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TheFatRat

TheFatRat
Background information
Birth nameChristian Friedrich Johannes Büttner
Born (1979-06-01) 1 June 1979 (age 45)
Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Genres
Occupations
Instruments
Years active1991–present
Labels
Websitewww.thefatrat.com

Christian Friedrich Johannes Büttner (German: [ˈkʁɪsti̯an ˈfʁɪdʁɪç joˈhanəs ˈbʏtnɐ]; born 1 June 1979), known professionally as TheFatRat, is a German DJ, record producer and musician. His genre is often described as "glitch-hop."[1] His 2016 extended play Jackpot reached 23 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart.[2] He peaked at 15 on Billboard's Next Big Sound chart in February 2015.[3]

Music career

Büttner originally aspired to become a classical conductor.[4] 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.[5]

In 2010, Büttner produced the song Mignon Mignon for René la Taupe, which became a number-one single in France.[6] 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.[7]

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.[5]

By 2016, Büttner's music was used in over 1.5 million YouTube videos.[8] His single "Unity" was included on the album Sounds of Syndication Vol. 1[9] 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.[8] The EP reached #23 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart.[2] In December 2016, Büttner started a record label, The Arcadium, in collaboration with Universal Music.[10]

In June 2017, Büttner released the single "Fly Away" featuring vocalist Anjulie. In July, he performed at the Electric Forest Festival.[11] In October 2017, he released the single "Oblivion" featuring vocalist Lola Blanc.[12]

In March 2018, he released the single "MAYDAY".[13] 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.[14]

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.[15][16][17] The claim was removed by YouTube later.[18] 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.[19]

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."[20]

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.[21] 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.[22]

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 April 2025, Büttner's YouTube channel has 6.59 million subscribers and over 2.08 billion views.

Discography

Mixtapes

Year Title Information
2019 End Of The Decade
  • Released: December 12th, 2019
  • Labels: Monstercat, self-released, The Arcadium, Universal Music, Tasty, Seeking Blue, Enter Records
  • Format: Digital download
2024 Unity 10th Anniversary Mixtape
  • Released: September 29th, 2024
  • Labels: The Arcadium, Pharisade, Tasty, Universal Music
  • Format: Digital download

Albums

Year Title Information
2018 Warrior Songs (From Dota 2)
  • Released: July 20th, 2018 and September 13th, 2018 (In game)
  • Label: The Arcadium
  • Format: Digital Download
2021 PARALLAX
  • Released: September 10th 2021[23]
  • Label: The Arcadium
  • Format: Digital download
2023 Eo and Eden
  • Released: April 5th 2023
  • Label: Pharisade
  • Format: Digital download

Extended plays

Year Title Information Peak chart positions
US Dance[2]
2011 Do Be Do Be Do
2016 Jackpot 23
2020 Classics Remixed
  • Released: June 12th, 2020[27]
  • Label: The Arcadium
  • Format: Digital download
2024 Ray Tracer
  • Released: September 27th, 2024[28]
  • Label: Pharisade
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

Title Date Album Extended Play Label
"Some Body" 2011 Non-album singles Do Be Do Be Do EP Self-released
"Less Than Three"
"Do Be Do Be Do"
"Splinter" 2013 Not from extended plays Spinnin Records
"Dancing Naked" The Arcadium
"Infinite Power!" 2014 Rocket League OST
"Unity" Sounds of Syndication Vol. 1
"Windfall" Tasty Album 001 - Entree Tasty
"Xenogenesis"
"Never Be Alone" 2015
"Time Lapse" Non-album singles The Arcadium
"Telescope" Taking You Higher Seeking Blue
"Monody"
(featuring Laura Brehm)[29]
Non-album singles The Arcadium
"The Calling"
(featuring Laura Brehm)
2016
"No No No"
"Youtubers Life Rap"
(with Kronno Zomber)
"Jackpot" Jackpot EP Universal Music
"Epic"
"Prelude"
"Elegy"
"Prelude (VIP Edit)"
(with JJD)
2017
"Fly Away"
(featuring Anjulie)[30]
Not from extended plays
"Oblivion"
(featuring Lola Blanc)[31]
"MAYDAY"
(featuring Laura Brehm)[32]
2018
"Warrior Song"
(with Stasia Estep)
Warrior Songs (From Dota 2) The Arcadium
"Origin"
"Ascendancy"
"Nemesis"
"Origin Reprise"
"Elevate"
"Kingdom Come"
"Mad Moon Falling"
"Threnody"
"Envelope"
"Reminiscence"
"Afterlife"
"Chosen"[33]
(with Anna Yvette and Laura Brehm)
2019 Non-album singles Universal Music
"Solitude"[34]
(with Slaydit)
"Sunlight"[35]
(with Phaera)
The Arcadium
"Stronger"[36]
(with Slaydit and Anjulie)
Monstercat
"Close To The Sun"[37]
(with Anjulie)
The Arcadium
"Rise Up"[38] Enter Records
"Rise Up (Orchestra Version)"
"The Storm"[39]
(with Maisy Kay)
2020 The Arcadium
"Electrified"[40]
"We'll Meet Again"[41]
(with Laura Brehm)
"Rule the World"[42]
(with AleXa)
"Hiding in the Blue"[43]
(with RIELL)
2021 PARALLAX
"Arcadia"[44]
"Pride & Fear"[45]
(with RIELL)
"Upwind"[46]
"Our Song"[47]
(with Cecilia Gault)
"Violet Sky"[48]
(with Cecilia Gault)
"Warbringer"[49]
(with Everen Maxwell and featuring Lindsey Stirling)
"Fire"[50]
"Love It When You Hurt Me"[51]
(with Anjulie)
"Let Love Win"[52]
(with Anjulie)
"Ghost Light"[53]
(with Everglow)
2022 Non-album singles Pharisade
"Back One Day"[54]
(with NEFFEX)
"Monkeys"[55] 2023
"Monkeys Remix"
"Out of the Rain"[56]
(with Shiah Maisel)
Eo and Eden
"Hunger"[57]
"Escaping Gravity"[58]
(with Cecilia Gault)
"Sail Away"[59]
(featuring Laura Brehm)
2024
"Still Here With You"[60]
"Myself & I"[61]
(with RIELL)
"Ray Tracer" [62]
(with Sprites)
Ray Tracer EP
"P. S." [63]
"Whispers" [64]
(featuring Reptythm)
"Out Of Love" [65] 2025 Not from extended plays
"Killing Me" [66]

Songs Remixed By Fans

Title Date Remixer Album Extended Play Label
"Monody"
(featuring Laura Brehm)
2016 Rolling Sky Non-album singles Not from extended plays The Arcadium
2020 Bimonte Classics Remixed EP
Ephixa
"The Calling"
(featuring Laura Brehm)
2017 Da Tweekaz
2020 Timmy Caden
"Fly Away"
(featuring Anjulie)
2017 Inukshuk Not from extended plays Universal Music
JJD
2020 Rush Garcia
(orchestrated)
Classics Remixed EP The Arcadium
"MAYDAY"
(featuring Laura Brehm)
2018 Rob Gasser Not from extended plays Universal Music
Ghost'n'Ghost
"Unity" 2019 LiterallyNoOne The Arcadium
"Never Be Alone" 2020 Michael Jan Classics Remixed EP

Remixes

Date Title Artist
2012 Very Good Feeling Flo Rida
Next Levels Avicii
Brightside The Knocks
Somebody I Used To Know Gotye
Don't Stop Foster the People
The Night Out Martin Solveig
Turn The World On Static Revenger
Float Pacific Air
Don't Wake Me Up Chris Brown
2013 The Feeling The Knocks
Set It Off (ft. Lazerdisk Party Sex) Diplo
The Tide (ft. Steffi Nguyen) Singularity
If So Atlas Genius
Picking Up All The Pieces Strange Talk
All Night Icona Pop
2015 We Are The Dream Sound Remedy
2018 Salt is My Sugar MarieMarie
2019 Pokémon Theme Jason Paige

Mashups

Date Title Artists Songs
2012 Do Harder Be Faster TheFatRat Do Be Do Be Do
Daft Punk Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
Drive Space Junk PrototypeRaptor Drive Hard
Wolfgang Gartner Space Junk

Other Songs

Title Date Album Extended Play
"No Escaping You"
(released in SoundCloud; now private)
2012 Non-album singles Not from extended plays
"Everything"
(upcoming)
2021
(originally, TBA)
Everything EP
(upcoming extended play)
"Blue Sakura"
(cancelled)
2021 PARALLAX Not from extended plays
"Eyes Wide Shut"
(cancelled)
2023 Eo and Eden
"Honk"
(unreleased)
2024 Non-album singles
"Kawaii Side Of Life"
(it was meant for Ray Tracer EP, and hence, in Eo and Eden as well, but was cut)
Eo and Eden
(it was meant to be there, but was cut)
Ray Tracer EP
(it was meant to be there, but was cut)

List Of Vocalists

Singer Song Date
Laura Brehm "Unity"
(choir; pitched-up vocals, not credited)
2014
"Monody" 2015
"The Calling" 2016
"MAYDAY" 2018
"Chosen" 2019
"We'll Meet Again" 2020
"Sail Away" 2024
TheFatRat "The Calling"
(choir)
2016
"No No No"
"Monkeys" 2023
"Honk"
(unreleased song)
2024
"Still Here With You"
"Killing Me" 2025
Anjulie "Fly Away"
(normal and pitched-down vocals)
2017
"Stronger" 2019
"Close To The Sun"
"Love It When You Hurt Me"
(normal and pitched-down vocals)
2021
"Let Love Win"
Lola Blanc "Oblivion" 2017
Stasia Estep "Warrior Song" 2018
Anna Yvette "Chosen" 2019
Moa Petterson Hammar "Rise Up"
(not credited)
Maisy Kay "The Storm" 2020
AleXa "Rule The World"
RIELL "Hiding In The Blue" 2021
"Pride & Fear"
"Myself & I" 2024
Cecilia Gault "Our Song" 2021
"Violet Sky"
"Escaping Gravity" 2023
"Out Of Love"
(not credited)
2025
Simon Oldham "Warbringer"
(not credited)
2021
Everglow "Ghost Light" 2022
NEFFEX "Back One Day"
Shiah Maisel "Out Of The Rain" 2023
Kinnie Lane "Hunger"
(not credited)
Sprites "Ray Tracer" 2024
"Out Of Love"
(not credited)
2025

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