Duck Sauce
Superstar DJs Armand Van Helden and A-Trak make cheeky, feelgood disco-house as Duck Sauce. The duo scored a worldwide hit with the impossibly infectious, Boney M.-sampling party anthem "Barbra Streisand" in 2010, then released their full-length debut, Quack, in 2014. After several years of downtime, Duck Sauce returned in 2020. They made several festival appearances, performing in front of a giant inflatable duck, and released a string of singles, including 2023's "LALALA."
Armand Van Helden is one of the most successful artists on the commercial dance scene, having released eight studio albums, a U.K. number one with "You Don't Know Me," and several iconic remixes including Tori Amos' chart-topping "Professional Widow." A-Trak (aka Alain Macklovitch), the younger brother of Chromeo's Dave One and co-founder of Fool's Gold Records, was Kanye West's personal tour DJ and has produced records for Kid Sister and Lupe Fiasco. Van Helden and A-Trak teamed up in New York in 2009 to create a dancefloor-friendly sound that incorporated filtered disco, old-skool hip-hop, funk, electro, and late-'90s French house, and often sampled '70s artists for their debut single, "aNYway," which borrowed the melody from Final Edition's "I Can Do It." Following the release of their Greatest Hits EP, their second single, "Barbra Streisand," which sampled Boney M.'s "Gotta Go Home," became one of the biggest tracks at the Miami Winter Music Conference. Aided by a cameo-heavy video shot in New York City, it became a viral hit and went on to reach number three in the U.K. at the end of 2010.
In 2011 they released the single "Big Bad Wolf," which came with a video directed by Keith Schofield featuring the shocking introduction of something called "crotchfaces." The video was nominated that year for an MTV Video Music Award. Music premiered on the duo's Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1 was released as 2013's Duck Tape and the early 2014 EP Duck Droppings. 2014 also saw the release of their debut album, Quack, which reached the Top Ten of Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums chart.
Duck Sauce went on hiatus after the album came out, but A-Trak teased a comeback through social media at the beginning of 2020. The gleeful-as-ever "Smiley Face" appeared the following month, followed by other singles such as the Captain Sensible-sampling "Captain Duck" and "Ask Me." "Put the Sauce on It" appeared in 2022, and the duo performed at the Coachella and Movement Festivals. "LALALA" arrived in 2023.
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Discography
17 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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LALALA
Duck Sauce, Armand van Helden, A-Trak
House - Released by D4 D4NCE on 27 Oct 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
aNYway (Low Steppa Remix)
Duck Sauce, A-Trak, Armand van Helden
House - Released by Fool's Gold Records on 26 Aug 2022
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ask Me / Mesmerize
Duck Sauce, A-Trak, Armand van Helden
Electronic - Released by Duck Sauce on 5 Mar 2021
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Put The Sauce On It
Duck Sauce, A-Trak, Armand van Helden
Electronic - Released by Duck Sauce on 20 Apr 2022
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Barbra Streisand
Dance - Released by All Around The World on 1 Jan 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Smiley Face / Get to Steppin
Duck Sauce, A-Trak, Armand van Helden
Electronic - Released by Duck Sauce on 28 Feb 2020
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Quack
Duck Sauce, A-Trak, Armand van Helden
Dance - Released by All Around The World on 1 Jan 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Big Bad Wolf (Original Mix)
Dance - Released by Duck Sauce on 1 Jun 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Clap Your Feet / 2 Da Face
Duck Sauce, A-Trak, Armand van Helden
Dance - Released by D4 D4NCE on 16 Feb 2024
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Captain Duck / I Don't Mind
Duck Sauce, A-Trak, Armand van Helden
Electronic - Released by Duck Sauce on 24 Apr 2020
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Nonchalant
Duck Sauce, A-Trak, Armand van Helden
Electronic - Released by Duck Sauce on 13 Aug 2021
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Big Bad Wolf
Duck Sauce, A-Trak, Armand van Helden
Dance - Released by 3Beat on 29 Sep 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
NRG (Remixes)
Dance - Released by All Around The World on 1 Jan 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Radio Stereo
Dance - Released by All Around The World on 1 Jan 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Big Bad Wolf
Duck Sauce, A-Trak, Armand van Helden
Dance - Released by All Around The World on 29 Sep 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
It's You
Dance - Released by UMOD (Universal Music On Demand) on 25 Jun 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo