Not Exactly

"Not Exactly" is an instrumental by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5. It was released as the second single from his third studio album, Random Album Title. First released on August 27, 2007, "Not Exactly" became the second release on Deadmau5's label Mau5trap.^[1]

"Not Exactly"
Single by Deadmau5
from the album Random Album Title
B-side	"We Fail"
Released	August 27, 2007 (2007-08-27)
Genre	Progressive house, ambient house
Length	9:15 (original mix)
Label	Mau5trap
Songwriter(s)	Joel Zimmerman
Producer(s)	Deadmau5
Deadmau5 singles chronology
"Faxing Berlin" (2006) "Not Exactly" (2007) "Arguru" (2007)

Background and composition

"Not Exactly" is a progressive house song with a tempo of 128 beats per minute and is written in the key of F major.^[2]

The single charted in the US Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales Chart two years after its release, peaking at position #46.^[3] The song also won the Beatport Music Award for "Best Single" in 2008.^[4]

Formats and track listings

Digital download / 12" – Single^[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Not Exactly"	9:15
2.	"We Fail"	6:30

12" – Remixes^[6]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Not Exactly" (Peter Gelderblom Remix)	7:39
2.	"Not Exactly" (Trick & Kubic Remix)	6:15
3.	"Not Exactly" (Jean Claude Ades Hypnotic Remix)	8:46
4.	"Not Exactly" (Major North Reprise)	7:31

Digital download – Remixes^[7]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Not Exactly" (Peter Gelderblom Remix)	7:39
2.	"Not Exactly" (Trick & Kubic Remix)	6:15
3.	"Not Exactly" (Jean Claude Ades Hypnotic Remix)	8:46
4.	"Not Exactly" (Major North Reprise)	7:31
5.	"Not Exactly" (Talla 2XLC Trance Rework)	6:08

Charts

Chart performance for "Not Exactly"

Chart (2010)	Peak position
US Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[8]	46

Release history

Release history and formats for "Not Exactly"

Country	Date	Format	Label
Canada	August 27, 2007[5][9]	Digital download	Mau5trap
United Kingdom		12" vinyl
Italy	October 22, 2007[10]		Cinnamon Flava
Germany	December 2007[11]		Electric
	February 2008[6]
	March 10, 2008[7]	Digital download
United States	April 12, 2011[12]		Ultra