When the Beat Drops Out

"When the Beat Drops Out"
Single by Marlon Roudette
from the album Electric Soul
Released	18 July 2014
Length	3:24 (album version) 4:56 (Florian Paetzold remix)
Label	Universal Music
Songwriter(s)	Marlon Roudette Jamie Hartman
Producer(s)	Tim Bran Roy Kerr
Marlon Roudette singles chronology
"Anti Hero (Le saut de l'ange)" (2012) "When the Beat Drops Out" (2014) "Flicker" (2014)

"When the Beat Drops Out" is a song by British/Vincentian musician Marlon Roudette from his second studio album, Electric Soul (2014). The song was written by Marlon Roudette and Jamie Hartman. It was released in Germany on 18 July 2014 as the lead single from the album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 1 March 2015.

"When the Beat Drops Out" has charted at number one in Germany, number two in Austria and Switzerland, and number 15 in Australia. It also debuted and peaked at number 7 in the United Kingdom.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "When the Beat Drops Out" was first released onto YouTube on 4 July 2014 at a total length of three minutes and forty-two seconds.[1]

Track listing

Album version

No.	Title	Length
1.	"When the Beat Drops Out"	3:24

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"When the Beat Drops Out" (Florian Paetzold Remix)	4:56

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2014–2015) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 15 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 2 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[4] 35 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] 29 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[6] 1 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[7] 34 Denmark (Tracklisten)[8] 39 Euro Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[9] 13 Finland Download (Latauslista)[10] 9 France (SNEP)[11] 148 Germany (GfK)[12] 1 Germany (Airplay Chart)[13] 1 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[14] 27 Ireland (IRMA)[15] 32 Italy (FIMI)[16] 8 Luxembourg Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[17] 2 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[18] 37 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] 57 Scotland (OCC)[20] 8 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[21] 3 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[22] 42 Slovenia (SloTop50)[23] 22 Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 17 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 2 UK Singles (OCC)[26] 7 UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[27] 4 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[28] 17

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[29] 37 Germany (Official German Charts)[30] 13 Italy (FIMI)[31] 84 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 21 Chart (2015) Position UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[33] 71 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)[34] Platinum 70,000^^ Austria (IFPI Austria)[35] Gold 15,000^* Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[36] Gold 30,000^^ Germany (BVMI)[37] Platinum 400,000^‡ Italy (FIMI)[38] Platinum 30,000^‡ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[39] Gold 15,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[40] Gold 400,000^‡ ^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Germany[41]	18 July 2014	Digital download	Universal Music
Canada[42]	4 December 2014
United States[43]
Ireland[44]	27 February 2015
United Kingdom[45]	1 March 2015

References

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