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{{Infobox song
| name       = Horse
| cover      = SalvatoreGanacciHorse.png
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Salvatore Ganacci]]
| album      =
| released   = {{Start date|2019|04|17}}
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = {{hlist|[[Hardbass]]|[[Tech house]]}}
| length     = {{Duration|m=2|s=46}}
| label      = [[Owsla]]
| writer     = * [[Salvatore Ganacci|Emir Kobilić]]
* Richard Zastenker<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/896977398|title=ASCAP Repertory entry for this song |work=ASCAP|accessdate=June 7, 2021 }}</ref>
| producer   = * Salvatore Ganacci
* LIOHN
| prev_title = Cake
| prev_year  = 2019
| next_title =
| next_year  =
| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|NkRkuI0ZgX0|"Horse"}}
| type = single
}}
}}
"'''Horse'''" is a single by Swedish DJ [[Salvatore Ganacci]]. American record label [[Owsla]] released the single along with a music video on 17 April 2019. The music video was nominated for and won a [[Grammis]] for Music Video of the Year in 2020.
==Music video==
A music video for "Horse" was released on 19 April 2019. The video was directed by Vedran Rupic. Ganacci described the video as a message of love.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8511256/salvatore-ganacci-horse-music-video-interview |title=Salvatore Ganacci On Bizarre 'Horse' Video: 'I Love To Experiment With What Love Can Be' |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2020-02-08}}{{subscription required}}</ref>
==Concept==
The video begins with a group of people in the forest torturing animals, before Ganacci is alerted by an eagle and arrives driving a shoe. He then subjects the torturers to the very punishments they were inflicting on the animals. Ganacci worked with director Vedran Rupic and said about the clip "My message is always about love, but I really love to experiment with what love can be."
==Reception==
<ref name="BB-Bein2" /> ''[[PopMatters]]'' listed "Horse" and also [[Party Favor (DJ)|Party Favor]]'s "Wasabi" which featured Ganacci in its best dance tracks for 2019.<ref name="PM">{{cite news |last1=Lathan |first1=Ryan |title=The Best Dance Tracks of 2019, PopMatters |url=https://www.popmatters.com/best-dance-songs-of-2019-2641528066.html |access-date=30 January 2022 |work=PopMatters |date=19 December 2019}}</ref>''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' commented "it's kind of funny, but mostly it's just bizarre".<ref name="BB-Bein2">{{cite magazine |last1=Bein |first1=Kat |title=Salvatore Ganacci On Bizarre "Horse" Video: "I Love To Experiment With What Love Can Be" |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/salvatore-ganacci-horse-music-video-interview-8511256/ |access-date=20 July 2022 |magazine=Billboard |date=13 May 2019}}</ref> As of April 2023, the video on OWSLA's official [[YouTube]] channel had over 51 million views.<ref name="OfficialVideoStat">{{cite web |title=Salvatore Ganacci - Horse (Official Music Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkRkuI0ZgX0 |website=YouTube |access-date=30 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref> ''[[DJ Mag]]'' praised "Horse" for its high energy and the outlandish nature of the music video.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://djmag.com/news/skrillex-releases-bizarre-new-single-and-video-salvatore-ganacci-owsla-watch |title=Salvatore Ganacci releases bizarre new single and video on Skrillex's OWSLA: Watch |date=2019-04-17 |website=DJMag.com |access-date=2020-02-08}}</ref> ''EDMSauce'' also enjoyed the weird nature, adding a moral to the video relating to [[animal cruelty]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.edmsauce.com/2019/04/19/salvatore-ganacci-reminds-you-to-be-kind-to-animals-or-hell-find-and-attack-you-in-2019-weirdest-music-video-yet-horse/ |title=Salvatore Ganacci Reminds You To Be Kind To Animals Or He'll Find And Attack You, In 2019 Weirdest Music Video Yet - 'Horse' |last=Erik |date=2019-04-19 |website=EDM Sauce |language=en-US |access-date=2020-02-08}}</ref> Chris Stack of ''[[Dancing Astronaut]]'' also enjoyed the single, writing that listeners would be reminded of other dance songs from the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2019/04/salvatore-ganacci-releases-hilarious-new-owsla-music-video/ |title=Salvatore Ganacci releases hilarious new OWSLA music video |date=2019-04-18 |website=Dancing Astronaut |language=en-US |access-date=2020-02-08}}</ref> EDM.com simply headlined the video with a "can't unwatch" impact.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://edm.com/music-releases/salvatore-ganacci-horse-owsla |title=Salvatore Ganacci Reinforces EDM Funnyman Reputation with "Horse" Video |last=Cameron |first=John |website=EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists |language=en |access-date=2020-02-08}}</ref>
==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Ceremony
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Nominated work
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" | Ref.
|-
| 2019
| [[Cannes Film Festival]]
| Young Directors Award
| "Horse"
| {{won}}
| <ref name="Shots">{{cite news |title=YDA Gold Winner Vedran Rupic signs with Bacon |url=https://shots.net/news/view/yda-gold-winner-vedran-rupic-signs-with-bacon |access-date=30 January 2022 |work=Shots |date=24 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
| [[Grammis]]
| Music Video of the Year
| "Horse"
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://grammis.se/har-ar-arets-grammisvinnare/ |title=Här är årets Grammisvinnare |date=2020-02-06 |website=Grammisgalan |language=en-US |access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref>
|}
==References==
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[[Category:2019 songs]]
[[Category:2019 singles]]
[[Category:House music songs]]
[[Category:Owsla singles]]