughan, and Aid "Valsal" Vllasaliu.  The song was featured in the soundtrack of the 2014 film Step Up: All In (as well as Aoki's previous single "Rage the Night Away"), the song was also featured on the 2015 film Furious 7 (although it is not included in the film's soundtrack album.  However, it is featured on the deluxe edition of the soundtrack).  The song was featured in the 2017 film Smurfs: The Lost Village.  The song was also featured in the trailer and TV spots of the 2017 film Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie. 

Music video
A year later, the official lyric video for "Delirious (Boneless)" was published to YouTube on August 27, 2014.  The "Delirious" version was also given its own music video, which was directed by Golden Wolf and published to YouTube on October 9. 

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Category:2013 singles
Category:2013 songs
Category:2014 singles
Category:Steve Aoki songs
Category:Kid Ink songs
Category:Ultra Music singles
Category:Songs written by Steve Aoki
Category:Songs written by Kid Ink
Category:Songs written by Jenson Vaughan
Category:Songs written by Whitney Phillips
Category:Songs written by Erin Beck